Ringbrothers 1969 Ford Mustang Mach 1 Unkl At SEMA

Ringbrothers 1969 Ford Mustang Mach 1 Unkl At SEMA

Hunting the wild horse it loves most for custom builds, Ringbrothers included a Ford Mustang build in its SEMA showcase this year. The interior's been rendered a track-day mission control. A suite of Classic Industries gauges mix it with a push-button starter, billet toggle switches, knurled dials for the Vintage Air Gen IV air conditioning, and drilled stalks on the Ididit steering column. Upholstery Unlimited applied custom finishes to the Recaro seats, center tunnel, and floor. That scooped hood covers a naturally aspirated 520-cubic-inch (8.5-liter) Boss V8 with Holley carbs and Flowmaster headers built by Jon Kaase. Seven hundred lag-free horses work their way through a Bowler six-speed manual Tremec gearbox and QA1 carbon fiber driveshaft to a 9-inch John's Industries rear end with 3:55 gears. A Flowmaster 44 stainless steel exhaust no doubt keeps the noise loud and proud. Detroit Speed Engineering designed a new front and rear suspension using RideTech coilovers, new front and rear sway bars, and new rack-and-pinion steering rack. At the corners is a set of staggered 19- and 20-inch HRE wheels in Michelin Pilot Sport 4S rubber, held back by six-piston Baer Extreme calipers all around.

Whether you are a Ford fan or not you have to admit one thing they did right was the Mustang. For years they have continued building this model of car which hasnt slowed in popularity at all. Even better is the variety of versions and styles they offered. One vintage style was the Mach I. This car took the standard mustang to the next level. With a few body modifications the car has a much sportier look and the performance to back it up. The 1970 Ford Mustang Mach I you see here underwent a complete ground up restoration at Wolf Creek Rod Works with no corners cut. 70,000. The car is coated in Red with the correct flat Black striping. All of the stainless trim is cleanly mounted around the windows and in great condition. The spoilers are in place up front and in rear to complete the Mach I appearance. The car has been cared for extremely well and hasnt seen rain once since it was completed.

The 2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E has been officially revealed, complete with divisive design, up to 300 miles of all-electric range, and the sort of tech that EV drivers might more commonly associate with Tesla. Slipping out from under the covers just ahead of the LA Auto Show 2019, the newest addition to the Mustang family is counting on more than just a familiar brand name to give Ford a boost. It鈥檚 the handiwork of Team Edison, the group within the automaker tasked with closing the gap between the blue oval and its electrified competitors. Ford is taking no chances, either: the automaker says it benchmarked the Mustang Mach-E against the Porsche Macan, hardly easy competition in the crossover SUV segment. Ford鈥檚 Mustang-inspired styling is undoubtedly going to be the most controversial part of this car. The automaker is insistent that every angle, curve, crease, and sculpt line of the Mustang Mach-E was intentional, not to mention challenging.

Originally intended to be more of a 鈥渃ompliance car鈥?- a phrase that you can鈥檛 help hearing the disdain in, when Ford鈥檚 team says it - a far more dramatic aesthetic was decided on in the end. Squint, just a little, and the Mustang details are clear. The long hood - helping stretch out that all-important dash-to-axle distance - and the lamps of course, LEDs front and rear in those familiar triple-slash clusters. It鈥檚 taller than a Mustang coupe, unsurprisingly, but Ford uses some visual trickery to the roofline to help give its SUV a more two-door-like arch. Look at it from the side and your eye first sees a lower, body-color roofline. That sweeps up, from the heavily-raked windshield, over, and then down to the hatchback rear. There is, though, a second roofline, blacked out so that your eye doesn鈥檛 immediately see it. That follows a far more crossover-traditional line, allowing for more second row headroom.

You might not like the end result, but even then there are some details worthy of your consideration. The heavily sculpted flanks, for instance, were only possible because of Ford鈥檚 adoption of an e-latch. Without that push-button release, the mechanism of a traditional door handle would鈥檝e demanded far flatter panels outside. Similarly, the hood is astonishingly undulating when you look at it closely. That was something the designers could only achieve because there鈥檚 no bulky gas engine underneath. Ford calls the Mustang Mach-E an SUV, but it definitely errs on the sporting side rather than outright practicality. Its 5.7-inch ground clearance, in fact, is about the same as that of a regular Mustang. This shouldn鈥檛 be your first port of call if wading through mud or rivers are on the agenda. Ford is planning five trims for the Mustang Mach-E, though not all will be available on day one. They鈥檒l be differentiated by styling, equipment, performance, and range.