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A four-cylinder Mustang sounds like a contradiction, but Ford’s 2.3-liter EcoBoost makes more torque than the V6 it replaced, delivers it 1,600 rpm sooner, and returns 32 mpg on the highway. It also takes weight off the nose and responds to tuning in ways a naturally aspirated engine never could. The compromise is the noise, and it is a real one. Read on for why Ford already tried this once in 1984.
The letter K in the fifth VIN position marks a 1966 Mustang as a Hi-Po 289 car, and almost nothing visible from the outside can prove it. The differences are internal: a solid-lifter camshaft, higher compression, a distinctly thicker harmonic balancer, and a rev range no ordinary 289 could reach. Fewer than 6,000 were built that year. Read on to find out how to tell a real one from a very convincing copy.
Ford did not build a new engine to make the 1965 Mustang quick. It reached into a completely different car’s parts bin, pulled out an engine that had already been proving itself elsewhere for two years, and charged a serious premium for the privilege. Only a tiny fraction of buyers ever checked the box, and the horsepower figure attached to this car deserves a closer look than it usually gets.
Ford put one engine at the very bottom of the 1967 Mustang order sheet that almost nobody circled: the S-Code 390, a 320-horsepower FE big block that required a redesigned engine bay just to fit. Buyers looked at it, looked at the lighter small-block GT beside it, and mostly walked away. That indifference is exactly why a documented S-Code GT fastback in original spec is now one of the harder first-generation Mustangs to verify and to find.
Greg Hillyer walks through the welding and prep work behind one of the more ambitious Mustang modifications an owner can attempt: converting a 1966 coupe into a fastback by grafting on a donor roof. It’s a job that demands precision most home builders never attempt, and the stakes for getting the fit and structural integrity right are high. At least one viewer credits a direct conversation with Hillyer for the success of their own conversion. Watch to see exactly how the roofline transformation comes together.
Craigslist’s reputation for shady deals is well earned, but that does not mean every listing is a scam, it means you need to know exactly what to check before sending a single dollar. From VIN verification and reverse image searches to safe in-person meeting spots, a few simple habits separate buyers who land a great classic from buyers who lose their deposit.
Ford launched the Mustang in China in 2015 as a niche import with expectations of roughly 3,000 sales, and then watched demand climb. The car that got there was the first Mustang ever engineered for worldwide sale, and the version most Chinese buyers chose was the four-cylinder EcoBoost rather than the V8, for reasons that come down to a displacement tax that hits large engines at 40 percent. Read on for how the global strategy reshaped the car.
Ford built the 428 Cobra Jet to solve a problem the 427 couldn’t: it was cheaper and easier to manufacture, yet nearly as powerful. Officially rated at just 335 horsepower to dodge rising insurance premiums, the CJ actually made over 400 with a hood scoop, and it proved it by winning the Super Stock Eliminator title at its competitive debut at the 1968 NHRA Winternationals — months before it even reached dealers. A Super Cobra Jet variant followed with quiet internal upgrades built for durability. Read on for the full story of Ford’s most underrated engine.
StreetCarVideo brings together an unlikely mix of modern performance machines — a Cadillac CTS-V, a boosted Mustang GT, a Procharged Chevy SS, and a Corvette ZR1 — for a street-racing session that crosses brand lines most car people take personally. The results sparked real debate in the comments, particularly around how well a boosted Coyote V8 held up against factory-supercharged competition from GM and the aftermarket-boosted SS. Watch to see which combination actually came out on top on the street.
This multi-car drag showdown lines up a Camaro ZL1, Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat, Mustang GT, Shelby Super Snake, and Challenger Shaker in a rotating series of head-to-head passes. One Camaro owner watching in the comments admits his own ZL1 got beaten by a Hellcat, then explains the transmission choice that might have closed the gap. Rough launches, spinning tires, and one uninvited car – the Dodge Demon – dominate the debate underneath. Watch to see which factory muscle car actually backs up its numbers.
In 2016, a panel of 17 women from 14 countries named the Ford Mustang their Women’s Performance Car of the Year, with the Ford Focus RS finishing a close second. The honor pushed back on decades of man’s-car marketing built around the Mustang, while the rest of the muscle car world kept moving too — Classic Performance Products modernized vintage handling, Mopar rolled out new support for grassroots NHRA Sportsman racers, and Hellcat-themed toys sold out before Christmas. Read on for the full roundup of what was happening across the muscle car world that year.
A 1967 Ford Mustang Fastback built in the image of Eleanor from Gone in 60 Seconds should be judged on its widebody kit and hood pins. Instead, nearly every comment on this Mainly Musclecars build is about one thing, the paint. Watch to see the color that convinced longtime Mustang fans, and at least one skeptical spouse, that this Eleanor tribute finally got it right.
Ford has spent six decades building genuinely different kinds of muscle cars, from the original 1964 Mustang that sold 400,000 units in its first year to Shelby’s race-bred GT350 and GT500, all the way to the homologation-only Boss 302 and Boss 429. Take the quiz and the real question isn’t which car is fastest – it’s which era of Ford’s muscle car identity actually matches how you’d drive. Here’s the history behind every option on the list.
A nitrous-fed 1967 Mustang and a twin-turbo 1999 Camaro squared off in a street race that RedmaroProductions caught on camera, and it didn’t end the way either driver hoped. Both cars, representing two very different eras of Detroit muscle, came out of the run needing serious bodywork, though both drivers walked away unhurt. The clip has drawn over 817,000 views and no shortage of debate about who was really at fault. Watch to see exactly how quickly a grudge race can go sideways.
Ringbrothers built this 1972 AMC Javelin around a supercharged Hellcat engine pushing roughly 1,100 horsepower — enough to earn a genuine, rare laugh out of Jay Leno himself on Jay Leno’s Garage. Mike and Jim Ring took one of muscle car history’s most overlooked nameplates and turned it into one of the wildest builds the show has featured. Fans in the comments are already asking for more AMC. Watch to see what makes this Javelin different from anything AMC ever built.