The new 2008 Shelby GT500KR is a performance car that knows how to manage pressure, thanks to carbon fiber components that do more than just look fast. The new GT500 “King of the Road” features the first carbon fiber hood for Ford or Shelby. The carbon fiber hood is a sculpted work of art, with the right science under its skin to deliver a real performance impact.
“This is our first-ever production application of carbon fiber, and it is fitting that we developed it with Shelby Automobiles,” said Ford SVT chief program engineer Jamal Hameedi. “It’s there purely for performance. It brings important aerodynamic and weight-reduction benefits that translate into enhanced performance for our new King of the Road.” Continue reading ‘GT500KR Carbon Fiber Hood A First For Ford & Shelby’
A Mustang made to imitate a bull made an appearance via a Ford commercial the other night on American Idol with the four remaining contestants, well just three but who’s counting. The music video spot for Ford was matched with the Johnny Cash hit ‘Ring of Fire’. The Idol’s were the bullfighters and the Mustang played the part of a bull with red headlights for eyes and NOS being purge from the nostrils. Check out the video after the jump…
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News that Ford Motor Company had reached the 9 Million mark with Mustang sales has been all over the net in recent weeks and now the mystery of where the car has landed is over. The lucky owner of the 9 Millionth Mustang is farmer Thomas Krumm from rural Story City, Iowa who ordered his Vista Blue Mustang GT convertible unknowingly through his local Ford dealer. Krumm picked up his Mustang on May 6th and found out that he bought a piece of history.
Krumm, a farmer from rural Story City, became interested in Mustangs through his daughter, Rachael, a Mustang enthusiast who saved enough money to buy her first Mustang at age 17. Continue reading ‘9 Millionth Mustang Finds a Home In Iowa’
Month-to-month sales of Mustangs were much of the same showing less than a 1% decline from Februay to April of this year. Sales of Mustangs for April of 2008 were 10,050 compared to 12,509 from April of 2007 showing a 19.7% drop in sales from the previous year. Year to date sales for 2008 Mustangs are 34,527 compared to 47,082 for the first four months of 2007, which is a 26.7% drop.
If you are curious what the previous month sales were then check out January , February and March sales figures.
