In a recent article on Edmunds, The first ’69 Dodge Charger to portray The Dukes of Hazzard’s “General Lee” returns to its flight line with an insane amount of TLC from arguably the biggest Dukes fan ever, Mr. Travis Bell. One of our co-Founders (apparently from the Duke family lineage) swears he’s a bigger fan [...]
Honda unveils the Acura Advanced Sports Car Concept, highlighting a preview of the conceptual designs for the successor to Acura’s wildly extravagant supercar, the NSX. The concept features a high performance, forward mounted, V-10 power plant and Acura’s “Super Handling All-Wheel Drive” (SH-AWD) which is an all-wheel drive system that shifts accelerating power to the [...]
LIVONIA, Mich. (February 1, 2007) – Building your dream car? Then it is likely that the biggest question facing you is about the engine. Specifically, should I buy a custom-built engine, or stick with the comfort of a mass-produced crate motor? ROUSH Performance, the leader in Ford powertrain development and all things high-performance, has a [...]
According to The Car Connection, “To our great delight, Detroit is back in the muscle car business. General Motors is readying their Camaro. Across town, Chrysler is busy prepping the Challenger. Unlike its rivals, Ford never stopped producing the Mustang, although some would argue the Mustang II wasn’t a real muscle car – but the [...]
The 800-horsepower Shelby Cobra, owned personally by Carroll Shelby, has sold for $5.5 million at the Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auction, a record for an American car. According to MSNBC, “The sale of the 1966 Shelby Cobra “Super Snake” brought a packed house to its feet Saturday at the Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auction after a pair [...]
LIMITED EDITION ROUSH ROADSTER MAKES CRUISIN’ FUN AGAIN LIVONIA, Mich. (January 17, 2007) – They say getting there is half the fun, but getting there just might be all the fun if you are one of the 100 lucky owners of a new 2007 ROUSH Roadster. This version of the Ford Mustang convertible, first unveiled [...]
The Car Connection writes, “How do you top the biggest hit of last year’s North American International Auto Show? How about by cutting the top off of the Chevrolet Camaro concept car? A ragtop prototype of the hit pony car will be making its official debut at the 2007 Detroit Auto Show, and company officials [...]
FORD INTERCEPTOR CONCEPT: CELEBRATING MODERN AMERICAN MUSCLE WITH ‘BUILT FORD TOUGH’ ATTITUDE American Muscle: The Ford Interceptor concept celebrates the best of American muscle with a four-door that marries “Built Ford Tough” attitude with the sporty elegance of 1960s sedans. Legendary performance: The Interceptor concept’s Ford Racing 5.0-liter Cammer engine runs on E-85 ethanol and [...]
Even More Venom: Dodge Unleashes New 600-horsepower 2008 Viper SRT10 -Additional 90 horsepower on tap from new 8.4-liter Viper SRT10 V-10 engine -Dramatic new hood features restyled, functional air extractors -0-60 mph in under four seconds, 0-100-0 mph in just over 12 seconds, braking in under 100 feet -New exterior, interior colors provide customers with [...]
Fidanza Offers 2005-2006 Mustang GT Performance Clutch PERRY, Ohio – Fidanza’s performance clutch kit for the 2005-2006 Ford Mustang GT 4.6L is available for four different levels of performance, from mild to wild. Each clutch kit includes pressure plate, disc, throw-out bearing and pilot tool, and can be easily selected using one part number. All [...]
NEW 2007 FORD SHELBY GT BEGINS PRODUCTION; FIRST CAR TO BE AUCTIONED AT BARRETT-JACKSON Carroll Shelby and the first production 2007 Ford Shelby GT The new Ford Shelby GT is the third model in the modern Shelby Mustang portfolio, joining the 500-horsepower Ford Shelby GT500 and Hertz rental special, Shelby GT-H. The 2007 Ford Shelby [...]
When you’re looking for more performance out of your late model muscle car you can spend your time and a lot of your hard earned dollars for a few more horses under the hood. Most bolt-on mods are simply trying to increase the engine’s air-flow capacity and efficiency, usually resulting in marginal gains. But what [...]
