Over at GrabberOrange.net a forum member spotted a few odd colored Mustangs in the Ford R&D lot. One of the S197 Mustangs was painted with throwback color Grabber Blue and the other Mustang with a sick looking Amber Gold color. Could we be seeing a return of Grabber Blue paint for a 2008 model year run? The Grabber Blue Mustang looks pretty sweet but please don’t paint any Mustangs Amber Gold as that color looks like throwup. More photos after the jump. Continue reading ‘Grabber Blue and Amber Gold Mustangs Spotted’
Diecast replicas have never really been my thing and I actually only own one with it being a Yellow Ferrari I recieved for Christmas a few years back from a family member. Come to think of it why did they buy me a Ferrari diecast when my whole family knows I am into Mustangs. That always happens to me at Christmas, I am a die hard Mustang and Ford guy and some aunt or uncle always buys me a Chevy hat or BMW key chain, sometimes I just don’t get it.
Anyway back to the subject at hand, the Franklin Mint, Ford Motor Company and Carroll Shelby have teamed up to offer a new 2007 Shelby GT500 diecast model that is limited to 5,000 pieces. It is crafted in 1:24 scale and is being offered in Vista Blue with White stripes. All the bells and whistles that come with typical diecast models are included like opening doors, hood, and trunk. If you are looking to buy head over to SteedShop.com where you can pre-order this item for $118.99. Continue reading ‘Franklin Mint 2007 Shelby GT500 Diecast Replica’
Camp Steeda returns to the famed Sebring International Raceway in central Florida on April 20-22 with an exciting weekend of planned on-track events and classroom education. Camp Steeda is being put on by Steeda Autosports and the local SVTOA Tampa Chapter. Cars being featured at the event include the latest Steeda Q Mustangs, 1995 Steeda Cobra R, Steeda’s 1993 Cobra R and a host of Cobras, Bullitt Mustangs, Mach 1s and Mustang GTs from all over the country. Attending the event will be Ford SVT Engineers and Editors from all major Mustang magazines. For more information check out the press release below. Continue reading ‘Camp Steeda Returns April 20-22 To Sebring’
With dealers charging up to a $20K markup on Shelby GT500’s, Edmunds Inside Line thought their had to be an easier way to get the power and performance without spending so much. So they took it upon themselves to build their own Shelby GT500 clone on a budget from an old project car they had laying around.
Inside Line began with their long-term 2005 project Mustang that had been sitting around for about a year or so. Next they put together a list of parts and suppliers from which to build their GT500 clone. Continue reading ‘Edmunds: Project Mustang GT vs. Shelby GT500′
I will start off by saying I’ve had better days as I pulled a muscle in my neck playing in my weekly soccer game yesterday. I went up for header on a corner kick and extended my head just a bit to much for the ball and I could feel my neck stretch to much. At this point I can barely type and every movement I make is painfull. Tonight I will just retire to my bed with a nice heating pad in hopes it will feel better tomorrow.
Oh yeah this is a Mustang site so I will just leave you with this press release about the Sports Car Club of America allowing the 2007 Shelby GT to compete in the T2 class. If you get stuck on the eighth word into the press release just remember it means approves or allows not that I had to look it up or anything. Can’t remember the last time I heard or read the word ‘homologated’, for a sec I thought it meant something else.
Press Release:
The Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) has homologated the new 2007 Ford Shelby GT for competition in its T2 class. Owners of 2005-2007 model year Mustangs also scored big with the SCCA and will be allowed to compete using Ford Racing Performance Packs in the T2 class. Continue reading ‘SCCA Approves 2007 Shelby GT For Competition’
I have been looking for video of this red GT500 for a long time now after I watched an episode of “Shooting Cars” on Speed awhile back. “Shooting Cars” is or was a reality show on Speed about a New York City shop that rents out stunt cars for movies and tv. What we have here is video of a scene from a movie being shot where a stunt driver jumps a red Shelby GT500 through a big glass window onto a Brooklyn street and then gains control and tears ass down the street. The scene was being shot for a Will Smith movie named “I Am Legend”. Continue reading ‘Shelby GT500 Crashes Through Window’
Stangnet’s Project Bullitt has been put up for sale after serving a six year stint in the project barn. The Bullitt Mustang is #0005 out of 5700 made with 25K miles on the clock and a load of modifications including a Vortech SQ polished supercharger and aftercooler. The Bullitt makes 411 horsepower and 398 ft. lbs. of torque on the dyno. Car has been featured on several print ad campaigns, Stangnet and in the November 2002 Muscle Mustangs and Fast Fords magazine.
Car is being sold to make room for future projects, could we be seeing a GT500 project or even a 2008 Bullitt project, your guess is as good as mine. Asking price for this future collector car is $23K. For a full list of interior, exterior and engine modifications check out Stangnet.com.
Steeda Autosports is teaming up with Sutton High Performance, the performance division of Sutton Ford out of Matteson, Illinois for the 2007 NMRA season. The partnership will allow Steeda to develop, test and tune parts for the 2005-07 Mustang along with the opportunity to be a part of a world class team. Sutton High Performance is the home of the red Mustang driven by Aaron Stapleton which was the first Modular powered Mustang to win an EFI Renegade event during NMRA competition. The red Mustang also holds the mile per hour and ET World Records at 8.56 @ 160 for the EFI Renegade class. Continue reading ‘Steeda & Sutton Ford Team Up For 2007 NMRA’
Saleen has released a photo of the first production 600 horsepower Saleen Mustang made exclusively for the Great American Run which is a Cannonball type race. As we previously reported this car will be 1 out of 25 being built specifically for race participants to own and enjoy. The first car which is badged with #99 seen above will be going to Great American Run owner and organizer Tim Porter. Production begins on all 25 ultra rare Saleen’s next week.
For a high-resolution photo of the 600 hp Saleen click here.
Just when you think you seen every engine possibility thrown into a Mustang some dude with an WWII Sherman Tank engine decides to install one in his 1970 Mustang. The engine is an all aluminum 1100 cubic inch V8 rated at 500 hp and a staggering 1,050 ft. lbs. of torque that was built in the 1940’s and used for military service during WWII. It is mated to a heavily modified Powerglide tranny with a custom adapter and flexplate. Some things just amaze me. More pictures after the jump. Continue reading ‘1970 Mustang With 1100 ci Sherman Tank Engine’
