Prudhomme Edition Super Snake drag race package comes with 800 hp

Shelby Automobiles and Don “The Snake” Prudhomme unveiled limited edition Prudhomme Edition Super Snake package for the Shelby GT500 Mustang during a private reception at the Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum in Pomona, Calif.

The package is for 2007-2010 Ford Shelby GT500 cars already in the hands of owners.

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2010 Ford Shelby GT500 packs 540 horsepower

Ford introduced the new 2010 Mustang at the 2008 LA Auto Show. Now Ford has revealed the details on 2010 Shelby GT500, the most powerful SVT-tuned Mustang ever.

Its supercharged 5.4L V8 produces 540-hp and 510 lb-ft torque. Twin-disc clutch 6-speed manual has been upgraded as well to offer even better performance.

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Shelby Celebrates 85th Birthday with Commemorative GT40

In celebration of Carroll Shelby’s 85TH birthday Shelby Distribution USA under license from Shelby Licensing and in partnership with Shelby Automobiles Inc. will reproduce the three dominating Shelby American GT40® race cars that accomplished one of the greatest feats in American automotive racing history into a street legal vehicle that can be driven or simply collected.
These rolling chassis will receive a Shelby Automobiles Inc. MSO and will be recorded in the Shelby Registry along with the Safir GT40 Spares LLC assigned licensed mark, identification number and registry that reflects these cars as newly manufactured variants of the original GT40®.

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KITT Mustangs sell for $300,000

This weekend’s Barrett-Jackson Auction in Palm Beach, Florida, saw a pair of Ford Mustang Shelby GT500KR muscle cars from the new Knight Rider series go under the hammer for $300,000.
The cars were sold together as a pair and the buyer was also offered the chance to snap up a brand new 2009 GT500KR, one of only 746 cars, for list price.

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Modern German supercar versus old-school American muscle.

Mercedes-Benz SLR: 11.59 seconds at 128mph.
Shelby Cobra: 11.53 seconds at 125mph.

2008 Ford Shelby GT500KR

Only 1000 Shelby GT500KR “King of the Road” special editions will be made. Much like the original KR that came from the capable hands of Carroll Shelby 40 years ago, this made-over Mustang is far more than just a plaque and fancy paint. A carbon-fiber hood will conceal a 540-bhp version of the supercharged 5.4-liter V-8 from the GT500 that’s been modified with parts from Ford Racing Performance Products.

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