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Ford Racing to announce race-only 2010 Boss 302R Mustang

Ford Racing is continuing to launch its assault on all forms of motorsport with the upcoming launch of the 2010 Boss 302R Mustang to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the original Boss 302's 1970 Trans-Am championship. No photos of the car have been released quite yet, but we do have plenty of information thanks to a leaked letter to Ford dealers. Like the FR500S, FR500C, FR500CJ and other Mustangs available from the Ford Racing Performance Parts catalog, the Boss 302R is for off-road use only and will be built in very limited ... Read more →

Mustang stock car unveiled for NASCAR Nationwide Series John Neff

Hold on to your butts, people. Ford Racing and Roush Fenway Racing have unveiled their new stock car based on the poniest of pony cars. Prior to this, Ford teams in NASCAR have driven Fusions. ...

Chutes Away! Ford replaces GM as Official Sponsor of NHRA Jeremy Korzeniewski

As the only American automaker not recently put through a government-sponsored bankruptcy, it comes as little surprise that Ford has taken over the spot long held by General Motors as the Official ...

Ford Racing to introduce new intake manifold for modular V8s Sam Abuelsamid

During the recent Ford Racing Invitational, one of the Mustangs being raced by the journalists on hand featured a newly developed intake manifold on its 4.6-liter V8. The current production manifold ...

FR3 handling package and new Track Pack available for Ford Mustang Sam Abuelsamid

When we first drove the 2010 Mustang GT back in December, our test car included the optional Track Pack which includes an upgraded suspension and unique 19-inch Pirelli tires. Needless to say, we ...

Ford Racing introduces new Boss 351 engine block 5 months ago on Autoblog

Drag racers, circle-track engine builders, street rodders and anybody else looking for an engine block capable of pumping out 600-plus horsepower have a new option: Ford Racing's new Boss 351 engine block. As befitting a powerplant from the Blue Oval, this new block will be able to accommodate a ...

Ford to offer 2010 Mustang body-in-white for racers 5 months ago on Autoblog

At today's third annual Ford Racing Invitational at Milan Dragway in Michigan, the automaker announced the availability of a new body-in-white based on the 2010 Mustang. The bare body shells will be available to racers looking to build Mustangs for all kinds of classes. Ford will start taking ...

Ford Racing announces plans for 2010 Mustang Cobra Jet 5 months ago on Autoblog

At last year's SEMA show, Ford unveiled the latest Mustang to join the Ford Racing stable, the FR500CJ Cobra Jet. The purpose-built drag racer came standard with go-fast parts from the Ford Racing catalog, including a 400 horsepower version of the 5.4-liter supercharged V8 (de-tuned to meet ...

Hajek Motorsports attempts to topple 22-year-old NASCAR speed record in E85 Mustang 7 months ago on Autoblog

The current NASCAR top speed record sits at 212.089 mph and was set by Bill Elliot at Talladega Superspeedway in a 1987 Ford Thunderbird. Brent Hajek apparently figures it's about time that 22-year-old record is topped. Next Wednesday, May 13th, Hajek will once again put Bill Elliot behind the ...

eBay Find of the Day: Crazy Horse - 1967 Ford Mustang with butterfly doors and folding hardtop 7 months ago on Autoblog

According to this eBay seller, this is the only 1967 Ford Mustang ever fitted with a retractable hardtop. As we've never seen one before (or one wearing butterfly doors, for that matter), we'll give the auctioneer the benefit of the doubt. In any case, this restomod 'Stang has been ...

VIDEO: World's longest unofficial drift set in stock 2010 Ford Mustang GT 9 months ago on Autoblog

As the saying goes, records are meant to be broken. For Vaughn Gittin Jr., that record was the world's longest drift. This past December, Gittin and 0-60 Magazine took a road trip across the United States in a 2010 Ford Mustang GT that also included a stop at Las Vegas Motor Speedway to break ...

Ford FR500CJ Mustang victorious in NHRA debut 9 months ago on Autoblog

Ford's FR500 Mustang turnkey racecars are off to a great start in 2009. The FR500C took two of the three top spots in the Grand-Am Koni Challenge opener at Daytona, and this week at the NHRA Winternationals the FR500CJ Cobra Jet captured a debut win in the AA Stock Eliminator class. The win ...

Romeo 605 blown 5.4L crate engine appears in Ford Racing catalog 1 year ago on Autoblog

Ford Racing has added a new toy to the catalog, the Romeo 605 crate engine. As the name implies this one is built at Ford's Romeo MI engine plant alongside the the other 5.4L supercharged V8s used in the Mustang GT500. This fully dressed crate engine forms the basis of the Shelby Super Snake and the ...

Aussie Ford FG01 V8 Supercar unveiled 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for a high res gallery of the new FG01 racing car Just as civilian Ford Falcon drivers have a new ride in which to roll, the racers who pilot the competition version of the sedan in Australia's V8 Supercar series now have an FG Falcon to call their own. The FG01 V8 Supercar will be ...

First Ford Racing FR500S cars reach customers' hands 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click image for a high-res gallery of the Ford Racing Mustang FR500S Nineteen Ford Racing FR500S Mustangs are now in the hands of their owners. In case you've forgotten, the Mustang FR500S is the $75,000, 325-horsepower racing car introduced at SEMA and offered directly to customers by Ford for use ...

Roush/Ford Racing announce GT500 supercharger upgrade 2 years ago on Autoblog

If there's anything that the Shelby GT500 lacks, it's definitely not power. At an MSRP of just over $40k, it has more horsepower per dollar than just about any car out there. The boys over at Ford Racing and Roush, however, thought that it could use a little bit more. The two have developed a ...

Want a new Bullitt or BOSS Mustang? Go to Japan. 2 years ago on Autoblog

var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/design/Want_a_new_Bullitt_or_BOSS_Mustang_Go_to_Japan'; While everyone waits patiently (or for some folks, impatiently) for Ford to release the new Bullitt Mustang, Blue Flame, a Japanese firm that imports and distributes Mustangs over yonder, has taken the ...

Another one, seriously? Shelby and Ford to produce GT500 Super Snake coupes 2 years ago on Autoblog

UPDATE: Finally found a pic of the Shelby GT500 Super Snake, although we feel silly for waiting since Photoshop could've (and did) produce the same result. Note the identical pic of the Shelby GT500KR below. The only differences appear to be the center striping, all black side mirrors and a scoop in ...

More on the Ford GT entrant to GT3 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click the image above to see more images of the Matech Ford GT The Ford GT may already be out of production, but it's just getting started on the European race circuit. Last month we told you that three Ford GTs were being raced by Matech, and after its first test at Dijon, Ford's most premium ...

Ford Bold Moves, Episode 12: Win on Sunday, Sell on Monday 3 years ago on Autoblog

Episode 12 of the Ford Bold Moves web-based documentary is live online and it focuses on Ford's history in racing. One interesting fact it reveals is that Ford Racing celebrated its 100th anniversary 18th months prior to Ford Motor Company's big centennial blow out, because in 1901 Henry Ford beat ...






Autoblog Podcast #156: Paukert comes back for more! 

Chris, Dan, and Editor Paukert chat and give each other grief. Merriment ensues.

 
 

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