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Mustang Church Puts The Fun Back Into Fundamentalism

Scripture tells us to "do justice, love kindness and walk humbly with your God," though perhaps we can now add to that "burn rubber in a Mustang." Welcome to the Mustang Church of American and Museum, a church-cum-museum dedicated to saving the soul and evangelizing the Ford Mustang. The 7,000-square-foot facility near Franklin, Kansas is the dream of Mustang-fanatic and retired math teacher Charles Ales. When completed the facility will hold weekly services, Mustang blessings, car shows and swap meets. Said Ales, this is "the only church in the world dedicated to the Mustang car and Jesus Christ." Ales and his son are ordained by the Universal Ministries School of Theology, which is the same church that ordained one of my stoner pals from college for $5, making this church as legitimate as Joel Olsteen's Lakewood Church. More »

5:20 PM on Fri May 2 2008
By Matt Hardigree
1,139 views, 38 comments

Latest by crazygutgut: Here is another installment in my series of "unfortunate Gawker artist ads" more »

question of the day

Would You Buy A V6 'Muscle Car'?

As hard as it is for some to believe, not everyone needs or wants eight cylinders. In fact, automakers have started to flock to V6's to power performance vehicles. The new Hyundai Genesis Coupe has a 300HP V6, as does the concept Suzuki Kizashi 3. A well-built V6 can offer similar power, lower weight and better fuel economy than a V8. But a muscle car is a muscle car because of its V8 muscle, right? More »

11:30 AM on Fri Mar 21 2008
By Matt Hardigree
4,061 views, 130 comments

2010 chevy camaro

Ed Welburn Says Camaro Interior Spy Photos Are Bunk, Confirms SS

Oh Muscle Car Wars, how much teasing will we be forced to endure? GM Design chief Ed Welburn divulged some interesting facts to Bill Bortzfield from Jacksonville.com about the 2009 Chevy Camaro at the Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance this weekend. Welburn first lets slip that they'll have "the base model and the SS," thereby all but confirming an SS model. He then proceeds to rip into our exclusive and frequently-maligned spy shots of the 2009 Camaro interior and engine bay, saying "The production interior is better than the concept... what has been on the internet were engineering mules... those were the images that leaked out." Is it an excuse, the truth or are they just buying time while they make tweaks? Or perhaps all you unruly fan-boys merely mistook plastic floor sheeting and Holden seating as "production level." Only time will tell. [Jacksonville.com]

2:00 PM on Mon Mar 10 2008
By Matt Hardigree
1,916 views, 15 comments

Latest by teargas: I saw the car this weekend at the concours. The doors were misaligned by about a full inch. I have to say, that in person, it's a refreshing design that just doesn't work. more »

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Ford Recalling 470,000 Mustangs - Muscle Car Wars Show Softer Side

Seems that Ford is going out of its way to make sure your Mustang riding, no seatbelt wearing kids won't get overly clobbered in an accident. Ford is recalling 470,000 Mustangs between 2005 and 2008 vintage to recalibrate the airbag deployment force. Seems through internal testing, Ford has determined the airbag may injure wee ones when in the front seat and unbuckled, not a great scenario to begin with. The Blue Oval will be notifying owners early next month and the reprogramming can be done at Ford Dealers. [more at Forbes.com]

4:00 PM on Wed Feb 27 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
1,693 views, 33 comments

Latest by Nightwing: When I saw that Ford was recalling the Mustang I was actually curious to see how they messed up. This is nothing and for those of you who said a child should be riding in the back is correct. That's more »

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2009 Hyundai Genesis Coupe Spotted Before New York Auto Show Reveal

We saw the 2009 Hyundai Genesis Coupe in concept form out at the LA Auto Show this past year, and we'll be seeing the new hotness from Hyundai for real in the warm lights of the Javits Center at the New York Auto Show next month. But for the moment, we'll have to make do with the folks at KGP snapping some shots of the new hotness before the official unveil doing some winter weather testing in Sweden. The KGP boys have snapped themselves some shots of not only the exterior of the new little Genesis coupe, but also a small gallery of interior and engine shots — including one very hapless-looking engineer with a face that positively screams "You're not getting my kimchee, mister!" But, the shots do reveal some bad news for fans of manumatics — no paddle shifters on this bad little muscle rocket. Maybe you can hope for a V8? Full spy report from our sneaky shooters of all things camo after the jump.

