2012 Ford F-150 SVT Raptor

 

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New York independent filmmaker created winning Camaro ad
Advertisement to air during Super Bowl XLVI

DETROIT – “Chevy Happy Grad,” an ad submitted by 26-year old Long Island resident Zach Borst, will be aired during the telecast of Super Bowl XLVI, beating out submissions by independent filmmakers from around the world as part of Chevrolet’s Route 66 Super Bowl ad contest.

The ads had more than 32 million total online views between December 22 and January 14.

“We asked filmmakers to depict life’s journey and how Chevrolet is there along the way,” said General Motors Global Chief Marketing Officer Joel Ewanick. “When I saw Zach’s spot, I had to laugh, because the situation is something many families can related to – expectation and reality. ‘Happy Grad’ clearly shows the passion that Chevrolet elicits.”

Borst’s audience on Super Bowl Sunday is expected to exceed 110 million television viewers. “Chevy Happy Grad” was filmed on location near his home on Long Island during a weather window that offered Zach, his cast and crew only four hours to complete the project.

“My Dad was a cop and worked real hard to be able to buy his kids their first cars. They were used, but mine meant the world to me,” Borst said. “Then I wondered what it would look like if I got a brand new Camaro? I mean, after all, who wouldn’t want a Camaro as a graduation gift?”

Borst, an aspiring filmmaker, has been producing films since his childhood and founded his own production company, Goat Farm Films, based in New York. Watch it after click on Read more!

During Chevrolet’s Route 66 Super Bowl ad contest, filmmakers from 32 countries submitted 400 scripts and 198 films for consideration. “Chevy Happy Grad” and other ads from the contest can be viewed at Chevrolet’s You Tube channel.

2011 Chevrolet Camaro Convertible

 

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2012 Ford F-150 SVT Raptor

 

1965 Pontiac GTO,
1968 Pontiac Firebird,
1970 Buick GSX,
1970 Dodge Cornet Super Bee,
1966 Chevrolet Nova SS,
1969 Shelby GT500 428CJ,
1971 Plymouth GTX 426 Hemi,
1967 Dodge Cornet W023,
1968 Dodge Dart HEMI Super Stock,
1964 Ford Fairlane Thunderbolt

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DEARBORN, Mich., Aug. 25, 2011

Block’s Fiesta is the first competition-ready car armed with Ford SYNC, which allows him to enjoy a wide array of award-winning in-car connectivity and communications features including hands-free, voice-activated calling and turn-by-turn directions as well as the ability to play his favorite music via Pandora.

“I love my new Ford Fiesta H.F.H.V. race car because it’s one of the most unique competition race cars on the planet and is capable of doing many different styles of driving. One unique feature of this car is that it still has SYNC hooked up inside. So whenever I’m transitioning between rally stages or just driving around town, I’m able to make phone calls, have my texts read to me, look up businesses and listen to my favorite driving songs – it’s awesome!”

Ford SYNC will not replace Block’s longtime co-driver Alex Gelsomino, as use of the turn-by-turn direction capability is not legal for rally competition. However, it can help Block find the Parc Expose or the MWRT paddock service area in his street-legal Fiesta. Read more and watch the video of Gymkhana FOUR!

“We are excited to partner with Ken to be able to showcase how intuitive and powerful SYNC technology is, even while he has to be laser-focused on his driving,” said Cole Buccafurri, Digital Marketing Communications, Ford Motor Company. “Ken is an artist of his craft and we thought this would be an amazing opportunity to leverage his skills to connect this great technology with his great fans.”

Ford SYNC was introduced in late 2007 and is installed in more than 3 million Ford Motor Company vehicles.

