Doug Hoppe's 1967 Mustang Fastback
Reactor won the Goodguys Rod & Custom Association's "
Street Machine Of The Year"award for 2007. This award is the most coveted prize in the hot-rod industry for street machines.
Reactor, built by the Ringbrothers, was given a personal unveiling by Jack Roush at the 2006 SEMA show in Las Vegas. After seeing the car for the first time, Roush said, "It's one of the most beautiful Mustangs I have ever seen."
The
Reactor got the nod over the finest group of Street Machines ever assembled in one spot at one time. "There were 25 cars here that could have easily made the top five," said one industry insider. Hoppe's
427-cubic inch Roush powered Ford Mustang does good burnouts too! Friday afternoon after getting clearance from fairgrounds security, Hoppe and Ringbrothers took the car out to a remote section of the fairgrounds and put on a good old fashioned smoke show for some TV cameras.
What makes the
Reactor stand out from any other Mustang is its
custom machine work, which was all created at Prime Components, the in-house machine shop owned by Todd Milanowski and the Ringbrothers. The
Reactor represents the future of hot rod shops. The car has over 70 custom-machined parts including side vents, complete air induction, export bracing, hinges, gas cap, taillight bezels, and exhaust tip/diffuser, to name a few.