| Shelby GT police chase commercial | | Posted Saturday, December 09, 2006 12:46:17 PM by Blog57 Team | | One thing that seems to be working at Ford is the advertising group's creativity. There have been some pretty clever ideas coming from those studios, and if you follow this link to the Shelby Autos website, you'll see the fruits of their labor once again. As a follow up to the Mustang GT burnout "how to" featuring the father and son in a parking garage and the GT500 "couldn't find a suitable speed limit' spot, we hope to see this one on TV as well. We're a little curious as to why they used the rental-only Shelby GT-H in the video instead of the available-to-everybody Shelby GT, but it's not like it diminishes the fun in any way. Enjoy. [Source: Shelby Autos] .... | |
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| | | Nicolas Cage Turns Over His Ford GT for Auto Mechanics School | | Posted Wednesday, November 15, 2006 10:46:05 AM by Blog57 Team | | AVONDALE, Calif. — Nicolas Cage, the Academy Award-winning actor, has presented a 2005 Ford GT from his personal collection for the use of students at the Universal Technical Institute here. The manager of his car collection presented the GT, which would be worth more than $140,000 if sold, to the auto mechanics school this week, the Phoenix Business Journal reported. Cage reportedly toured the Universal Technical Institute recently and thought the school's programs were "impressive," saying, "I wish I had had an opportunity like this when I was younger," the paper reported. He is a longtime auto enthusiast who has a substantial collection, according to fan sites. The GT will go on display at the school and will be viewable by the public at an open house on November 29. Later it will become an educational tool for students, who will be able to add performance tweaks and dismantle and reassemble it as part of their training.... | |
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| | | Angelelli Remains Fastest in SPEED GT Practice at Laguna Seca | | Posted Monday, October 23, 2006 2:45:58 AM by Blog57 Team | | MONTEREY, Calif., (Oct. 20, 2006) - The morning practice time of Max Angelelli, of Monte Carlo, Monaco, could not be topped in afternoon SCCA Pro Racing SPEED World Challenge GT practice at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, part of the Monterey Sports Car Championships. Randy Pobst, of Gainesville, Ga., and Johnny O'Connell, of Flowery Branch, Ga., completed the top three. Angelelli clocked a time of 1:29.064 (90.460 mph) around the undulating 2.238-mile track in Friday morning's practice session, a time neither he nor any other SPEED GT car could top in the afternoon practice. The best the No. 12 XM/Mobil/Motorola/On Star Cadillac CTS-V could muster in the second session was a 1:29.895 (89.624 mph). Angelelli's morning time is 0.3-seconds under the current track record of 1:30.387 (89.136 mph), set last year by Wolf Henzler in a Porsche 911 Cup.... | |
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| | | Ford GT reaches end of the line | | Posted Saturday, September 30, 2006 6:46:07 AM by Blog57 Team | | You've been gouged at the dealership, begging them to let you buy a Ford GT. Well, that is finally coming to an end because the Detroit carmaker has ceased production of the 550hp supercar. Yup, now you can get ripped off in the used car market trying to get your speed-junkie hands on the incredible coupe. The Wixom Assembly plant rolled out the last Ford GT late yesterday, effectively capping the total count at 4,038 units after just 15 months of production. As a refresher, the Ford GT packed a V8 engine that rocketed the car from zero to 60mph in 3.3 seconds before topping out at over 200mph. Although the MSRP was set at $150K, it was not out of the ordinary to see prices spike to $175K. Read [Via ] .... | |
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| | | Ford confirms new Shelby GT and Lincoln MKS sedan | | Posted Wednesday, August 30, 2006 12:46:17 PM by Blog57 Team | | Ford Motor Company [NYSE: F] will increase the pace of new product introductions and respond to fast-changing consumer-buying trends as it accelerates its Way Forward turnaround plan and considers investing up to $1 billion in several of the companys Michigan facilities. Mark Fields, Fords president of The Americas, made that announcement today to industry leaders at the Center for Automotive Researchs 41st annual Management Briefing Seminars. We are rebuilding our business for the future with an emphasis on more new products faster and that includes more customer features and advanced technologies throughout our entire lineup, said Fields. Even as we reduce our overall capacity in line with demand and make the tough but necessary cutbacks throughout our business to secure our future, we are not retreating one bit from the necessary investments to bring out more products for our customers.... | |
