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One of the three Eleanor “hero” cars from Gone in 60 Seconds will roll across the auction block next month. Eleven 1967 Mustang fastbacks were converted to Shelby GT500 “Eleanor” lookalikes for the movie, but only three were used as hero cars. One of them, used for many of the driving scenes...

At the Saleen Open House and Car Show this past weekend the company had many of their latest vehicles on display including the 2014 George Follmer Edition Mustang as well as the 351 Supercharged Mustang Prototype. Inside their facility, though, we spotted one of the very first production models...

In its fifty year history of the Ford Mustang the period between 1974 and 1978 isn’t exactly remembered as the heyday of performance. Even so, the Mustang II, built during that time period, represented an important part of the model’s history. For starters, the Mustang II was an enormous sales...

Saleen held their annual open house and car show this past weekend, with dozens of Saleen and Mustang owners gathering for the festivities at the company’s headquarters in Corona, CA. There were more than thirty classes for Saleen, SMS and Ford vehicles, as well non-judged classes for those that...

Ford Motor Company will join Barrett-Jackson among the Las Vegas lights from Sept. 26-28, 2013 to sell the star of the show – a one-of-a-kind prototype of the NHRA competition-ready 2014 Mustang Cobra Jet. The Cobra Jet will be sold at no reserve on Saturday, Sept. 28, with proceeds benefiting...

We all know that for the 2000 remake of Gone in 60 Seconds 11 examples of ‘Eleanor’ were created by Cinema Vehicle Services in North Hollywood. The various cars were each unique in their build. Some with beefed up suspension, some were created for close ups and some were just spares for...

The 2013 Shelby GT500 Super Snake has an amazing 850 horsepower thanks to its modified supercharged 5.8-liter V8. That’s much more than most street cars, and even more than many race cars. But is it too much horsepower? That’s the question Motor Trend is asking in their latest episode of...

Want a brand new supercharged Cobra Jet in your Mustang’s engine bay? Now you can thanks to Ford Racing, who now have the 2014 Cobra Jet’s powerplant available as a crate engine in their parts catalog. The V8, part #M-6007-SCJ14, comes fully built with race-coated Mahle forged pistons, Manley...

Every once in a while a video that goes viral that has everybody talking for weeks, and for us this is one of those videos. It’s called “Chase Like a Boss,” and it had us clicking the replay button more than a few times. After all, what’s not to like about a* classic Mustang Boss 302 tearing up...

A little-known yet vital (and really cool) piece of Gone in 60 Seconds lore has found its way to eBay: the car Nic Cage used to hone his driving skills before filming one of the greatest Mustang chase scenes in movie history. Cinema Vehicle Services—which built the custom 1967 Shelby GT500...

The Ford Mustang’s pony badge is one of the most iconic of all time and for the most part has remained largely the same over the last five decades. Even so, there were several iterations of the running pony before Ford finally settled on the final version, from a right-facing pony to just a...

If you find a Mustang packing Ford’s 428ci Cobra Jet V8, it will likely also come with a Mach 1, Shelby or GT badge. Not so with this rare pony car, a Plain Jane 1969 Mustang Fastback that Mecum Auctions says is the only one like it in the world. It’s fitted with the R-Code 428 Cobra Jet Ram Air...

Throughout the years Ford has come up with dozens of different designs for Mustangs, some that made it to production and some that haven’t. Recently Ford went digging through their archives and picked out many of the Mustang concepts that never made it to the assembly line, from the Avventura...

Back in May we featured a very special 1966 Mustang Fastback built by Pure Vision Design. Debuting at the 2012 SEMA Show, the car has a European road rally theme using a Shelby GT350R as a theoretical base and features a Martini Racing paint scheme, custom four-spoke knock-off wheels and a...

Finding a Mustang hidden in a barn is something we can all dream about. But finding a genuine Shelby GT500 convertible is another story. As is this case. But before you go reaching for your wallet take a close look. This Shelby has seen better days. The photos tell the story. Unfortunately...

The second round of the Ford Racing Cobra Jet was held this past weekend at Summit Motorsports Park in Norwalk, Ohio, with all 2008-2014 Cobra Jet owners invited to attend. An amazing 29 Cobra Jets showed up to compete in two heads-up classes and a competition index class in preparation for the...

Those who grew up in the South are no stranger to the phrase “RC Cola and a Moon Pie.” The combo of Southern delicacies was immortalized in Tracy Byrd’s “Lifestyles of the Not So Rich and Famous” (a country song, if you couldn’t tell), and it’s often said that two things “go together like an RC...

With the latest round of spy photos all but revealing the face of the 2015 Ford Mustang, it was inevitable that someone would take another crack at a new rendering. That someone is CarBuzz.com, who today posted several new images of what they think the 2015 Mustang will look like. The renderings...

For 2013 Ford upgraded the Shelby GT500′s front brakes with 15-inch calipers and 6-piston calipers, providing more stopping power to counteract the 662 horsepower 5.8-liter supercharged V8. This still may not be sufficient enough for the weekend racing, though, which is why Ford Racing...

The upgrade options for Mustang Boss 302 owners continues to expand as Indiana-based Brenspeed has announced their 715R supercharger package. The forced induction system brings the Boss 302?s 5.0-liter V8 up to 715 horsepower and 590+ lb-ft torque at the flywheel thanks to Roush’s 2.3-liter TVS...