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Strong Rumor: 2015 Mustang IRS Confirmed With Photos – StangTV.com

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Strong Rumor: 2015 Mustang IRS Confirmed With Photos – StangTV.com.

Keep in mind while you are reading this that the C7 Corvette was a huge draw for anyone that had an idea, notion  or had a dream about the new design.  This won’t be as exciting

There is no doubt that for us the 2015 Mustang will be the hottest story of the next year. Rumors abound, and speculation (even by us) is mostly what we have to go on. We’ve brought you plenty of leaked secrets, artist renderings, and our own opinions and wish lists about what the next generation Mustang should be. This week we can add a little more to that growing pile, none of which will be completely confirmed until the Blue Oval decides that we’re worthy of knowing, and let’s the new horse out of the barn.

 

Thanks for reading

Tim

 

The End of a Decade – The Mustang Era

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Well one thing we can count on  for sure, is that things will always change.

For nearly  10 years my 1970 Mustang has been a great joy.  I’ve taken it from a 6 cylinder lady’s car (I say that purely because it was first owned by a lady, who in turn, handed it down to her daughter and it had some dainty pin striping) to a proud muscle car.

We suffered a couple flat-bed trips, a problematic carb and leaking power steering, an AC unit that got less miles per oz of coolant then the engine did in miles per gallon and invented some new cuss words!

We survived a few charity drag races and won a bunch street light mini drags, took home a couple of car show trophies and placed a lot of smiles on passerby faces and kids when I let them sit behind the wheel.

But things change and I’ve enjoyed my Mustang thoroughly.  But it’s time to move on so my Mustang is going to a new home, where it will enjoy the company of four other Mustangs.

I will miss the old steed but so proud of where it started and where it is now.

So fare well old friend…on to new adventures.

1970 Mustang Mods for 300 HP

1970 Mustang
Mods for 300 HP

So what’s next for me?  Well there is my 1965 Bridgestone motorcycle and many more car shows and SCCA with the my C7 Vette and a surprise coming up….oh…no you are just going to have to wait to find out.

So stay tuned for some more mods, car shows, racing and classic/muscle car reading.

Thank you for reading.

Tim

 

Ford Indy V8s Side-by-Side at the HOT ROD Homecoming – Hot Rod Magazine Blog

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These are AWESOME!!!!

Ford Indy V8s Side-by-Side at the HOT ROD Homecoming – Hot Rod Magazine Blog.

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2013 Roush Ford Mustang RS3 – Video

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Great looking car, great power and no Starsky and Hutch strip like the 427 R (ok not exactly like the Torino strip but close!!!)

 

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Tim

Follow Up – Rumble Seat Mustang at 2013 Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale

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So after a little follow-up I found that the car was a promotion created by Ford and Autocraft.  See below.

 

Lot 446.1 – 1969 Ford Mustang Convertible

Sale Price: $24,750

TMN Rating: 9

TMN On-Site Review: Other than a few body panel mis-aligns, presents nicely.

Seller Description: An extremely rare and most unusual Mustang, a “Rumble-Seat.” This particular package was a joint effort by Ford and Autocraft of Dearborn, Mich. The option was not shown on the Build Sheet or Ford Window Sticker because the conversion was done after assembly. It was a blossom-time sales promotion offered only during April 1969 to certain Michigan Ford Dealers. Documented by two different magazine articles it is still uncertain exactly how many were done. This Mustang is believed to be the only one in Meadowlark Yellow. This Mustang was built April 16, 1969 and delivered to Jack Dykstra Ford in Lansing, MI. It is a V8, automatic, power top, factory tachometer, power top, Rumble Seat. It has only 56,000 Miles.

via 2013 Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale Mustangs on the block: Wednesday 1/16.

Rumble Seat Mustang? Experiment or Kit? At Barrett Jackson

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In my last post I shared an experimental Mustang I saw in a Hemmings article (http://wp.me/p2YxYx-1wX).

But I’m sure this rumble is just a kit.  Buy WHY?!?!??!

It is a 1969 Mustang Convertible.

 

The Rumble Seat

 

Don’t Like it!  Thoughts?

Tim

 

 

 

 

Barrett Jackson – Recap Part III – 2013 Mustang 5.0

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Ok now there’s no debating that I’m a two bit blogger with no car industry pull.  So Chevy, Ford and Mother MOPAR  aren’t dropping cars off for me to beat up or even just to test drive.

Nope, if I want to test drive a car I have to hope a friend buys one (and let’s me drive – given my rep it’s a tough sell) or I have to go to the dealership.  I’ve drove 100 miles out-of-town to test drive a C6 Corvette.  You really have to convenience the salesman you are serious and in this particular case I did and the salesman accompanied me out on to highway and on a remote entrance ramp allowed me to open it up.  That’s rare, normally you are lucky if you get to travel a couple blocks and maybe a spirited  lunch at a traffic light.

Ok enough whining.

At Barrett-Jackson the dealerships – well at least Ford and Chevy have a venue set up where you can actually test drive some of their latest offerings.  The lines are long and you aren’t going to be able to drive the Shelby SuperSnake or Z06, but there are some good rides there.  What’s more, you aren’t driving on a city street….yeah…you are driving on an auto cross track – short but effective.

So I got to drive the 2013 Mustang 5.0, 412 hp on this short track.

That did  I think?  That coming up in the next post.

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Tim

 

Barrett Jackson Recap Part II – Shelby Mustangs

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Perhaps is was my imagination but there seemed to be a lot of guys dressed like the late Carroll Shelby (dark clothes, dark wide brimmed hat).  What wasn’t my imagination was all the Shelby Mustangs up for sale, there were a lot.  Normally, there are quite a few but there were more than usual.

I grabbed a lot of shots and I thought I’d share them.

1967 Shelby Mustang:

 

Here is a quick vid of them bringing a Shelby GT 350 in from auction.  I had hoped they would fire it up but they were waiting for few cars in front of them to park.

http://s299.beta.photobucket.com/user/timsweet2200/media/VIDEO0150_zpsa4c5e749.mp4.html

I really like this next Shelby and the color, but it’s not Eleanor:

Here is a custom Mustang that looks to be pretty good imitation of  Shelby:

I like the wheels:

Check out the Shelby GT 500C

A Shelby GT500 E

And another Shelby:

And an interesting Shelby made for a racing team. (I will have a separate post on these in a bit.)

Here is a GT 350T

And although there were many more. Let’s round this off with a few GT500  – WARNING!!!!…some of these colors are ghastly.

You REALLY need the Drag Pack if you are going to show at the strip with this color of a Mustang!!

More Classic Mustangs and some new ones coming up.

Thanks for reading.

Tim

 

ROUSH Performance Set for GRAND-AM Season Opener at Daytona

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ROUSH Performance Set for GRAND-AM Season Opener at Daytona
 ROUSH Performance is ready for next weekend’s GRAND-AM season opener at Daytona where they’ll attempt to kick-start their 2013 season the same way they began their 2012 campaign – with a win! The team will enter a trio of Mustang Boss 302Rs – the No. 61 driven by Jack Roush Jr. and Billy Johnson, the No. 51 piloted by Shelby Blackstock and Joey Atterbury and the No. 49 for Roly Falgueras and Brian Ortiz. Cheer on ROUSH Performance and the rest of the Mustang Boss 302R contingent this weekend at Daytona!