Aaron's Mustang

## History

The **Ford Mustang** is an American car manufactured by Ford. It was originally based on the platform of the second generation North American Ford Falcon, a compact car. The original 1962 Ford Mustang I two-seater concept car had evolved into the 1963 Mustang II four-seater concept car which Ford used to pretest how the public would take interest in the first production Mustang. The 1963 Mustang II concept car was designed with a variation of the production model's front and rear ends with a roof that was 2.7 inches shorter. Introduced early on April 17, 1964 (16 days after the Plymouth Barracuda), and thus dubbed as a "1964½" by Mustang fans, the 1965 Mustang was the automaker's most successful launch since the Model A. The Mustang has undergone several transformations to its current sixth generation.

The Mustang created the "pony car" class of American muscle cars, affordable sporty coupes with long hoods and short rear decks, and gave rise to competitors such as the Chevrolet Camaro, Pontiac Firebird, AMC Javelin, Chrysler's revamped Plymouth Barracuda, and the second generation Dodge Challenger. The Mustang is also credited for inspiring the designs of coupés such as the Toyota Celica and Ford Capri, which were imported to the United States.

### Boss 302 Mustang

The **Mustang boss 302** is a high-performance variant of the Ford Mustang originally produced by Ford in 1969 and 1970, alongside its more powerful sibling the Boss 429 Mustang. Ford revived the model for another two year production run in 2012 and 2013. It was produced for the Trans Am racing series.

## History of Aaron's Mustang

Aaron got his Boss 302 as a bare chassis. There was almost nothing to work with. Desperate to have a car to drive in the Quan7um Bli7z (see separate page), Aaron enlisted the help of Katie and Rex, who helped find parts for the car and assist in the installation of these parts. When Aaron's Mustang was complete, he took a lap time on the track outside, making a new record with the naturally aspirated variation of the Boss. Later, Katie and Rex installed forced-induction in the form of a supercharger and twin-turbo, and Katie shattered Aaron's record by a matter of about 3 seconds. The Mustang was built using specialty parts from manufacturers worldwide. Parts were custom-made and the suspected cost would be about 4 Million dollars to build this car in modern-day. Luckily, Aaron and his friends have some underground connections to get these special parts.

Later, in the 'Like Pheonixes' arc, Aaron's Mustang is further beefed up from a 7.0L V8 with twin-turbo and a supercharger, to a 7.6L V8 with quad-turbo and a supercharger.

## Vehicle Specifications

* 7.6L V8 (~464 cu in)
* Dual-induction (Quad-turbo, Supercharged)
* 9-speed manual paddleshift transmission.
* ~3,500 bhp @ 5,000 RPM / 2,000 Lb\*Ft @ 5,000 RPM
* Nitrous Oxide bottle mounted underneath center arm rest.
* Rally lights on grill (bulbs were gutted to be replaced with air intakes)
* Custom wide-body kit and custom aero elements (Courtesy of Rocket Bunny, Liberty Walk, Fifteen52, Vaughn Gittin's RTR team, Beck Kustoms, and Origin Labs.)
* Chassis-mounted spoiler (Again, courtesy of the sponsors above.)
* Rear-view cameras replace wing mirrors.
* Adjustable drive mode (enables both Rear-wheel drive (RWD) and All-wheel-drive (AWD))
* Windshield HUD (displays camera feed, tachometer, speedometer, drive mode, gear, and traction levels during a drag race.)
* Retractable wheelie bars (extend when the ECU detects if the front wheels have lost contact with pavement.)
* Carbon fiber hood, trunk lid, roof, and door panels
* List of sponsors (people who have contributed to the vehicle): Koenigsegg, Bugatti, Lamborghini, McLaren, Porsche, Toyota, Fifteen52, Aaron Beck (Beck Kustoms), W Motors, Rocket Bunny, Liberty Walk, Vaughn Gittin's RTR team, BMW, Volkswagen, Ford Performance, [HOONIGAN], Ferrari, Audi, Mazda, Acura, Gumpert-Apollo, Aston Martin, Toyo Tires, King shocks, Lotus, Arrinera, Pagani, Mercedes-AMG, Shelby, Henessey, Rimac, Razvani, Chevrolet, Dodge, and Origin Labs.