it's not a brain fart.... it's a modern take on the pro-street look of the '80s. there were tons of stock-engined cars running around all tubbed and caged. it's all for show.
Was it yellow? I saw a yellow one at the Street Machine nationals clean car just not to a tempo!
I was going to ask the same thing as I saw one like that at Carlisle years ago, say late 90's when I was down there for The All Ford Nationals ... interstingly enough there where 3 SVTs and one pre98 with SVT exhaust and wheels that year there also up on the hill