Journey to the Dark Side

[TimG]

Hope you were pleased, I thought it was amazing, glad I got to see it last week. I am sure the Z is on the way.

[82z96ss]

That is one beautiful car. Like someone said, a Shelby Mustang sounds, looks and runs better than an ole Ford. So you haven't crossed over the line yet.

What would the difference be between yours and lets say the Gt 350 or was that a 500 from Gone in 60 Seconds?
Another awesome Stang. [img]/ubbthreads/images/icons/wink.gif[/img]

[Charley Lillard]

Thanks... A normal GT350 has either a 289 or 351 and is rated at 306 or 290 hp. A Normal GT500 has a 428 that is rated at 335-355 hp. Mine from what I have read so far makes anywhere from 520 - 650 hp. If you wanna see more of the car, go to comfortcarconnection.com. On the main page there is a Link to watch a 1967 Movie with Carroll Shelby driving it at the Goodyear test track in San Angelo Texas, testing Thunderbolt tires. He takes the Editor of Time Magazine for a ride in the car. It is a very Cool part of the cars History. They set a Record, going 500 miles at a Average speed of 142 mph. According to books, Carroll reached 170 at one time. Also on that web page in the cars for sale area you can click on the pic of the SuperSnake and see a bunch of pics and the Shelby Invoice.

[Seattle Sam]

Charley,
That's a beauty - and a cool video too! Did Shelby have to beat the shock towers to get that 427 to fit? I know those Mustang engine mays were a tight fit for big block Ferds...
So where can you find a set of Goodyear Thunderbolts?
-Sam

[Stefano]

The 427s and 428s do fit between the stock shock towers of the'67-'68 Mustangs. It is the Boss 429s which were very wide at approx. 30 inches which needed a bit of help getting shoe horned into the 1969-1970 cars.

Clill,
I believe that your Shelby is the only 1967 Documented to have had a 427 installed by Shelby American, Inc.

I checked the Shelby World Registry which has info on Super Snake on page 615. All the Shelby invoives for the 1967 Cars were found and they show a total of only three cars with 427 engines and only two of the three with the GT40 spec 427 ever produced by Shelby American. Inc.

[copo9566aa]

Cool factory pictures of the (544) in
Hot-Rod Shelby American Cobra/Mustang Guide Vol 5 no 1.(1987). [img]/ubbthreads/images/icons/cool.gif[/img]

[Jeff Murphy]

Charley:

Are you going to try and pick up a new GT40 to add to your "dark side" collection? Anyone else got there eye on one?

Jeff

[Stefano]

I was just talking to a Ford Marketing Rep. They have more dealers than cars and still haven't determined who will be getting the cars. Its to be based on CSI.

Still very likely that most dealers who do qualify will only get one car. It will be interesting to see what happens with the supply/Demand situation with this car?

Three prototypes do exisit but they will not be called GT40s as Ford does not own the rights to the name.

[JChlupsa]

If im not mistaken Ford offered the folks that own the name rights to GT40 3 cars + a cool Million but they want way more than the Million offered.

[hvychev]

Stefano, It is not official how Ford will distribute the GT40 cars to the dealers. My zone rep says it might be based on who won Fords dealer presidents awards, or on the Blue Oval Certification program. I know that they will for sure be sold for 100+k by the dealers (us included [img]/ubbthreads/images/icons/grin.gif[/img] ). I heard that the person/company that owns the name GT 40 wanted some redicules amount like 40 mil for the name. Ford passed and will just stick with the name GT.