Ford Mustang Customizer Website: The Ultimate Friday Time Suck

It’s Friday, signifying the end of one more working week. The odds of you being productive on the job today lie between “slim” and “none,” which is why we’re telling you to head on over to the Ford Mustang Customizer Website. What’s there? The chance to build your very own custom Mustang V6, GT, Boss 302 or Shelby GT500. You can choose custom paint, revised bodywork, unique wheels, custom stripe packages and even different backgrounds to view your custom ‘Stang against. Read more

Ford’s Latest TSB Warns Against Modding 5.0 Mustangs

Perhaps more than any other kind of vehicle, muscle cars are meant to be modded. In the old days, that generally involved a new intake manifold, a bigger carburetor, a high-lift, long duration cam and a new exhaust system from the headers back. Today, squeezing more ponies out of your car is generally done by reflashing the ECU, followed by a low restriction intake and high flow exhaust. Aftermarket blower or turbo kits can add serious horsepower, but often require additional upgrades (to the cooling system or clutch, for example) to handle the added power. The point is this: muscle cars are still meant to be modded, both to personalize them and to squeeze the last bit of horsepower from the engine. Read more

Shelby Announces Entry-Level GTS Mustang

Have you always wanted a car tuned by Carroll Shelby, but lacked the price of admission for a GT350 or Super Snake? I’ve got good news for you, then: Shelby American has announced a new GTS post-title package for any V-6 or V-8 Mustang models. Starting at $9,995.00 (excluding your donor Mustang, of course), the kit gives you:

- A Ford Racing suspension, including new springs, sway bars and a strut tower brace
- A cold air intake
- A Borla exhaust
- Shelby brakes, developed with Baer
- A unique “deep draw” hood
- Black billet grille with a running Mustang logo
- A unique Shelby front fascia
- Shelby LeMans stripes and side stripes
- Shelby GTS badging and a Shelby CSM interior plate
- “Powered by Ford” side badges
- “Shelby” decklid logo

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Would You Roll The Dice On A $31k Ferrari

Some time back, a colleague of mine announced he was shopping for a used Ferrari 308. “Don’t do it,” was the advice I gave him, because “there’s no such thing as an affordable Ferrari.” He listened to me then, but succumbed to the affordable exotic fever a few years later. When I caught up with him last year, I asked how the Ferrari was. “Great,” he said, “it hasn’t cost me anything yet this year.” Which was his way of saying that he hadn’t been driving it lately, because the car needed some $5,000 worth of engine work. The timing belts, for example, were long passed their replacement intervals. Still, it was a Ferrari, it was paid for and it was in his garage, and that was good enough for my buddy. Read more

Want To Win A 2012 Ford Mustang GT?

I’ll go ahead and answer that question for you: yes, you really do want to win yourself a new Mustang GT. If you live in the 48 Continental United States, are over 18 and don’t work for one of Ford’s agencies or suppliers, you can register to win a 2012 Mustang GT at Mustang 5.0 Fever, or by entering at select NHRA events throughout the year. One winner will be chosen on December 9, and that lucky person grabs a 2012 Mustang GT plus $5,000 worth of go-fast parts from Ford Racing. You can go ahead and put your name in the hat, but I’ve already got you beat and I’ll be building my parts list from the Ford Racing catalog soon. Read more

Mustang Boss 302 Buyers Get ‘Attacked’

If you’re one of the lucky Ford Mustang Boss 302 buyers, get ready to burn some vacation time. Included with the purchase of every Boss 302 Mustang is something that Ford is calling the “Boss Track Attack” program. Held at Miller Motorsports Park in Tooele, Utah, the Track Attack consists of a welcome reception and dinner followed by a day filled with instruction and flogging of cars in the Utah desert. The best part? Ford is even supplying the Boss 302 and GT Mustangs, so you get to use up their tires, brakes and gas, not your own. If there’s a down side, it’s that owners are responsible for getting themselves to and from Tooele, Utah, for the event. Read more

45th Anniversary Iacocca Mustang Exclusive Review

Celebrating the 45^th anniversary of Ford’s introduction of the first Ford Mustang on April 17^th, at the 1964 World’s Fair in New York by Lee Iacocca, then President of Ford Motor Company, there will be only 45 hand sculpted examples of America’s favorite Pony car to celebrate the father of the Mustang, Lee Iacocca.

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“Rollin, In My 5.0″ – 2011 Ford Mustang GT 5.0 V8

“Rollin’, in my 5.0 with my rag-top down so my hair can blow” Yes, that was one of many favorite songs in the 1990’s. For those who just adored the Ford Mustang 5.0, they were even more thrilled to have the honorable mention in Queen’s “Under Pressure” oops, I mean Vanilla Ice’s “Ice Ice baby”. Now the Ford Mustang 5.0 is officially back and all it needs is a new catchy song made by someone who samples someone else’s music without permission.

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