Most fakes involve re-badging a car to a 'higher' performance or price range. Crazy as it may sound, I have a FAKE but I'm doing the opposite.

I call it the anti-thesis of FAKES.

The car is a 1995 Mustang GT with 215Hp (at the engine) in stock form. For those unfamiliar with Mustangs here is what it looks like in car-show trim.


Now for the FAKING part: Except for car shows, it normally sports the Horse and Tri-Bar (non-Gt) badging of a base Mustang (170HP) as seen here:


Why bother? Mainly to hide the fact that thanks to Ford Racing parts - mainly aluminum heads, intake manifold, a supercharger and a custom tune, it now dynoes to 403HP (at the engine).


I like the idea of walking softly while carrying a big stick.