World's first Shelby authorized shop opens
The world's first Shelby-sanctioned third-party installer will soon open at Tasca Ford's Cranston, Rhode Island facility. Tasca has the benefit of very close relationships with both Shelby and Ford Motor Company going back many decades. The authorized mod shop was announced on August 25th, and will open this fall. The location offers a second place to buy a Super Snake, and is about as physically far away from Shelby's Las Vegas HQ as possible while staying within the bounds of the contiguous United States. Shelby packages like the aforementioned Super Snake, CS6, CS8 , and the 40th Anniversary package for the GT500 will be available at Tasca. Individual Shelby items such as engine, chassis, and body upgrades will be available as retail purchases, along with clothing and other accessories. If you take your Mustang to Tasca for your Shelby fix, it'll come away with an official installation, and a badge that denotes the work was done by Tasca.
While the east coast outpost will be more convenient for a lot of customers, it's not much of a help to hotrod Ford fans in the midwest, being about equidistant with a trip to Vegas, but you could stop at Foxwoods on the way there, and hit the Mohegan Sun on the way back if you feel that high-performance Mustangs and slot machines just go together.
[Source: Stangs Unleashed via Blue Oval News]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
jas12niss 8:16PM (9/10/2007)
Pimp my mustang!
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Mike 9:21PM (9/10/2007)
I live in RI. Tasca is the largest, most elaborate, full service dealership I have ever seen. Kinda cool that Shelby opened here, Mustangs are HUGE in this area...
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Gadget Mike 9:47PM (9/10/2007)
Ford still make Mustangs?
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Kn1ves 10:08PM (9/10/2007)
wow you have no reason to be in this automotive site
Androu 10:52PM (9/10/2007)
are you serious
Androu 10:35PM (9/10/2007)
The hell with american cars they dont last buy a european car better nicer more luxury american cars are pos.
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Dan Roth 10:44PM (9/10/2007)
Uhh - whatevs. I've had some frustrating problems with my Volvos. The most entertaining one was the ETM failing. Love the way the drive by wire system won't GO when their (stupidly designed) throttle units fail. They eventually fixed it in 2003s, but my 01s need ETMs with about hte same regularity as they need front end parts.
Lots of electrical problems with those hyper-teched-up Mercedes, Audis, BMWs. That's real fun.
I drive European cars, I like the way they ride and handle on the whole, but to make blanket statements such as that really does nothing but point up your ignorance. I have driven some very nice American and Japanese vehicles as media rides, and I've had some terrible disappointments with some European vehicles.
Androu 10:49PM (9/10/2007)
Dude im talking about they dont last long there are more and i mean a lot more european cars that will outlive an american car by double its mileage so chill and drive european
alexer 10:58PM (9/10/2007)
have you drive a cts-v or xlr-v because i have those and i have nothing to desire from mercedez,bmw,porche, audi,seat,fiat,lotus and vw,. really!
dont follow what people says about domestic thats just mouth propaganda. go rent a american luxury and see by your self. and by the way im european!
Dan Roth 11:04PM (9/10/2007)
Absolutely positively disagree.
My 740s were indeed tanks, but modern European cars are fragile and expensive to maintain.
These days, pretty much any powertrain is capable of racking up well in excess of 150,000 miles (maintenance is key). A lot of people hear the myths "cars from _____ last forever" and assume that means that you can neglect maintaining the running gear.
I'd have no qualms about the longevity of American powertrains. Look at the Chevrolet small block. The LS is not the 283, granted, but the basic layout is stellar, and the longevity of those engines is incredible. Even Ford's thrashy 3.0 liter V6 is well-proven, if unpleasant to listen to. Heck, one of the most impressively engineered engine bays I've seen in a long time hides under the 30,000 dollar snout of the Solstice GXP - it's beautifully done.
Again - blanket statements really give people the impression that you'd rather remain ignorant than actually try out a vehicle regardless of its country of origin.
John Graham 1:17AM (9/11/2007)
HA! I work next door to a BMW dealership, Mercedes, as well as Honda. Reliability and BMW do not belong in the same sentence.
Barney 10:54PM (9/10/2007)
The Shelby corporation can do some great improvements but what are they through Tasca? They can make the Stang into one mean machine if done all the way. I assume it's just add on parts.
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