The American aftermarket blue oval tuner Roush has a long history of releasing their own brand of supercharged Ford Mustang that takes the already fun from the factory pony car and turns it into a track day special. The road car arm of Jack Roush Racing is continuing the trend with the all new 2010 Stage 3 Mustang, a special edition Ford Mustang limited to only 103 units and priced at just $59,945 each.
The stag 3 package is currently the highest of Roush’s upgrade kits for the new Mustang and boosts the pony car’s power plant up to a GT500 rivaling 540 HP and 510 lb-ft of torque. Aside from a tremendous amount of new found power under the hood, the 2010 Roush Mustang wears a full body kit from the aftermarket manufacturer and comes fully equipped with other go fast goodies like a free flowing exhaust, four piston brakes calipers biting down on oversized 14 inch rotors and a new grill that gets rid of the standard center lamps cleaning up the new car’s appearance and improving the air flow across the modified Mustang’s cooling elements.
On the inside the ROUSH Mustang is adorned with a set of leather seats complete with embroidered Jack Roush signature, a set of performance pedal covers including the all important dead pedal to support the driver’s left foot while turing into a tight right hander as well as signature ROUSH illuminated kick plates and a short throw shifter with either a black or white cue ball style knob. Of course, like all Roush Mustangs, the Stage 3 comes equipped with badges on the inside that identify the authenticate it as a Stage 3 Roush Mustang. Still, at under $60,000 a Roush Mustang is an affordable alternative to the factory tuned Shelby Cobra.
Top Speed announced earlier this month that the 2010 Hurst Mustang Pace Car would make it just in time to lead the field of pupose built Ford Mustang FR500S race cars at the final race of Ford Racing Mustang Challenge Series season at the Miller Motor Sports Park in Salt Lake City, Utah. After serving out its duties on the track, the 2010 Hurst Mustang is going to make its way to Las Vegas at the beginning of November for the world’s greatest aftermarket car show, SEMA, and following its appearance at the south end of the Strip, the Hurst modified Mustang will be auctioned off in January.
The special edition BFGoodrich/Hurst Mustang pace car has been beefed up with a Roush supercharger that breathes in through a high flow K&N air filter and breathes out though an unrestricted Magnaflow stainless steel exhaust system that work together to increase the pony car’s output to 435 HP and 400 lb-ft of torque. The 2010 Mustang Peace Car is dressed up with features a unique white and gold paint job and sits on 20-inch Hurst polished forged aluminum wheels wrapped in a set of the obligatory BFGoodrich g-Force T/A KDW tires, because after all you have to represent your sponsors.
It is nice to finally see the 2010 Hurst Mustang Pace Car in the flesh, the car continues the sifter company’s dedication to creating truly impressive muscle cars wearing the traditional white and gold livery. The new Hurst Mustang is just another great example of those wild creations that we have come to love ever since the 1960s.
With only 45 models ever built, it’s easy to see why there’s such an uproar over the Iacocca Silver 45th Anniversary Edition Ford Mustang. First of all, its limited run makes it, well, a prized collector’s fantasy. Second of all, seeing as the car has been decked with the insanely cool ‘Iacocca’ silver hue, it’s bound to get its fair share of onlookers, wishing they were the ones sitting behind the wheel of this car.
And if there’s proof that this car is being fought over by car nuts all around, you don’t need to search very far to know that despite being officially priced at just a shade under 90 thousand – it’s $89,950, to be exact – the car is still being fetched at over six digits in a number of car auctions, including one where a bidder actually bid $125,000 for one the 45 Iacocca’s.
The American aftermarket parts manufacturer Hurst Performance Vehicles is one of the most recognized and revered names in the history of hot-rodding and have long been synonymous with speed and high performance vehicles. Throughout the years Hurst has come up with a host of proven special edition racers and quite a few memorable pace cars. This modified 2010 Ford Mustang will continue the tradition when it leads a pack of purpose built Mustangs around Miller Motorsports Park on September 19th for the Ford Racing Mustang Challenge.
The special edition BFGoodrich/Hurst Mustang pace car has been beefed up with a Roush supercharger that breathes in through a high flow K&N air filter and breathes out though an unrestricted Magnaflow stainless steel exhaust system that work together to increase the pony car’s output to 435 HP and 400 lb-ft of torque. Underneath the 2010 Mustang makes use of a Hurst-tuned Eibach Suspension complete with a fully adjustable set of coilovers and a set of thicker sway bars to keep all four of the Mustang’s hoofs planted as it goes around the bends. The Hurst Mustang Pace Car rides on a set of stunning 20 inch Hurst polished, forged aluminum wheels wrapped in a set of the obligatory BFGoodrich g-Force T/A KDW tires and wears the signature Hurst gold paint scheme complete with bold stripes running down the length of the body.
Inside the Mustang convertible comes with a Hurst Competition/Plus short-throw shifter with a gold anodized T-handle. The seats are covered with white Katzkin leather with black inserts and gold details. After the pace car has served out its Mustang Challenge duties, the white and gold drop top pony car will participate in numerous parades and even make an appearance at SEMA before being auctioned off for charity next January, with all proceeds benefiting the newest Victory Junction Camp in Kansas City.
