The takeaway from all this? Please, people, have more respect for the power of these cars when at the wheel, and don’t put others in danger.

When one feels the need, the need for speed, only F-14 Tomcats and Mustangs will do. At least that’s what the good folks at Ford figured when they had the good sense to partner with DreamWorks on last spring’s “Need for Speed”.

The video after the jump follows the step-by-step build process of a Cobra Jet from a shell to a complete car.

Personally, I think the police department should let the whole thing die down and then turn around and buy a 2015 Mustang instead to really piss the councilman off if it’s drug money that’s flipping the bill.

Nothing beats a big high-powered Mustang rally other than a big high-powered Mustang rally for a good cause.

Latemodel Restoration’s latest build: the SVE Pace Car – Project 777. This killer S-197 was first fortified with plenty of suspension and rim/tire upgrades before it saw a ton of track lapping on many of the Texas road courses.

There’s much to like about “Barricade”, the 2005 Saleen that gets all Decepticonned and copped-out in the first “Transformers” movie … you know, the one that has a plot that’s actually somewhat discernible.