Jalopnik: Blackjack

Ford And Roush Sued Over Mustang BlackJack

Ben Wojdyla — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 10:00:00 EDT

Drew Connor has filed a class action lawsuit against Ford Motor Company and Roush Performance, claiming the companies defrauded buyers by building more Ford Mustang BlackJacks than originally advertised. Remember the Ford Mustang BlackJack? No? We didn't either. As one of the million or so Mustang variants, we had to go hunt down the details on the thing too. The car was a limited production run of 100 all-black 430 HP 'Stangs with a price tag of $58,000. Turns out the limited-edition run of 100 was per year over two years, so there's 200 of the cars running around. That's where the rub comes in.

Connor's class action is seeking damages of, get this, $11.8 million, or $1000 more per car than the value of all 200 cars sold. We're thinking Mr. Connor probably just didn't read the fine print well enough. That, or he just realized he bought a $58,000 Mustang — or maybe his wife just realized he bought a $58,000 Mustang. [Bloomberg]

Blackjack Zero, Now With Moto Guzzi Power

Ben Wojdyla — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 18:15:00 EDT

The quirky Morgan Super Sport inspired Blackjack Zero has until this point been powered by a VW flat four air cooled motor and the occasional 2CV plant. However, based on pictures on their website, it looks like Blackjack is set to sell one to hook up to Moto Guzzi power. There's no info to back anything up at this point, but the resulting car should be quite a bit lighter, with better cooling, and we're wondering if the standard shaft-drive can be reused for the little car. It would be mighty interesting to have a tiny car with 80 HP, a sequential transmission, and shaft drive now wouldn't it?

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Mustang the Pirate: The Roush Blackjack

Mike Spinelli — Tue, 20 Feb 2007 10:15:37 EST

What's the latest from the Roushies? It's a jet-black Mustang, supercharged to the tune of 430 hp. The company echoes Henry Ford's Model T strategy — you can get any color as long as it's "midnight black." And wouldn't you know, it's called the Blackjack. Only 100 Stage 3 cars will be built; that's the six-piece chicken dinner with all the fixins. All the related componentry can be had for a cool $28,782. Shipping and handling is extra. – Mike Spinelli

ROUSH Mustang Stage 3 BlackJack [Roush]

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