Shelby Mustang GT500

His story began in 1968, when the headlines wrote about Carroll Shelby, the legendary racer of the time. It was Carroll who was directly involved in the development of Mustang. Even before the release of muscle car in the light of manufacturers intrigued unprecedented power of 350 horsepower. But in fact, the car turned out to be even more powerful, as evidenced by the GT500 label – 500 horsepower.

The successful combination of affordable price, sports design and first-class performance has led to the fact that in just 18 months, more than a million Mustangs have been sold around the world. When it went on sale, there was nothing like that on the market. The later Ponticac Firebird and Chevrolet Corvair Monza could not compete with the American “rocket”. The whole model range is Ford Mustang.

Esteriere

Determine that it is the Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 in front of you, you can use huge air intakes, angular shapes and, of course, there are the most white stripes that stretch across the body. Goodyear’s 19-inch Supercar Eagle F1 discs and tyres are responsible for keeping your muscles on the road. Not only in later versions, but also in earlier versions of the Ford Mustang Shelby, the steel hood cover was replaced with a carbon cover.

Interior

The stripes we talked about above are also present inside the leather interior on the seats. It took a lot of time and money to finish it, and this can be felt in every detail, from the aluminum inserts to the huge amount of leather. The driver’s eye can see the flawless display of the SYNC system. With the Shelby GT500 speaker system, neither the owner nor the residents of the neighborhoods on which he travels will be bored. Labels with the image of cobra are placed everywhere.

Specifications

Rolling engine rumble is the least you can expect from an American muscle car. Shelby’s four-seater car gives out unprecedented 270 km/hour at 6200 revolutions per minute. The engine volume is 5400 ccm. To take off to 100 km/hour, Shelby GT500 will take only 5 seconds. The rear-wheel drive car drives on AI-98 gasoline and consumes at least 10 liters of gasoline on the highway or almost 16 liters in the city. As we can see, the appetite of the “American” is relatively small.

Transmission is six-speed, manual. The fuel tank holds 61 liters. In general, the designers have worked hard to reduce the weight of the car. The legendary TOKICO shock absorbers were also installed here. The brakes have not been left unattended either – we are talking about ventilated discs with a diameter of 356 mm in front and 300 mm behind.

Complections and prices

Not long ago, the world was presented a restored model of 1967 GT500E, equipped with a Coyote 5.0L engine with an output of 475 hp, cold air inlet, automatic TCI transmission and a special exhaust. It can be purchased only on e-Bay for at least 125000 dollars.

The base price of a regular model starts with $54200 in the U.S. The glass roof will add another $1995 and the improved equipment will add $3495. Unfortunately, Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 is not officially sold in Russia. Naturally, any attempts to bring a car from the U.S. will result in a sharp increase in its initial cost.

We sum up

You can talk a lot about the benefits of the Ford Mustang GT500 or, conversely, dig into its shortcomings. Let’s dot in the middle: the American muscle car is designed to enjoy riding and driving. The design is excellent, the quality is the same, the engine is better than you can think of. At such pluses it is possible safely to close eyes on trifles like the big weight or high clearance.

We advise you to read the article: Shelby Series – the legend of the car world!

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Shelby Mustang GT500 1967 photo

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