The eighth and final class of the Coronado Festival of Speed features production cars built up until 1966. These vehicles could be purchased at  dealerships with a few performance and safety modifications. The 1965 and 1966 Shelby GT350 fits into this category, and several examples were in attendance at the event this past weekend to race around the runways at the Coronado naval base. You can see these Shelbys in action in the gallery below.

The Trans-Am races of the late 1960s and early 1970s were the pinnacle of road racing for American muscle cars. Racing greats like Parnelli Jones, Mark Donohue, George Follmer raced with legendary cars like the Boss 302 Mustang, the Camaro Z28 and the Plymouth Barracuda. While it’s impossible to go back to these glory days, vintage motorsports events recreate the action enough for spectators to get an idea of what it was like forty years ago. This past weekend the Coronado Speed Festival in San Diego, CA featured Trans-Am cars …

I Legacy, the team responsible for introducing the stunning Iacocca Silver 45th Anniversary Edition Ford Mustang, in concert with Galpin Ford, announced today that pricing on the iconic, limited edition cars will start at $89,950.
Built by Gaffoglio Family Metalcrafters, a company known for building some of the most awe-inspiring concept cars for numerous auto manufacturers for more than 28 years, the Iacocca Mustang is a breathtaking vehicle that utilizes the latest in Ford performance technology with a style and panache that screams Mustang …

The Beach Cities Mustang Club held its 13th annual Mustangs at the Queen Mary show in Long Beach, CA this past weekend. More than 350 Mustangs were in attendance, including classics to 2010 models, as well as Shelby, Roush and Saleen models. Saleen also held their annual SaleenFest at the event, displaying their newly released 2010 435S Mustang. You can see photos of the event below.

ROUSH® introduces a pair of new 2010 Mustang models, each with 540 horsepower and 510 lb.-ft. of torque ready to be unleashed by the touch of the throttle.
The 2010 ROUSH® Stage 3™ Mustang will once again take its rightful place atop the hierarchy of Jack Roush’s lineup. The vehicle comes fully-loaded with the ROUSH® body components; resonator exhaust; four-piston front brakes with 14-inch rotors and painted rear calipers with slotted rotors; and the new upper billet grille which removes the fog lamps and …

Steve Saleen held his annual car show and open house this past weekend at his new SMS Supercars facility in Corona, CA. While production of the SMS 460 Mustang has yet to begin, dozens of Saleen owners showed up from around Southern California. You can see photos from the event in the gallery below.

American Racing founders Romeo Palamides and J.O. Ellison most likely had no idea how much of an influence they would have on American car culture when they started the company in 1956. The Torq-Thrust wheel helped launch an entire aftermarket industry, bringing performance wheels from the track to the street. When the Mustang was introduced in 1964, it didn’t take long before Torq-Thrusts became the performance wheel of choice among Mustang owners.
So when American Racing began its initial plans for building a SEAM car, the vehicle of choice was obvious. …