500 gt 35h convertible

Looks like shit...

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[Edited on March 31, 2007 at 5:52 PM. Reason : .]

3/31/2007 5:50:18 PM

http://www.trends.autoblog.com/2007/04/01/ford-unveils-shelby-gt-h-convertible-001-sells-at-barrett-jack/

Ford unveils Shelby GT-H Convertible, #001 sells at Barrett-Jackson for $250K



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that's not really new, as the coupe has been out for a while, that is just the convertible. here is a mustang that is totally new, debuting at the new york auto show:

2008 Shelby GT500KR - The King of the Road returns!

http://www.autoblog.com/2007/03/30/new-york-preview-2008-shelby-gt500kr-the-king-of-the-road-re
http://www.leftlanenews.com/ford-mustang-shelby-cobra-gt500kr.html

Quote :

"This morning, Ford announced that the mighty King of the Road Shelby GT500KR will be making a return in the spring of 2008 -- just in time to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the original. Only 1,000 of these special Mustangs will be built, and they will definitely be the fastest ones yet! The team at SVT is tweaking the 5.4L supercharged V-8 with new calibrations, a cold-air induction kit and 3.73:1 final drive ratio. The KR will be rated at 540hp/510lb-ft of torque, making it the most powerful Mustang ever. "

4/1/2007 4:17:45 AM

i like the kr

4/1/2007 3:20:26 PM

i really like the hood on the KR

they both look hot

and thats coming from someone who doesnt like ford much at all

4/1/2007 4:13:22 PM

Ooh, I'd love to drive one of those.

Looks like a hell of a deathtrap.

4/1/2007 8:08:07 PM

damn, that shit is nice

4/2/2007 1:08:46 AM

Quote :

"i really like the hood on the KR they both look hot and thats coming from someone who doesnt like ford mustangs much at all "

4/2/2007 3:40:42 AM

i watched the whole auction live (yes, all 8 hours). the gt-h convertible revealing was stupid. the bid was stuck at the opening of $50,000 foreeeeeeeeeeever. there were some bidders actually laughing at the staff who tried to get them to bid. they wouldn't let that slide, of course. the ford ceo then threw in a one-of-a-kind fender guitar that was painted to match the car. the bid then went to ~$70,000 and stalled once again. then, the ford ceo, craig jackson, and carrol shelby had to throw in all kinds of stupid extras (like their t-shirts and picking the car up at shelby's shop) to nag the bidding.

the thing only has 314-ish horsepower. the only incentive to buy the thing was that it'll be the only one to not be rented out by hertz. the hertz bound cars will all have "a traction control defeat defeater" to help cut down on possible ragging out and wrecks. if the owner doesn't drive this car, i can see it being pretty valuable a few decades from now.

4/2/2007 7:51:45 AM

wait, what?

so with the guitar, it jumped from 50K to 70K, but with tshirts it went from 70K to 250K???

oh so that's what the guitar in the pic below was... i was wondering what the hell a guitar was doing.

4/2/2007 8:22:44 AM

i don't think the shirts were what got it going past 70k. i think it was just maybe a matter of "wow, if that guy is willing to pay $80k, maybe i should get in on it. and so forth". alot of auctions stalled at one point, and then saw a flurry of bids.

4/2/2007 1:48:31 PM

the dude who purchased it was going to buy it no matter what... i mean its a 250k write off and you get a car too.

not to mention he owns 6 other shelby first cars.

4/2/2007 2:20:11 PM

Quote :

""a traction control defeat defeater""

That may be but you don't need to turn the traction control off to hang the rear end out. I drove a GT350H back in November and nearly lost it going around a corner. I gave it a bit of gas and hung the tail out waaaaay further than I meant to. Luckly I managed to get it back in line before completely lossing it, but there was a brief moment there when I felt my heart come to a complete stop.

It's dissapointing that they don't put an manual tranny in any/all of those cars. I would assume that only car guys rent them anyway, so why not?

4/2/2007 6:16:53 PM

of the originals hertz lost 100 on the first day of rentals

4/2/2007 10:02:25 PM

roush gauges only go to 140?

