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gt500kr

Ford GT500KR Goes Into Production, Happy Birthday Carroll

What better way to celebrate the 85th birthday of Carroll Shelby, the man responsible for some of the best American muscle (and the Omni GLH), than with the production of the mean GT500KR? A King of the Road for a King of American Muscle. Works for me. 540 horsepower and 510 ft-lbs of torque for the first 79 years and a six-speed Tremec manual tranny for the last six. Only 1,000 of these sexy beasts will be available, so expect to pay a king's ransom for the privilege. Press release below the jump.

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12:00 PM on Fri Jan 11 2008
By Matt Hardigree
2,356 views, 23 comments

Latest by jolietjake: Clarkson talks about German engineers not doing U-turns. That is why the 911's engine remains in the wrong place. But more »

knight rider

How K.I.T.T. Became A Mustang

Confirming our suspicions about the Ford-NBC-Knight Rider Deal, AdAge is reporting how GM dropped the ball on picking up the Knight Rider tie-in and how Ford lunged at the opportunity. According to the article, Ford took note of the success of the Transformers film in pimping out the full line of GM vehicles and decided to buy its way in by making an offer NBC Universal couldn't refuse. Though there's no solid number on how much advertising Ford promised NBC if it used the Mustang, the co-chair of NBC Entertainment called it "enormous."

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2:00 PM on Fri Jan 4 2008
By Matt Hardigree
4,152 views, 35 comments

Latest by newcaymanS: This will flop anyway... How is the Bionic Woman doing? Should have been Steve Austin and the 6 million dollar more »

ad watch

Ad Watch: Ford Makes A Bold Move With the GT 500 And...We Like It

FoMoCo's dubbed this ad "Germany," and it may have the best punchline since Chrysler's "Captain Kangaroo's Penile Implant Malfunction" spot that ran during Super Bowl XI. In fact, we can't believe that J. Walter Thompson is the same ad company creating both this commercial and the terribly dreadful divorcee ad we've called "Emasculated." It just goes to show you even a bad ad campaign can throw up a funny now and again — here's to hoping for some more funny. More »

11:06 PM on Fri Sep 8 2006
By Ray Wert
256 views, 7 comments

Latest by wohho: Now all they need is an entire lineup of vehicles that are as good looking and exciting. more »

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Rally 'Round The Ford! GT Ends Production, Owners Gather In Dearborn


With FoMoCo ending the limited-run production of the Ford GT supercar next month as they shut down the Wixom assembly, it's obviously a time for sentimentality. It explains why the Dearborn automaker invited GT owners from far and wide to head on down to Bill Fords big glass house for some punch and pie with the people who helped make the GT a reality. But although Jeremy Clarkson may not have been one of the owners in attendance, he should feel content that all of the work he put in on breaking and re-breaking his own GT is going towards something good, namely the Shelby GT 500. But wait, that's like a different platform and stuff — how'd they manage that? Well, according to FoMoCo: More »

8:25 AM on Mon Aug 14 2006
By Ray Wert
537 views, 2 comments

Latest by wohho: So, when each and every one of the throttle bodies on these thing gives up the ghost in four years, more »