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3:30 PM on Thu Feb 21 2008
By Matt Hardigree
5,277 views, 41 comments

Latest by suzq044: they're going to get a lot of sales just by making it RWD, reguardless of the engine type/size. Cheap + RWD = win. more »

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Dodge NASCAR Drivers Fool Around With Dodge Challenger Mule

The lovers of all things Dodge over at Red Letter Dodge grabbed themselves some video of Kurt Busch, Kasey Kahne and Bobby LaBonte screwing around with a 2008 Dodge Challenger dressed as a Dodge Charger (which is easy to do given that they share a lot of the same parts). After the requisite "oohhs" and "awwws" for the camera, they take the cars out for seat time and demonstrate, once and for all, they can turn both left and right. [Red Letter Dodge]

10:00 AM on Thu Feb 21 2008
By Matt Hardigree
1,932 views, 16 comments

Latest by protomech: "I feel like I'm in a racecar" .. yeah, alright. more »

muscle car wars

Hybrid Camaro? "Muscle Car Wars" Going Green?

While we're plenty excited for the reveal of the 2009 Camaro, we're even more excited to see what the General has up its sleeve for future Camaro variants. And while what we have in mind is a new ZL-1 with a LS9 to do battle with the forthcoming Challenger S/S, GM seems to be thinking of something else.
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3:15 PM on Mon Feb 4 2008
By marnold
2,329 views, 36 comments

super bowl ad watch

2008 Dodge Challenger Makes A Cameo In New Chrysler Ad... Sort Of


The animated "A New Day" spot is out from Chrysler, and while the commercial isn't about a homicidal pre-teen henchman (though we weren't that far off), there is a cameo by the 2008 Dodge Challenger. We don't exactly need to go into the details of how this version doesn't match up with the production version so we'll just say there are a few differences. Make sure to pay extra attention at the end or you might just miss the appearance.


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7:00 AM on Mon Feb 4 2008
By Matt Hardigree
1,859 views, 11 comments

Latest by funbag: isn't this what Homer Simpson did when he built "The Homer" car?...and we all know how that turned out. more »

chicago auto show

Dodge Challenger Super Stock Racer On Sale In March

It's been a while since we've heard anything about Dodge's turnkey drag racer Challenger Super Stock. But now Allpar is saying the Super Stock is going to be available sooner than expected. This doorslammer, which serves up the quarter-mile in 11 seconds, may be available to buyers as soon as March, over-the-counter, without a prescription. More »

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12:30 PM on Thu Jan 31 2008
By marnold
3,409 views, 29 comments

2009 chevy camaro

First 2009 Chevy Camaro Engine Bay Photos, Also With Motion Blur

Well, it's certainly been raining spy photos of the 2009 Chevy Camaro around these parts this week, isn't it? First it was our first set of interior photos of the new Camaro, and then word last night Chevy's new two-door man-o-war was making its way into LA. Our super-secret sources have snapped some more blurry camera phone shots for us of Chevy's new muscle car and for the first time we're able to take a look at the engine bay of the new RWD Aussie mullet-master. Unfortunately, it's only housing an engine with a 6 in it rather than a big ol' V8, but beggars can't be choosers. We're assuming that's the 3.6-liter that's currently found in the Pontiac G8. In addition to the engine pr0n, we've also got a hot shot of interior shots — with a little bit more detail than before. So what can we now say conclusively? Well, we're liking the door panels and the lighting on the center stack is helping to make things look a little bit less plastic-y. And check out that halo of light around the tach and speedo! And oh yes, it appears the Camaro will have OnStar.

Remember to check out our full Muscle Car Wars coverage!

