LAUREL MOUNTAIN MUSTANG INTERIOR KITS
Still, it can be finessed, and hard driving is plenty of fun. Traction
control is standard, and useful. Meaty 17-inch wheels and tires do a
commendable job of keeping the Mustang GT stuck to the corners, and the
car is so easily steered using the throttle that it's a snap to induce
controlled power-on oversteer. The thick-rimmed, leather-wrapped
four-spoke steering wheel feels good in the driver's hands, even if
response and feel don't come close to matching the crisp intuitiveness
of an Acura RSX or BMW. Brakes are four-wheel discs with ABS, and they
aren't really up to the task of repeated use; brake fade was evident
when they got overheated.
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1st Place: 2010 Chevrolet Camaro SS
Let's make one thing clear. This baby's got motor. The Camaro SS
sports what is easily the most powerful mill in this test — a 6.2-liter
pushrod LS3 V8 from the Vette. In the Camaro it blurps out 426 hp and
420 lb-ft of torque.
At 13.0 seconds at 110.9 mph, the Camaro SS is far and away the
fleetest, smacking down the quarter-mile a half-second quicker than the
next-quickest Mustang and nearly a full second quicker than the
Challenger.
Get some air in its lungs and it belts out a V8 blat that is
unmistakably Detroit. This thing hauls the mail. You expected that.
What comes as a surprise is the Camaro's civility. Chevy's decision to
abandon the live axle for a fully independent rear suspension will
surely piss off the drag racers. Everyone else will appreciate the
Camaro's newfound composure.
LAUREL MOUNTAIN MUSTANG INTERIOR SCREW KITS: And although the
Challenger might offer more horsepower, we figure the Mustang's lighter
weight will keep it way ahead at the track. Just compare the last
Bullitt we tested, which got to 60 mph in 5.4 seconds and then did the
quarter-mile in 13.7 seconds, to the 5.9-second and 14.1-second
performance of the Challenger R/T — it's not even close.
We can't say the same just yet about the Camaro, but it does weigh
around 500 pounds more than the Mustang. Then there's the Nissan 370Z.
Maybe not a natural competitor, but it does cost around $30K and runs a
13.4-second quarter-mile.
LAUREL MOUNTAIN MUSTANG WEATHERSTRIP KITS
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The 1968 Mustang was little changed from it 1967 counterpart. Most
of the changes were in subtle refinements to the interior and exterior.
New options for the 1968 Mustang included an AM/FM stereo radio, rear
window defogger (coupe and fastback only), re-designed front power disc
brakes, and the all new 302 cid engine. The 302-4V, 230 horsepower
engine replaced the 289 Challenger Special of previous years. By
December of 1967, the 289 engine was replaced entirely by the 302
version. Other changes included the deletion of the horizontal grille
bars, the deletion of the F-O-R-D letters at the front of the hood,
simplification of the quarter panel ornament, and many safety features
were added. Due to increasing governmental regulations, the 1968
Mustang now included front and rear side marker lights, folding, flush
mounted interior door pulls, and an energy absorbing steering column.
There were several "region specific" models offered from various
dealers. Two of the most noteable were the Mustang California Special,
and the Mustang High Country Special. Total production for 1968 was
317,404 units.
LAUREL MOUNTAIN MUSTANG FASTBACK
LAUREL MOUNTAIN MUSTANG ROTSSERIES:
This particular blogger and Autoblog photographer Drew Phillips
have had a running tete-a-tete concerning the Mustang. Phillips has
extolled the car's blank-slate possibilities and massive performance
for a massive bargain. I, conversely, have never really paid much
attention to the Mustang, even though where I grew up they were thought
so important to a young man's upbringing as to be considered one of the
four food groups. Full Disclosure: I haven't even driven one since
1996, and that car was at least five years old – a GT that broke loose
so quickly under my youthful foot that it's a wonder the car never
wound up with the kind of body modifications you can only get from a
ditch.
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