Air Force builds Mustang & Challenger

[Black_Bullitt]

Gotta admit, I like the Challenger better than the Mustang...

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The U.S. Air Force (http://jalopnik.com/tag/air-force/) has used your tax dollars to commission two highly-customized Planelopnik-infused muscle cars complete with radar-absorbing paint, proximity sensors and targeting cameras for its recruitment program. When do we get a turn at the stick?

In a move to help raise the U.S. Air Force recruitment program off the floor, this Ford Mustang (http://jalopnik.com/tag/ford-mustang/) and Dodge Challenger (http://jalopnik.com/tag/dodge-challenger/) have been given a heavy-handed once-over by California's Galpin Auto Sports — that's the same shop responsible for MTV's Pimp My Ride as well as building NBC's failed Knight Rider Kitt Mustang.
Galpin Auto Sports was asked to create a couple of military aircraft-inspired customs and as far as we can tell, delivered on that promise. The Mustang 'X-1' exterior features a custom bodykit, carbon-fiber throughout, scissor-doors and custom wheels, but the real magic is when you sit inside. The X-1 has forgone its Mustang interior, replaced with an ejection seat and an advanced jet fighter-inspired instrument panel with a joystick as the control interface.

The Challenger 'Vapor' features a Mad Max-style exterior with a shaker hood, radar-absorbing paint, one-off custom carbon fiber wheels, proximity sensors and a 360-degree targeting camera with a quarter mile range. The interior features two seats, unlike the 'X-1' with a secondary steering wheel for the passenger, aircraft-inspired console throttle control and a grouping of high-res screens to see the import-driving insurgents sneaking up from behind. In a strange mix, the trunk features both nitrous oxide tanks and stinger missiles for when you've live your life a dogfight at a time. The U.S. Air Force 2009 Supercar Tour can be seen at various high schools throughout the country as well as other Air Force sponsored national custom car events.


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Wonder if they need a test driver for either vehicle????

[Speeddmn]

Or have a motor built!!!

[Procharged3V]

ddaaaaaaaaaaaannnnnnnnnngggggggggggggggggg thems some nice cars

[Black_Bullitt]

I wish they would've done the Mustang differently... either do the blackout theme on it instead of the Chally, or not go so ass tastic on the body kit and paint it to at least look like a fighter. The interior and exterior on the Mustang don't match at all. The interior is all fighter cockpit, the exterior is white like a General's private jet. At least paint it like an F-22. lol

[Nikkia]

" import-driving insurgents sneaking up from behind."

:rofl:

I had no Idea we sold SR71 Supra's to insurgents..

[IRONMAN]

i dislike it. to much paul jr. type styling w/a lot of rice..... i bet corey loves it...... (is it twin tubo'd, i bet its twin turbo'd) go find out corey its probably a builder from S197 forums!