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The 2025 Shelby Super Snake is Ready. Are You? The 2025 Shelby Super Snake is the pinnacle of our performance cars based on Ford's next generation S650 Mustang sports car. Shelby's new Super Snake Mustang ushers in a new era of automotive excitement, boasting a range of thrilling features designed to redefine performance for the next generation S650 Mustang. With a striking all-new look, this iteration of the Super Snake stands out as the most engineered and driver-focused production model to date. Its heart-pounding performance is driven by an impressive 830+ horsepower supercharged V8 engine*, meticulously calibrated to deliver exhilarating power and performance. Key features of the Super Snake Mustang elevate its performance to new levels. The vehicle's focus on air management and cooling ensures optimal performance in even the most demanding driving conditions. Lightweight magnesium alloy wheels contribute to enhanced agility and responsiveness, while the use of advanc ... read more

Shelby GT350 and Shelby GT350R Return Shelby GT350 and Shelby GT350R Return with Street and Track-Ready Models, Trans Am Spec Car in the Works Author: SAI-JohnE/Thursday, January 23, 2025 LAS VEGAS - January 23, 2025 – The performance and motorsports world was rocked today when Shelby American, a wholly owned subsidiary of Carroll Shelby International Inc. (CSBI:PK), unveiled the 2025 Shelby GT350 on the Barrett-Jackson stage in Scottsdale, Ariz. The most powerful Shelby GT350 in history, the 810 horsepower sports car, was introduced almost 60 years to the day that Carroll Shelby revealed the first one (January 27, 1965). The Shelby GT350 will be available as a street car, while the street legal GT350R is track-ready with components from Shelby ... read more

When Dale Adams started his own auto repair and customization business from a bay in the Willow Park Texaco in 1977, he knew that we wanted to build not just a business, but a passion and a dream. He wanted to do it for himself, but also his family. He knew children would soon enter the picture and he wanted to be sure he could build a business that would support them. That may seem basic and silly to say now, but that human, and family element, is often missing in these modern times. Do you think that modern investors who put capital into the newest auto shop chain or big box store automotive department shares the same passion and energy he put into his business? Very unlikely. Do you believe that the lessons Dale learned about quality of service, unparalleled customer service and honest labour and part pricing is shared by these same big box chains? Very unlikely that they can extract these life lessons from corporate training manuals in an afternoon corporate training session ... read more

Original article by Kevin Woo at yourmechanic.com Understanding Performance Vehicles There are a lot of us who want a little red Corvette in our lives. It’s fast, handles well, and let’s face it, a high performance car makes you look good on an open and windy road. You might be tempted to think that taking a regular coupe or sedan and pushing it to its limit might replicate the characteristics of a performance car. You’d be wrong. Regular cars aren’t even close to a high performance machine. Performance cars are built for speed. Of course, along with speed comes superior handling and braking systems to support it. But traveling “fast” in an everyday car is nothing close to pushing it in a car built for speed. Characteristics of a performance car Many high performance car aficionados can feel its quality before the ... read more

Times they are a changing. We all remember our favourite TV shows and movies that were about, or featured our favourite vehicles from the past. But we now have access to the Internet, and video services like YouTube. There is so much amazing, and free stations for all your automotive cravings. We have listed some of our favourites and combed YouTube for new channels we think you should try. We definitely lean towards North American muscle cars personally, but we feel these channels below will cover most of the bases.  WARNING!!: We cannot be responsible for your job or family getting upset with you because you've been watching hours of videos. Open these channels at your own peril. Enjoy! The Dale Adams Team   Donut Media Are you an automotive history buff? Do you enjoy watching cars being built? Are you infinitely curious about engines? Do you want to know the stories behind some of the co ... read more