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You Need This: A rare Ford Escort XR3 sold only in South Africa

A rare, Rad-era Ford that won’t break the bank? This Escort XR3 TF could be yours for as little as $16,000, provided you get it here from the U.K.

2027: Ford to race LMDh in the World Endurance Championship

Ford really likes to win, especially at Le Mans–the carmaker announced plans to enter an LMDh race car in the 2027 World Endurance Championship season.

$2000 Challenge: When all else fails, you can always try human power

$2000 Challenge comradery in action: When a wiring issue sidelined this Mustang back in 2015, a few entrants banded together to make sure it got a run through the cones.

You Need This: The Un-Cola of Fox bodys? | Ford Mustang 7-Up Edition

One person's failed marketing campaign is another person's desirable Mustang.

Live Thread: 2024 Ford Mustang EcoBoost Premium Convertible review

We have a 2024 Ford Mustang EcoBoost Premium Convertible to drive and review. What do you want to know about it?

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Features: Ford Mustang Dark Horse: How does it gallop on track?

Is the Mustang Dark Horse really as potent on track as its 500 horsepower rating would imply? We take it to our official test track to find out.

Buyer's Guides: S550 Ford Mustang Buyer’s Guide: Is this the best of the ponies?

Why the S550 Mustang? It offers several key advantages over its predecessor S197 and successor S650.

Features: What’s faster than a McLaren Senna? This Ford Mustang Shelby GT500.

Steve Luca and his Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 broke the track record for a production car at NCM Motorsports Park last year. Here's how he did it.

Suspension & Handling: What separates street brakes from racing brakes?

Street or track? The Ford GT’s brakes change with the specific mission.

Shop Work: What we've learned after a lifetime of project cars

What wisdom have we gleaned from years of GRM project cars? We're glad you asked.

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Ford project cars

2006 Mustang GT

SCCA Club Spec Mustang. Exploring a single ruleset for both autocross and time trials. 

1965 Mustang Fastback

Why a vintage race Mustang? Cool sounds, cool vibe. And rather zippy, too.

2001 F-250

Vans are great and all, but we wanted more power, more space, and four-wheel-drive. We're turning this truck into the ultimate racing hauler. 

2022 F-150 Lightning XLT

Just how futuristic is the Ford F-150 Lighting? Our website doesn't have a way to properly display the specifications for an electric powertrain.  

2006 E-250

What started out as a simple magazine hauler has evolved into Super Van, our attempt at making the perfect car hauler for not a lot of money.

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Brakes: Our 20-year-old Mustang was nearly metal-on-metal

As we rolled away in our 20-year-old Mustang, the seller mentioned that it might need a new rear wheel bearing. Sure enough, on the drive home, …

First upgrades for this Club Spec Mustang? Wheels and Tires.

Before we could raid the parts store for our 2006 Ford Mustang GT, we needed to consult the SCCA Club Spec Mustang rule book.

With those …

How nice is that Mustang that we just bought? Our first impressions.

I just got into a 20-year-old Mustang that we bought on the internet practically sight unseen and I am about to drive it 3-plus hours home …

How hard could it be to find a used Mustang for sale?

Ford built a ton of Mustangs. And a lot of them didn’t meet our needs.

For this SCCA Club Spec Mustang build, we needed a 2005-’09 Ford Mustang …

Ford Forum Topics

Learn Me: Ford 1.6L EcoBoost Issues
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Ford Readers' Rides

Mar 22, 2025 by tlaplante
2022 None Mach 1

6 speed stock for now

Mar 20, 2025 by rustyhealey
2024 None Mustang GT PP 6spd

Grabber Blue

Mar 20, 2025 by rustyhealey
1963 None Galaxie 500 Fastback

FE390 w/ C6

Mar 14, 2025 by Appleseed
2004 None F-150

Its a truck.

Mar 03, 2025 by 20thurma
2011 None Escape

Acts like a $500 car because it is a $500 car, my venture into ultra cheep overlanding

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