Muscle Cars
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Nobody needs a mustang, but the United States of America owns thousands of them. Some roam the dun-colored hills outside the indistinct suburbia that shrouds Reno, Nevada, out past the legion Banks of America and Starbucks and Home Depots, past the dreary model homes at Shadow Ridge. Misty gray sky smudges it all together before the houses thin, then turn to trailers, then disappear as they give way to mountains that frame the Palomino Valley. That poetic name fits poetic land. A dozen miles away from gaudy neon life, this part of Nevada speaks for a vast silent geographic majority, thinly...
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What does the Ford Mustang mean to America?A pencil-straight imaginary line connects Portland, Oregon, to Terlingua, Texas, about 1,800 miles, unbending and uninteresting between two disparate towns at near-opposite poles of the U.S. We found their connection in a 2018 Ford Mustang GT, and in the story of how the Ford Mustang became...
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Wild horses, part one: The misfitsMrs. Velma Johnston typed letters, filed carbon copies, and answered the phone at the insurance office where she worked as a secretary. She dressed conservatively, smiled often, and spoke kindly. She sat with good posture, as good as she was able, as long as she could. Her husband Charlie drove her...
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Wild horses, part three: The land of second chancesCinders from a campfire pop and explode like fireworks somewhere in the desert outside Yuma. They trace arcs toward an infinite number of stars in the ink-black sky above, each its own possible world, an infinite number of futures spinning out of reach in dizzy orbit. The sparks turn to ash, then...
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1965 Ford Shelby GT350R continuation car built by original Shelby crew visits Jay Leno's GarageThe car is equipped with an independent rear suspension originally developed by Shelby but never used.
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An unsold 1987 Buick GNX visits Jay Leno's GarageA 1987 Buick GNX with just 184 miles on the odometer and has never been sold stops in at Jay Leno's Garage.
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We already knew about the twin-turbo LS-powered Lamborghini Huracan, but now the manual-transmission car has debuted for the public at SEMA.
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The Ringbrothers Mustang Mach 1 "Unkl" packs a 700-hp Boss engineThe modified Mustang boasts a Jon Kaase Boss engine and manual transmission.
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Ringbrothers' “Valkyrja” is a modern machine disguised as a '69 CamaroThe 890-horsepower muscle car was developed with modern tech to look retro and will spawn parts available for sale later.
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775-hp Jack Roush Edition Mustang is Roush's most powerful Mustang to dateRoush will build just 60 examples for the United States.
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SpeedKore reveals a 1,525-hp, twin-turbo, AWD Dodge ChargerThe wild build was commissioned as a surprise birthday present.
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Electric Ford Mustang has 900 horsepower and a manual transmissionThe electric Mustang is only a prototype for now but some of its technologies could appear on future products.
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Mopar's latest Dodge Challenger Drag Pak puts a focus on suspension and other chassis upgrades.
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Chevrolet's 2020 COPO Camaro John Force Edition visits SEMAChevrolet will send yet another of its COPO Camaros to auction this year, but not before it wows the audiences at this week's SEMA show in Las Vegas. Meet the 2020 COPO Camaro John Force Edition, which was unveiled on Tuesday at SEMA, where it was also announced that the dedicated drag racer will...
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The 1,200-hp, $200,000 Hennessey Resurrection Chevy Camaro ZL1 1LE worships at the church of speedThe hyper-fast Chevy Camaro sprints to 60 mph in less than 2.3 seconds and has a top speed of more than 220 mph.
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The Dragon Snake is Shelby American's lighter, more powerful Mustang Shelby GT500With some massaging, Shelby American has extracted over 800 horsepower from the Ford Mustang Shelby GT500's supercharged V-8.
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Mopar looks to have a big-power Challenger drag special for SEMAMopar's newest Dodge Challenger looks to be its biggest and baddest yet.
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Brand New Muscle Car to build "Gone in 60 Seconds" Eleanor MustangsThe interminable chase scenes of "Gone in 60 Seconds" may as well be ancient history, but your chances to own your very own Eleanor Mustang seem to get better every year, thanks to ever-eager shops that have lined up to build licensed reproductions of the iconic 1967 Ford Shelby GT500 finished in...
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General Motors has issued a stop-sale on the 2020 Chevrolet Camaro with the V-6 engine due to a potential emissions system issue.
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Here's a look at some of the Ford Mustangs and F-150s headed to SEMAFord's Mustang and F-150 are two of the most popular nameplates for modifying.
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How the 2020 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 tops $100,000Two options can push the price of the most-powerful street-legal vehicle Ford has ever made past $100,000.
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Ford's monster 2020 Mustang Shelby GT500 visits Jay Leno's GarageFord executive Dave Pericak shows off the 2020 Mustang Shelby GT500 in Jay Leno's Garage.
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First drive review: 2020 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 boasts drag car speed, road-racer movesThe 2020 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 performs in a straight line and around corners.
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149 vehicles seized from a shuttered CA Solar company head to auctionSolar power is the ultimate renewable resource, but sometimes, the quest to harvest that energy requires a resource far more finite. We're talking money, of course, and when that runs out, well, bad things happen. They certainly happened to DC Solar, which claimed to be a supplier of mobile sun...
Byron Hurd