{"id":544781,"date":"2010-04-27T16:00:03","date_gmt":"2010-04-27T20:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/?p=20126"},"modified":"2010-04-27T16:00:03","modified_gmt":"2010-04-27T20:00:03","slug":"hurst-builds-mustang-convertible-pace-car-for-mustang-challenge-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/544781","title":{"rendered":"Hurst Builds Mustang Convertible Pace Car for Mustang Challenge Series"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Hurst Performance Vehicles has unveiled a modified Ford Mustang GT convertible that will serve as the pace car for this year\u2019s Ford Racing Mustang Challenge series. The car debuted last weekend at the series\u2019 second race at Virginia International Raceway. This car is purely for pace-car duties and won\u2019t be offered to customers, although Hurst will sell pinewood derby skins that replicate the Mustang\u2019s looks.<\/p>\n

The Mustang packs numerous performance upgrades from Ford Racing. A supercharger, stainless-steel exhaust, and K&N air filter bump the V-8\u2019s output to a claimed 550 hp and 542 lb-ft of torque. The car also gets a coil-over suspension and 14-inch brake discs with four-piston calipers, again from Ford Racing.<\/p>\n

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The Mustang\u2019s exterior wears Hurst\u2019s trademark gold-on-black paint scheme as well as pace car graphics and a Hurst decklid spoiler. The 20-inch Hurst aluminum wheels have gold accents and wear BFGoodrich T\/A tires. Inside is a black leather interior with embroidered Hurst logos and Hurst-branded floor mats. And, of course, there’s the requisite Hurst shifter topped with a black T-shaped handle<\/p>\n

After the race season wraps up, the Mustang pace car will tour muscle-car shows, dealerships, and the SEMA show in November. Next January, the car will be auctioned to benefit the Austin Hatcher Foundation for Pediatric Cancer, a charity that supports children with cancer.<\/p>\n

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  2. Quick Spin: 2010 Ford Mustang GT Convertible<\/a><\/li>\n
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    Hurst Performance Vehicles has unveiled a modified Ford Mustang GT convertible that will serve as the pace car for this year\u2019s Ford Racing Mustang Challenge series. The car debuted last weekend at the series\u2019 second race at Virginia International Raceway. This car is purely for pace-car duties and won\u2019t be offered to customers, although Hurst […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6409,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-544781","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mobile","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/544781","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6409"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=544781"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/544781\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=544781"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=544781"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=544781"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}