Ford is set to unveil a new race-prepped Mustang at the Performance Racing Industry trade show next month, the Boss 302S. Slotting in between the Boss 302 Laguna Seca street car and the Boss 302R Grand-Am race car, the Boss 302S is designed specifically for “track days and road racing in a number of SCCA and NASA classes.” With the production of the FR500S Mustang and the Mustang Challenge race series coming to an end, Ford will provide cars to racing enthusiasts who want to compete with Mustangs in …

Last week SPEED TV aired a special one hour program documenting the creation and development of the 2012 Boss 302 Mustang. In case you missed it, they’ll be showing it a few more times on December 8th and 9th, and even if you did see it you might want to check it out again to look for a sneak preview of what’s in store for the 2013 Mustang Boss 302.
About halfway through the show the SPEED TV cameras get inside access to one of Ford’s design studios, showing portions of …

Ford made history in 2008 when it unveiled the Mustang Cobra Jet at SEMA. Available directly from the Ford Racing catalog, the Cobra Jet was built specifically to race in the NHRA Stock Eliminator class and was virtually a turnkey drag car. In 2010 Ford upgraded the Cobra Jet significantly, offering a launch control/rev limiter system, new optional transmissions, various supercharger options, and even an aluminum block. Now for 2012 it looks like Ford Racing will be giving the Cobra Jet yet another upgrade thanks to some leaked specifications from …

Ford Racing has recently added the production 2011 Mustang 5.0 aluminum cylinder heads to the FRPP catalog. There are two separate part numbers for the right side (M-6049-M50) and left side (M-6050-M50), each priced at $1049.95.
The stock cylinder heads feature a 193cc intake port volume with a 31mm exhaust valve and 37mm intake valve. Each head comes with a machined finish and includes the intake and exhaust valves, springs and retainers. Cams and rocker arms are not included.

Production 2011 Mustang GT 5.0L aluminum cylinder head
Finished machined cylinder head ready to …

The 2012 Mustang Boss 302 won’t hit showrooms until at least Spring of next year, but dealerships are already finding takers for their allotment of cars. As many expected, dealers are trying to charge an exorbitant amount of money for the first cars available, as evidenced by an eBay bid put up by Sarasota Ford in Florida. The buy-it-now price for a Boss 302 with the Laguna Seca Package, which carries an msrp of $47,990, is an astounding $99,000. Interestingly, the auction states that just 250 Laguna Seca models will …

Ford has been asking its customers to tell stories about their cars over at TheFordStory.com, and there are quite a few good ones. One recent one that caught our attention was from Henrieta C., a 71 year old grandmother who just purchased a brand new 2011 Mustang GT:
I recently took delivery of a beautiful black 2011 Mustang 5.0. I am a 71 year old great gramma and when I purchased this car, I thought my kids (4 sons and a daughter) would think I was nuts, until one …

At SEMA this year we showed you the finished prototype of Agent 47′s Harbinger Mustang, a dedicated track car the company will be selling based off of a Dynacorn 1969 Mustang fastback body. The Harbinger had just been fitted with a 687 horsepower V8 and a 6-speed transmission and was ready for duty as a weekend warrior.
In fact, the car had already been on track at Southern California’s Willow Springs Raceway just a few days before, as evidenced by this video posted by Agent 47. The Harbinger looks – and …

For the first time in the history of ROUSH Performance, the company will have its own dedicated headquarters as the company moves into a new building in Plymouth Township, Mich. This 65,000 square-foot facility will be known as Building 79 in company nomenclature; each ROUSH building is assigned a unique sequential number as they are added to the corporate footprint.
“Moving into ROUSH Building 79 is an exciting step in the evolution of ROUSH Performance as our business continues to grow and thrive,” said Gary Jurick, ROUSH Performance vice-president and general …

The 2011 Mustang has been winning quite a few awards since its introduction earlier this year, but the latest is undoubtedly the most honorable yet. Car and Driver has named the 2011 Mustang GT to its annual 10 Best list, the sixth time Ford’s pony car has received the award. The Car and Driver staff raved about the 2011 Mustang GT, saying that “the GT is the ideal blend of performance and value, serving up brutal muscle, daily usability, and the agility of an honest-to-Edsel sports coupe at an eminently …

The guys over at Hot Rod Magazine were able to convince Shelby to hand over the keys of a new 2011 Shelby GT500 Super Snake for a few days, and they did what anyone in Southern California would do with a fun car – take it to Mulholland Drive. Fortunately for Mustang fans, Hot Rod also took video footage of their outing. Editor Rob Kinnan starts off by explaining a few of the features of the car, but doesn’t waste any time in getting behind the wheel for a spirited …