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Official Job 1 on First Production Ford Mustang Shelby GT350 and GT350R

Official Job 1 on First Production Ford Mustang Shelby GT350 and GT350R

By Evan J. Smith

Since 1965, Shelby Mustangs have played a key role in the history of the Ford Mustang. And today, Ford produced the very first production 2015 Ford Shelby GT350 and GT350R Mustangs, marking a return of the storied GT350. Our cameras were on hand as Chassis F0001 was driven off the Flat Rock, Michigan assembly line by Bill Ford Jr. This very Mustang, finished in white with blue stripes, will go to the high bidder from the Barrett-Jackson winter auction. Amazingly, the gavel fell at $1,000,000! More importantly, proceeds from the sale of the charity GT350R will benefit the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF). This marks the Ford Official Job 1 on First Production Ford Mustang Shelby GT350 and GT350R

“This is a special day for all Mustang enthusiasts,” said Mr. Ford. “We have taken the GT350 formula to the next level of innovation, style and performance. Today the legend continues.”

Brothers Performance is excited about this landmark Mustang, and we can’t wait for enthusiasts to dig into the 5.2 liter Voodoo V8. Of course, at 526 horsepower, Ford has pushed the limits of engine development with high compression, big cams and rpm, as this baby spins past 8,000! But the aftermarket always packs surprises and we’re anxious to see how far this animal can be pushed. It's only a matter of time before someone slaps turbos on there.

While a slew of prototype Shelby GT350s have been built in the last few months, today marks Job 1 and the actual start of the production models. This is a big day for an automaker, and it’s clearly a special one for Ford, as this is an icon in the making. The GT350 is slathered with so many features that are sure keep the Mustang ahead of the pack, including the flat-plane crankshaft, Magneride suspension, carbon-fiber wheels and the detail such as the amazing seats, sick sounding exhaust and all the electronic wizardry.

Along with 526 ground-pounding ponies, the GT350 has a sinister look, world-class handling, and we hear it’s already pounded the Z/28 into the ground with much quicker track numbers. As for quarter-mile times, we’re expecting to powershift our way to quick E.T’s once we get our hands on one. We’ve even heard the GT350R is as quick as a much more expensive Porsche GT3 around a road course.

The hype has certainly been built for Ford’s latest Mustang, and with the prestige and success of the original 1965 Shelby GT350, this model has big shoes to fill. Ford hit a home run with the 2005-2015 Shelby GT500, and we’re banking that the GT350 will share the same success. Check back next week as we share our first drive report and more details about the 2015/2016 Shelby GT350 and the GT350R.

This entry was posted in News, Ford Mustang, 2015 Ford Mustang News and tagged Shelby, ford, ford motor company, mustang, 2015 Mustang, evan smith, flat rock, gt350, evan j smith, Michigan, gt350r, revan media, bill ford jr, job 1, first production on August 20, 2015 by Evan Smith.
Dodge Will Go Plum Crazy At The 2015 Woodward Dream Cruise

Dodge Will Go Plum Crazy At The 2015 Woodward Dream Cruise

This weekend Dodge will be showing off some new 2016 Hellcat models at the 2015 Woodward Dream Cruise and reintroducing the plum crazy color to many Challenger and Charger models

To premiere and reintroduce this latest wild and crazy color for new models, The Dodge display at this world famous event in Detroit will be showing off their wild plumcrazy versions of the 2016 Dodge Challenger 392 Hemi Scat Pack Shaker and Charger R/T Scat Pack. This vibrant color originally debuted back in 1970, but Dodge has kept the lavender hue special in recent years by limiting the option to specific trims. It was last offered during the 2014 model year on R/T and SRT trims of the two vehicles.

Practically any buyer will be able to go Plum Crazy if they want. On the Challenger, the color will be available on the SXT Plus, R/T models, Hemi Scat Pack Shaker, SRT 392, and SRT Hellcat trims. The choices for the Charger will be similarly broad, including the SXT when ordered with 20-inch wheels, R/T versions, SRT 392, and SRT Hellcat.

