Long before the Solus GT, there was the turbocharged M81 McLaren Mustang, and this one could be yours for the right price. Originally, a 250 vehicle production run was planned, but only 10 were actually built due to the high $25,000 USD ($96,991 today) price tag in 1980.
The all-new Ford Mustang Super Cobra Jet 1800 aims to set new NHRA records for electric vehicles. It comes equipped with four PN-250-DZR inverters, mated to two double-stacked DS-250-115 motor pairings as well as a new transmission from Liberty. It’s powered by an entirely revamped, lighter weight battery system designed by Ford Performance and MLe Racecars.
Hennessey Performance just set a new annual ‘Christmas Tree Run’ record in a blistering fast 1000hp Mustang GT500, also known as the VENOM 1000, with the Grinch himself behind the wheel. A hand-built supercharged 5.2L V8 with a 2.65-liter Roots-type supercharger on top makes 1000 hp and 850 lb-ft of torque, allowing the Grinch to hit a top speed of 192 mph with an illuminated Christmas tree strapped to the roof.
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Believe it or not, a street-legal 2006 Ford GT, called ‘BADD GT’, manage to hit 310.8 mph at Space Florida’s launch & landing facility, driven by Johnny Bohmer. It achieved this by swapping out the original supercharger for a twin-turbocharged system that generates approximately 2,700 hp.
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The 6th-generation Ford Fiesta was first released in 2008 and is considered a sport compact car, but this owner wanted something even smaller. So, they apparently chopped off half of the vehicle and turned it into a makeshift Smart Fortwo. For those wanting to see it in person, you’ll have to be in or around the Richland, Washington area.
If a Mazda Miata is the only vehicle around during a zombie apocalypse, you’ll want this Ford V8-powered version that has been designed to go off-road. Power comes from a replacement 302ci Ford V8 engine making 290 hp and 290 lb-ft of torque, mated to a 5-speed T5 manual transmission.
While not as eco-friendly as this all-electric 1967 Ford Mustang, this one-of-a-kind 2017 Shelby Super Snake Widebody Concept could be yours for the right price. It’s headed to the Mecum Auctions event in Kissimmee, Florida early next year (Jan. 4-15) and could fetch a six-figure price tag. This vehicle started out as a standard 2015 Ford Mustang before it received the Shelby treatment, including a chassis widened by 2.5-inches up front and 4-inches in the rear.
There are auto enthusiasts who turned a Mustang into a Batmobile replica, and then this crazy mid-engine ’67 Ford Mustang Fastback concept that actually started out as a Bugatti Veyron kit car from the 2014 ‘Need for Speed’ film. B is for Build’s Chris Steinbacher picked up the Veyron after it was involved in an accident, but this project didn’t begin until Steinbacher came across Karan Adivi’s Mustang Boss 302 rendering in 2021.
While Venom F5 Roadster is the world’s most powerful open-top hypercar, the Hennessey Venom 1200 Mustang GT500 is right up there, speed wise. Its 5.2L V8 engine has been upgraded with a higher capacity 3.8-liter supercharger, a high-flow induction system, new fuel rails and injectors, and an air/oil separation system, generating a combined 1,204 hp and 902 lb-ft of torque.
Charge Cars is set to debut their electric 1967 Ford Mustang restomod at both the LA Auto Show and Petersen Automotive Museum later this year. Limited to 499 vehicles worldwide, this EV boasts 536 hp and 1,120 lb-ft of torque send in sent to all four wheels with torque vectoring technology, enabling it to hit 62 mph in a mere 3.99-seconds, while topping out at an electronically limited 150 mph.