The American automaker Ford recently sent their Formula Drift driver Vaughn Gittin Jr over to the land of the rising sun along with a 2010 Ford Mustang packed with all sorts of goodies from the Ford Racing Parts catalog in order for the only American to win a round of D1 competition to get a better feel for the origins of the sport while at the same time showing all of the drifting enthusiasts in Japan just what an American car can do. J.R. explains that drifting at the Ebisu circuit is one of those things that he has been dreaming of ever since he began getting his car sideways; Ebisu is one of those infamous circuits in Japan, built by Team Orange founder Nobushige Kumakubo into the side of a privately owned mountain Ebisu is the ultimate destination for drifting enthusiasts from around the world. Thanks to the blue oval, Gitten’s dreams are coming true.
Vaughn was scheduled to arrive just in time to watch some of the D1 professionals perform in front of Option’s cameras and even make an appearance while they shot footage for an upcoming episode of the video magazine. Despite a little inclement weather everything went off without a hitch, not even rain and bald tires could keep J.R. away from having the time of his life.
If you have ever seen what most consider to be the greatest car chase in movie history, then you are most likely familiar with the American actor Steve McQueen’s appreciation for reality, which is why he insisted on filming the motion picture’s iconic chase scene between McQueen’s 1968 Ford Mustang Bullitt and a black shotgun wielding 1968 Dodge Charger R/T 440 Magnum where both cars go flying through the air in San Francisco and then end up trading paint at over 100 MPH on nearby open roads. This short film from 1968 highlights McQueen’s commitment to reality in the 1968 film Bullitt.
If you have been a high school student than you can relate to Derek Murrell’s dream of blowing the pants off of his shop teacher Bill Rosenblum in a 1/4 mile grudge match style drag race, and somehow miraculously the blue oval fairies made it happen with a pair of highly modified 2010 Ford Mustang GTs. The one thing you have to watch out for when challenging a high school shop teacher to any sort of automotive competition is that they most likely have some sort of speed junkie inspired mechanical know how that got them into that position. Which just so happens to be the case with seasoned central Florida drag racing public school employee.
While Mr. Rosenblum was in charge of installing all of the Ford Racing Parts onto his shiny new Mustang, the student had another teacher, 10 time NHRA Pro Stock Champion Bob Glidden to help him figure out how to hook up the GT’s hoosier drag radials. But only the winner of this best two out of three competition will be able to take home their ride. Will Derek’s 11.2 second passes be good enough to make his dream come true? Watch the video to find out.
Even if the American automaker Ford has just launched the 2010 Mustang, the blue oval engineers are already preparing a few new goodies for the 2011 model. The latest spy shots are showing that we might get more than we bargained for.
In a recent trip to Ford’s testing facility in Dearborn, our editorial staff not only saw, but heard a pair of Mustangs running up and down the high speed straight away section of their track. The interesting thing, aside from the amber lights and strange looking camouflage, these pony cars were singing to a much deeper tune than any of the 2010 models that we had ever heard before. That is because under the hood Ford was testing out the new, all-aluminum 32-valve 5.0 Liter V8 that makes around 400 HP and 400 lb-ft of torque. Dubbed the “Coyote,” this new power plant will give the Mustang a fighting chance against modern day muscle like the 426 HP Chevrolet Camaro SS and 376 HP Dodge Challenger R/T.
The prototypes that were spotted testing were wearing sticky Pirelli P Zero Corsa r-compound tires, the same rubber donuts that are used in super car applications. This means that we could see an even more potent track package in 2011 as well. Now we will just have to wait until November when Ford Raptor owners can experiment with shoehorning the all new 6.2 Liter V8 into a Mustang chassis, although they both make the same amount of power, the extra displacement would be worth some bragging rights.
After recently selling for $125,000 at the wold’s largest blue oval dealership, Galpin Ford in Van Nuys, California. This iconic 45th Anniversary Silver Ford Mustang Iacocca built in tribute to the automotive legend himself, Lee Iacocca. The very special edition pony car has been caught doing what it does best on video for the first time. Under the hood, this particular Iacocca Mustang is powered by a naturally aspirated 4.6 Liter modular V8 rated at 320 HP, but the next 44 owners can choose from items like an optional supercharged power plant that makes 400 HP as well as a 14 inch Ford Racing brake kit to bring all that fun to a halt.
It’s an understatement to even assume that the Ford Iacocca Silver 45th anniversary Mustang has gathered a lot of attention weeks prior to its official unveiling. After all, the car is dedicated to none other than Lee Iacocca, the father of the original Mustang.
So with buzz at an all-time high, the car was officially unveiled last week in front of over 300 VIPs at the Galpin Ford in Van Nuys, California. Judging from the turnout, it’s fair to say that the hype was well justified.
As part of the festivities during the official launch, one of the Iacocca Mustangs was auctioned of for the attending guests.
Starting at $80,000, two bidders immediately went on a bidding showdown to see who would go home with the prized Mustang. When it seemed that the back and forth would not end, a third bidder – a guy by the name of Steve Sularski - made his presence felt and announced a bid of over $125,000 to which the car was sold. For that amount of money, Sularski became the first owner of a Ford Iacocca Silver 45th anniversary Mustang.
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