Is Ken Block Building a Carbon Fiber, Wide-Body 1990s Ford Mustang?
We all know Ken Block by now. The former rally driver turned Hoonigan is responsible for some of the coolest videos to ever hit the automotive internet. His Gymkhana series shows off some incredible driving and genuine finesse from behind the wheel—but they also put some truly fantastic looking cars on display. I’ve got something […]
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We all know Ken Block by now. The former rally driver turned Hoonigan is responsible for some of the coolest videos to ever hit the automotive internet. His Gymkhana series shows off some incredible driving and genuine finesse from behind the wheel—but they also put some truly fantastic looking cars on display.
I’ve got something super rad I’m excited to show you all, but you’re going to have to wait for TOMORROW’s episode on my YouTube channel to see it. For now, set your alarm for 7:00 am (PST) – and leave a comment below if you think you know what it is! pic.twitter.com/ChPmTl9e1b
— Ken Block (@kblock43) April 29, 2020
Block has (literally) drifted the tires off of everything from a rally-ready Ford Fiesta to a widebody 1960’s Ford Mustang. Clearly, he’s a fan of the Blue Oval, as the cars he raced in while he was with the Monster World Rally team were all Fords. His next creation looks like it hails from Dearborn, too. He recently teased a few images in his Instagram that appear to be a Fox Body Mustang with a heap of carbon fiber.
Hopefully, this is the car Block will be tossing around some city somewhere in the next installment of Gymkhana. From the looks of it, the Fox Body has been given the full Hoonigan makeover, too. The carbon fiber arches are wider, and it sports exhausts that exit just in front of the rear arches, sweet-looking five spoke wheels, and some very wide Toyo R888R rubber stretched around them. We also see a massive hood scoop presumably feeding a blower that’s been fitted to whatever engine—a huge V-8, no doubt—Block and his team have hidden underneath the hood.
This looks fun. pic.twitter.com/8XjmJLi0vk
— Bozi Tatarevic (@hoonable) April 29, 2020
There are also vents and scoops galore, and that’s only what we can see. We’re sure clever stuff has been done to the chassis, transmission, and suspension components as well. We’re thinking it’ll be the next so-called Hoonicorn—because Mustangs are horses and Unicorns are too, get it? We can’t know what Block has in store for the new whip, but we’re sure it’ll be fantastic to watch. After all, he does have a penchant for abusing his cars—albeit in a very entertaining manner.
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