The Truth About Cars
APRIL 8, 2025
Today we go back to the 1980s for this project-car 1987 Dodge Shadow Shelby CSX. The engine has been rebuilt, and apparently it is mostly rust-free outside of what you see on the paint. This one is number 409 out of 750 built, and it has the stock turbo and five-speed manual transmission.
Green Car Congress
MARCH 17, 2022
Ford has used the printer to make low-volume, custom parts, such as a brake line bracket for the Performance Package-equipped Mustang Shelby GT500. While the process itself is autonomous, Ford operators are responsible for uploading 3D designs to the printer and maintaining the machinery, and for engineering new ways to use the technology.
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Green Car Reports
DECEMBER 17, 2017
In 1962, a 39-year-old Carroll Shelby stuffed a Ford V-8 into an AC Ace to create one of the most sought after performance cars ever made, the AC Cobra. Some 50 years later, a group of engineers from British Columbia, Canada has brought Shelby's idea—small two-seat sports car, very big power—into a new age.
The Truth About Cars
APRIL 27, 2023
Shelby has introduced a Mach-E GT, a rig that adds carbon fiber body panels and a performance suspension – while leaving the powertrain untouched. Sure, one could argue that Europe is where Shelby's performance was technically gestated when ol’ Carroll plunked a V8 engine in an AC Ace to make the Cobra. We shall see.&
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 18, 2016
Elio Motors, the startup vehicle manufacturer launching a three-wheeled vehicle that will get up to 84 MPG with a targeted base price of $6,800 ( earlier post ), has released to its suppliers the body framing and engine cradle design for its E-Series engineering prototypes. He included Schwab Industries of Shelby Township, Mich.,
Green Car Congress
APRIL 19, 2013
A study by a team from Ford Motor Company and AVL has concluded that a mid-level ethanol blend—greater than E20 but less than E40—appears to be attractive as a long-term future fuel for the US for use in engines optimized for the higher octane blend. In the face of increased regulatory stringency (e.g., Earlier post.)
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 8, 2010
Ford will introduce nine new or upgraded engines and six new transmissions in North America this year as part of a five-year effort to overhaul its entire global powertrain portfolio. liter direct fuel injection engine, the first of its kind in a Ford vehicle in North America. liter gasoline engine. Engines Transmissions.
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