USAF Edition Mustang
07-12-2009, 02:26 PM
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USAF Edition Mustang
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U.S. Air Force, together with the tuning-studio Galpin Auto Sports, presented two of these supercars, made on the base model of Ford Mustang and Dodge Challenger (called X1 and Vapor)
As a recruiting gimmick, it's a good one. The United States Air Force has joined forces with Galpin Auto Sports to create two supercars, the X1 based on the Ford Mustang, and the Vapor based on the Dodge Challenger. The USAF is taking them out on tour to catch the attention of potential recruits.
Galpin's team worked with several air force personnel whose job descriptions — avionics technicians, aircraft maintenance technicians, civil engineers — seem to adapt well to the car-customization game. The cars will be taken around the country this year to "educate young people on the mechanical and technical career opportunities available within the Air Force."
As a collaborator, Galpin — home base of the TV show Pimp My Ride — has the right kind of imagination for the project. The X1 version of the Mustang has a single center-mounted driver seat with an ejection feature, a concealed motorized steering wheel, and a thermal-vision-equipped dashboard. Vertical doors add that supercar touch the recruiters will be showing off nationwide soon. Ford Racing heads, hot-rod cams and other tuner features get 500 horsepower from the 4.6-liter engine. "The end of the world" is how the air force Web site describes the engine sound they were looking for.
The Vapor version of the Challenger has a "stealth body kit with jet enhancements," heavily reliant on carbon fiber from exterior trim to wheels. Biometric access is used to open the vertical doors, and there's a "stealth exhaust mode" that lets the Vapor run as silently as an electric car. Not to worry, though — "you can open up the headers to facilitate the aggressive sound of the engine" if you get the all-clear. Other interesting militaristic features include aircraft-style controls, a steering wheel on the passenger side, night and thermal vision from a windshield-mounted film, proximity sensors — and radar-absorbing paint. A pair of Air Force flight helmets are customized to match the Vapor.
They also made a challenger, another article here - http://www.sub5zero.com/auto-news/us...allenger-vapor
U.S. Air Force, together with the tuning-studio Galpin Auto Sports, presented two of these supercars, made on the base model of Ford Mustang and Dodge Challenger (called X1 and Vapor)
As a recruiting gimmick, it's a good one. The United States Air Force has joined forces with Galpin Auto Sports to create two supercars, the X1 based on the Ford Mustang, and the Vapor based on the Dodge Challenger. The USAF is taking them out on tour to catch the attention of potential recruits.
Galpin's team worked with several air force personnel whose job descriptions — avionics technicians, aircraft maintenance technicians, civil engineers — seem to adapt well to the car-customization game. The cars will be taken around the country this year to "educate young people on the mechanical and technical career opportunities available within the Air Force."
As a collaborator, Galpin — home base of the TV show Pimp My Ride — has the right kind of imagination for the project. The X1 version of the Mustang has a single center-mounted driver seat with an ejection feature, a concealed motorized steering wheel, and a thermal-vision-equipped dashboard. Vertical doors add that supercar touch the recruiters will be showing off nationwide soon. Ford Racing heads, hot-rod cams and other tuner features get 500 horsepower from the 4.6-liter engine. "The end of the world" is how the air force Web site describes the engine sound they were looking for.
The Vapor version of the Challenger has a "stealth body kit with jet enhancements," heavily reliant on carbon fiber from exterior trim to wheels. Biometric access is used to open the vertical doors, and there's a "stealth exhaust mode" that lets the Vapor run as silently as an electric car. Not to worry, though — "you can open up the headers to facilitate the aggressive sound of the engine" if you get the all-clear. Other interesting militaristic features include aircraft-style controls, a steering wheel on the passenger side, night and thermal vision from a windshield-mounted film, proximity sensors — and radar-absorbing paint. A pair of Air Force flight helmets are customized to match the Vapor.
They also made a challenger, another article here - http://www.sub5zero.com/auto-news/us...allenger-vapor
07-12-2009, 04:12 PM
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if they really used hot rod cams, i think
that is very cool.
that is very cool.
07-12-2009, 05:40 PM
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I'm thinking this mustang is more appealing LOL! It will be produced and sold in limited quantities... http://www.sub5zero.com/auto-news/ia...n-ford-mustang. Now this is a cool ride!
07-12-2009, 06:18 PM
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You arent serious are u? That thing is hideous.
I'm thinking this mustang is more appealing LOL! It will be produced and sold in limited quantities... http://www.sub5zero.com/auto-news/ia...n-ford-mustang. Now this is a cool ride!