With SYNC, customers enjoy the hands-free features and services that have quickly established it as a must-have technology, with more than 50 percent of owners saying it was important to their purchase decision and 76 percent of current SYNC users saying they would recommend the system to other customers. Those features include:

• Hands-free, voice-activated calling via a Bluetooth®-connected mobile phone
• Hands-free, voice-activated control of a USB-connected digital music player
• 911 Assist™, the automated emergency calling service that is free for the life of the vehicle
• Vehicle Health Report, the on-demand diagnostic and maintenance information service
• SYNC Services, the cloud-based network of voice-activated services including turn-by-turn directions, traffic, business search, weather, sports scores, stock quotes, movie listings and horoscopes
• AppLink, the ability to access and control smartphone apps such as Pandora and Stitcher by voice

Block’s 600-hp H.F.H.V. Fiesta is the star of DC Shoes: Ken Block’s Gymkhana FOUR; the Hollywood Megamercial, which amassed more than 6 million views on YouTube in the first week after its mid-August release. Based on the M-Sport WRC Fiesta rally car, Block plans to use the H.F.H.V. Fiesta for his North American competition – ranging from stage rally events to Gymkhana to rallycross and X Games.

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From 2010 Formula Drift Champion, Vaughn Gittin Jr.: “Earlier this year, I had the pleasure to visit Riyadh in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia as a guest of Ford Middle East to perform in a demo as part of the Action Ha race weekend at of Al Reem Circuit. I didn’t know exactly what to expect heading to the Middle East, but I’m always down for new experiences and adventures. Once I arrived I was completely blown away by the love of motorsports, and even more specifically, the love for drifting by the locals. Everyone I met, from Princes, to other professional drivers, to swarms of fans, treated me with amazing hospitality and kindness. It was an incredible experience that I will never forget and I look forward to coming back to the K.S.A!

Check out the video “DRIFTING IN THE K.S.A”, where Vaughn Gittin Jr and his Monster Energy Falken Tire Ford Mustang use the Al Reem Circuit in Saudi Arabia as their personal playground.Watch it on Read more!

“After the event I stayed a couple days extra to film ‘Drifting in the K.S.A’. Thanks to the kindness of the entire Al Reem Circuit team, they let me get crazy throughout the entire motorsports complex. Nothing was off-limits and I had a blast linking one track to the next through the parking lots and garages and into storage areas basically doing whatever came to mind that would be fun and challenging. Aside from drifting the entire complex, one of my most memorable parts of the whole trip was after we finished shooting and we were hot, dusty, and dead-tired, we ended up putting on a impromptu drift-day with some of the locals that came to spectate the shoot. I was teaching them how to drift, change tires, different driving techniques, and they were so pumped up. While there were no pro’s to show us the ropes back in the day, it reminded me of when I first started; that smile that stays when you link your first drift and the genuine passion to get better and conquer the challenges. I had a blast hanging out and enjoying what drifting is all about!”

2011 Monster Energy Ford Mustang

 

Designed to be driven rather than just a show piece, this Mustang has been extensively reengineered for its role as a hauler. Using 100% steel to create the wagon body meant finding a clean original coupe to use as a foundation. The original roof was retained and lengthened to meet the fabricated D-pillars out back. Side windows were fabricated, while the rear window is the original Mustang coupe piece, which fits so nicely it’s surprising that the factory never decided to go forward with the project. Proportions are excellent, with a sporty rake to the roofline that fits the Mustang’s performance image. Rear quarter windows were retained as well, making this Mustang more akin to the hardtop wagons of the ’50s rather than something your mother would drive. The integration into the original quarter panels is seamless, and the factory deck lid was extensively modified to finish the rear of the car with an OEM look. Brilliant red paint covers the beautiful wagon’s shape, and shows off the unique metalwork and expert fabrication in fine fashion. Gold Shelby-style stripes were added, as well as a hood with an integrated scoop, making this an interesting study in “what ifs.” Finish work is as good as any restoration, and it’s virtually impossible to find any evidence that this is a hand-made one-off rather than a factory-built piece.

To keep the Mustang looking like a Mustang, all the original chrome was retained, including the slender front and rear bumpers, as well as the trademark Mustang 3-element tail lights. Up front there’s a Shelby-style grille with offset pony emblem, and all the original stainless trim was polished. The trim around the rear windows seems to be borrowed from another Ford product, and looks completely OEM in execution. Shelby stripes were used on the rockers, but instead of trying to dress this one up as a fake GT350, Mr. Ramp decided to advertise the engine under the hood instead: Ford’s venerable 5.0 liter V8. All the glass is Mustang-issue except for the rear side windows, which were custom made, and access to the rear cargo area is via the rear window, which opens like a hatch.

