What is a Pro-Touring
 

I was recently reading a new french magazine with US cars (rods, muscle cars, kustoms,...) and i was amazed to find a strange comment about this 69 Mustang.
The author said: "Bad point goes to the too much modern wheels which would have been better seen on a Pro-Touring car(????), dechromed for exemple. Installing 18" vintage look would have been a better idea"

Here is the car (that you can find on this forum);
http://img391.imageshack.us/img391/7442/69mustang.jpg

So, i ask the aficionados, What is exactly a Pro-Touring ?
Is it an old car with improved mecanic (engine, brakes, wheels,...) with a stock look or must it be modified with a lot of body mods (dechromed bumpers, flush windows, ....)??

I though it was both but perhaps m i wrong :unibrow:


The French Magazine:

http://img66.imageshack.us/img66/3664/dscf2653.jpg

ah, the French................. gotta love 'em. :D And I am part french........ :) They obviously haven't a clue what pro-touring is, that car is pro-touring in my opinion. Looks like SW's old car.

Jody

Hey,

Is my car in that issue? Just curious...

Pro-Touring, to me, is making an old car handle, drive, and out-perform a modern car. To make it more fun to drive (or TOUR if you like)..

But in general the definitions get old after awhile.

Definition: There is no defiinition....end thread :rofl:

Yes indeed, it's SW's Mustang ...
No Bad Penny in this issue :(
There is the 70 Nova from Precision Coachworks, Bobby Werner's 71 Camaro, Bob Matranga's 69 Dart (built by Barry's speed shop), that's all for Pro-Touring....

Must be in the next one.. thanks! :)

and it has to have a name......................:lol:

Jody

I had a long discussion with the editor of that magazine while he looked my car over at the Car Craft Summer Nationals in St. Paul. I see they left the Car Craft portion off the headline on the cover. lol Probably didn't want to promote another magazine on the cover of theirs.

He seemed like a nice enough guy, I enjoyed talking to him.

Maybe next time, you can explain to him what a pro-touring car is!