Bob Tasca Jr. "Lived The Story" When His Father Dropped A Modified 428 Into A '67 Mustang HardtopThe story has been told in numerous books and magazine articles. For years, we've known how Rhode Island Ford dealer Bob Tasca replaced the blown 390 in a '67 Mustang with a 428 Police Interceptor equipped with 406 heads and other modifications from the Tasca Ford parts department. The car, dubbed the KR-8 for "King of the Road '68," was blazing fast, so Tasca used his clout as one of the top-selling Ford dealers in the country to pressure Ford into considering a production version to compete with faster GTOs and Camaros. Hot Rod magazine staffer Eric Dahlquist wrote an article about Tasca's KR-8 and suggested that readers contact Henry Ford II in Dearborn if they wanted to see the car in production. Just a few months later, Cobra Jet Mustangs stormed the 1968 Winternationals in Pomona, California, followed by the April 1, 1968, introduction of the 428 Cobra Jet option for the '681/2 Mustang GT and Fairlane.inline_mediumwraptextrightA young Bob Tasca Jr. launches the KR-8 Mustang in the Tasca backlot in 1967.32286204/featuredvehicles/mump_1003_1967_tasca_kr_8_mustangmump_1003_01_+1967_tasca_kr_8+kr_8_mustang.jpgTrue
Photo Gallery: 1967 Tasca KR-8 Mustang - Mustang Monthly
Photo Gallery: 1967 Tasca KR-8 Mustang - Mustang Monthly
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