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ROUSH 5XR Mustang Production Allows Rare Inside Look
ROUSH 5XR Mustang Production Allows Rare Inside Look
The 2011 ROUSH® 5XR™ Mustang is now well into the production run of 150 units. As the first ROUSH Mustang to have a ROUSHcharger® installed (boosting the horsepower to 525), we are now able to see a side to the new Ford 5.0L engine that is normally hidden – the inside, that is. Enjoy the view, thanks to the ROUSH Vehicle Assembly line.
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Save the Date: ROUSH Garage Sale Set for Dec. 10-11
This year the ROUSH Performance Garage Sale will be held at Building 50 in Livonia, Mich., on Friday December 10 (11 a.m. – 7 p.m. Eastern) and Saturday, December 11 (9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Eastern). All items are sold on a first-come basis, so save the dates and make your plans to attend.
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Memorable Mustang II Powered by ROUSH
If you ever cross the border to a car show around Vancouver, British Columbia, there is a good chance you will see a most unique and memorable vehicle – a 1978 canary yellow King Cobra Mustang II. Not only is this car memorable for the color, but also because it may well be the only Mustang II with a ROUSH® crate engine stuffed under the hood.
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Cooking Horsepower (RacePages)
Propane is used successfully every single day by fleets to save money and clean up the environment. Its virtues are well documented for those uses, but what about on the racetrack? It turns out that propane is also an excellent fuel for performance and motorsports applications. RacePages took a look at what engines ROUSH® is developing for the quarter-mile crowd.
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ROUSH at the Grand National Roadster Show
ROUSH® Performance and Superformance jointly exhibited at the Grand National Roadster show in Pomona, Calif., at the end of January. This is one of the largest and most prestigious shows of its type on the west coast. Thanks to ROUSH® Road Crew member Koji Kanemoto, we have several photos of gorgeous cars and ROUSH® crate engines to share with our readers.
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ROUSH Performance Launching New Lifestyle Club
LIVONIA, Mich. – With more than 16,000 specialty vehicles on the roads of America, ROUSH® Performance feels the time is right to create a new, in-house lifestyle club for the owners and fans of their products. Previously, this aspect was managed by the ROUSH® Owners and Enthusiasts Association (ROEA), an independent, volunteer-run organization.
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Quick Spin: Superformance MKIII R Cobra Kickstarts Our Hearts (Autoblog)
“In all honesty, the MKIII R’s one of the most beautiful vehicles I’ve ever laid eyes on… and I’ve looked at plenty. During our photo shoot, Drew Phillips and I just kept shaking our heads in amazement. You just don’t see cars this lusty, this sculpted and this desirable. We were just mesmerized by its dark, sinister charms – hypnotized even. The longer you leer the better looking it gets.”
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ROUSH Takes Best of Show (Sort of)
On Sunday, August 2, ROUSH® exhibited at the Meadow Brook Concourse d’Elegance. This show, located on the grounds of Oakland University in Rochester Hills, Michigan, is one of the most prestigious car shows of its type and brings in attendees and collectors from all across the United States.
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ROUSH Performance Powertrains and Engines (Modified Mustangs & Fords)
” ‘Ford in a Ford.’ This phrase is something of a mantra to the crew at Roush Performance, people who firmly believe that something like a ’32 Ford hotrod or Cobra replica shouldn’t be hobbled with a Brand X powertrain. They also feel that someone wanting to liven up the drivetrain on pretty much any classic Ford should be able to buy a carefully matched engine and transmission duo that will not only slip right in, but fire right up and drive away without any compatibility or driveability issues, or the need for further small-parts shopping. A tall order? Maybe, but from what we saw and heard during a recent visit to Roush, your project’s ideal pairing of potent Ford V-8 and four-speed overdrive automatic may only be a phone call away.”
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1963 Ford Falcon Squire Awarded 2008 Jack Roush Ford in a Ford Award (Motorator)
"Jay Page from Bluffdale, Utah, was awarded the national Jack Roush "Ford in a Ford" award for 2008 with his 1963 Ford Falcon Squire Wagon." Read the full story: 1963 Falcom Squire Awarded 2008 Jack Roush Ford in a Ford … Continue reading
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