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- ↑ Radu, Vlad (May 15, 2022). "Meet the Fox-Body Mustang's Long-Forgotten, Race-Bred Sibling, the Wild GTP". autoevolution.
- ↑ "The Blue Oval Builds a GTX Monster | Octane Press". octanepress.com.
- ↑ Quiniou, Louis (November 15, 2014). "#Focus – IMSA GTP & The Ford Mustang GTP".
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