Customers desperately wanting a vehicle in this insanely violet shade will be able to place their orders this September, and dealers will get the chance from October through the end of the year. Production of the lavender muscle cars will then start in November.

Dodge believes that limiting production on vibrant colors provides collectors more of an opportunity because of low volume production numbers on high-impact colors

Limited-edition models and limited-production paint colors add collectability, accounting for less than 11 percent of the entire global production of Dodge Charger and Challenger to date

"Powerful muscle cars painted in impactful colors make Woodward Dream Cruise the perfect setting for Dodge to debut the newest generation Challenger and Charger models in Plum Crazy," said Tim Kuniskis, President and Chief Executive Officer – Dodge Brand and SRT Brand, FCA – North America. "And with our strongest muscle-car arsenal ever, we knew it was time to reach into our Dodge paint code archive and offer our high-performance R/T Scat Pack and SRT Hellcat models in one of the most iconic exterior colors of all time."

Since 1970, Plum Crazy has been one of the most desired paint colors for the Dodge Challenger and Charger. Today, the enthusiast demand for this heritage hue is stronger than ever – as the signature paint color is directly associated with high collectability and the famed "Mopar-or-no-car" legacy. Add in the widest performance range ever for the 2016 Challenger and Charger, and there hasn't been a better time to paint the Dodge brand's iconic muscle car arsenal in the nostalgic color.

"From the aggressive and in-your-face styling of the SRT Hellcat models, the reverberating black stripes on our Shaker models, to the nostalgic dual A-line side stripes in satin black or gloss white on the R/T Classic model – Plum Crazy further builds on Dodge brand's muscle-car roots and adds to Challenger and Charger's vibrant legacy," said Mark Trostle, Head of Dodge and SRT Design, FCA US LLC.

See the first ever released production numbers from Dodge below:

Dodge Charger Limited Edition Paint and Model Production (Global: 2006 to 2015MY)

MODEL YEAR PAINT DESCRIPTION PAINT CODE MODELS VOLUME

2006MY Go ManGo PVE R/T Daytona 4,210
Top Banana PYH R/T Daytona 4,295
TorRed PR3 R/T Daytona 2,326
2007MY Plum Crazy PHG SRT8 300
Plum Crazy PHG R/T Daytona 1,520
Detonator Yellow PYB SRT8 1,000
Sublime PFB R/T Daytona 1,650
TorRed PR3 All 6,519
2008MY B5 Blue PQD SRT8 1,000
Hemi Orange PLC R/T Daytona 1,750
TorRed PR3 All 8,190
2009MY Hemi Orange PLC SRT8 Super Bee 425
TorRed PR3 All 4,516
2010MY TorRed PR3 All 6,030
2011MY Pitch Black PX8 Mopar '11 1,500
Toxic Orange PVG All 5,205
2012MY Blue Streak PCL All 963
Stinger Yellow PYV SRT8 Super Bee 711
2013MY Daytona Blue PB6 R/T Daytona 1,229
Plum Crazy PHG SRT8 and SRT8 Super Bee 152
Hemi Orange PLC SRT8 and SRT8 Super Bee 48
Copperhead PLB SXT and R/T 728
TorRed PR3 All 667
2014MY Plum Crazy PHG R/T and SRT 658
Header Orange PL4 All 1,638
Header Orange PL4 SRT Super Bee 74
TorRed PR3 All 7,724
High Octane Red PRR 100th Anniversary Edition 1,490
2015MY** B5 Blue PQD SXT, R/T and SRT 2,978
TorRed PR3 SXT, R/T and SRT 2,272
Total Dodge Charger limited-edition models and paint colors 71,768
Dodge Challenger Limited Edition Paint and Model Production (Global: 2008 to 2015MY)
MODEL YEAR PAINT DESCRIPTION PAINT CODE MODELS VOLUME
2008MY Hemi Orange PLC SRT8 4,092
2009MY Hemi Orange PLC R/T & SRT8 6,029
B5 Blue PQD R/T Classic & SRT8 1,419
TorRed PR3 All 4,677
2010MY Hemi Orange PLC R/T & SRT8 3,514
Plum Crazy PHG R/T Classic & SRT8 2,741
B5 Blue PQD R/T Classic & SRT8 2,031
Furious Fuchsia PHP R/T Classic & SRT8 1,527
Detonator Yellow PYB R/T Classic & SRT8 1,483
TorRed PR3 All 6,694
Brilliant Black PXR Mopar '10 601
2011MY Deep Water Blue PBS SRT8 392 Inaugural Edition 863
Bright White PW7 SRT8 392 Inaugural Edition 731
Green with Envy PGE R/T Classic & SRT8 1,532
Toxic Orange PVG All 4,683
2012MY Header Orange PL4 SXT, R/T and SRT8 2,225
Blue Streak PCL All 2,154
Stinger Yellow PYV R/T Classic & SRT Superbee 1,819
2013MY Plum Crazy PHG R/T Classic & SRT 1,769
Hemi Orange PLC R/T & SRT 1,103
TorRed PR3 R/T & SRT 377
2014MY Plum Crazy PHG R/T Classic/Shaker & SRT 1,320
Header Orange PL4 All 3,178
High Octane Red PRR 100th Anniversary Edition 1,715
TorRed PR3 All 4,966
Pitch Black PX8 Mopar '14 Shaker 60
Bright White PW7 Mopar '14 Shaker 51
2015MY** Sublime PFB All 6,208
B5 Blue PQD All 3,152
TorRed PR3 All 6,747
Total Dodge Challenger limited-edition models and paint colors 79,461
** 2015 MY volume is actual built units thru 7/31/2015

