Classic Recreations
Classic Recreations has an interesting
and entertaining proposition. As the only licensed and factory authorized
builder of Shelby Mustang continuation cars, the company will introduce two
Ford EcoBoost engines to the line-up of powertrains for its 1966 GT350CR and
1968 GT500CR Shelby Mustangs.
You might want to know that these
are not original cars but continuations – a special type of replicas built to
the original standards and blueprints of cars that are no longer in production.
So, getting that out of the way, the
whole idea sounds very promising and commendable, especially as the 3.5 lt,
twin-turbocharged V6 weighs significantly less than the V8 iron block that
originally equipped the car, and develops 365 horsepower and 569 Nm of torque.
Classic Recreations
say that the virtually flat torque curve, lightweight package and modern
suspension options will make the its Shelby one of the best handling muscle
cars ever made. And, to top it off, the company is willing to tune the
powerplant and add a couple of bigger turbos for those who want more than 600
hp under the hood.
Classic Recreations will also offer a
variant of the 2.0-litre 4-cylinder EcoBoost engine (borrowed from the Focus
ST) rated at 300 horsepower and 488 Nm of torque, thanks to Ti-VCT
twin independent variable camshaft timing, a Borg-Warner turbocharger that
spins at speeds up to 195,000 rpm. This option is dedicated to customers in the
Chinese market, where taxes for imported automobiles, especially those with
high displacement engines, are off the charts.
