Archive for the 'General Mustang News' Category
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’
On the same day the Ford Mustang turns 44, Ford Racing has launched an all-new web-based initiative, www.FordPerformance.com, that puts a face and a place on Ford Motor Company’s connection to enthusiast clubs and the performance aftermarket. The Ford Performance Group is centered on a web portal that helps facilitate a more interactive relationship between Ford and its past, present and future performance customers.
“We recognize the important role that Ford loyalists play in raising consumer awareness of Ford Motor Company,” noted Jamie Allison, Manager, Ford Racing Performance Group, “and performance enthusiasts tend to be the most passionate, active and influential customers of all. This new web-based asset allows us to consolidate our communications with them under one virtual roof. It will also enhance our all-important relationships with Ford-based clubs, coordinate our contact with Ford-centered events and help showcase the exciting new performance offerings from Ford – all in one place. Continue reading ‘Ford Launches FordPerformance.com To Connect With Enthusiasts’
Today is the Ford Mustang’s 44th Birthday. Back on April 17, 1964 Ford Dealerships around the country started selling the Mustang to a frenzy of buyers. The day before Ford ran simultaneous commercials at 9:30pm on all three major TV networks, ABC, NBC, and CBS. Then on April 17, 1964 thousands of people decended on dealerships around the country to be the first to own a Mustang. On the first day Ford sold 22,000 Mustangs. By the end of 1964 Ford had sold 263,434, and by the first anniversary, April 17, 1965 Ford sold 418,812 Mustangs. The rest is history, Happy Birthday Ford Mustang.
A man by the name of Charles Ales from Frogtown, Kansas has decided to turn his passion for collecting Mustangs into a religion by starting the ‘Mustang Church of America’. Charles, who is retired from 34 years of teaching math has built a 100-by-70-foot building to house his Mustangs, the Church and living quarters for himself. If you think this is a joke think again because Charles and his adopted son are actually ordained through the Universal Ministry School of Theology to make this legit. He has also come up with a logo to represent the Church that includes the traditional Christian fish symbol with a Mustang running horse in the middle.
He plans to open the Church and Museum in August or September with dreams of inviting automotive legend Carroll Shelby to the dedication. Continue reading ‘Mustang Collector Starts ‘Mustang Church of America’’
Just when you thought all the high dollar car auctions were over Barrett-Jackson slips another one in with it’s 6th annaual Palm Beach Collector Car Auction. This year the auction is held on March 26-30 in West Palm Beach, Florida and will be broadcast live on the SPEED channel with 19 hours of coverage. Like I do with all the Barrett-Jackson auctions I have gone through and picked out all the Mustangs going across the block and provided you with a list including Lot#, Year/Model and the auction day.
The most notible Mustangs this year include the two Knight Rider ‘KITT’ cars, the last 2008 ROUSH P-51A Mustang #151, a 1967 Mustang ‘Pit Viper’ #05, a 2005 Saleen Development/Prototype vehicle and a 2008 Shelby/West Coast Customs Mustang. Of course there are always the 60’s GT500’s and GT350’s along with several 70’s Mustangs to round out the field.
After the jump you will find a complete list of all the Mustangs going across the block with links to a page for more information on each vehicle. Enjoy… Continue reading ‘2008 Barrett-Jackson Palm Beach Mustang Auction Preview’
A woman in North Carolina has piled up close to 700K miles on her 1989 Mustang GT with the original engine still entact. The secret to keeping the engine running smooth according to her son is regular oil changes and proper maintnence. When executives at Ford got word of the Mustang approaching 700K miles on the original engine they rewarded her with two tickets to this weekends NASCAR race at Bristol Speedway.
Click here to watch the news report, it gave me a good laugh.
My favorite quote from the video news report:
“When you go in a curve it sits down and it goes around like a coyote does”
With the upcoming 45th Anniversary of the Ford Mustang taking place in April of 2009, Mustangs Across America has organized a cruise across our great country starting in my favorite city Las Vegas and ending in Birmingham, AL to commemorate the event. The end of the cruise will mark the beginning of the 3-day 45th Anniversary event put on by the Mustang Club of America at Barber Motorsports Park on April 16-19th. The 45th Anniversary event will be the biggest gathering of Mustangs on the planet with as many as 6000 Mustangs from all over the country and world attending the car show and open track events.
The Mustangs Across America cruise will start with a kick-off and welcome reception in Las Vegas Friday April 10, 2009 with the actual cruise starting the next day. After leaving Las Vegas the Mustang convoy will head to the historic Route 66 outpost of Hollbrook, AZ. From Holbrook the drive will go through Albuquerque, NM with a stop in historic Sante Fe before getting to Santa Rosa, NM for much needed rest and relaxation. The next day the convoy will be headed through Amarillo, Texas and then on to a stop at the Route 66 Museum in Clinton, OK. After the Route 66 Museum the pack of Mustangs will head for Mustang,OK for the overnight stop. Following the stop in Mustang, OK the convoy heads down through my neck of the woods Dallas for a lunch stop. After lunch the stampede of Mustangs will make the 3 hour drive east to Shreveport/Bossier City, LA for the next overnight stop. After a night of partying and gambling at the River Boat casinos in Shreveport the pack of Mustangs head for their final stop of Birmingham, AL kicking off the 45th Anniversary event at Barber Motorsports Park.
For more on all the dates, registration, and stop information about the Mustangs Across America cruise check out the press release on the next page… Continue reading ‘Mustangs Across America 45th Anniversary Cruise Scheduled for April ‘09′
According to a CBS news affiliate in Dallas the state and local police have wrapped up their investigation into Unique Performance with the Farmers Branch Police Department preparing 25 felony cases against the executives including owner Doug Hasty.
It’s all up to the Dallas County District Attorney’s Office to take those cases to the grand jury. Of those 25 felony cases it’s unknown how many will actually be brought against the execs. “It’s a complicated case, so once they go over all the cases that were presented to them, then they’ll decide the appropriate charges to file,” explains Cpl. Chad Taylor with the Farmers Branch Police Department.
For now it’s just a waiting game to see what charges if any will be brought against the exces of Unique Performance. For full coverage of the continuing saga that is Unique Performance check out CBS 11’s articles and photos here.
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For one 2003 Cobra owner who was caught street racing illegally in Charlotte, North Carolina he payed the ultimate price of having his ride confiscated by police. The Cobra along with a 2005 350Z were caught street racing in South Charlotte and are now property of the Charlotte Mecklenburg Police HITS (Highway Interdiction and Safety) Unit.
According to CMPD Captain Andy Kornberg “If you get caught street racing, we’re going to take your car and I’m going to enjoy driving it.” Now the police are using the cars in Charlotte to combat street racing, speeders and aggresive drivers who break the law. Instead of hiding behind billboards in marked cars “We are going to hide in plain sight,” said Kornberg who vows to stop illegal street racing by setting a precedant to other street racers, if you get caught racing we will take your car.
Continue reading ‘2003 Cobra Caught In illegal Street Race Now Being Used by Charlotte Police’
Found this sweet video on Streetfire.net, it’s a cool animation of a Grabber Orange Shelby GT transformer. At first it kind of threw me for a loop, I actually thought it was real until I said to myself nothing can transform that fast. Watch the video above and get a nice laugh.