The mighty 5.0 is second only to the small block Chevy in terms of adaptability, longevity, and the size of its aftermarket parts industry. Externally the same size as the 289, it’s an easy fit in the early Mustang’s engine bay, and looks quite OEM sitting there between those vintage wheel wells. Beautifully detailed, but with an eye towards making it look like the factory built it, most of the finishes are natural. And instead of taking the easy way out and planting a carburetor atop the engine, the entire Ford EEC-IV engine management system, including mass-air induction system, was retained. As a result, this one runs and drives like a late-model Mustang, with a very recognizable exhaust note and a smooth flow of torque that’s a 5.0 specialty. Note how nicely the stock 5.0 airbox was integrated into the early Mustang’s inner fenders, the way the A/C was adapted to work inside the vintage body, and the chassis-stiffening braces that clear the V8′s intake manifold and distributor as if they were designed to work together. The original radiator keeps it cool, and is assisted by a massive electric fan that probably moves more air than the original mechanical fan ever could. The workmanship is impressive, and once you drive this car, you’ll be amazed by how polished the entire package really is.

Building on the late-model drivetrain, the transmission is a T5 5-speed manual from a Mustang, topped by a Hurst shifter. The rear is a Ford 8-inch sporting 3.00 gears, which make this wagon an exceptional highway cruiser. Stock style suspensions front and rear further the illusion that this is a factory job, although the rear frame area was heavily reinforced to handle the wagon’s extra cargo capacity and weight. Custom control arms were fabricated for the rear axle to help give it a flat load floor and new shocks were installed throughout. Power disc brakes deliver modern stopping performance to match the engine’s output, and a very factory-looking and -sounding dual exhaust system was installed. A set of unusual Mustang alloy wheels has been fitted, and they wear 215/70/15 BFGoodrich T/A radials.

The interior is just as unusual as the body, with a pseudo-bench style front seat that seems more appropriate on a wagon than in a coupe. A custom center console was fabricated and a filler between the seats give the illusion of a bench. It has been covered in brown vinyl that looks right at home in the ’60s icon, and the tan used on the dash and kick panels is elegant and upscale. White door panels and headliner make it bright and airy inside, an effect enhanced by the large rear side windows. The back seat is as big as the one in a standard Mustang coupe, so you shouldn’t be afraid to grab a few friends when you take this beautiful car out for a cruise. The A/C has been neatly integrated into the dash with a few discreet vents, and the original AM radio remains in the center of the dashboard, with a powerful AM/FM/CD stereo built into the console below it. Brown carpets both in the passenger compartment and the cargo area tie the entire interior together in a very OEM fashion.

Documentation includes an article from the October 1966 issue of Car and Driver magazine, where the Intermeccanica car is featured, as well as a stack of receipts for the build and subsequent maintenance of this particular wagon.

The fate of that original Mustang wagon remains a mystery. Some say it is rotting in a field somewhere on the east coast, while others claim it is in a large private collection. In the years since the first one was built, a handful of duplicates have been built with varying levels of success. This one is so thoroughly engineered that it rides and handles like a factory-built car, and the structure is so tight and strong that you’ll quickly forget that it was hand-built and not assembled on an assembly line. Few cars have the star power of this little Mustang wagon, and you’ll probably find that no matter where you go, there’s an enthusiastic crowd that gathers, and they’ll have plenty of questions. A fun, practical, stylish, and very attention-getting car, this 1965 Mustang wagon isn’t quite one-of-a-kind, but it is most certainly unique.

1965 Ford Mustang Station Wagon 5.0L

 

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Lingenfelter new items for 2011:
Revised Pedders/Lingenfelter drag race shock absorber package
427 CID LSX engine, Lingenfelter CNC ported GM LS3 six bolt cylinder heads
Face plated TR6060 Trans by RPM Transmissions.
Strain gauged shifter
LPE (LNC-TC1) 2-step with shift torque cut.

Dyno testing completing a WOT 3-4 shift with both stages of nitrous, tuning both the initiation and duration of the torque cut. Mustang dyno set in vehicle simulation mode, shifting at 7200 rpm with 1200 + rwhp in a 4100+ lb vehicle. Click on read more!

