A resident of rural Oklahoma, Todhunter was touched by the 2011 FORD SHELBY GT350 1,267 Miles, 1 of 159 Produced, Two Owners Since New 1970 FORD MUSTANG BOSS 429 FASTBACK 7,745 Miles, KK № 2401 automobile and its lasting influence early on. His father was a design engineer for Ford Motor Company, and Todhunter was enamored by his father’s talent and ingenuity—something he had the occasional opportunity to witness firsthand. Todhunter said he remembers watching prototypes for auto parts being crafted at the kitchen table using odds and ends gathered from around the house, and he added that sometimes, he was even allowed to jump in to help. As Todhunter grew and became more familiar with engines and all of their endless inner workings, there came a point when he was able to look under the hood of a new Ford and recognize the elements of his father’s engineering that had successfully made their way from the family table, through Detroit and into the engine bay before him. Unknowingly, Todhunter absorbed these key moments from his early childhood, and they became the seeds that eventually grew into his full-blown passion for collecting. Todhunter’s first car was a 1970 Ford Torino, purchased with the help of his father, but it didn’t take long for his youthful heart to start pounding for Mopar. Todhunter maintains that his divergent love wasn’t merely an act of teenage defiance or rebellion against Ford in particular, but rather, the individuality and unique nature of the era’s Mopar machines just grabbed him, and as a collector, it was their resulting rarity that spoke to him most. Throughout his years spent seeking out, acquiring and rotating through various examples, Todhunter has owned some of the rarest and most sought-after Mopars ever built, and in many ways, his discerning eye paved the way for the development of certain standards that many now expect from a thoroughbred collector car. Todhunter’s dedication to the hobby has been so consistent over 1970 FORD MUSTANG BOSS 429 FASTBACK KK № 2337, 429 CI, 4-Speed, Grabber Green his lifetime that it even bled into his vocational pursuits. Todhunter’s career as a civil site contractor is rooted in the petroleum industry, and his company Accell Construction, Inc. has been involved with the NASCAR Cup Series for many years. In fact, for five straight seasons, from 2011 to 2015, Accell Construction served as a primary partner for Tommy Baldwin Racing. Alex Bowman, J.J. Yeley and Dave Blaney were just a few of the drivers who piloted the Accell No. 36 car with the proud support of Todhunter and his company team propelling them along. 2009 FORD SHELBY GT500 SUPER SNAKE 2,563 Miles, 5.4L/800 HP Supercharged V-8, 6-Speed