Spy Photos

4:30 PM on Tue Jan 29 2008
By Matt Hardigree
23,899 views, 53 comments

Latest by 99Z28LS1: The exterior does not look like a sports car, more like a Euro sedan. The interior looks like more GM plastic crap. I love the Camaro. I have owned 14 in my time. All body types. The lamest was a 1977 more »

2009 chevy camaro

The Camaros Are Coming! Shots Of 2009 Chevy Camaro Being Unloaded At LAX

Though it may be a violation of some obscure TSA regulation, we're happy to see shots of the 2009 Chevy Camaro being delivered to LAX as it means the new bowtied muscle car is that much closer. These particular photos were snapped by an attentive member of the Camaro5 forum who happens to work the graveyard shift at the big airport. They even come in camouflaged and non camouflaged versions, which makes us think they were too lazy to rip off the tape before sending it over.


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12:01 AM on Tue Jan 29 2008
By Matt Hardigree
4,817 views, 19 comments

Latest by DodgeDriver: Only another 18 months to wait... more »

2009 chevy camaro

New 2009 Chevrolet Camaro Interior Pictures, Now With More Motion Blur!

Despite "Maximum" Bob Lutz pulling the skirt up and over the head of the exterior of the new Camaro, we've yet to see any official shots of the interior. And that last set of interior spy photos of the 2009 Chevy Camaro we saw were — how shall we say this — a bit tarp-covered? While this new set of the new mullet-mobile from down under is lacking in camouflage and plastic sheeting, it more than makes up for it in Cloverfield-like motion blur. Note to camera phone owners — please stand perfectly still when taking shots. Trust us, it helps. But even bearing in mind the fuzzy-wuzzy nature of the shots — these shots do get us a little more up-close and personal with the new muscle car from the General's budget-brand. We can clearly see the four indicator gauges on the center stack — one each for "torque," battery voltage, oil pressure and oil temperature. While we know this is still a pre-production interior and we're hoping the General will be updating much of the materials we see being used (as well as those stock Holden seats), we believe this is the final direction for the overall interior layout. Given that, we have to admit the instrument cluster looks mighty scary to us — like some kind of alien beast staring out from the dashboard. True this alien beast seems to have a steering wheel with the new Camaro logo for a mouth, but who are we to judge, right? (Big tip of the hat to Marcin!)

Check out our full coverage of the Muscle Car Wars!

Spy Photos

3:30 PM on Sat Jan 26 2008
By Ray Wert
30,519 views, 84 comments

Latest by ILIKETOSPEED: I dunno about this???? :( Hopefully it will grow on mebecause i like camaros... more »

chicago auto show

First 2009 Dodge Challenger Interior Photo

Yup, more evidence that the Muscle Car Wars are on! After we showed you that single shot of the new 2010 Ford Mustang interior and after we ran the two covers Car & Driver saw slip out way too early, we happened upon the above shot of the interior for the 2009 Dodge Challenger R/T on a few of the forums all about the new muscle car from the Ram-headed brand. So what do we see? (It first showed up on ChallengerTalk.) Well — we see a lot of standard instrument panels, radio units and HVAC controls. But check out that silver plastic around the instrument cluster. Most importantly, check out that leather-and-chrome wrapped shifter. Now that we like. Click the jump to see a larger shot and remember, we'll be bringing you coverage of the official reveal live in just two weeks at the Chicago Auto Show. [ChallengerTalk]

Spy Photos

7:30 AM on Fri Jan 25 2008
By Ray Wert
8,276 views, 49 comments

Latest by kowalskii: They wont build a new trans am its a concept the damn camoaro wont make it out as anythig but a very limited model. more »

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2010 Ford Mustang, All Leathered-Up With Some Chrome Peeking Out

Oh look, it's more shots of what we're assuming will be the 2010 Ford Mustang. It's kind of hard to say really what it is what with all the camouflage, but we'll go with what spy maven Brenda Priddy tells us — especially because that engineer looks really unhappy he's having his picture taken. Yup, it's probably the newly-revised 'Stang. One thing's for sure — these shots do show a wee bit more detail than the last set of the next-generation Ford Mustang we ran last month and the 2010 Ford Mustang GT shots we ran last week. Is that some chrome we see peeking out from behind the leather bra and buckles? Oooh, we're totally getting excited for these Muscle Car Wars to be back on! Full spy report from "The Brenda" after the jump.

