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Some cars you build over a decade of weekends. Some you just win. The Restomod Mustang Dream Giveaway is offering the second option: a 1968 Ford Mustang fastback wearing Pepper Gray Metallic with black stripes, packing 540 horsepower and a Tremec five-speed, built to the movie-famous Eleanor template but engineered to actually be driven.
It is a nut-and-bolt rotisserie restoration, not a driver-quality refresh, and the drawing lands on March 17, 2027. Until then, every donation buys tickets — and the winner also gets $61,000 toward the federal prize taxes, which is the part most sweepstakes quietly leave you holding.
540 Horsepower From 427 Cubic Inches
Pop the hood and there is no small-block apologizing for itself. A Blueprint 427ci stroker V-8 sits between the shock towers making 540 horsepower, fed through a polished intake and breathing out through Eleanor-style side-exit exhaust. Backing it is a Tremec TKO five-speed manual, so the car that Dream Giveaway is handing over still asks you to do some of the work.
That combination — big-inch stroker, close-ratio five-speed, side pipes — is the one most Eleanor tributes only pretend to have. This one has it.
The Eleanor Look, Done Properly
Pepper Gray Metallic over black stripes is the color combination burned into every enthusiast's memory, and the fastback roofline does the rest. Fog lamps in the grille, the deep front valance, staggered Shelby American Racing wheels and the Shelby GT500 badging all line up the way they should.
Restomod tributes live or die on proportion, and this one sits right. If you want a closer look before you put your name in, the giveaway page has the full photo set.
An Interior You Can Live With
This is where restomods earn their keep. The new black interior is paired with Vintage Air Gen V air conditioning, Dakota Digital VHX gauges, a polished tilt steering column and a Bluetooth audio system. Everything you want from a modern car, hidden inside a cabin that still looks like 1968.
The shifter wears a "Go Baby Go" knob, because of course it does. Long drives in a classic Mustang are usually a negotiation between you and the heat soak; this one removes most of the argument.
Suspension And Brakes Built For Driving
Underneath, the car runs adjustable QA1 rear suspension, rack-and-pinion steering and Wilwood braking components — the three upgrades that turn a vintage Mustang from a straight-line novelty into something you can take down a back road without a plan for the first corner.
It is the difference between a show car and a car, and it is the reason entering this giveaway is worth a look even if you already own a classic Ford.
Charities Win, And So Does Your Tax Bill
Donations support veterans' and children's charities, with promotional consideration provided by CJ Pony Parts — a company that has spent 40 years selling the parts people use to build cars like this one. If you take the keys, Dream Giveaway also puts $61,000 toward the federal prize taxes on your behalf.
How To Enter
Donations start at $3 for a single ticket and scale from there, and using the Motorious link multiplies your entries — $25 gets you 80 tickets instead of 20, and $100 gets you 400 instead of 100. The drawing is set for March 17, 2027.
Make your donation and claim your bonus tickets here.
