Completely Customized Mustang GT sold for $50000 at Barrett Jackson

The next time I need a car, I’m just going to wait and head to Barrett Jackson. No exaggeration- at the Orange Country show… a fully customized 2012 Mustang GT with super low miles- with the customizations done at a very reputable shop sold for $50,600. 

Per Our Friends at Mustangcars.info

"This 2010 Ford Mustang GT convertible was created by Galpin Auto Sports and featured in Ford’s booth at the 2009 SEMA show in Las Vegas, as well as in Mustangs and Fast Fords Magazine August 2010 issue, Top 10 SEMA Rides for 2009, Mustangs and Fast Fords Magazine Top 10 Mustangs of 2010 and Mustangsand Fast Fords 2010 calendar. Styling features include GAS hand-fabricated, all-metal wide body exterior that adds a total of 6″ to the width of the vehicle, as well as a PPG custom two tone gloss black and pearl Grabber Blue paint with silver accents. This is a true American thrill machine. The GAS team added a Ford Racing 550hp supercharger, Ford Racing handling pack, Hurst shifter, JPC 1-piece aluminum driveshaft and a McLeod aluminum flywheel and dual disc clutch. The faster you go, the quicker you are going to need to stop, so GAS installed Wilwood brakes and 20″ Forgiato aluminum Mono Leggera Pinzette wheels with high performance Pirelli tires. Interior details include custom leather seats, Ford Racing custom backlit door sill plates and a JL audio sound system with 900 watts. This amazing car is equally exhilarating whether you are on the road with the top down or in the city for a night on the town. Added factory options include navigation, exhaust system and Grant steering wheel. 6,080 original miles."

In a nutshell, Galpin Auto Sports spared no expense when it came to the customization with this Mustang.

The person who won the auction with this vehicle saved a lot of money. The Kelly Blue Book set the value of this car at $28,900 (as of June 2012). Then if you add the customizations, and by the looks of it, it was at least $40,000 worth of work alone (I said $40,000 because GAS basically stripped the car and started all over again). So that marks the total to roughly $68,900 Mustang that was won, but the winner only spent $50,000.

And that's why I'm going to Barrett-Jackson the next time I purchase a vehicle... maybe. 

Remember I do want a Pink Ford Mustang Boss 302 Edition. What are the odds of them having that? 

Bernie's Favorite: Galpin Auto Sports shows off a Galpinized Jaguar XJ75

Southern California's Customizing Veterans, Galpin Auto Sports (Also known as GAS) released photos of a gorgeous Jaguar XJ75. Jaguar came to them with the opportunity to completely Galpinize this Jaguar- something that Galpin Auto Sports has been known for since 1946.

Watch the creation of Galphin Auto Sport's Wide-bodied Ford Mustang Super Snake

Three months ago, we first locked eyes in Las Vegas. He was on stage and he found me in the crowd. I found my way to him and from there we-- sorry. This was starting to sound like a cheesy love story... Like those romance books with the guy on the horse. Mark my words, I will never read those books. But I wasn't lying when I said this was my new lover for 2012.

Three months ago, Galpin Auto Sports brought one of their greatest creations-- a Black Wide-bodied Ford Mustang Super Snake to SEMA. Personally, this was the best car at SEMA. PERSONALLY!!!! It was so great, I offered to unload GAS of this burden. Sadly, they laughed at me.



Galpin Auto Sports knew they had a gem on their hands so why not show it off. They decided to release the pre and the production aspect of it, and like a girl in love, I can't wait. But for now, they released teaser clips of the full length video...





I see they captured the essence of it being a teaser.

Bernie's Favorite: My New Lover for 2012

Did you really think I was going to talk about a guy? I decided to give Robinson Cano a break...

I just had to show him off one more time, but with more details. For SEMA, Los Angeles' own Galpin Auto Sports came up with the genius idea to take a Ford Mustang Super Snake and do some SERIOUS modifications to him. Mustangsdaily.com had the opportunity to stop by and check out the operation at hand and took photos of the process. According to them,

"The one-off Super Snake features Galpin’s hand-made steel body panels, lightweight three-piece aluminum wheels with Super Snake center caps. Making the car all the more impressive is that the 5.4-liter V8 produces an astounding horsepower thanks to a Kenne Bell liquid-cooled 3.6L supercharger system that has been installed under the hood. The car will surely sound the part as well, featuring electric exhaust cutouts that can bypass the mufflers."

Let's continue... MotorTrend.com reports

"Shelby Super Snake Wide-Body, a wild 1000-hp creation that, like the Boss 302-X, has a body specially widened by nine inches. GAS also fitted new electric exhaust cutouts and new wheels with Pirelli tires. Then the tuning group sealed off the rear quarter windows and painted the car black with gray stripes for an “old school” appearance. There is no explanation, however, of how 1000 hp was extracted from the engine."

I don't need an explanation of how 1000 horsepower was extracted, it's in there, he's capable of doing it.

I probably would have been all in awe over GAS' customized Ford Mustang Boss Edition, but the fact that it was painted orange didn't make me fall in love. It sadly turned me off. I'm not a fan of loud colors, it's an equivalent of an attention whore.

I know my insurance with this car would be HIGH!!! It's pretty high for a SUV in Atlanta, but imagine having this car in New York. And don't be surprised if I created a tag called "Bernie's lovers" (all pertaining to cars... not guys.)

There's nothing like a girl in love...