The Shelby GT is set to return in 2008, and will amaze all the car lovers with a convertible version. The GT Convertible will be limited to 2100 units, in fact all the 2008 Shelby GT models will be limited to 2100 units.
It will be offered in Vista Blue with Metallic Silver stripes. It will be powered by the same 4.6 liter V8 engine used for the 2007 model that delivers 320 hp and will feature either manual or automatic transmission. It will be priced the same as the 2007 model. 2008 (...) > More
Classic Design Concept and StangNet has partenered in order to produce the Glassback Shelby GT500. After completing a once in a lifetime deal with Dean Sellers Ford in Troy, Michigan, StangNet founder Michael Raburn knew he had to make this car stand out amongst the herd of other contemporary Shelby Mustang offerings.
Custom Blue painted stripes, a custom massaged rear ducktail spoiler, a painted lower front spoiler, a lower front grille with driving lights, and 2008 GT500 HID headlights (... > More
When Shelby unveiled the "Super Snake" coupes in April they announced that only a limited number will be built per model year. Today the company has announced that the price for the "Super Snake" package is $28,000. This means that you will have to pay $72.000 for a Shelby GT500 Super Snake.
2008 Shelby GT500 Super Snake Package Parts
Performance
Shelby Supercharger Upgrade 600- 725+ Cold Air intake Shelby/Baer 6 piston caliper bake system Shelby (...) > More
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 > More
Even with demand for the most muscular Mustang ever – the Ford Shelby GT500 – at a record high, Ford is cranking up additional interest with a new, limited-edition package that adds unique visual appeal to the Shelby GT500. Enter the "Red Stripe Appearance Package," to be available beginning in May > More
Ford and Shelby will unveil a new appearance package for the 2007 Shelby GT500. The new packaged called "Red Stripe Package" will be priced at $1.650.
The package will consist of either a White or Black GT500 with red stripes on the top and side. The package will also include interior upgrades with black leather seats consisting of red inserts along with premium carpet and floor mats with red and silver embroidered Cobra (...)
2 Minutes and 43 seconds of Mustang goodness in this video. Shelby took the Mustang from a "secretary’s car" to a monster with his sports car instincts. Expect to see the new Shelby at the New York Auto Show this year. As Shelby states: "everyones gonna have a hard time keeping up" with this bad boy Mustang.
Lightning has struck again, the Ford Shelby GT-H “Rent-A-Racer” program from Ford Motor Company, Shelby Automobiles and The Hertz Corporation has returned with a special run of convertible versions of the performance-modified Ford Mustang GTs for rent exclusively through Hertz. Unveiled and sold for $250,000 on the block at the Barrett-Jackson Auction in West Palm Beach, Fla., the companies announced that approximately 500 convertibles, a first for the GT-H program, will be available through the Hertz Fun Collection at select airport locations in Arizona, California, Colorado, and Hawaii, later this year. Proceeds of the sale will benefit the Carroll Shelby Children’s Foundatio > More
Ford and Shelby Automobiles are at it again, this time in celebration of the fortieth anniversary of the 1968 Shelby Cobra GT500KR. To be unveiled at the 2007 New York International Auto Show, the 2008 Shelby GT500KR—the most powerful Mustang to date—will once again mark Mustang as ‘King of the Road.’ > More
Listen to this Shelby GT500 as it growls its engine:
When you think muscle car, this is how you think it should sound- if you turn up loud enough the exhaust note actually scares you! I have yet to see any of these in the Boston area, but I am sure I will see some this summer crusing by the beach or in the city areas. The supercharged V8 Shelby GT500 joins the 500 horsepower club and speeds from 0-60 in under 4.6 seconds. With prices around $42,000 and $46,000 for the drop top, Shelbys and Ford have produced one great performance deal