American Car - November 2015

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THIS MONTH’S PRESSING ISSUES IN THE WORLD OF AMERICAN CARS

MachineMartBulletin

As the winter projects get under way, make sure you get a copy of Machine Mart’s 500-page autumn/winter catalogue. With more than 15,000 items

and 1,100 price cuts, you’re bound to find what you’re looking for so call in at your local store or go to http://www.machinemart.co.uk for your copy.

Right Of Way

At the end of August, the first right-hand drive Ford Mustangs began rolling off Ford’s

Flat Rock, Michigan, production line, with the first deliveries to customers in the UK

expected in November.

At the same time, Ford

announced that 2,000 orders

had been placed in the UK for the

famous pony, available in factory

right-hand drive for the first

time in its 50-plus year history.

There have been right-hand

drive models previously, but

they’ve been post-production

or CKD conversions, often done

by a third-party subcontractor.

So far, 80% of the UK-bound

cars are the fastbacks, and 70%

are powered by the 5.0-litre V8.

See http://www.ford.co.uk. The right-

hooker made its official debut at

the mid-September Goodwood

Revival meeting, although the

Roaring Start Edging Their Bets

At about the same time as the

right-hookers were leaving

Flat Rock, so were the first

2016 Shelby GT350Rs. “This is

a special day for all Mustang

enthusiasts,” said Bill Ford,

executive chairman, Ford Motor

Company. “We have taken

the GT350 formula to the

next level of innovation, style

and performance. Today the

legend continues.”

At the Frankfurt Motor Show

in mid-September, Ford also

announced that the American-

built Edge SUV will be coming to

Europe in early 2016. Whether

they’ll be coming to the UK

in right-hand drive is yet to

be confirmed.

new S550 Mustang had done a

summer tour of selected Ford

dealerships in the UK, inviting

other Mustang owners to

display their cars alongside.

One dealer in the north east had

the new ‘Stang alongside Kris

Thoburn’s street/strip ex-ACM

cover car ‘69 model.

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