This entry was posted in News on August 14, 2015 by Brothers Performance.
Great Turnout For Camaro Fest 2015

Great Turnout For Camaro Fest 2015

The Camaro 5 Fest VI was held last weekend in Kentucky at the Beech Bend Raceway Park where Camaro owners from all over the United States gathered in their thousands to get an opportunity to socialize and participate in drag racing and auto cross events as well as show off their rides in the huge car shows that happened over the 3 day event.

The event kicked off on the Thursday at the National Corvette Museum Motorsports park where Camaro owners hit the track for some corner carving in some not so desirable damp and wet conditions, which kept speeds down and also lead to some small off track excursions on occasion.

Things dried out for Thursday's big day at the Raceway Park where everyone showed off their best paint, trim and accessories in the car show and then owners and drivers showed their skills in the cone zone at the auto cross event and even put some rubber down on the Beech Bend drag strip later in the day.

Saturday saw everyone back at the Beech Bend Raceway for more "Camaro Cross" "Show & Shine Show" and drag racing. By all accounts this was a hugely successful event and was attended by thousands of owners and their cars - General Motors was also in attendance, exhibiting their new 2016 Camaro models along with some notable executives and Camaro personalities in attendance.

Judging by forum threads and social media the 2016 Camaro Fest VII is expected to return to Beech Bend again next year with an even larger crowd that will include new 2016 Camaro six owners, who will surely add an interesting mix to the track events.

We hope everyone who attended this year’s festivities had a great time - we will bring you more information about next year’s dates as soon as they are confirmed.

This entry was posted in News and tagged camaro ss, camaro fest, 2015 camaro fest, camaro fest VI, beech bend raceway, bowling green kentucky, camaro 5, General Motors, 2016 Camaro, Camaro 6, Camaro six on August 13, 2015 by Brothers Performance.
New Shelby Mustang GT350R Billboard

New Shelby Mustang GT350R Billboard

Take a look at the very first Shelby GT350R Mustang billboard advertisement from Ford Performance and it is getting alot of attention - the Ford marketing team surely hit this one out of the park with some good humor that definately grabs your attention, joking about - "just let your kids pay for their own college" so you can buy your dream Mustang! Judging by all the media coverage this billboard is getting accross the interent in the forums and all over social media, looks like this has paid for its self many times over. What we wonder is how many of them are there or is this just something they have decided to do in the Detroit area? Let us know in the comments if you know anything or have seen any other intersting billboards!

This entry was posted in News and tagged 2016 shelby gt350, Mustang GT350r, shelby billboard, gt350 billboard, gt350r billboard, mustang billboard on July 31, 2015 by Brothers Performance.