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…And We’re Back!

You may have noticed that the site has been down for about 24hrs. Seems some boffins over in some server room somewhere unplugged something. So after worrying for a day I’m now relieved we’re back up and running. Stay tuned. New post coming tonight. – Cam

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Man Wants Mustang – Turns Lamborghini Into One

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Could this be the worst car faux pas of the decade? Well It brings tears to my eyes seeing this and has got to be the most absurd and in my opinion idiotic thing ever done to a Lamborghini. I don’t have anything to go off except the photos, and the fact the car was on display at SEMA in 2007. Basically they have taken a stock Lamborghini Gallardo and fabricated a Mustang around it. The result? A Mustang on the outside with Lamborghini power. (Read more…)

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Classic Recreations Unveil GT500CR Prototype

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Well it’s been a bit of a wait since we saw the intitial concept drawings of Classic Recreations new offering in partnership with Carroll Shelby, but now they have finally unveiled a prototype model that looks badass! checkout the pics after the jump. (Read more…)

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eBay Find: Richard’s 815hp 1967 Shelby Super Snake Eleanor Mustang

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Well just about every Eleanor fan knows of or has seen pictures of Richard’s one-of-a-kind Super Snake Eleanor and last year I reported about how it was up for sale. Well now Richard has taken the next step and placed it on Ebay. (Read more…)

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VIDEO: 2011 Shelby GT500 Promo Reel

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As many of you know I don’t usually post about the modern Mustang, or information you could easily get from Mustang Blog, however, these awesome videos are too good not to share with you all. The are promotional videos of the all-new 2011 Shelby GT500. They’re no nonsense videos with nothing but sweet music from the 5.4-liter supercharged V8. Enjoy! (Read more…)

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Introducing The All New Toyota Eleanor Twin-Turbo

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Well times are slow over here in Australia regarding updates of all the cars I’m following (including my own) so I thought I’d share some Eleanor related humour that, quite frankly, is disturbing. I present to you the Toyota Twin Turbo Eleanor Supra! (Read more…)

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Classic Recreations GT500CR Imminent – Countdown Added!

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For a while now we’ve all been hearing about the Shelby authorised GT500CR soon to be released by custom coachbuilders Classic Recreations. We’ve poured over the concept impressions, the specs and pricing but we haven’t heard anything about when these cars will be released or at least begin production but now we do. (Read more…)

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VIDEO: The Birth Of The Ford Mustang

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Here’s another vintage video I came across recently and although it doesn’t show the Mustang shape we all know and love it does show you how the Mustang ‘project’ came about. It’s quite interesting how the common Mustang shape came from a radically looking experimental car. (Read more…)

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VIDEO: Small Tour Of Cinema Vehicle Services With Very Excited Host

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So I had to think for a little while on about if i wanted to post this or not. I decided to because it does involve Eleanor, specifically one of the movie cars, and as most people are still away on holidays (including me). So what were the cons I hear you ask? Well the woman in the video is rather annoying! (But easy on the eye I might add) But I’m sure you can put up with her until Eleanor shows her face. (Read more…)

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