Archive for January, 2006
Silver Horse Racing has come to the market with a new Honeycomb Taillight Panel for the 2005+ Mustang crowd. It’s their first product for the S197 steed but not their only Mustang product. The panel itself makes the back end look more attractive while bringing back memories of the original Mach I Mustangs. It also seamlessly integrates the honeycomb pattern found on the newest of Mustangs. The panel attaches with 3M adhesive tape just like the factory moldings, and is made from UV resistant automotive-grade exterior plastic. Silver Horse claims better fit and finish than OEM!
To get more information and view photos please visit SilverHorseRacing.com.
With the release of the Dodge Challenger Concept and Chevy Camaro Concept at the Detroit Auto Show it seems the Pony Car Wars of the 60’s and 70’s could be right around the corner if either of Concepts get built.
“The Challenger draws upon the initial 1970 model as the icon of the series,” said Tom Tremont, Vice President – Advanced Vehicle Design. “The 1970 model is the most sought after by collectors. But instead of merely recreating that car, the designers endeavored to build a Challenger most people see in their mind’s eye — a vehicle without the imperfections like the old car’s tucked-under wheels, long front overhang and imperfect fits. As with all pleasurable memories, you remember the good and screen out the bad”
If built the Dodge Challenger could be seen as early as 2008.
With all the bad pub around GM these days it probably needed a positive spin on things and the release of the Camaro Concept helped a little. The Camaro Concept is just that a concept and GM is hoping it can muster up enough interest to build the car which could be seen as early as 2009 if all goes well.
As for the Pony Wars heating up, it may be a few years until we actually see some competition hit the streets.
The 2007 Ford Shelby GT500 will carry more color combinations then you can shake a stick at. As of now, if I have done my math right you can order your GT500 in twelve different color combinations and that is not including if you want to delete the Le Mans stripe or side stripes along with your interior options. I think when all is said and done you can have a pretty rare snake if you want.
The Le Mans stripe, the side stripes or both may be deleted from the Coupe. The side stripes are also a delete option on the Convertible. You won’t be able to order your Convertible snake with Le Mans stripes.
The stripes come in a range of four colors (Performance White, Vista Blue, Tungsten and Satin Silver) that, with one exception, can be matched with at least three of the seven available exterior colors. The exception is Vista Blue, which can be paired only with a Performance White exterior.
Exterior color & stripe combinations include:
- Colorado Red ( Performance White or Satin Silver stripes)
- Alloy (Satin Silver or Tungsten)
- Vista Blue (Performance White or Tungsten)
- Performance White (Vista Blue or Tungsten)
- Tungsten Grey (Satin Silver)
- Valencia (Tungsten)
- Ebony (Performance White or Tungsten)
Ford has come out with what is the official production release of the 2007 Shelby GT500 Mustang. Carroll Shelby and Ford Special Vehicle Team have joined forces to create a modern successor to the famous Shelby GT500 of the late 1960s. The official release happend at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Michigan with Carroll Shelby on hand.
The power of the snake comes from a 475-horsepower supercharged V-8 engine with a 6-speed manual transmission, race-tuned suspension and four-piston Brembo brakes. Le Mans racing stripes adorn the car along with a muscular front-end design and the unmistakable “Cobra” logo and the Shelby nameplate.
Read the full press and view all the new photos.
Ford Mustang Sales for the 2005 S197 Mustang totaled 160,975 cars, representing a 24 percent increase over 2005. December sales, however, were 10,226 units which marked the second consecutive month of declining deliveries.
Ford’s 2005 sales, reported on January 5th were a mixed bag of ups and downs. The company’s December sales were down nine percent compared to 2004 and calendar year shipments were off by five percent.
The company’s revised focus on passenger cars is beginning to pay off, however. For the first time since 1999, car sales increased over the previous year. At just over a million cars, the gain is a two per cent increase, but it marks a reversal in suitability of Ford’s product offerings.
Ford Five Hundred sales jumped dramatically, while deliveries of the Fusion and its siblings continue their climb to relevance. Significantly, the much-ignored Taurus topped both the December and Calendar Year unit sales list. Read that again - no other passenger car nameplate sold more units last year than Taurus.
“Consumer response to our new mid-size sedans has exceeded our expectations,” said Steve Lyons, Ford group vice president, North America Marketing, Sales, and Service. “We’re confident we can build on our car sales success in 2006.”
Despite a fall of four percent, F-Series trucks still shipped over 900,000 units in 2005, marking the first time in over 30 years any product has posted back-to-back sales years above this level. Ford’s F-Series has been the best-selling vehicle, car or truck, for 24 years in a row and the best-selling truck for 29 years in a row.
