The GT500KR KITTs to be auctioned off at Barret-Jackson. Already?

digg_url = 'WEBSITE_URL'; In less than a month, the legendary Barrett-Jackson auction event will be held in Palm Beach, Florida. From March 27 to March 30, hundreds of car aficionados and investors will gather in the coastal city to see and maybe buy some of the rarest and most beautiful cars in the world. The Barret-Jackson auctions are also famous because of the star cars they offer, such as Bo’s General Lee (see our article) or the Monkeemobile. This time though,... Read More

Win the new KITT! Yes, a REAL GT500KR…

digg_url = 'http://carsplusmovies.com/2008/02/11/win-the-new-kitt-yes-a-real-gt500kr/'; On February 17th, right after the premiere of the two-hour Knight Rider movie, NBC and Ford will launch a contest where participants could win four Ford vehicles, including a Shelby Mustang GT500KR “just like KITT” (read black with matte black stripes). To enter you will have to watch in order to be able to answer show-related questions. The sweepstake will end on February 18th,... Read More

Will Smith hunting deers with his GT 500 in I am Legend

  We actually don’t know if those are actually deer, but it sure looks like fun and Will Smith doesn’t shoot any (for one moment we thought he was trying to run them over), so it’s safe to watch, even for animal lovers or PETA members. Way more exciting than driving for two hours in the woods in a beat up Bronco and wait for the prey to show up. You can see all this and hear the wonderful roar of the predator -a.k.a the Shelby Mustang GT 500- in the first... Read More

I Am Legend, Mustang GT500 window crash

digg_url = \\\\\\\\\\\\'http://carsplusmovies.com/2008/01/15/i-am-legend-mustang-gt500-window-crash/\\\\\'\\\\\\\\\; This video was shot during the filming of a stunt scene from I Am Legend. The red Shelby Mustang GT 500 goes through a window, in the same way Charlton Heston went through one in the Omega Man (1971). Which is pretty normal since the two movies are based on the same book by Richard Matheson (published in 1954)… Video after the jump. Read More  Read More

Mustang GT 500 in I Am Legend (2007)

var digg_url = \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'http://carsplusmovies.com/2008/01/07/mustang-gt-500-in-i-am-legend-2007/\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'; 2008 already looks like a promising year for the Mustang’s acting career, but 2007 wasn’t half bad either, with its role in Transformers (as Barricade), a special real-life Bullit edition… and a supporting part in I Am Legend. Excerpts from the Ford press release found on  zercustoms.com: “There... Read More