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| | | Design Language: Is the Audi R8 Hotness or Notness? | | Posted Tuesday, August 29, 2006 2:46:11 AM by Blog57 Team | | For years, pistonheads the world 'round have divined Audi's long-rumored (now confirmed) supercar, the R8. With each new prototype Ingolstadt unveiled -- the Terminator 3--reject Rosemeyer, the French-porn-star-sexy Nuvolari, the HR Geiger--faced Le Mans -- enthusiasts' mental picture of the imminent resolved: A mid-engined two-seater based on the Lamborghini Gallardo. Sometime last year, a heavily disguised test mule began making the rounds. Then, this month, a Web site editor at Carster.com stumbled upon what most watchers believe to be the production version of the R8, unmasked in Santa Monica, California. The shots spread throughout the Internet as if Paris Hilton were down on her knees again. But something didn't look quite right. Before we continue, let's get one thing straight.... | |
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| | | Shelby Mustang coming this year | | Posted Monday, August 07, 2006 4:46:18 PM by Blog57 Team | | Ford Motor Co. is joining forces again with racing legend Carroll Shelby to produce a new high-performance Ford Mustang that will hit dealerships later this year. Ford announced the new vehicle to dealers at meetings in Las Vegas this week. The automaker plans to formally announce the new Shelby Mustang next week in its online documentary that can be viewed on www.myboldmoves.com. "We are working on the next new Shelby," Ford spokesman Jim Cain said. "We want to announce it in our Bold Moves documentary so we are keeping our cards close to the vest for now." With few details, it's expected that the Shelby Mustang will be very similar to the limited edition Ford Shelby GT-H, a 335-horsepower Mustang that's available only as a rental at select Hertz locations.... | |
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| | | Altitude camp pays off for JHK, Irmiger | | Posted Sunday, August 06, 2006 6:45:54 AM by Blog57 Team | | In preparation for the August 5-6 NORBA National Mountain Bike Series stop at Brian Head, Utah, husband-and-wife duo Jeremy Horgan-Kobelski and Heather Irmiger borrowed the Irmiger family pickup and headed to Winter Park, Colorado, for a quick high-altitude training camp. The regimen included staving off mosquitos, shooting slingshots and a few epic training rides through the Rocky Mountain backcountry. "We just wanted to have fun, and it worked out because the riding was great," Irmiger said. "I had a pretty awesome bonk one day. I broke my derailleur and ran out of water and food. Jeremy told me, Maybe someone just got the altitude grumpies.' I was like, Dude! Shut up!' We rode around 12,000 feet. It felt so bad." The altitude grumpies were in full force at Brian Head, where the course's 27-mile single lap started at 10,000 feet and just got higher.... | |
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| | | Ford Reunites GT40s That Conquered 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans | | Posted Saturday, July 15, 2006 4:46:03 PM by Blog57 Team | | A reunion of the three Ford GT Mark II racing cars that conquered the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1966 was the highlight of this year's Le Mans Classic, marking the 40th anniversary of a major event in the history of the world's most famous endurance race. For the first time in 10 years, the three famed Ford GTs led by the black and silver Shelby American Mark II of Bruce McLaren and Chris Amon that crossed the finish line first to claim victory for Ford were reunited at Le Mans to recreate the moment. Ford of Europe had underwritten the cost of shipping the black car loaned by American collector George Stauffer to Le Mans for the prestigious historic racing event. It was joined by the second-place car the blue Shelby American Ford GT Mark II of Ken Miles and Denny Hulme and the third-place car the gold Holman-Moody entry for Ronnie Bucknum and Dick Hutcherson as Ford re-staged the 1-2-3 finish for fans and photographers during the countdown to the traditional 4 p.m.... | |
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| | | French to Bust Foreign Speeders, Impound Cars | | Posted Friday, July 14, 2006 6:46:18 AM by Blog57 Team | | Nigel McPutt-Putt-Chutneyson is no longer safe from the long arm of Jacques Law. Foreign drivers, under new French legislation, can have their cars impounded for speeding unless they cough up 480 euros on the spot. The Freedomese enacted the law in response to a plethora of unpaid traffic fines by motorists from other nations, especially the UK, Spain and Germany. French to impound speeding foreign cars [Motortorque] Related: Million-Pound Yorkshire Pudding, Er, Speed Camera [Internal] .... | |
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