4/9/2007 11:55:09 AM

you can rent the gt-h out of raleigh, ive seen it driving around a bunch

4/9/2007 12:44:23 PM

I don't think there's anything anyone can do to the current gen Mustang to make it not look like crap, it looks like a cheap piece of plastic no matter what's done to it

On a related note: I was in Ft. Lauderdale this past weekend and Jack Roush was pulling into the marina in his 160 ft yacht "Mustang Sally"

4/9/2007 5:58:16 PM

EVEN MORE POWERFUL MUSTANG COMING!!!

http://www.worldcarfans.com/news.cfm/country/acf/newsID/2070430.002/ford/shelby-ford-to-develop-600+hp-gt500-super-snake

Shelby & Ford to develop 600+hp GT500 Super Snake

Quote :

"Shelby Automobiles will use newly-developed Ford Racing GT500 performance packs to help transform a limited number of 2007 and 2008 Ford Shelby GT500’s into fire breathing “Super Snake” coupes. The Super Snake post-title package will include enhancements to the Ford Shelby GT500’s handling, styling and power; tuning options will range from a warranted 600 HP V8 to over 725 HP (unwarranted). Only a limited number of Super Snakes will be built per model year at the Shelby Automobiles facility in Las Vegas beginning in late 2007. "

GOD DAMN THIS WILL SLAY THE FERRARIS, PORSCHES, VIPER, and FORD GT!!!

4/30/2007 6:43:33 PM

hell yea!

4/30/2007 8:55:55 PM

cut 500+ lbs from the car yet?

4/30/2007 9:13:48 PM

This is good... it means the bottom end is ridiculessly strong again
aka kennybell will have a blast with it. or Hp performance (2 1k+hp ford gts)

5/1/2007 11:44:57 AM

great another edition to the ugly and fast in a straight line family

5/1/2007 1:32:33 PM

Quote :

"GOD DAMN THIS WILL SLAY THE FERRARIS, PORSCHES, VIPER, and FORD GT!!!"

Not a chance with all that weight.

5/1/2007 1:36:59 PM

everyone says they're ugly.. i disagree, they may be built like crap and they may have a cheap feeling interior (not nearly as bad as any gm save caddy and vette) but they're not ugly.

ford needs to make a deal with darton and use dry sleeved aluminum blocks to save some weight
the chassis has the ability to handle but with that mammoth iron anchor in the front the gt500 is not going to. now the fr500 won the first scca event it was ever entered in right out of the factory so the chassis has the ability. sure Irs will always have an advantage but you really can't claim a solid axle vehicle can't turn

5/1/2007 2:31:07 PM

now thats some ugly shit!

btw...why don't they put HID's in there? not like its a 'cheap' priced car.

5/1/2007 2:33:57 PM

HID is un american

5/1/2007 2:45:33 PM

hahaha, i was gonna put that in my post but then i thought maybe the 300c or Cadillacs had them. not sure though as i don't keep up with american cars

5/1/2007 2:46:30 PM

My fave mustang has hids and bmw style halos in the fog lights...

its that year 1 guy's car with the 03 cobra motor in it.



[Edited on May 1, 2007 at 3:11 PM. Reason : I CAN'T FIND IT.]

5/1/2007 3:02:38 PM

SECKSY!
best use of gt fog light holes i've seen.

5/4/2007 10:32:11 AM

this is the mustang i was talking about

5/17/2007 6:50:49 PM

Can Someone explain the purpose of those two strings on the hood in the first picture, OEP posted?

5/17/2007 6:56:53 PM

that car uses hood pins to hold the hood down rather than a latch and the string make sure you don't lose them when you pull them out to open the hood.

5/17/2007 7:01:03 PM

What's the benefit to that?

5/17/2007 7:10:11 PM

weight savings over the whole latch/cable assembly.

holds the hood down better at high speeds.

looks.

etc.

5/17/2007 7:52:26 PM

The most recent Mustang body style is terrible... no matter how much plastic you attach to it, it will never look good. Ford fans should push for a new body style ASAP...

And I'm sure, from the prototypes I've seen, I will be able to say the same thing about the new Camaro... This retro stuff sucks.

5/17/2007 9:25:01 PM

yeah some aerodynamics would be a little nice

5/18/2007 10:20:48 AM

we just got in a white/blue stripped shelby gt500 today with every option, like the dvd navigation. we also got in another "california special" (we've sold like two of those so far this week). we also have a black "shelby gt", which is a gt with a bunch of power and appearance upgrades that we put on.

[Edited on May 18, 2007 at 10:42 PM. Reason : ]

5/18/2007 10:40:14 PM