Larry Shinoda was a great American automotive designer who was responsible for the original Boss 302 back in 1969. When it was created, the 5.0 Liter powered Mustang was the best handling blue oval pony car of all time and came with the now infamous shaker hood scoop and hockey stripes running the length of the vehicle. The Ford factory tuned Boss 302 was destined to compete in the SCCA’s Trans Am championship and was also the forerunner to the design of the 1970s muscle car. When Mr. Shinoda passed back in 1997 his daughter KAren kept her father’s spirit alive by founding Team Shinoda.
Team Shinoda has just revealed the first details about their 2010 BOSS Shinoda Mustang, a car riddled with the classic design cues of the original with an added 800 HP bonus. Serial number #001 is now up for sale on the online auction house eBay, so if a bright blue 2010 pony car complete with rally wheels and slats covering the rear window is something that you are interested in, then you can place a bid of your own, starting at $69,400.
Upgrades to the 2010 Mustang include a Paxton NOVI 2200 supercharger bolted to the 4.6 Liter fuel injected eight cylinder engine in order to extract a total of 800 HP from the Ford V8. On the outside, the BOSS gets the familiar side stripes that start at the hood and end near the bottom of each door as well as lettering on the hood. The BOSS sits on a set of 20 inch chrome Bullitt wheels that hark back to the 1960s as well as the rear spoiler, rear window louvers and black out panel between the tailights. However the 21st century touch can be seen in items like the Shinoda chin spoiler and Shinoda badging.
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The 2010 Ford Mustang will be well represented at the 2009 SEMA Show in Las Vegas with over eight highly modified models to be unveiled at the world’s greatest tuner car show. The design house 3dCarbon will be on hand with the 2010 Boy Racer, Galpin Auto Sports will bring out a modified 2010 GT Convertible, the suspension manufacturer H&R will focus on personalized colorized wheels for the new Mustang while Paul’s High Performance will build a drag strip ready Mustang aimed at tackling the quarter mile. The Steeda Q350 will be both track tested and street legal by the time it makes it to the show and Street Scene Equipment will combine both power and style with their own take on the blue oval’s new pony car. Ford Racing’s factory driver and D1GP drifting champion Vaughn Gittin Jr. will bring the limited edition Mustang RTR-C to the show while Ford Vehicle Personalization will have their own metallic gold Mustang that is sure to wow the automotive enthusiasts at the south end of the strip in the Las Vegas Convention Center.
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In order to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the successful 1970 Mustang Boss 302, Ford Racing is unveiled the limited edition Ford Racing Boss 302R. There will be only 50 units each priced at $79,000.
Based on a 2010 Mustang, the Boss 302R will be powered by a 5.0-liter 4-valve motor producing an estimated 400 hp mated to a 6-speed manual transmission.
This special edition will also be sold with a Grand-Am Homologation Package, priced at $129,000.
Stay tuned for the official images!
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The other days we reported about the Lingenfelter 750HP Supercharged Camaro, but this will not be the only Lingenfelter’s project at SEMA Show. They will also bring the 2010 Camaro LTA, or a modern version of the Pontiac Trans Am.
Although there are not much details on the car, it is known that the Camaro LTA will be powered by a powered by a LS based 655 hp Lingenfelter 455 CID engine and will feature Corsa exhaust, custom honeycomb wheels & Nitto tires.
Also, both interior and exterior feature a classic ’71 Trans Am theme.
Stay tuned for more details!
Dodge announced today the official details on the 2010 Dodge Challenger R/T Classic and SRT8 featuring the classic Plum Crazy Pearl Coat exterior color. Both models are now on sale and are priced at $35,140 for the 2010 Dodge Challenger R/T Classic in Plum Crazy Pearl Coat and at $44,155 for the SRT8 model.
The Dodge Challenger R/T Classic Plum Crazy edition is the first to offer dual throwback A-line body-side R/T stripes in matte black or new bright white. It also features "Challenger" fender badges in classic script, large 20-inch polished-chrome heritage wheels with all-season performance tires, classic egg-crate grille with heritage “R/T” badge, body-color rear spoiler, functional hood scoop and chromed fuel-filler door.
The Plum Crazy R/T Classic is powered by a 5.7-liter HEMI V-8 engine that delivers 376 hp and 410 lb.-ft. of torque and accelerates from 0 to 60 mph in less than 6 seconds. The SRT8 is powered by a 6.1-liter HEMI V-8 engine producing 425 hp and 420 lb.-ft. of torque. It adds exterior-matching SRT performance seats with Plum Crazy accented stripe.
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As expected the new Chevrolet Camaro will be the star as this year’s SEMA Show. Lingenfelter Performance Engineering in cooperation to Hotchkis Performance will present a customized 750 hp Camaro SS.
The Lingenfelter 750HP Supercharged LS7 2010 Camaro SS is powered by a hand-built 427 CID (7.0L) LS7 engine featuring forged pistons, titanium connecting rods and Inconel exhaust valves. A Magnusson/Eaton TVS2300 supercharger breathes into a custom Lingenfelter intake manifold. The result is 750 hp.
