Tag: American muscle cars

2012 Mustang GT California Special | 2020 Shops at Wiregrass Car & Truck Show

Here’s a 2012 Mustang California Special that was at the 2020 Shops at Wiregrass Car & Truck Show. This is from second phase of the fifth generation, which was made between January of 2009 and June of 2014 (model years between 2010 and 2014). The engine is a 5 liter Coyote V8 that produces 412 horsepower and 390 pound-feet of torque. The transmission of this one is a 6-speed manual.

1966 Mustang | 2020 Shops at Wiregrass Car & Truck Show

Here’s a ’66 Mustang that was at the 2020 Shops at Wiregrass Car & Truck Show. This is from the first phase of the first generation of the Mustang, which was made between March of 1964 and July of 1966. The engine of this one is a 4.7 Windsor V8 that produces 200 horsepower and 282 pound-feet of torque. The transmission of this one is a 3-speed automatic. This car does 0-60 mph in 8.9 seconds and has a top speed of 119 mph.

2008 Mustang GT | 2020 Shops at Wiregrass Car & Truck Show

Here’s a 2008 Mustang GT that was at the 2020 Shops at Wiregrass Car & Truck Show. This is from the first phase of the fifth generation, which was made between September of 2004 and December of 2008 (model years between 2005 and 2009). The engine is a 4.6 liter Modular V8 that produces 300 horsepower and 320 pound-feet of torque. The transmission of this one is a 5-speed manual.

1966 Shelby GT350 | 2019 Daytona Turkey Rod Run

This is a ’66 Shelby GT350 that was at the 2019 Daytona Turkey Rod Run. It’s from the first phase of the first generation of the Mustang, which was made between 1964 and 1966. This version of the Shelby GT350 was made between 1965 and 1966. The engine is a 4.7 liter Windsor V8 that produces 285 horsepower and 325 pound-feet of torque. The transmission is a 4-speed manual.

2009 Corvette ZR1 | 2019 Daytona Turkey Rod Run

This is a 2009 Corvette ZR1 that was at the 2019 Daytona Turkey Rod Run. It’s from the C6 series, which was made between June of 2004 and February of 2013 (model years between 2005 and 2013). The ZR1 was unveiled at the 2008 North American International Auto Show. The engine is the LS9, which is a 6.2 liter supercharged V8 that produces 638 horsepower and 604 pound-feet of torque. The transmission is a 6-speed manual. This car does 0-60 mph in 3.4 seconds and has a top speed of 205 mph. This car weighs 3,380 pounds since the body panels are composite, the chassis is a hydroformed steel frame, and the front fenders, roof, and hood are carbon fiber.

2018 Dodge Challenger Demon | 2019 Daytona Turkey Rod Run

This is a 2018 Dodge Challenger Demon that was at the 2019 Daytona Turkey Rod Run. It’s from the third generation of the Dodge Challenger, which has been in production since 2008. The Demon was unveiled at the 2017 New York Auto Show, and even made it’s film debut in The Fate of the Furious. Tim Kuniskus is the man behind the project, and he presented the car while the song “Fuel” by Metallica was being played. The engine is a 6.2 liter supercharged Hemi V8 that produces 840 horsepower and 770 pound-feet of torque. The transmission is an 8-speed automatic. This car weighs 4,279 pounds since the chassis is unitary steel. This car does 0-60 mph in 2.3 seconds. I’m not sure what the true top speed is because one source says that it’s 207 mph, and another says it’s 168 mph. A total of 3,300 were built. 3,000 were sold in America, and the remaining 300 were sold in Canada.

2017 Corvette Grand Sport | 2019 Daytona Turkey Rod Run

This is a 2017 Corvette Grand Sport that was at the 2019 Daytona Turkey Rod Run. This is from the C7 series, which has been in production since June of 2013 (the first model year was 2014). The Grand Sport was unveiled at the 2016 Geneva Motor Show. The engine is the LT1, which is a 6.2 liter V8 that produces 460 horsepower and 465 pound-feet of torque. The transmission of this one is a 7-speed manual.