Air Force tunes Ford Mustang and Dodge Challenger

American tuner Galpin Auto Sports created two customs, one out of the Ford Mustang and the other using a Dodge Challenger. Both cars were commissioned by the U.S. Air Force. The military plans to show these cars around during their 2009 Super Car Tour, used to attract young men in a recruitment drive.

First up is the matte-pearl white Ford Mustang X-1, with an interior modeled after a fighter jet cockpit. The muscle car seats one, but even that could be reduced, as the driver sits in an ejection seat. Pedals are on either side of the center console, with an oddly placed flight stick in the middle to replace the steering wheel. Three “advanced instrumentation panels” take up quite a bit of space, and look to cut off some of the view outside the windshield. The monitors on the panels show night-vision and thermal-imagery. Along with other mods, three-valve Ford Racing heads are used inside the 4.6L engine to bring the output up to 500 hp. Vertical doors are meant to give a more “jet-like” feel.

That feeling also translates to the Dodge Challenger Vapor thanks to the “radar-absorbing” stealth-black paintjob. The military aspects only begin with the exterior look. A stealth exhaust lets the vehicle run in near-silence, but the driver can open the headers to create an aggressive engine noise. The Vapor requires biometric verification to gain entry to the cabin. Once inside, the driver can view night-vision and thermal images projected onto the windshield. The car can be driven with a remote control system modeled after the Air Force’s Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, accessed worldwide through the internet.

Both cars were recently introduced in Austin, Texas by Galpin’s own Mad Mike. Mad Mike, seen regularly on MTV’s Pimp My Ride, said, “If it was not for the U.S. Air Force, I would not have the knowledge and skills that enables me to stand where I am today.”

 

3 Responses to 'Air Force tunes Ford Mustang and Dodge Challenger'

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1. this cars are sick wow can u buy them

   

   peter

   18 Sep 09 at 11:10 pm

    

2. that is fing cool i wont one of thos

   

   dyllan murphy

   22 Sep 09 at 12:33 pm

    

3. that black came to my school. its the shit, havent seen the white one but bring it to pc.

   

   harli

   9 Feb 10 at 3:35 pm

    

 

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