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2009 ford mustang

2009 Ford Mustang 45th Anniversary Edition, Revealed Uninspiringly

Turns out when we posted a photo of the 2009 Ford Mustang badge it rung a bell with Jaloper James Kenney, who has a quick eye and an even quicker shutter. This 45th Anniversary Edition 2009 Ford Mustang was sitting in the driveway in a neighborhood (should have put it in the garage). Clearly, Ford is answering our question about the Mustang's relevance with this fine vehicle. Notice those deluxe cloth seats and, if we're not mistaken, this vehicle is equipped with a whole six mighty cylinders (45 years of progress!). There is one detail that sort of jumps out at us, though.

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1:00 PM on Fri May 16 2008
By Matt Hardigree
2,894 views, 47 comments

Latest by Novaload: Actually, the rumble was "low" -- seeing it was, "Lo, and behold!" more »

question of the day

Is The Mustang Still Relevant?

Were you all as excited about the 2009 Ford Mustang badge as we were? Or what about the 2010 Ford Mustang headlight? Surely, the Mustang and all its many derivatives (Shelby GT-H, Saleen Mustang, GT500KR, Electric Cobra, et cetera) are important vehicles as Ford has now sold more than nine million of them, though sales have dropped recently. More »

11:40 AM on Fri May 16 2008
By Matt Hardigree
1,604 views, 95 comments

novelties

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
1,188 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
4,123 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
2,156 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 »

news

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
1,716 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 »

new york auto show

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
5,320 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 »

muscle car wars

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
1,940 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
2,333 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.

7:00 AM on Mon Feb 4 2008
By Matt Hardigree
1,860 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 »

Jalopnik

Screw Nuts, This Truck's Got Ovaries

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