After weeks of anticipation and previews the 2011 SEMA Show is finally here, and for the next several days we’ll be bringing you comprehensive coverage of all things Ford Mustang from the show floor here at the Las Vegas Convention Center. From news to new products to show cars and everything in between, you can be sure we’ll have it all. We will be updating this page regularly with the latest content throughout the week, so be sure to check back often to see the latest in-depth articles and high-resolution photo galleries.
New Mustang Products at the 2011 SEMA Show
The 2011 SEMA Show is just a day away, but before we start bringing you live coverage from Las Vegas we are bringing you a preview of some of the new parts that will be introduced. Manufacturers will be unveiling a wide range of parts from air intake systems, suspension components, transmission upgrades, shifters, fuel systems and more. You can see all the new Mustang products from the 2011 SEMA show below, and be sure to check back over the next …
SEMA Preview: 1000 horsepower widebody Shelby GT500 Super Snake
Last week we showed you the widebody 2012 Mustang Boss 302 built by Galpin Auto Sports, but it’s not the only Mustang that they will be displaying at the 2011 SEMA Show. The GAS team has also been busy building this widebody Shelby GT500 Super Snake, which we caught still under construction at their shop in Van Nuys, CA. The one-off Super Snake features Galpin’s hand-made steel body panels, lightweight three-piece aluminum wheels with Super …
Roush to unveil Stage 3 Premier Special Edition Mustang at SEMA
Just last month Roush announced a limited series of Stage 3 Mustangs called the “Hyper-Series”. The special edition model featured four different trim colors – “Mat It Mango”, “Gas It Green”, “Punch It Purple”, and “Launch It Lemon” – featured on both the exterior graphics and inside on the door panels, seats and shifter boot. Just 100 are scheduled to be built, 25 of each color. Roush isn’t done unveiling limited edition Mustangs quite yet, though …
Ford previews 2011 SEMA Mustang lineup
The 2011 SEMA Show is just a few days away, and Ford has finally released a preview of the Mustangs that we can expect to see at their booth. One of the cars, built by Creations n’ Chrome, we previewed in detail yesterday, but the others we haven’t seen yet. In addition to the CnC Mustang, there will also be custom Mustangs on display from H&R Springs, MRT Performance and Forgiato Wheels. Of course, there will be plenty of additional Mustangs that aren’t …
SEMA Preview: Creations n’ Chrome Boy Racer Mustang
Last year at SEMA Creations n’ Chrome burst onto the aftermarket scene with their “Pony Girl” 2011 Mustang Convertible featuring Passion Pink chrome paint, HRE wheels and 3d Carbon body kit. As we previewed back in July, the Southern California based company will be coming back to SEMA for another year, this time with a race-themed Mustang nicknamed “Boy Racer”. Their latest creation is a contrast of themes, with the 3d Carbon body kit and red …
SEMA Preview: Ring Brothers 1965 Mustang “Producer”
Perhaps our favorite part of SEMA is seeing what the talented Ring Brothers are bringing to the show. Last year we were lucky enough to see two of their creations, a 1966 Mustang race car and the 1970 Mustang “Dragon“. This year they’ll be bringing yet another Mustang, this time a 1965 Fastback nicknamed “Producer”. The car is clad in a custom body kit and BASF paint with the usual Ring …
SEMA Preview: Galpin Widebody Mustang Boss 302-X
Galpin Auto Sports has a long history of debuting impressive custom cars at SEMA, and this year looks to be no exception. Their latest project, which we caught still being built at their Van Nuys facility, is this widebody 2012 Mustang Boss 302 dubbed the Boss 302-X. The handmade steel widebody panels and custom orange paint are no doubt the first thing to catch your eye, but the car is just as impressive underneath the skin. A ProCharger supercharger …
SEMA Preview: Kenny Brown GT-4T Mustang to debut
Kenny Brown, a 25 year veteran in the Mustang performance aftermarket, has announced that he will be bringing his latest creation, the GT-4T Mustang dubbed “Mango Tango”, to the SEMA show in Las Vegas next week. The GT-4T Mustang features the latest in Kenny’s street/track arsenal, most notably his GT-4 Chassis and Suspension Package and his new twin-turbo system that produces 550 horsepower from the 4.6-liter V8. Keeping with …
Custom 2011 Mustang with 1968 styling to debut at SEMA
Mixing the classic styling of 1960s Mustangs with the current S197 platform is nothing new. Retrobuilt, a company out of Nixa, Missouri will even build them to order. So what’s so different about this particular retro-style Mustang? For starters, it was built solely by hand by a 23 year old who works at a body shop in Lincoln, Nebraska. The creator, John Heermann (known as Johnny Sparks around the shop), loves the design of the 1968 Mustang and …
Richard Petty Signature Series Mustang to debut at SEMA
In 2008 NASCAR legend Richard Petty launched ‘Petty’s Garage’, a high performance speed shop that creates custom cars including a selection of Signature Series vehicles based on the Dodge Challenger. Petty has recently turned his attention to Ford, and is planning to offer a custom 2012 Mustang that will debut at the BASF booth at the SEMA show in Las Vegas next month. We don’t have many details on the Petty Signature Series quite yet, but we do …
New Tjin Edition Mustang to debut at SEMA
It would be hard to pick a favorite car from SEMA last year, but one of those in the running would be the Tjin Edition 2011 Mustang. The car features a custom body kit and paint job, Vortech supercharger system, an Air Lift digital air suspension system, Status Racing seats and Forgestar 5-spoke wheels. For this year’s SEMA show it look like Neil Tjin will be following up last year’s car with a custom 2012 Mustang. We won’t have full details for the Mustang until …
Dynacorn to show off officially licensed 1965-1966 Mustang body shell at SEMA
Dynacorn Classic Bodies currently offers complete body shells for both the 1967 and the 1969-1970 Ford Mustangs, providing a platform for custom vehicle projects like Vaughn Gittin Jr’s Mustang RTR-X and the Agent 47 Harbinger Mustang. Last year it looked like they would be offering a body shell for the 1965-966 Mustang after they displayed a prototype body shell in their booth at SEMA last year, but the body had yet to be licensed by Ford and Dynacorn …
Boss 302 TracKey availability to be announced at SEMA
After months of waiting, owners of the 2012 Mustang Boss 302 are finally close to getting their hands on the TracKey. The unique secondary key, available for purchase from authorized Ford Racing dealers, unlocks a secondary PCM module in the Boss 302 that changes more than 300 parameters including eliminating skip-shift, creating a lopey idle and allowing drivers to use a launch control program. The TracKey had initially been delayed after problems …
“Last Ride” tribute Mustang to be built to honor Joe Gosinksi of Chicane Sport Tuning
This past December a beloved member of the Mustang community, Joe Gosinski, was found murdered in his Chicane Sport Tuning shop in Torrance, CA shop. Various people and groups have done a variety of things to remember Gosinski including several memorial car shows and cruises, but one particular customer and former employee have teamed up to build a special pony car dedicated to the well known Mustang tuner. The idea for the Mustang initially …