No doubt, but also probably one reason why he didn't. My asshole brother had just gotten his license, the old man likely figured that he'd kill himself in the Cyclone, so dad was not going to let that happen.
Of course a couple years later, the asshole bought the 429 drag pack 71 Mach 1 Mustang, but he told the old man it had a 351C, and never opened the hood if dad was around.