UPDATE: Put a bunch more pics in the gallery below, so I put it  up top for the weekend…

Call me crazy, but I find something a tad disingeniuous about showing kids tricked out muscle cars in order to recruit them into the armed forces. Is it really necessary to imply they’ll be whooping it up in some pimped out Mustangs and Challengers en route to Afghanistan? I say if you’re gonna be recruiting high schoolers to join in any branch of the military, just be honest as to what they’re getting themselves into cos it’s one helluva gig. Regardless, these 2 “Supercars” are really, really fucking bad ass:

Galpin Auto Sports collaborated with the United States Air Force to create  two customized vehicles for its 2009 Super Car Tour…The white Ford Mustang ‘X-1’ and black Dodge Challenger ‘VAPOR’ are Air Force-inspired designs that will travel across the country this year as part of a mobile marketing campaign to educate young people on the mechanical and technical career opportunities available within the Air Force…The vehicles are a combination of form, function and futuristic entertainment all fueled together.”

Hit the Jump for a complete breakdown of these cars’ tech features, cos its just plain nuts. Oh, you want a taste? Ok, here’s a bit about the Mustang:

“…a supercar with a jet cockpit that includes a single-driver ejection seat in center of vehicle, short shifter, flight stick, and advanced instrumentation panel…with a touch screen monitor and sensor pack that displays night and thermal vision. The 4.6 liter engine includes 3-valve Ford Racing heads, cold air intake, hot rod cams, and long tube headers creating 500hp.  The Vertical doors feature interior panel fabrication to complete the ‘jet-like’ feel of the ‘X-1’…”

More on the Mustang and a full breakdown of the VAPOR Challenger after the Jump. Check the pics below for some detailed interior shots…

Ford Mustang ‘X-1′

Representing the muscle of the Air Force, the ‘X-1’ Mustang is a heavenly matte-pearlescent painted supercar with a jet cockpit that includes a single-driver ejection seat in center of vehicle, short shifter, flight stick, and advanced instrumentation panel. The ‘X-1’ also has a concealed motorized steering wheel, custom foot pedals, GPS transponder and the innovative dash is equipped with a touch screen monitor and sensor pack that displays night and thermal vision. The 4.6 liter engine includes 3-valve Ford Racing heads, cold air intake, hot rod cams, and long tube headers creating 500hp and is maintained by a custom Ford Racing Tuning Program.  The Vertical doors feature interior panel fabrication to complete the ‘jet-like’ feel of the ‘X-1’, which will appear on the East Coast portion of the Air Force recruiting tour.

Dodge Challenger ‘Vapor’

The stealth-black Air Force Challenger ‘Vapor’ features a biometric access to open the Vertical doors, a custom Stealth body kit with Jet enhancements and a carbon fiber exterior trim. Other exterior components include one-off carbon fiber wheels, a custom stealth exhaust mode that allows the vehicle to run in complete silence or you can open up the headers to facilitate the aggressive sound of the engine, shaker hood, radar-absorbing paint, proximity sensors, and a 360-degree camera with ¼ mile range. The interior of the ‘Vapor’ is complete with aircraft style controls, a passenger side steering wheel, GPS tracking, night and thermal vision via a film on the front windshield, and the most technologically-advanced computer system with remote control UAV-type access from anywhere in the world utilizing the internet. The ‘Vapor’ also comes with two custom flight helmets in line with the Air Force theme of the vehicle.