When the modern day Knight Rider tv movie was shown a couple of months ago, pundits criticized the schlocky story and iffy acting but everyone agreed that Kitt was beyond cool. For the upcoming series, producers felt they needed to kick things up a notch and make Kitt a bit more extreme.
At the 2008 edition of Comic Con earlier this week, NBC unveiled the decidedly more aggressive looking Kitt Attack version. They also sent in the Comic Con Virgin to do a few interviews and catch the reveal.
Some time ago, Jil McIntosh wrote a piece about auto writers who forget that they are (or should be) writing for real people, not just zillionaires. You know the guys, they are the ones who write that a 2 seater that sells for a hundred grand is a value priced sports car. While I can’t remember when or where Jil’s article appeared, it came to mind this weekend as we traveled in the 2008 Ford Mustang Bullitt.
Nicknamed Frank, our tester came equipped with touch screen navigation and keyless alarm. The current pricing packages bring Frank to a whopping $34,079 cdn. So let’s add this up here: 2 doors, 315 horsepower, 325 ft/lbs torque, leather interior, navi, a cool shifter, aluminum dash, upgraded suspension and brakes, cold air intake and an absolutely incredible exhaust note. All of that adds up to an incredible value in my eyes. Continue reading →
This uttered by my co-piloto after we switched seats and I removed my sandals after becoming co-piloto.
Oh well, perhaps I should scrub down the summer footwear on occasion.
The drive was uneventful other than some fun roads once we left New York State. Wait a minute, who am I trying to kid? The designated co-piloto desided to run the really loud Bullitt Mustang to redline in the first three gears right in front of a NY State Trooper! Jackass!
Of course a few miles later the same cruiser appeared in our rear view mirror. Surprise!
Anyway, once we left the interstate, we found some incredible roads through three states. Once we hit Connecticut, I got back behind the wheel anticipating some twisties. I wasn’t to be denied. I’m not sure, but I think a windy rural road and 315 horsepower breathing through a more or less open exhaust do not equal 35 miles per hour. I can be pretty certain that our average speed for the last 20 miles was far in excess of that! Damn this car sounds and feels great.
Tomorrow, we’re headed a few miles down the road to Lime Rock where we hope to get tons of stories, not to mention some great photos. For now, it’s off to bed!
Typically I am not a fan of sequels but the producers of this movie say it’s not a sequel but a continuation. From what I can see in the trailer I get the impression it may even be much better than the original. Besides anytime you move from a GM up to a Ford it’s an improvement.
When you see some of today’s retro cars what sort of memories do they bring back for you?
Recently it was announced that Ford Motor Company is bringing back the Playboy Pink Mustangs to the very popular retro 2008 Mustang’s line up. There are probably those of you who don’t remember the year Playboy gave a “Playboy Pink” convertible Mustang to the Playmate of the year. For those of you who do remember seeing them running around you may remember the mixed reviews the public had of them or what a great month it was for Playboy stands but whenever I remember those Playboy Pink Mustangs I am reminded of something other than that month’s edition let alone the articles everyone supposedly read. Continue reading →
My greatest regret when winter rolls in is no more SCCA Solo. To the uninitiated that translates into autocross. My summers are spent running my MX-5 in various events throughout the northeast. I even won 1st place in GS class in a rented Mustang. Obviously no date or location is given to incriminate myself on that event.
All of this hyperbole though is a warm up to introduce my “Autocross Run of the Week.”
Apparently, the driver gave the specs of his car and wheels to an auto parts store employee, but they gave him lugs that were SAE and should have been Metric. This resulted in lugs that felt as if they were torqued down, but loosened when a substantial amount of force was applied against them. The good news is there was very little structural damage to the car, mostly cosmetic. All the workers responded quickly to the incident and maintained the safety of everyone out there.
The Tire and Wheel section of SEMA is a kaleidoscope of chrome and rubber. The problem is too much chrome and rubber can make you literally insane.
To protect show goers from firing off a few rounds from a sawed off, the wheel and tire gang provides buyers with beautiful girls, “sales associates” so to speak, and hot cars to break the monotony. Continue reading →
Ford continues to live up to its pledge to do something interesting with the Mustang every 12 to 18 months with the introduction of the the Bullitt version of the Mustang.
The new version, which will start at just over $31,000 U.S., holds true to the original movie version: understated, but masculinely ominous in hunter green with charcoal wheels and absolutely no badging anywhere on the exterior of the car. In fact, the color on the original was called highland green and this version is called dark highland green. Continue reading →
While we’ve been busy watching Lucky the GT350 cavorting in Mexico, Ford has been busy prepping the new FR500S for display at the SEMA show in Las Vegas. This is really some pretty impressive news, as the Mustang racer is Ford’s first factory ready race car. Destined for a new Mustang only spec series, the FR500S is powered by a sealed 4.6 liter, 3 valve V8 built by Roush. The program gives racers the opportunity to race a real live Trans Am style showroom stocker at the value price of $75,000.
The first images from the 2007 Woodward Dream Cruise have begun to trickle into The Garage. We’re a few days behind some of the other blogs, but there are a ton of images in this first submission alone. There are over 500 photos to sort though, so I’ll be a busy boy tonight. For now, let’s start things off with the beginning of the trip.
James and Rob Tong took their blue Mustang Cobra, along with other members of a couple of local Mustang clubs down for their annual trip to Woodward. The first stops were at Saleen and Roush, where they saw some pretty cool stuff.
