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Ford once planned to race fiberglass-bodied Mustang touring cars

Tucked away on page nine of the May 9, 1964 issue of Competition Press and Autoweek is an intriguing little story: “FIA Rejects Ford Bid for Homolgation [sic].” At the time, the Mustang had just made its world debut, but Ford was already scheming to fold the car into its “Total Performance” campaign. The automaker apparently proposed to do so with a fleet of crazy fiberglass-bodied touring cars. According to Competition Press, Ford tried to get the new Mustang classified as a touring car for international racing.

Porsche 918 RSR concept (2011) first official pictures

Porsche opens orders books for 918 Spyder (2011)Porsche 918 Supercar hybrid to be builtCAR interviews Porsche's R&D boss Wolfgang Durheimer (2011) Two of 2010’s most exciting cars were the Porsche 911 GT3 R Hybrid racer, and the Porsche 918 Spyder concept car that previewed Porsche’s hybrid successor to the Carrera GT supercar. What do you get when you mix the two together? Answer: the new Porsche 918 RSR, just unveiled at the 2011 Detroit motor show.

2015 Ford Expedition: First look

Meet the 2015 Ford Expedition, unveiled today at the Dallas auto show. Besides the freshened look, the big news is that Ford's full-size SUV now comes only with the F Series' 3.5-liter EcoBoost V6 engine like its recently announced Lincoln Navigator sibling. At about 370 hp and 430 lb-ft of torque, the twin-turbo V6 delivers more power than Ford's ancient 5.4-liter V8 (310 hp, 365 lb ft).