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Drenched in Carbon Fiber and Oozing Horsepower, this 2015 Ford Mustang Has it All
Drenched in Carbon Fiber and Oozing Horsepower, this 2015 Ford Mustang Has it All
Jan 12, 2017
This 2015 Ford Mustang is anything but your run-of-the-mill pony car. It is one-of-a-kind.
The battle between Ford and Chevy has been an epic fight almost since the two companies began making cars. It has intensified through the years and only got worse after the introduction of the pony car class of vehicle. A pony car is classified as a sporty, high performance American automobile. Currently, three cars fall into that category, the Ford Mustang, the Chevrolet Camaro, and the Dodge Challenger.
It is a known fact that Ford and Chevy owners are bitter foes, at times even rivaling the likes of the Chicago Bears and the Green Bay Packers, or the Hatfields and McCoys for you non-sports readers. No matter what side you are on, it can be agreed that through the years the styling, power, and technology associated with the Mustang and Camaro has grown to a point where they are as popular as ever.
The interior of John Pudlas Mustang is as spectacular as the exterior
Recently, we were able to get a Mustang owner and a Camaro owner together long enough to get some photos of their respective rides. This is a story about the Mustang. John Pudlas is the Director of Sales for HCM Carbon. He is the owner of the 2015 Ford Mustang GT you see before you. Of course, working for a carbon parts manufacturer, you would expect the car to have some carbon pieces. But what John and HCM Carbon owner, Ernie Sigala have done to this S550 Mustang is incredible.
The HCM Carbon fender flares cover the Ferrada wheel nicely
Starting with a blank canvas can be a daunting task, but as we have seen with some of Sigala’s past builds, he is up to it. The first thing they did to Pudlas’ Mustang was cut the top off. You read that right, they cut the roof over the front seats completely off. This turned the coupe into the world’s first S550 Mustang targa top. From there it was time to get to work designing wide body fenders, a new hood, front splitter, rear diffuser, a wing, and much more out of carbon for the car.
For SEMA and CES, John had his Mustang wrapped in matte purple by EAWraps in Scottsdale, AZ
With those parts being designed, a lowering kit from Steeda was installed, giving the ‘Stang a meaner, more aerodynamic look. To fill the new widened fenders, a set of 20-inch Ferrada wheels was wrapped in 305/30 and 315/35 Nitto rubber and bolted to the four corners. A car with looks like this one had to have something mean under the hood and that was next on the agenda. The 5.0L received some new internals, along with a power adder in the form of a Vortech supercharger. The blower is capped off by a K&N cone air filter to protect the built motor behind it.
John and Ernie built the car to show off their capabilities and subsequently took the car to the 2016 SEMA show and the CES show in Las Vegas. At both shows, the car was a real head turner and gave them a sense of pride knowing they had built an incredible machine that so many people found appealing.
The HCM Carbon Mustang was also featured in the 2017 K&N calendar 89-11493-17 in the month of April.
