Ford Mustang Carriage Roof Option, 1980. The fox-body third generation Mustang coupe was offered with a vinyl roof that was styled and textured to resemble a convertible top, though was obviously fixed in place. It wasn’t a popular option and was discontinued in 1982
Ford Mustang GT4, 2023. To be presented this weekend during the 24 Hours of Spa at the Spa-Francorchamps circuit in eastern Belgium, the GT4 version of the new generation 2024 Mustang Dark Horse. Multimatic will build the cars using Coyote-based V8 race engines, developed in-house by Ford Performance and assembled by Ford in Dearborn, Michigan. The Mustang GT4 race car also features Multimatic DSSV dampers, a Holinger dog-ring gearbox, paddle shifters with pneumatic actuation, natural fibre body panels, as well as a an aero package developed to meet GT4 category targets.
Storm showers conspired with the darkened skies to make an already challenging qualifying for the 2023 GTWC Spa 24 Hours even more treacherous for the all-female Iron Dames squad whose N°83 Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO 22 secured a top-five time to punch their ticket to the final Super Pole session.
The Ferrari 348 was launched at the 1989 Frankfurt Auto Show and came as a replacement for the 328 model series. It featured a mid-engine layout with a naturally aspirated 3.4-litre V8 with four valves per cylinder and double overhead camshafts producing 300 hp, coupled to a five-speed manual transverse gearbox. The model remained in production for six years and a total of 8,844 examples were produced, all versions combined. It was the last V8 model developed under the direction of Enzo Ferrari; the car was commissioned to production shortly after his passing in August 1988.
In 1993, Ferrari Club Nederland founder and President Hans Hugenholtz came up with the idea of launching the Ferrari Challenge. The race series was designated for the 348 and included Italian and European series. The cars used for these race series were modified street versions, the upgrading works often done by Ferrari dealers who installed factory-supplied Challenge kits. The kit included a direct exhaust, carbon seats, roll cage, lowered suspension, 18″ magnesium wheels, onboard fire extinguisher and other details to boost engine performance in addition to technical support on the track. The 348 Challenge’s V8 engine unleashed 320 bhp, 20 or so more than the road version.
Since only 100 examples of the 348 Challenge were built by the factory, many of the rest having been converted by dealers, it is difficult to estimate how many were produced in total. However, the 348 Challenge cars remain a desirable and rare version of this model.