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Murray Markwell of Southern Customs, in Pakenham Melbourne loves his American Muscle Cars, he also loves having a beer and having a chat. Murray is a walking talking encyclopedia of information about cars and car culture. Bandit Films were happy to go along for the ride and film this old NASCAR behemoth, a true testament to speed, power and money…

Director: Aaron Cuthbert

Director of Photography/ Editing/Colour Grade: Daniel De Silva

Producer/ Photography: Tom Broadhurst

Music:

Title: The Outside Man theme music

Composer: Michel Legrand

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About the Superbird:

Developed specifically for NASCAR racing, the Superbird, a modified Road Runner/Belvedere, was Plymouth’s follow-on design to the Charger Daytona fielded by sister company Dodge in the previous season. The Charger 500 version that began the 1969 season was the first American car to be designed aerodynamically using a wind tunnel and computer analysis, and later was modified into the Daytona version with nose and tail. The Superbird’s smoothed-out body and nosecone were further refined from that of the Daytona, and the street version’s retractable headlights added nineteen inches to the Road Runner’s original length. The rear spoiler, or “wing”, was mounted on tall vertical struts that put it into less disturbed air thus increasing the efficiency of the downdraft that it placed upon the car’s rear axle. In street versions, it was designed to provide clearance for the trunklid to open freely. The rear-facing fender scoops were incorporated in an effort to ventilate trapped air from the wheel wells in order to facilitate brake cooling.

A Mopar Orange Plymouth Superbird.

In response, NASCAR’s homologation requirement demanded that vehicles to be raced must be available to the general public and sold through dealerships in specific minimum numbers. For 1970, NASCAR raised the production requirement from 500 examples to one for every two manufacturer’s dealers in the United States; in the case of Plymouth, that meant having to build 1,920 Superbirds. Due to increasing emissions regulations, combined with insurance hikes for high performance cars, 1970 was its only production year.

“Superbird” decals were placed on the outside edges of the spoiler vertical struts featuring a picture of the Road Runner cartoon character holding a racing helmet. A smaller version of the decal appears on the driver side headlight door. Superbirds had three engine options: the 426 Hemi V8 engine, the 440 Super Commando with a single 4-barrel carburetor, or the 440 Super Commando Six Barrel with three two-barrel carburetors. Only 135 models were fitted with the 426 Hemi. As the 440 was less expensive to produce, the “Street” version of the 426 Hemi engine used in competition was homologated by producing the minimum number required.

On the street, the nose cone and wing were very distinctive, but the aerodynamic improvements hardly made a difference there or on the drag strip. In fact, the 1970 Road Runner was actually quicker in the quarter mile and standard acceleration tests due to the increased weight of the Superbird’s nose and wing. Only at speeds in excess of 90 mph (140 km/h) did the modifications show any benefit.

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Introducing the 2011 HPE600 Supercharged Camaro Convertible

March 7, 2011

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

SEALY, TEXAS – Hennessey Performance (HPE) introduces the company’s first 2011 HPE600 Supercharged Camaro convertible. Pounding the pavement with a 602 bhp supercharged V8, the HPE600 is also the first 2011 Chevrolet Camaro convertible to hit the streets with a full treatment of aftermarket performance upgrades.

Hennessey began offering its power-addicting upgrades to the latest Chevy Camaro when the car was introduced in April of 2009. Since that time, HPE has built hundreds of Camaros with over 550 horsepower for owners across the globe.

“We were excited to receive one of the first 2011 Camaro SS convertibles from Chevrolet,” says company founder and president, John Hennessey. “It was only natural that we would take the new Camaro SS convertible and upgrade it with our very popular HPE600 Supercharged upgrade. If having a 602 horsepower Camaro is cool and fun to drive then being able to drop the top takes the sensation of speed and the classis sound of American-muscle to a whole new level.” Read more!

The 2011 HPE600 Supercharged Camaro convertible puts its additional power to the ground with the help of a lowered (1 inch) KW adjustable coilover suspension system. Combined with wider 20 inch wheels (9.5 x 20 inch fronts, 10.5 inch rears) riding on Michelin Pilot Super Sport tires (275/30-20 fronts, 305/30-20 rears), the HPE600 Camaro convertible is capable of going from 0-60 mph in just 3.9 seconds while running through the quarter mile in 12.0 seconds @ 118 mph.

