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[18 Sep 2010 | No Comment | 1,984 views]
2010 SMS Car Show and Open House

SMS Supercars held its second annual car show and open house this weekend, and dozens of SMS and Saleen owners and enthusiasts made the trip to Corona, CA for the festivities. There were dozens of class awards given, and SMS employees were on hand to give tours of the new facility and show off the 2011 SMS 302 Mustang. Of course, Steve Saleen himself was on hand to sign plenty of autographs as well.
You can see pictures from the event in the gallery below.

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[26 Apr 2010 | No Comment | 628 views]
Fabulous Fords at Knotts 2010

This past weekend hundreds of Mustang owners gathered for the 25th annual Fabulous Fords at Knotts Berry Farm. Everything from a 1964 Indy 500 Pace Car Convertible to the 2010 FR500CJ Cobra Jet were in attendance. You can see all the photos from the event below.

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[28 Sep 2009 | No Comment | 352 views]
Shelby Mustangs at the 2009 Coronado Speed Festival

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.

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[28 Sep 2009 | No Comment | 688 views]
Trans-Am Mustangs at the 2009 Coronado Festival of Speed

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 …

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[21 Sep 2009 | No Comment | 258 views]
Mustangs at the Queen Mary 2009

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.

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[14 Sep 2009 | No Comment | 349 views]
2009 SMS Supercars Car Show and Open House

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.

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[20 Apr 2009 | No Comment | 746 views]
Fabulous Fords at Knotts 2009

This past weekend the 24th annual Fabulous Fords event was once again held at Knotts Berry Farm in Buena Park, CA. Hundreds of Mustangs attended the event to help celebrate the 45th anniversary of America’s favorite pony car. There was also a special section for Boss 302 owners, who gathered to commemorate the 40th anniversary of their cars. You can see pictures from the event in the gallery of over 100 images below.

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[5 Oct 2008 | No Comment | 182 views]
Mustangs at Queen Mary 2008

For more than a decade now the Mustangs at Queen Mary show is one of the favorite events on the calendar because of the beautiful setting in the Long Beach harbor. Hundreds of Mustangs gathered once again for the 12th annual event, and there were plenty of beautiful S197 Mustangs on display. One of the main features in this year’s show was the gathering of Saleen Mustangs for Saleenfest. As part of the celebration, both Parnelli Jones …

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[23 Jun 2008 | No Comment | 139 views]
Camp Steeda / SVTOA 2008

The 2008 running of the Camp Steeda / SVT Owners Association (SVTOA) event at the historic Sebring International Raceway was once again a tremendous success. With attendance up 37 percent from last year’s great showing, Ford performance enthusiasts from around the country were on hand to challenge the famous 3.7 mile full race circuit for a complete two day period. Ford and Steeda enthusiasts had plenty of time to hone their track skills, see the latest Steeda …

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[2 Jun 2008 | No Comment | 224 views]
281 Motorsports Grand Opening

Long time Mustang fanatic and show car builder Jason Cenora has opened his own performance shop in Fullerton, CA, and the event was celebrated with a grand opening at the new facility. The dozens of Mustang owners that showed up for the event were a testament to his influence on the Mustang community, including the local Roush, Saleen, and Shelby clubs. Those in attendance were treated to a barbeque as well as a raffle with over $7,000 in …