Regarded by some as one of the best modified Mustang II's ever made, the Monroe Handler helped in turning some people's opinion around regarding the little Mustang II and got quite a bit of attention! Here's a quote from an article in Hot Rod magazine at the time the Handler was being produced:

"According to Monroe Auto Equipment, our cover car, along with six duplicates, will be on tour throughout the country during the latter part of the year. Basically, the program consists of transporting the seven 'Stangs-in a specially built trailer- to 130 car shows, putting them on display at various major races starting, hopefully, with the Indy 500. Even Revell plans on producing a 1/25-inch scale model which should be available in late '77"

I received these photos from Clinton Mutch, showing the incredibly cool looks of the "Monroe Handler" Mustang II. Only a few were made, and from what I hear, they were awesome. I can't say how much I enjoyed seeing these pictures. Check out what Clinton had to say along with these sweet pix!

The "Monroe Handler" was done as a three part series by Hot Rod magazine.

Part one, "A Horse of a Different Color" was done in June 1977 and covered all of the work involved in performing the body modifications. Part two, "Get Down" was featured in August 1977, highlighting the suspension aspect of this fantastic II. Last but not least, part three "The Duke of Windsor" was featured in September '77 and covered the building up of the Jack Roushe poked & stroked 363 inch Windsor...

Other articles I've found include an in depth article on the first 5.0L II's built. They were only available in Mexico and they were built in 1974. The article can be found in Hot Rod's June '74 edition. May '76 issue of Super Stock magazine has a pretty good article entitled "Livvie-the grey monster from Livonia" on intalling a 429CJ in your II. There's alot of cutting involved.

I also remember reading some time back about a drag test of either the Cobra II or the King Cobra - right off the lot. This test was performed by none other than "Dyno" Don Nicholson...

Here's a few other shot's of the fabulous Handler. Click on the thumbnail to view a larger image.

Check out this pic of a Revell "Monroe Handler" Model box!

Some of the pictures on these pages are copyright Hot Rod Magazine.