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So you have an '06 Mustang GT and like it, but want a lot more attention and oomph. Do you do what everyone does and just do a custom paint job or a fart exhaust pipe? No! You're a real car enthusiast, not some teen. If you have custom exhaust, you have performance to match. If you get a snazzy paint job, it means "Hey look, it's got a modified V-8 in it!" This is why this new kit exists. There is a new company, so new it is yet to be named, that has created this prototype for two body kits to put on last-gen Mustang. The front part is their first kit, which has all the styling of a '69 Shelby GT500, and the back part is based off of a Mach 1. The kit is also not just for the car's body, with high-performance upgrades throughout in authentic vintage-style pieces and parts. Details are scarce about this new company and its suppliers, but some things I've found out are that Cobra Fiberclass in Jackson, MO are going to supply some parts, as well as Shelby Parts and Restoration in Green Bay, which is how I found out about this in the first place. So if you want some real, late-60's muscle in your 'Stang and a Shelby or Mach 1 you can drive every day, look for the is kit on the market, probably after a few more predictable prototypes showcasing each kit.

I don't want to whale on Ford, but I also think that the paint job inspired by mandated safety features on planes doesn't capture the spirit. I'm sure that most pilots would love a flame paint job or some custom paint on their plane rather than yellow tape and ID numbers, but are forced to have them. What are some suggestions for a better paint job? Photo from internetautoguide.com

The Shelby GT500 is a legendary performance Mustang that has been made, on and off, since the Sixties. It has more muscular styling, handling, and power than the regular "stock" Mustang for a serious upgrade in straight line performance as well as better cornering for the twisties. It has always been designed and built at Shelby's shop...erm, not any more.

Though the people at Shelby are supposed to have supervised design process, the new-generation "Shelby" GT500 Mustang is the first to be built at Ford, by Ford. This shatters a long-standing tradition of Shelby being an essentially separate organization, just getting the cars and some parts to tweak out. Shelby has now essentially become part of FoMoCo, and I'm surprised that I haven't heard much outcry by this point about this new development.

One major reason for this switch is probably the seemingly unstoppable fall of the economy. Shelby's small company wants the relative security of Ford, which makes Ford's toughness in these times all the more good for them. If Shelby would've made performance Dodge Chargers, they probably wouldn't have survived the K-car or these modern Fiat-induced times. Nevertheless, this new process will lose many fans among the Shelby customers, but will help keep the company alive.

A muscular-looking Nova with a skull and cross-bones.

A close-up of a pampered, first-gen, brand-new-looking, 53,000 mile Mazda Miata

This is how about 80% of my photos come out. See what I go through for you?

A BMW convertible turning a corner

The ultimate Mustangs from two eras: A relatively new Rousch and a GT350 (though it's a replica)