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Not4you
11-05-2015, 01:03 PM
Really? Lifelong Dodge guy building a Mustang. WTF?

http://pettys-garage.com/g-15181-2016-mustang-gt-king-edition.html

http://pettys-garage.com/images/F142032116.jpg


It's official, Petty's Garage is working once again with Ford Motor Company to release three new Mustang GT "King" editions.

Stay tuned for more pictures with the new custom paint work. It will be worth waiting to see!

The 2015 Petty's Garage Mustangs were a huge success and a lot of fun for us.
We built a total of 143 Mustang GTs for 2015.
For 2016 we're upping our game and building a total of 300 limited edition Petty's Garage Mustang GTs;
243 Mustang King GTs, 43 Mustang King Premiers, and 14 King Premier Convertibles.

The transformation starts under the hood with the Ford 5.0 liter V8 modified with a Ford Performance supercharger adding 235 horsepower to make a total of 670 horsepower.
Other power train modifications include custom engine calibration, a cold air intake, and a Magnaflow exhaust system.
As if that wasn't enough, an optional Level 2 upgrade uses a smaller supercharger pulley and Ford racing calibration to make 727 horsepower.
To make it even better, the cars are backed by a Ford 3 year, 36,000 mile limited power train warranty.**

Keeping things in control are extreme duty "TrakPak" Ford Racing half-shafts, three-way adjustable front and rear sway bars, and a rear axle upgrade. Putting all that power to the ground is the job of custom matte-black Petty's Garage/HRE staggered 20"x9" front wheels and 20"x10" rear wheels with Continental Extreme Performance summer tires.

In addition to power and handling upgrades, the cars get an assortment of Petty's Garage appearance parts. These include a custom rear diffuser with custom center mounted exhaust designed by The King himself: Richard Petty.
The list goes on with a Petty's Garage shift knob, sill plates, floor mats, embroidered headrests, a NASCAR inspired rear spoiler and more.

The King Premier Edition goes even further with different HRE/Petty's Garage wheels, a big brake upgrade kit with six-pot calipers up front and four-pot calipers in the rear grabbing two-piece rotors, and a custom leather interior. Other exclusive features of the King Premier include a Petty's Garage/BASF custom tri-color stripe package in red, white, and Petty Blue covered in crushed and tumbled glass in clear coat. Body cladding is also painted Petty Blue with the same crushed and tumbled glass in clear coat.

Further options for all three editions include upgraded suspension bushings to minimize wheel hop, a coil-over racing suspension upgrade and the supercharger upgrade yielding 727 horsepower.

Now is the time to talk to your local Ford dealer and get your order in.

Pricing starts at $67,495 for the King Edition and $90,495 for the King Premier.

**Some options may affect the terms of the Ford warranty.

RedSN
11-05-2015, 01:22 PM
Really? Lifelong Dodge guy building a Mustang. WTF?
capitalizing on the Petty heritage FAIL

Laffs
11-05-2015, 01:23 PM
He raced for Ford one year, and GM and Olds for a couple more in the late 70s, but ya this feels like a purely profit driven exercise.

Not4you
11-05-2015, 01:30 PM
He raced for Ford one year, and GM and Olds for a couple more in the late 70s, but ya this feels like a purely profit driven exercise.

a year here, another there ultimately doesn't count when considering what brand his name and likeness is synonymous with. Richard Petty = Dodge.

Cool car though.

Laffs
11-05-2015, 01:36 PM
a year here, another there ultimately doesn't count when considering what brand his name and likeness is synonymous with. Richard Petty = Dodge.

Cool car though.

I totally agree.

tulowd
11-05-2015, 01:40 PM
Another boring Mustang special edition with bolt on's and/or someone's signature or DNA sprayed on the dashboard. More of this type of crap will be shown / released at SEMA.

This is why I don't like the last 2 gens of Mustangs - everyone has some ghey special edition, be it stripes or a blower or new wheels.

YAWN.

Intmdtr
11-05-2015, 02:54 PM
Richard Shelby? Carol Petty? I sense a theme here. Next The king will be pushing Zmax.....

