Car of the Day 9/11/18

Today’s car of the day is this 2001 Mustang Cobra that was at the 2018 Barrett-Jackson Auction in Palm Beach. It’s from the second phase of the first generation, which was made between 1999 and 2004. The engine is a 4.6 liter Modular V8 that produces 320 horsepower and 317 pound-feet of torque. The transmission is a 5-speed manual. This car does 0-60 mph in 5.4 seconds and has a top speed of 150 mph. This Mustang was auctioned off for $16,500.

Car of the Day 9/6/18

Today’s car of the day is this 2009 Roush Mustang P-51B that was at the 2018 Barrett-Jackson Auction in Palm Beach. It’s based on the first phase of the fifth generation, which was made between September of 2004 and December of 2008 (model years between 2005 and 2009). Only 51 of the Roush P-51B were made. The engine is a 4.6 liter supercharged Modular V8 that produces 510 horsepower and 510 pound-feet of torque. The transmission is a 5-speed manual. This Mustang was auctioned off for $47,300.

Car of the Day 8/30/18

Today’s car of the day is this ’97 Ford Crown Victoria that was at the 2018 Barrett-Jackson Auction in Palm Beach. The Crown Victoria is a luxury sedan that was made between 1991 and 2011 (model years between 1992 and 2011). This is from the first generation, which was made between January of 1991 and October of 1997 (model years between 1992 and 1997). The engine is a 4.6 liter Modular V8 that produces 190 horsepower and 260 pound-feet of torque. The transmission is a 4-speed automatic. This car does 0-60 mph in 10.6 seconds and has a top speed of 130 mph. This Crown Victoria sold for $5,500.

2018 Ford Escape SE

My grandpa is using this 2018 Ford Escape SE while his Lincoln MKZ is being repaired. The Ford Escape is a crossover that’s been in production since 2000 (the first model year was 2001). This is from the third generation, which has been in production since 2013. The engine is a 1.5 liter turbocharged Ecoboost straight-4 that produces 179 horsepower and 177 pound-feet of torque. The transmission is a 6-speed automatic.

Car of the Day 8/26/18

Today’s car of the day is this 2007 Mustang GT Sanderson’s Custom Tribute that was at the 2018 Barrett-Jackson Auction in Palm Beach. It’s from the first phase of the fifth generation, which was made between 2004 and 2009 (model years between 2005 and 2009). This is number 6 out of the 50 Sanderson’s Custom Tribute that were made. The engine is a 4.6 liter supercharged Modular V8 that produces 425 horsepower. The transmission is a 5-speed manual. This Mustang was auctioned off for $55,000.

Car of the Day 8/25/18

Today’s car of the day is this 2006 Shelby GT-H that was at the 2018 Barrett-Jackson Auction in Palm Beach. It’s from the first phase of the fifth generation Mustang, which was made between September of 2004 and December of 2008 (model years between 2005 and 2008). The Shelby GT-H was made between 2006 and 2008, and only 500 were built. The engine is a 4.6 liter V8 that produces 325 horsepower and 320 pound-feet of torque. The transmission is a 5-speed automatic. This car does 0-60 mph in 5.2 seconds and has a top speed of 143 mph. This Shelby was auctioned off for $46,200.

Car of the Day 8/9/18

Today’s car of the day is Rick Mast’s ’95 Skoal Bandit Ford Thunderbird, and I saw it at the 2018 Barrett-Jackson Auction in Palm Beach. It’s based on the tenth generation of the Thunderbird, which was made between October of 1988 and September of 1997 (model years between 1989 and 1997). The engine is 5.9 liter Ford Racing V8 that produces 730 horsepower. The transmission is a 4-speed manual. This Thunderbird was auctioned off for $14,300.

Car of the Day 8/7/18

Today’s car of the day is this 2016 Shelby GT-H that was at the 2018 Barrett-Jackson Auction in Palm Beach. It was unveiled at the 2016 New York Auto Show. The engine is a 5 liter Coyote V8 that produces 435 horsepower and 390 pound-feet of torque. The transmission is a 6-speed automatic. The GT-H comes with a Shelby GT-H carbon fiber front splitter, rear spoiler, dash plate, and many more. Only 140 of the 2016 Shelby GT-H were built.

Car of the Day 8/4/18

Today’s car of the day is this 2012 Shelby GT500 that was at the 2018 Barrett-Jackson Auction in Palm Beach. It’s from the second phase of fifth generation of the Mustang (which was made between January of 2009 and June of 2014 (model years between 2010 and 2014). The engine is a 5.4 liter supercharged Modular V8 that produces 540 horsepower and 510 pound-feet of torque. The transmission is a 6-speed manual. This Shelby was auctioned off for $35,200.

Car of the Day 7/28/18

Today’s car of the day is this ’57 Thunderbird that was at the 2018 Barrett-Jackson Auction in Palm Beach. It’s from the first generation, which was made between 1955 and 1957. The engine of this one is a 5.2 liter Y-Block V8 that produces 245 horsepower and 332 pound-feet of torque. The transmission of this one is a 3-speed Ford-O-Matic automatic. This car does 0-60 mph in 9 seconds and has a top speed of 121 mph. This Thunderbird was auctioned off for $55,000.