Other highlights include a Hotchkis Total Vehicle System (Sport Springs, Adjustable Sport Sway Bars and ChassisMax Subframe Brace), Brembo brakes, custom LPE 20-inch 10-spoke wheels, an LPE exclusive air management body kit, a custom embroidered interior and a Mito rear view mirror with video display. The Lingenfelter body kit and engine package will also be offered as separate packages.
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We are more accustomed to hearing about the classic American tuners from Hurst Performance creating special edition Challengers and Mustangs, however they have teamed up with Chevrolet to auction off the very first preproduction HURST/Camaro on eBay prior to the 2009 SEMA show in order to fund the SEMA Memorial Scholarship Fund.
Now the auction is already under way, and aside from this 445 HP stunning silver and black pony car, the highest bidder will also walk away with a very special SEMA experience prize package. The package includes two tickets to the show, a two night stay at the Las Vegas Hilton, $1000 worth of American Airlines flight vouchers to get you there and a pair of passes to the eBay party at the Bellagio while in Sin City. The winning bid will ensure that the SEMA Memorial Scholarship Fund, a program that fosters industry leadership by supporting the education of students pursuing careers in the automotive aftermarket, continues on.
As if the trip of a lifetime to Las Vegas isn’t enticing enough, the HURST/Camaro comes complete with plenty of goodies of its own, like a set of 20 inch forged aluminum HURST T-2 wheels, a Hurst Competition Plus short throw pistol grip shifter and a Hurst AIRSPEED rear deck spoiler to complete the aerodynamic modifications. The modified muscle car rides on an aftermarket Eibach suspension to give the Camaro just the right stance, while a Magnaflow stainless steel performance exhaust gives the HURST/Camaro a much more aggressive bark to match the car’s bad boy livery.
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Dodge is taking a page out of their Mopar muscle car paint book by bringin back one of Chrysler’s most memorable shades of purple from the 1960s for the 2010 Challenger SRT-8 and R/T models, Plum Crazy. So if you are a sucker for for a bygone era, or just want to feel like you were there, your brand new modern day Mopar muscle car can come straight from the factory with a bit more of a nostalgic feel, not to mention make everyone turn their heads and drop their jaws to the sidewalk when rumble passed them in your Hemi powered Dodge Challenger.
Complimenting the Plum Crazy exterior of the special option Challenger are an optional pair of dual side stripes just like to old car available in either white or black to help that purple paint pop. Mopar has also upgraded the Plum Crazy Challenger’s interior with a full Katzkin leather upholstery that is available in quite a few different colors. Differentiating the men from the boys, the Plum Crazy R/T model will feature color matching Plum stitching on the seats while the 425 HP SRT-8 ground pounders will have a Plum stripe running up the length of the seat back. You would think that this kind of a retro treatment would be a bit hard on your wallet, however the Plum Crazy package adds an additional $225 to the sticker price of an R/T Challenger while the more extensive SRT-8 package is only $500 more than the standard vehicle.
Despite most automakers disbanding their high performance divisions, the gear heads at Mopar, Chrysler’s in house tuner, are hard at work coming up with a true ground pounder that is ready and willing to take on ¼ mile long strips of asphalt for the world’s greatest aftermarket car show SEMA. The Dodge Challenger 1320 is essentially a street legal version of the special order modern day muscle car that comes with over 1,000 pounds of stripped down, lightweight racecar Drag Pak Challenger that is sold specifically to very serious drag racers.
The 1320, named for the length of a quarter mile drag strip is powered by a 426 cubic inch all aluminum Hemi V8 crate motor that starts off making a total of 556 HP and 540 lb-ft of torque thanks to a set of Mopar long tube headers and free flowing exhaust system complete with remote operating cutouts that let the stop light drag racing Challenger spit flames at the competition if not deafen the other driver with the roar of a fuel injected 426 Hemi. Power is sent through a bulletproof six speed manual transmission and ends up at an equally proven rear end with a locking differential that ensure that every pony makes it to the ground evenly across the rear axle.
Adding to the Challenger 1320’s serious appeal, the Mopar boys have fitted the street legal NHRA Pro Stock drag car with a set of basic police wheels, widened in the back and wrapped with sticky Mickey Thompson street legal drag radials to provide as hard a launch as possible that you can get from the factory as well as a fully adjustable coil over suspension to dial in the ride and make sure that the car tracks straight pass after pass down the 1320.
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After seeing what it was like to get a first-hand view of what goes on behind the scenes inside the making of a Lamborghini Murcielago SV and a Rolls-Royce Phantom, National Geographic’s “Ultimate Factories” heads over to the Oshawa GM plant – at over 8 million square feet, this plant is widely considered as one of the largest auto plants in the world - to give us an in-depth look towards the making of one of America’s most iconic muscle cars, the 2010 Camaro SS.
The Camaro episode will air tonight on Nat Geo starting at 8 pm ET. Be sure not to miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to gain first-hand knowledge on the inner workings of how Chevrolet creates the popular muscle car.
If you’re the type that already has your TiVo’s locked and loaded, we’re giving you a sneak preview of tonight’s episode.
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