Riley Motorsports will renew an historic family connection with Ford’s Mustang with a 2026 IMSA GTD program fielding a new Mustang GT3.
The Mooresville, N.C. operation took delivery of their new steed at Dearborn, Mich.’s Henry Ford Museum, the car presented in a white base, red-striped livery inspired by the Motorcraft-sponsored 1985 Roush/Protofab Mustang GTO, which captured an IMSA class championship the same year.
But the Riley family connection goes back earlier still with the Blue Oval, Bill Riley’s legendary car designing father Bob, who passed away last year, had engineering input on Ford’s GT Mk IV and was lead designer on the 1983 front-engined Mustang GTP.
“We’re really excited to have Bill Riley and his team on-board with Ford Racing,