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Shelby fanatics have waited more than four decades for a new GT350. Beginning in 1965, Ford Mustang GT fastbacks rolled into the Shelby American facility near Los Angeles International Airport. Carroll Shelby and his band of racers, mechanics, fabricators, and engineers then turned them into legend. Ford took over the Shelby Mustang program for 1968, [...]

One of many things you can say about legendary car builder and race driver Carroll Shelby is that he doesn’t try to be politically correct.
So when he was asked about the creation of a model that still has legions of fans four decades later, he had this to say:
“In 1964, Ford Motor Co. asked Shelby [...]

The simple truth is you can buy a 426-horsepower Camaro for the same money as a 315-horsepower Mustang. bucks more than you would for a 1SS-spec Camaro, which comes standard with Pirelli tires, Brembo brakes, a six speed manual transmission, and a 21st-century rear suspension. Chevrolet Camaro SS Ford Shelby GT500 Rear Three Quarter. Look at the price, look at the market positioning: The Mustang GT’s logical rival is the faster, more powerful, more refined Camaro SS. End of argument.

Developed under Ford’s Special Vehicle Team, the new 2010 Shelby GT500 is the most powerful SVT product to date with 540 horsepower, a host of exterior & interior enhancements, suspension improvements and better highway fuel efficiency. The refinements made on the 2010 Shelby GT500 are due in large part to the work done by Ford [...]