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Carroll Shelby's Personal 1968 Shelby EXP500 CSS "Black Hornet" Being Auctioned For Charity

 
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The man in the Stetson Black Hat, Carroll Shelby has donated his one-of-a-kind 1968 Shelby EXP500 CSS 'Black Hornet' Mustang from his personal collection to be auctioned on Ebay by Restoration Hardware to benefit the Carroll Shelby Children's Foundation.  The 'Black Hornet' Mustang pays tribute to another one-off Mustang, the Shelby Green Hornet which served as a rolling test mule for new technologies like electronic fuel injection, independant rear suspension, power antenna and four wheel disc brakes.

The Shelby Black Hornet Mustang was built by Barry Smith, owner of Legendary G.T. as a continuation Shelby EXP500 under a license from Carroll Shelby Licensing.  Barry used an original 1968 Mustang which he painted 'Stetson Black' in honor of the hat worn by Carroll Shelby.  The Black Hornet is identical to the Green Hornet just after it received disc brakes but prior to the EFI or independent rear suspension.  The car has been owned since 2003 by Mr. Shelby and includes a myriad of custom parts which can be seen below.  This is truly a one-of-a-kind Shelby Mustang being auctioned on Ebay for a good cause.  The Ebay auction runs from December 2-12 with bidding already up to $105K.

Photos and more information can be seen after the jump...






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  1. By  AllStangs Posted: 1/14/2009 1:26pm PST

    Wow! Winning bid of $160,100! No question this is a gorgeous car, but it kind of makes me wonder why copy Little Red instead of coming up with something new? Obviously the fact that Shelby himself was involved helped the value tremendously.
     
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