Effective January 1, 2006, operation of the Ford Special Vehicle Team Owners Association has been transferred to the Ford SVT Marketing team, under the direction of the Ford Racing Technology group. What this means is that, as the new roles and responsibilities of the Ford Special Vehicle Team are identified and defined in the coming months, the SVTOA will become more closely aligned with Ford SVT, Ford Racing and Ford Racing Performance Parts.
SVT actually conceived, founded and launched the SVTOA more than six years ago, and is excited about the opportunity to be again working hand-in-hand with one of its most loyal owner groups. While Ford Racing and SVT work to establish their new missions among Ford performance enthusiasts, they’ll be watching the SVTOA Message Board to read your input on how you think the SVTOA can be improved to build a more viable relationship between Ford Motor Company and its most valuable customers.
Stay tuned to www.svtoa.com, as well as www.svt.ford.com and www.fordracingparts.com, for news and information on this exciting new era for Ford performance as we draw closer to the introduction of the 2007 Ford Shelby GT500.
Any type of service or warranty related questions and/or inquiries should be directed to your local SVT-certified Ford dealer. In the event that you do not know who your local SVT-certified Ford dealer is, you can conduct a location search for a dealer in your area at www.svt.ford.com
Project Source Horse is the brainchild of Brad Barnett over at TheMustangSource.com. Brad purchased the Tungsten 2006 Mustang GT droptop in September of 2005 from Town & Country Ford in Alabama and upon delivery made the car into a project on his website. The car started off with mild upgrades at the time of purchase and has now grown into a full fledged project with the likes of Vortech, MRT, SVP Unlimited, Goodyear and Steeda lending parts, labor and supplies for the build.
Brad is hoping to have the project completed for a February 10th unvieling at a car show in Alabama. The project has attraced a slew of media coverage including Southern Rodder, Northern Rodder, and Canadian Rodder magazines which are giving the project three pages per issue beginning in February and continuing until the build is complete. Mustang Times magazine (the monthly publication of The Mustang Club of America) will be documenting the build, and Modified Mustangs magazine will feature the car this spring.
Brad also plans to show the Mustang at several local, regional, and national Mustang shows including but not limited to the following:
- World of Wheels Custom Auto Show, February 2006, Birmingham, Alabama
- Gulf Coast National Mustang Show, March 2006, Pensacola, Florida
- Mustang & All-Ford “Big Show”, April 2006, Birmingham, Alabama
- Mustang Club of America National Mustang Show, May 2006, Johnson City, Tennessee
- 2006 Grand American Cup Races, July 2006, Birmingham, Alabama (on display in the paddock)
- MCA 30th Anniversary Celebration, September 2006, Barber Motorsports Park, Birmingham, Alabama
- SEMA Show, November 2006, Las Vegas (tentative)
For more information, photos, progress and sponsor list click here.
When searching through the trenches of the Internet for Mustangs to buy you probably go to the normal spots like Autotrader, Ebay, Yahoo Autos, Newspaper Classifieds and so on ,but there is a place you probably have never even heard of and that is Performance Autosport.
At Performance Autosport you will find some of the rarest and nicest low mileage Mustangs around bar none. Performance Autosport is located in Richmond, Virginia and is owned and operated by Mark LaMaskin. Mark opened PA in 1998 and has sold close to 1000 cars of which 400 were Saleens. At PA you will only find the best, PA does not sell or advertise any Salvage or re-built cars. They also do not sell or advertise any Saleen Replicas and all of their Saleen car’s are genuine serialized Saleen’s.
PA also sells Mustang parts including hard to find late-model Saleen parts along with parts from the likes of Steeda, Maximum Motorsports and SCT. They have also recently just added a Dynojet.
For more information check out PerformanceAutosport.com
If you have searched all over the planet for new OEM 1993 Cobra Wheels and have come up empty handed it’s because Ford stopped making them awhile back. If you have to have a pair and I know I did when I had my fox-body then look no further then Late Model Restoration Supply.
Late Model Restoration now offers 1993 SVT Cobra Mustang replica wheels in 17X8.5 size priced from $550-$750 in five different color variations. These wheels are direct bolt-on for all 1979-93 Mustang GT’s and LX’s excluding SVO. The wheels will not fit a 1993 Cobra because of the wheel offset differences. The five color variations include Silver, Anthracite, Polished, Chrome and Black.
Examples of all wheels are below along with the price per set.
The silver set show above retails for $549.49 and comes in 17×8.5
The Anthracite Set Retails for $549.49 and comes in 17×8.5
The Chrome Set Retails for $749.49 and comes in 17×8.5
The Black Set Retails for $549.49 and comes in 17×8.5
The Polished Set Retails for $649.49 and comes in 17×8.5
For more information check out LateModelRestoration.com
