After over a year of dealing with Ford Racing, two directors from renowned Ford enthusiast club have been awarded the rights of ownership of the Ford-founded Special Vehicle Team Owners Association (SVTOA).  Ken Eber and Rick Kopec, from the Shelby American Auto Club (SAAC), have founded their own enterprise, the Specialty Performance Vehicle Club LLC to handler operations of SVTOA as well as new ventures that the entities may encounter.

Coming straight off a spectacular rookie season behind the wheel of a twin turbo PRO car, Erica Ortiz is seeking to keep the momentum rolling in 2007 with significant upgrades in her racing program, including the debut of an all-new 2007 Pro Mod fiberglass Ford Mustang.

The 2007 Ford Shelby GT Mustang will be running in the T2 class in the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) competition.  Geared up with Ford Racing Performance Packs, this Ford Mustang is well-positioned to make a dramatic impact in the circuit as well as the aftermarket.

Coast Driveline & Gear is pleased to announce the release of its innovative new Ultra-Light Aluminum Driveshaft, designed specifically for the 2005-2007 Gen-5 (S197) Ford Mustang. Developed to fill the needs of hardcore racers, the Gen-5 Mustang Ultra-light Aluminum Driveshaft is a simple bolt-in replacement for the heavy and awkward OEM steel driveshaft provided from the factory. This simple driveshaft modification will provide a noticeable performance improvement on any Gen-5 Mustang and is much safer than the stock steel shaft on vehicles with significant horsepower upgrades.

It had to happen sometime—Chip Foose’s fantastic custom Ford Mustang lineup couldn’t be bridled forever. Beginning this year, Unique Performance will expand the distribution of the Foose Stallion Mustang by introducing a base model for distribution to all North American Ford dealerships.

So you're wanting a little more horsepower than the stock Ford Mustang GT, but cant stand to pay the price for the Shelby GT500, what is a Mustang enthusiast like yourself to do?  Enter Ford with its brand new Bullitt edition Mustang.  It's been rumored since the introduction of the S197 body style, but we haven't seen any really solid information until now, and the information sounds great!

As we’ve previously seen, first production cars like the oldest production Camaro we showed recently are big hits at the auction block.  Last year, the big story was the first production Shelby GT500, this year, Carroll was back on the block with the first ever Ford Mustang Shelby GT. In a strange repeat, the same winning bidder won the car for the same winning bid.  Six hundred sixty thousand dollars for his new Shelby GT.

That's right, Steeda Autosports has bred a new version of its street, strip, and road course pony, the Q335 Club Racer (click images for hi res). This Ford Mustang variant, designed and engineered completely by Steeda, made its debut at the Performance Racing Industry Show in Orlando, Florida, at the Nitto Tire display, equipped with Nitto shoes to match.