Friday, September 5, 2008

More photos of 2010 Mustang show up on web









More pictures of the ever elusive 2010 Mustang have been posted on the web, courtesy of the folks at Mustang Forums.

The pictures reveal a mule in some pretty ugly camo gear, much like what we saw at Road of America. Ford is working to build excitement in the new model by releasing only little tidbits of information about the car until it debuts later in the year.

The biggest detail by far is the new placement of the turn signals. Ford has moved them up next to the headlights in the grill and given them a very retro look. We can see enough of the grill through the camo to say that it should be reminiscent of Mustangs of yore.

There appear to be some new scoops in the bumper on either side of the radiator opening. In current Mustangs they hold foglights, but since the new car already has fog lights up by the headlights, it is speculated that they could be openings for brake ducts.

The bulge in the hood is clearly visible in the pics, giving validity to the previously posted pictures of the new alleged hood.

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Thursday, September 4, 2008

2008 Mustang Shelby GT - is it worth it?



The original mid 60's Mustang Shelby GT started life as a car Ford built to certain specifications, which was in turn shipped to Shelby American for additional upgrades. Shelby's crew would add bolt-on, go-faster parts for the engine and suspension, a few splashy bits to make it look racier, a Shelby ID number, those iconic Shelby stripes from nose to tail, and the rest is musclecar history. Not much has changed circa 2008.

The new 'Stang takes performance parts with ease, so why not have a professional outfit do the work for you?

The '08 Shelby features 319 hp with a rumbling exhaust that's quite pleasant, especially if you opt for the convertible for some top down fun. $11,800 for some upgrades is some serious cash, however, and that's the premium you'll pay over the cost of a loaded GT convertible.

The best thing about the Shelby is it's exclusivity. It's not like you'll see one of these in every parking lot of America. It's an easy ticket to turn heads and get noticed.

But then again, for $11k you could do a lot more to your base GT, and achieve better results under the hood. But name recognition costs money, and that's what you get with the Shelby GT.

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Wednesday, September 3, 2008

1968 Mustang Fastback from Fast and the Furious Tokyo Drift on Ebay


The 68 Mustang Fastback in The Fast and the Furious : Tokyo Drift stole the show at the end of the movie, but purists surely scoffed when they realized that it was powered by a Nissan Skyline GT-R turbocharged motor.

Surely one of the only, if not the only classic Stang powered by a GT-R motor, this car is now for sale on Ebay. As of this moment the bids are up to $45,000 and the reserve has not yet been met.

A list of some of the modifications done to the car include: Wilwood four wheel disc brakes with 4 pistons up front, Volk GT-7 19 x 9 wheels up front and 19 x 10 in rear, Toyo Praxes T1R tires, KYB shocks, Flaming River rack & pinion steering, Sperco Intercooler, G Ready manifolds, N1 Magflow Exhaust, Fuel safe fuel cell with stainless lines, Global West upper lower control arms, Wenco drive shaft, 9" Currie rear end, Year One interior including new replacement seats, Hurst shifter, and front power windows.

Since completion of the movie, the fastback has been on display in a museum near Chicago. This car was only driven around 200 miles for filming purposes and was not the stunt car.

You can view the listing here.



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