Tailites
11-05-2015, 03:09 PM
its a joke...right?

ZR
11-05-2015, 06:42 PM
Wish it was. Personally, Shelby'd out, about as open to a Petty edition.
Fuck me.

Tailites
11-05-2015, 07:02 PM
business must be slo in Pettydom

Ponyryd
11-05-2015, 11:31 PM
No surprise, Saleen sold out in the same way years ago, everyone is simply out for the big money these days and with the Mustang being so hot, it's pretty easy. People are constantly trying to have a "different" or "special" Mustang, but it's damn near impossible, the cars are so popular and easily customized that guys are willing to pay a premium for a "special" car from Petty, Roush, Saleen, Shelby, Steeda etc......... Personally I think the white one pictured looks awesome, the wheels, stance and wing are dead on IMO, plus it's low key without loud stripes and flashy gimmicks.

ZR
11-06-2015, 08:12 AM
Don't sell him short, will be producing at least a couple of ultra lame versions as well..................yuk!!!

http://pettys-garage.com/images/F142754453.jpg

BackinBlack
11-06-2015, 10:15 AM
Don't sell him short, will be producing at least a couple of ultra lame versions as well..................yuk!!!

http://pettys-garage.com/images/F142754453.jpg

HIDEOUS ! I agree , he should have teamed up with Dodge and done something with the Hellcat. His name is synonymous with Plymouth/Dodge.

Tailites
11-06-2015, 10:55 AM
I just regurgitated...

NickD
11-06-2015, 11:05 AM
I'd rock the coupe version.
I was thinking about this yesterday, he has built mustangs since the 12-12s and looking at the parts list i honestly think dodge shopped him. Im sure there is a marketing team that goes to different builders an says these are the packages we can put together for you if you want to resell. That said he also still had his petty garage full of doges and dodge parts, not much you can do with a hellcat which is why his seem to be 392 based cars.

RedSN
11-06-2015, 11:58 AM
..................yuk!!!

http://pettys-garage.com/images/F142754453.jpg

I had a pair of downhill skis in that colour scheme ......in the 80's

Not4you
11-06-2015, 01:17 PM
HIDEOUS ! I agree , he should have teamed up with Dodge and done something with the Hellcat. His name is synonymous with Plymouth/Dodge.

He has. Well maybe not the hellcat but definitely the challenger and the trucks too. Has been doing them for a while. The 2016 Mustang is new for Petty Garage.

http://www.challengertalk.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=16563&d=1268767988

http://o.aolcdn.com/dims-shared/dims3/GLOB/legacy_thumbnail/750x422/quality/95/http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/09/01-hpp-richard-petty-superbird.jpg

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/85/c4/9f/85c49f88bb71761cda4cde5ae15d112a.jpg

https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8671/16790237695_ab4811360e.jpg

ZR
11-06-2015, 02:50 PM
Please make the madness stop.

Harbinger
11-06-2015, 10:24 PM
Would have looked better if it was red instead of that god awful baby blue


Don't sell him short, will be producing at least a couple of ultra lame versions as well..................yuk!!!

http://pettys-garage.com/images/F142754453.jpg

FABMAN
11-15-2015, 09:47 PM
Another boring Mustang special edition with bolt on's and/or someone's signature or DNA sprayed on the dashboard. More of this type of crap will be shown / released at SEMA.

This is why I don't like the last 2 gens of Mustangs - everyone has some ghey special edition, be it stripes or a blower or new wheels.


YAWN.


BINGO! So tired of these not so "special" editions. Since 05, I have lost count how many have been churned out...

VirgilHilts
11-19-2015, 09:14 PM
You guys are just being "petty" har har!

And yes you're right... Lame.

Scrape
11-20-2015, 11:13 AM
Sounds like a lot of bolt ons with a few custom touches. Still not worth the 90k that they are asking for. It is kinda cool that Richard Petty is thinking outside of the box but Roush has this market cornered already along with whoever is left.

5PointOHNO
11-21-2015, 10:35 AM
That is one sexy white mustang though