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10:49 AM on Thu Jan 10 2008
By Ray Wert
3,512 views, 26 comments

Latest by ljcabrera: Perhaps this will have that eagles beak. more »

2009 chevy camaro

2009 Chevrolet Camaro, First Interior Shots!

The spy shooters of KGP have snagged us one heckuva get — these are the best shots to date of the 2009 Chevy Camaro caught on a car trailer — including the very first interior shots we've yet seen. We'll have all the shots up in a moment, but we've got the full spy report below the jump. UPDATE: All the photos added below. Looks like the interior's remaining true to the concept interior and one thing's for sure about the exterior — it's certainly got big tires and as we saw earlier — a B-pillar. And these pictures show us a much more clear look at the deisgn integration than the first Camaro spy photos we shared with you last month — or better than the sneaky Camaro camera-phone shot.
UPDATE #2: Apparently we got Bob Lutz so upset by posting these spy photos he's decided "to heck with it" and he's pulling the covers off all of the Chevy Camaro testers. Who knew we could have such an impact?

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9:47 AM on Thu Jan 3 2008
By Ray Wert
37,855 views, 74 comments

Latest by abc25: The production Camaro will have a much nicer interior than these spy shots suggest according to GM design chief Ed Welburn. Welburn comments on the spyshots and Camaro from the 2008 Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance at [jacksonville.com] more »

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Barrett-Jackson to Auction First "Retailable" 2009 Corvette ZR1

Want to be the first to get your hands on a new 2009 Corvette ZR1? In 14 days, head on over to the Barrett-Jackson auction as we've just heard the first ZR1 will be going up for auction as part of their "Muscle Car Wars" marketing of a sale of the first 2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8, a Shelby GT500 KR and now a 2009 Chevy Corvette ZR1. Don't they know we've already got the "Muscle Car Wars" thing trademarked? We'll take our royalties in either cash or any mix of the above acronym-obsessive vehicles from the BJ auctioneers. Full lot quote from the folks all about the BJ after the jump. Oh — and did we mention the Barrett-Jackson folks think it's a "ZR-1 CONVERTIBLE?"

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1:45 PM on Fri Dec 28 2007
By Ray Wert
3,353 views, 30 comments

Latest by CARBONFIBER: * The Price is Right? I will top the highest bid + $1 Mr.Barker. What do I win? And I dont want any damn hair curlers! more »

2009 chevy camaro

2009 Chevy Camaro, Mostly Uncovered?

Camaro5 has a new shot of what appears to be a bright white 2009 Chevy Camaro — with very little camouflage. Yes, this muscular muscle car is sporting significantly less camo than the Camaro photos we spent bank on yesterday. What do y'all think? (Hat tip to Jason!) [Camaro5]

Spy Photos

6:34 PM on Wed Dec 12 2007
By Ray Wert
12,413 views, 68 comments

chicago auto show

Allpar Snags Official Dealer Invoice on 2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8

This official dealer invoice's the closest we'll ever come to owning one of Dodge's new muscular muscle cars, the 2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8, so we're savoring it now. As expected, the invoice shows factory pricing (with MyGig!) at just over $40,000. Full dealer markup doesn't look to be too tough on the wallet — just less than $2,000 more — bringing the total price up to $41,985. Now just heap on the extra $20K for actually getting your name on a list to buy one and you're positively golden.

[via Allpar]

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4:00 PM on Tue Dec 11 2007
By Ray Wert
3,121 views, 64 comments

Latest by luckylucht: I also have mine ordered and I pick up the build sheet Friday.I can't wait to see it in Chicago show in Feb. more »