Posts Tagged ‘mustang’
The long-time comeback for inquiring creditors has always been the once fail-safe "The check is in the mail." That oldie but goodie won't work anymore if you've purchased a new vehicle from Ford or Toyota's credit arm. The two automakers have adopted bar code scan technology that tells each company ......
Thunderbird Ranch out to pasture?
Friday, May 23rd, 2008
John Draxler has loved Ford's personal-luxury coupe for decades, and he's been a tremendous resource for the Thunderbird community for nearly as long with his Thunderbird Ranch operation. Located in Wisconsin, the Ranch could be over-simplified as a yard full of Thunderbirds, and the Badger State th......
Spy Shots: Chevy Camaro SS spotted
Monday, March 17th, 2008
Dodge is launching the SRT-8 model of the Challenger first. There's a head-spinning amount of variations on the Mustang GT theme. GM's not going to be left in the dust by the real-life rehashing of the late 1960s. An eagle-eyed member of the Camaro5 forums spotted an unusually dressed Zeta Camaro pr......
Transformers 2 is so on for June 2009, Michael Bay countdown clock confirms
Thursday, March 13th, 2008
OK, we admit it. We went a little bit overboard in the six months (maybe a year) leading up the Transformers movie. It's hard for us not to love a movie that includes a Mustang vs. Camaro battle scene and a seriously bad-ass Optimus Prime. If you were with (the few of -Ed.) us panging in anticipatio......
Those teens that do get their license prefer Mustang
Wednesday, March 12th, 2008
Research International USA's TRU branch has polled the youth of our country and discovered that they'd like a fun, stylish car more than anything (duh) -- namely the Mustang. Twenty-somethings posed the same question picked the Honda Civic above all else, mainly because they've had a dose of reality......
Ford recalling 470,000 Mustangs to tweak airbag software
Wednesday, March 12th, 2008
Click image for a high-res galleryIf you own an '05 - '08 Ford Mustang, watch your mailbox for a recall notice from the Oval in the coming days. It turns out that the NHTSA learned that the passenger-side frontal airbag could potentially deploy with greater-than-allowable force for a petite, unrestr......
Better than a moose head on the wall: Classic Car shelves
Wednesday, March 12th, 2008
Now you don't have to leave the lovely visage of your favorite ponycar languishing in the dark of the garage anymore. California Car Cover Company is offering shelves that pay homage to Shoebox Chevies, '59 Caddies, C3 Corvettes and '65 Mustangs, so you now have a boomeriffic place to stash various......
Part pony, part Vette — it’s Frankenstang!
Wednesday, March 12th, 2008
A reader named Brad came across this particular Star Trek transporter accident in a movie theater parking lot and was thoughtful enough to immortalize the moment for us. The car is an SN95 Mustang, which in itself is completely unremarkable. What makes it "special" is its S197 Mustang GT front clip ......
Unique Performance used prisons and buckets of Bondo to build Mustangs
Wednesday, March 12th, 2008
This just keeps getting more interesting by the day. Back in 2002, Carroll Shelby partnered with Unique Performance to produce continuation Shelby 427 GT500 "Super Snake" models. Only one "Super Snake" was built in 1967, so each of these "new" cars, built on a vintage 60's Mustang platform with a re......
The website for seller’s remorse - Lost Car Registry
Wednesday, March 12th, 2008
If you've ever thought about a car you used to own and lamented with a shake of the head, "I never never should have sold it," there's a website that could help you out. It's not going to help someone like me since the whip I most want back (pictured above) was lost to a traffic incident. But if you......