“The new convertible Camaro is about 250 lbs heavier than the hardtop,” states Hennessey CEO, Don Goldman. “But when you add nearly 200 horsepower, it more than makes up for the increased weight. When you are cruising down your favorite road with the top down, the combined sound of supercharger and exhaust makes it all worth it!”

The base cost for the HPE600 Supercharged Camaro convertible is $56,495 (base Camaro SS convertible MSRP of $40,500 plus $15,995 for the HPE600 Supercharged upgrade). All HPE600′s come with a 3-year / 36,000 mile powertrain warranty from Hennessey. All-in, the HPE600 Supercharged Camaro convertible with upgraded wheels, tires, suspension and CarbonAero™ carbon fiber front splitter and side sills costs $74,950 plus tax, title and license.

Camaro hardtop and convertible owners can send their vehicles to Hennessey facilities located near Houston, Texas and Lake Forrest, California. New vehicles can also be purchased through authorized Hennessey dealers such as Parkway Chevrolet (www.parkwaychevrolet.com ) in Tomball, Texas.

2011 HPE600 Supercharged Camaro Convertible
Vehicle Specifications

Power:
• 602 bhp @ 6,300 rpm
• 605 lb-ft torque @ 3,800 rpm

HPE600 Supercharged Upgrade Includes:
• TVS2300 Supercharger System (Black)
• HPE Cold Air Induction System
• Stainless Steel Long Tube Headers
• High Flow Catalytic Converters
• Stainless Steel Mid-Pipes
• High Flow Fuel Injector Upgrade
• Professional Installation
• HPE Engine Management Calibration
• Dyno Tuning & Road Testing
• Hennessey & HPE600 Exterior Badging
• Serial-Numbered Dash & Engine Plaques
• Hennessey Premium Floormats
• Hennessey Embroidered Headrests
• HPE Modified Engine Cover
• 3 Year / 36,000 Mile Limited Warranty

Options Include:
- CarbonAero Front Splitter (real carbon fiber)
– CarbonAero Side Sills (real carbon fiber)
– Hennessey / KW Variant 1 Suspension Upgrade (lowered 1 inch)
– Hennessey Blue Hood Stripes
– Hennessey 3-Piece Alloy Wheels (20×9.5 in. front, 20×10.5 in. rear)
– Pirelli P-Zero Tires (275/30-20 front, 305/35-20 rear)
– Hennessey Carbon Fiber Door Sill Plates

2011 Hennessey HPE600 Chevrolet Camaro Convertible

 

To be made available to all law enforcement agencies across Canada in the coming weeks for testing and such, the Enforcer brings with it a 3.6l Pentastar V6 engine as standard. Already one sight you don’t want to see in the rear-view mirror, the scary front end of the Charger might also hide a 5.7l HEMI V8 engine, which will send after you a lot more horses than the smaller unit. Read more!

The police cruiser is equipped with anything and everything a Canadian police officer could want from his ride, and at times even more. The Enforcer is equipped with performance suspension tuning, heavy-duty anti-lock vented-disc brakes (ABS), front- and rear-stabilizer bars, 18-inch performance tires on steel wheels and two-mode police-specific Electronic Stability Control (ESC) calibration.

At the interior, the job of a police officer is made easy by using a Police Interface Module, police-duty front seats, column-mounted automatic transmission with Auto Stick and red/white LED interior lighting for night-vision equipment.

In case of a high-speed chase, which can end badly for the cop, his safety is insured with all the latest in safety technologies: multistage driver and front-passenger air bags, seat-mounted side-thorax air bags, supplemental side-curtain air bags for front and rear outboard passengers, driver’s knee bag and tire-pressure monitoring.

A Film by www.marcinbielawski.pl

Photography by Marcin Bielawski, Mateusz Siwek, Patryk Jakowski

Edited by Mateusz Siwek

Music by Adham Shaikh “emergence” The Jokes After Lunch “melanż”

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