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Auctions: Barrett-Jackson 2012: Galpin Widebody Mustang nets $160,000 for charity

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Filed under: Aftermarket , Coupe , Performance , Auctions , Ford The time has come for the custom widebody Mustang from Galpin Auto Sports to find a new owner. Built by Galpin for industrial company SPX, this specially built Mustang features a hand-built body that widens the car by an incredible nine inches highlighted by PPG Candy Apple Red paint. Under the hood is a supercharged 5.0-liter V8 producing over 700 horsepower, and it has also been fitted with forged three-piece wheels, a custom suede interior, upgraded exhaust system and more. Whether it was the look and sound of the car or whether bidders were simply feeling generous, this attention-grabbing pony car nabbed a final bid of $160,000, all of which will be donated to benefit the St

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Official: Roush announces new performance product line for the Ford F-150

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Filed under: Aftermarket , Performance , Truck , Ford We normally associate with Roush Performance with the Ford Mustang , as we’ve tested several examples over the year from the race-ready 427R Trak Pak to the current 540 horsepower RS3 . The Michigan tuner is now looking to expand, though, and has recently introduced a new line of performance products aimed at another segment of the Ford product line, the F-150 . The F-150′s new powertrains are the main focus of Roush’s product blitz, with supercharger systems available for both the 5.0-liter and 6.2-liter V8s.

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Detroit: 2012 Porsche 911 Carrera Cabriolet brings warm weather to Detroit [w/video]

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Filed under: Detroit Auto Show , Convertible , Performance , Porsche , Design/Style , Luxury The Motor City has been blessed with unseasonably warm weather and mostly clear skies this week, so consider it fortuitous that Porsche has gifted the Detroit Auto Show with the global premiere of its 911 Carrera Cabriolet. This topless 911 carries with it a unique top mechanism that comes off like a particularly snug-fitting canvas lid that follows the roofline of the coupe beautifully – Porsche says it carries rigid panels like a folding hardtop along with its fabric top. The goal?

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Followup: Galpin widebody Mustang ready for its charity auction at Barrett-Jackson

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Filed under: Coupe , Performance , Auctions , Ford The annual Barrett-Jackson auction in Scottsdale, AZ is less than a month away, and car aficionados from around the country are already gearing up for the six-day collector car sell-a-thon. One of the vehicles up for grabs will be this custom widebody Mustang that we first told you about in August . At the time, this ponycar was a mere rendering, but since then Galpin has completed the Mustang and readied it for the auction in January. Like several of the cars that cross the block, the proceeds from the sale of the widebody Mustang will be donated to charity, specifically the St

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Report: Ford F-150 EcoBoost hits 100,000 sales

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Filed under: Car Buying , Truck , Ford Ford bet big on the combination of light duty pickup trucks and boosted V6 power, and it appears the gamble has paid off. The Detroit News reports that Ford has already reached 100,000 F-150 sales in 2011, just as the automaker promised it would . Overall EcoBoost models accounted for 40 percent of all F-150 sales, which is impressive considering that the boosted mill comes with a $895 price premium compared to the very capable 5.0-liter V8. Still more impressive is the fact that Ford also sold plenty of 3.7-liter V6 models as well, and the overall take rate of V6 engines is over 50 percent on the year

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Official: Ford F-150 named 2012 Motor Trend Truck of the Year

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Filed under: Truck , Ford The next in the never-ending list of ‘OTYs comes courtesy of Motor Trend and the buff book’s crowning of the 2012 Ford F-150 as its Truck of the Year. Aside from the expansive list of standard and optional features, the F-150′s general fitment and polish, and Ford’s claim that you can spec your workhorse in one of 650,000 different varieties, what seemed to win over the Motor Trend crew more than anything else was its drivetrain. And one engine in particular. While the 5.0-liter V8 was a favorite, after all the judges sampled a Platinum EcoBoost SuperCrew variant fitted with the twin-turbocharged 3.5-liter V6, the vote was unanimous.

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