Article Image

Ringbrothers’ Espionage Mustang hides a secret even bigger than its 959 hp V8

Ringbrothers is at it again, this time transforming a 1965 Espionage Mustang Fastback into a 959 horsepower carbon fiber menace. Resto-mod muscle cars wish they could all look this good.

If you’ve never heard of Ringbrothers, seeing pictures of their latest vehicular creation might put you in a Googling mood.

Jim and Mike Ring run a collision and repair shop in the small town of Spring Green, Wisconsin, but they also pump out one or two custom built cars each year. The duo have won a host of tuning awards over the years, including honors at SEMA, which is probably why we’re ogling this 1965 Mustang without shame.

What makes this car amazing isn’t just what’s under the hood — a 427 cubic inch LS7 with a Whipple supercharger making 959 horsepower and 858 pound-feet of torque — it’s the muscle car’s bones. This Mustang is completely carbon fiber and has been dubbed “Espionage” by its creators. Incorporating carbon fiber here and there is one thing, but to base a vehicle completely on a CF structure is a whole new animal.

The Ring brothers took the 1965 fastback’s shape, widened it by two inches, and touched the shape up further to help it stand out from other restoration projects. The wider, far lighter frame is finished in a custom BASF Glasurit 90-Line Waterborne paint color called “Spy Green.” Name aside, this thing is sure to draw a lot of attention.

Mechanically, that monstrous supercharged LS7 is paired with a six-speed Tremec T56 transmission, custom headers, custom driveshaft, Ford 9.0-inch rear end, and Flowmaster Supper 44 exhaust. To keep its outrageous power in check, Ringbrothers fit the Espionage with Baer 14.0-inch discs and 6S calipers. Covering its stoppers are HRE wheels shod in Nitto Invo tires that measure 295 at the front and a giant 345 at the rear.

“’Espionage’ has been a huge undertaking for our little shop. Over the past few years it has been an incredible challenge but one that’s also been incredibly rewarding,” said Jim Ring. “When Mike and I build a car, we always try and come up with something that nobody’s ever seen before and I think that the work we’ve done on “Espionage” really qualifies that statement.”

Espionage may have that blast-from-the-past look, but it’s so powerful, it’s much more likely to launch you Back to the Future.

Apple won the PC market’s worst quarter, but that’s not the entire story. It won the race by stumbling less than everyone else.

PC makers shipped just 57 million computers worldwide in Q3, which might look good, but it’s a 21% year-over-year plunge (via Counterpoint Research). And despite Apple’s Mac shipments falling by 11%, to 5.6 million, its market share rose from 8.7% to 9.8%. How did that happen?

Update (October 22 23:54 PT): In response to our query, GM clarified that offline recording support is already available on eligible vehicles. Like Tesla's Sentry Mode, it requires owners to connect a USB drive to save incident recordings, which can be viewed on the vehicle's infotainment screen. The upcoming Connected Cameras feature will build on this by giving owners remote access to these recordings via the revamped OnStar app, allowing them to check footage without walking out to their car.

General Motors has announced plans to add a new Connected Cameras feature to its OnStar service starting next year, giving drivers a way to monitor parked vehicles remotely and capture footage of certain incidents.

Missing out on the self-driving future is a tough pill to swallow, especially as a car enthusiast. But that is what Tesla handed us on Wednesday, without a hint of mercy.

During its October 21, 2026 earnings call, Elon Musk told investors the Cybercab is meant mainly as a ride service. Further, nearly all of them will be owned and managed by Tesla.