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Ford SVT Mustang Cobra History 2007-10-22 19:32:33 The Ford SVT MustangCobra
is a sports car built by Ford since 1993. It is generally the highest performance version of the Mustang built by Ford, sitting in the model range above the Mustang GT model. On rare occasion, Ford produces a higher-performance Cobra R variant.
SN-95 Windsor (1994-1995)
Ford introduced a completely re-styled Mustang for the 1994 model year, but the vehicle was mechanically similar to the outgoing model, and rode on a version of Ford’s aging Fox platform. Ford re-introduced the Cobra for 1994 featuring the new styling as well as larger brakes, a revised suspension setup and wider wheels than the outgoing version, but the engine was essentially a carryover.
Cobra R
In the wake of the ‘93 R’s unexpected success, SVT engineers developed a more powerful R-model based on the1995 Cobra. Top priority became addressing customer requests for a larger, more powerful engine and more fuel capacity. In response to those requests, SVT replaced the Cobra’s 5. Read more:History
Mustang Dreams Come True yet again on Woodward 2007-10-22 19:18:59 Ford Motor Company helped welcome more than 1.5 million car and truck lovers to the 2007 Woodward
Dream Cruise with two displays that served as bookends to the event billed as the “The world’s largest one-day celebration of car culture.” With its themed displays, “Cruisin’ Legends” in Birmingham, Michigan and “Mustang
Alley” down Detroit’s famed Woodward Avenue in Ferndale, Ford mixed old and new attractions to entertain any Ford enthusiast.
On the north end of Woodward, in Birmingham’s Shain Park, onlookers were treated to a variety of activities and displays designed to show off the new Ford cars and trucks, which were surrounded by more than 100 vintage Ford vehicles displayed by various car clubs.
An inquisitive buzz was heard around the Ford Fusion Hydrogen 999 land speed racer, which only three days earlier had broken the land-speed mark at the Bonneville Salt Flats with a clocked speed of 207.297 miles per hour. Soon after the reco Read more:Dreams
GT500 Production Data is here 2007-10-22 19:16:45 The Ford Performance Group Info Center handles hundreds of phone calls each day from enthusiasts across the country. Beyond all the product information requests and hours of technical assistance given out by Ford Racing performance specialists, one question has topped the call lists all summer long: “Can you give me the final production information on the 2007 Shelby GT500?” And the good news is, “Yes, they can – and more!”
Want to know the specific build sequence number for your ‘07 GT500? Or maybe just the number of convertibles that were produced? They’ve got it. Or say you have a white GT500 coupe with blue stripes and want to know how many were built and where yours fits in the mix. And what if you have a white coupe with the Red Stripe Package? No problem – they have all of that info!
“We’re very excited to be making this kind of production information available,” says Mitchell Romano, Ford Performance Info Center manager. &ld Read more:Production
Beyond 0-60: This Mustang goes zero to 600,000 2007-10-22 19:14:06 When it comes to measuring the performance of cars, most folks think in terms of “0-60.” While there’s no doubt that the ability to quickly sprint from a standing start to 60 miles per hour has long been an endearing quality of the Ford Mustang
, some owners prefer to use different numbers to gauge the quality of their car’s performance – like the ones on their odometer. And when it comes to bragging rights in that area, it’s tough to beat Shirley Fender of Mars Hill, N.C. The 1989 Mustang GT that she’s owned since new has recently topped 600,000 miles – and is still running strong!
What is perhaps even more remarkable is that Shirley’s Mustang has never had the engine, transmission or rear axle taken apart for overhauling. While members of her church may tell you Shirley is as honest as the day is long, she’ll readily give credit for the Mustang’s longevity to keeping it maintained, thanks to an “honest mechanic who only r
Utopia in Utah: SVTOA, SAAC Celebrate at Miller 2007-10-22 19:10:04 When two of the largest Ford enthusiast groups in the world decided to get together to celebrate some of the hottest Ford performance vehicles from the past, present and future, all in one place at one time – Ford Racing was at the top of their invite list.
Maybe it was because the people at Ford Racing are kindred souls with the folks who make up the Shelby American Automobile Club (SAAC) and the Special Vehicle Team Owners Association (SVTOA) when it comes to high performance Fords. Or was it that the “SAAC 32″ annual convention was being held in tandem with the “SVTOA Experience III” national get-together over an extended “dream” weekend at Utah’s spectacular Miller
Motorsports Park?
Whatever the reason, Ford Racing and SVT Engineering came out in force – bringing display trailers, show cars and prototype vehicles – as well as a panel of Ford managers to give club members an exclusive look at a new plan to deliver Ford performance in t Read more:Utopia
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Mustang’s Masterful ‘Mod Motror’ Turns 15 2007-10-22 19:05:38 While many Mustang
racers today will tell you they were weaned on small-block Windsor V-8s, there’s no doubt that a whole new generation of Ford performance enthusiasts have their horsepower delivered in a much more modern fashion – as in the “Mod” motor V-8. What many folks may not realize is that 2007 is the 15th anniversary of Ford’s “Modular” overhead cam engine.
The modular name was created to describe the ability of the engine plant to change tooling in a matter of hours to produce different versions of the engine. The very first production “Mod” engine appeared in the 1991 Lincoln Town Car, with a 4.6-liter (281 cubic-inch), two-valves-per cylinder configuration. A four-valve modular engine made its debut in 1993 underhood of the company’s flagship Lincoln Mark VIII coupe, producing 280 horsepower and 285 foot-pounds of torque.
By 1996, the modular engine was installed in all V-8 Mustangs, and the hi-performance &lsquo
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Hot Summer Fun: Ford Racing Invitational 2007-10-22 19:03:02 What do you get when you let 14 fun-loving auto journalists loose on a dragstrip in a variety of Ford Racing
modified vehicles? You have the inaugural “Ford Racing Invitational” – a unique event that was held this summer near Detroit in conjunction with the NMRA Nationals at the Milan (MI) Dragway.
Ford Racing had partnered with the National Mustang Racer’s Association (NMRA) to hold a special bracket-racing class for attending journalists to compete for bragging rights in Ford Racing-equipped Mustangs, F-150’s and Ford-powered Factory Five roadsters. The result was a fast, fun-filled weekend battle of reaction time and racing wits.
For the journalists, it was a chance to test their racing skills in a casual setting while gaining real-world experience in drag racing production-based Fords equipped with current Ford Racing Performance Parts. No formal power-point presentations in a hotel ballroom here – it was time-slip car talk with sandwiches, pop and chips Read more:Summer
Mustangs Converge on all-Ford Nationals 2007-10-22 18:59:07 If there’s one thing that regular attendees can say about the ever-evolving Carlisle All-Ford event, it’s that no matter how many hundreds of different Fords, Lincolns and Mercurys of all vintages you get to see each year – the number of Mustangs on the show field seems to be growing faster than the annual event itself!
The Carlisle All-Ford Nationals, held on the first weekend in June each year, draws the Ford faithful to central Pennsylvania for a three-day Blue Oval love fest that has made it one of the largest events of its kind on the planet. With nearly 3,000 Ford-produced vehicles on the show field being admired by some 50,000 attendees, as well as more than 1,200 vendors selling all sorts of Ford-related cars, parts, accessories and memorabilia, it’s no wonder the All-Ford festival on the Carlisle Fairgrounds has become one of the must-see car spectacles of the year.
Each successive year for the past 13 features different themes and celebrates select vehicle
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