Entries Tagged as 'mustang'

Wednesday, December 31st, 1969

Spy Shots: Ford Mustang Bullitt caught!

Filed under: Spy Photos, Coupes, Sports/GTs, Ford

var digg_url = ‘http://www.digg.com/design/2008_Ford_Mustang_Bullitt_caught_under_cover’; Last December we were invited to Detroit to view Ford’s “Showroom of the Future” and were shown a dozen cars and trucks stretching out all the way to 2012. Nothing in Ford’s pipeline we saw that day excited us more than seeing […]

Wednesday, December 31st, 1969

ROUSH adds 30 extra HP to ROUSHcharger

Filed under: Aftermarket, Tuners, Coupes, Sports/GTs, Roush
Ponies and horses go together, don’t they? The tinkerers at Roush decided that their current ROUSHcharger didn’t provide enough horses for Ford’s pony car, so they added another 30 to the corral. Now, for $5,599, the ROUSHcharger increases the HP of your Mustang GT from 300 to 445. That’s […]

Wednesday, December 31st, 1969

Ford Mustang Convertible aces NHTSA crash tests

Filed under: Safety, Ford

When it comes to vehicle crash safety, the general consensus is that having a roof over your head leads to a better outcome. Ford has just proven that this isn’t always the case with its 2008 Ford Mustang convertible, which has become the first and only convertible of any type to be […]

Wednesday, December 31st, 1969

Bullitt Mustang specs thwart possibility of suckage

Filed under: Coupes, Etc., Ford

The crew over at the MustangBlog procured a copy of the 2008 Mustang Ordering Guide and after combing through the corporate doc they came across all the details of the beloved Bullitt Mustang.
On the outside, color choices will be appropriately limited to Highland Green and Black, while 18-inch Charcoal Satin Finish […]

Wednesday, December 31st, 1969

SEMA 2007: Ford Announces Poor Man’s Racer with the FR500S Mustang

Filed under: Motorsports, SEMA, Coupes, Sports/GTs, Ford

The latest edition to the Ford Racing Performance Parts catalog is a complete race-ready Ford Mustang called the FR500S that retails for a relatively affordable $75,000. Compare that to the $129,900 FR500C and the $250,000 FR500GT and it starts to look like a pretty inexpensive race car. The $75k […]

Wednesday, December 31st, 1969

SEMA 2007: Ugliest. Mustang. Ever.

Filed under: Aftermarket, SEMA, Coupes, Sports/GTs, Ford
click above image to view more high-res pics of the Ugliest. Mustang. Ever.
We were walking through the endless booths and displays at SEMA and happened to come upon this unfortunate mess of a Mustang. We don’t know exactly what this pony did to deserve the hideous fake scoops, the […]

Wednesday, December 31st, 1969

SEMA 2007: Get your checkbook ready! You can buy the Ugliest. Mustang. Ever.

Filed under: Aftermarket, SEMA, Tuners, Sports/GTs, Ford
UPDATE: Video of the Ugliest Mustang is available after the jump

We found that Autoblog readers have a passionate disdain for what we declared the “Ugliest. Mustang. Ever.” Some of our favorite comments:
“God kills a kitten every time somebody ruins a perfectly fine automobile like this.”
“Nah, this is a prop […]

Wednesday, December 31st, 1969

Spy Shots: 2008 Bullitt Mustang breaks cover

Filed under: Spy Photos, Coupes, Sports/GTs, Ford

var digg_url = ‘http://digg.com/motorsport/2008_Bullitt_Mustang_breaks_cover_PIC’; Right now as we speak, Ford is showing the 2008 Bullitt Mustang to a select group of automotive journalists in Dearborn, Autoblog included. The official info we take from this event is embargoed for a couple of days, at least until after […]

Wednesday, December 31st, 1969

Unique Performance raided by local police

Filed under: Government/Legal

Unique Performance, located in the Dallas, Texas area, was raided by police today. The news does not come as a huge shock to some as Unique has been in legal trouble with customers awaiting their restored Mustangs, but never receiving them. Carroll Shelby also recently severed licensing ties with the shady shop. The […]

Wednesday, December 31st, 1969

First Drive: 2008 Ford Mustang Bullitt - Day 1

Filed under: Coupes, Sports/GTs, Ford
click above image to view some gorgeous high-res live shots of the Bullit
Just as Autoblog announced the debut of the 2008 Bullitt Mustang, Ford was allowing a select number of journalists to drive the car in San Francisco, a fitting location for the car’s debut. We were fortunate enough to receive […]

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