Shelby
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The modifications to the 2023 Carroll Shelby Centennial Edition Mustang include a supercharged engine making 750 hp, adjustable caster and camber plates, vinyl stripes, and Shelby badges.
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Carroll Shelby's 1968 Ford Mustang Black Hornet headed to auction
The 1968 Ford Mustang was owned by Carroll Shelby and modified as a tribute to the Green Hornet development mule from the late 1960s.
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2017 Ford Mustang Shelby Super Snake Widebody concept heads to auction
The concept for the 750-hp 2017 Ford Mustang Shelby Super Snake Widebody can be had with just 1,350 miles on the odometer.
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2021 Shelby F-150 Super Snake bites with 775 hp, 0-60 mph in 3.45 seconds
The high-performance version of the F-150 will also accelerate from 0-100-0 mph in just 8.3 seconds. It's available at Ford dealers.
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Shelby F-250 Super Baja is the Super Duty Raptor America wants
Ford doesn't make an F-250 Raptor, but the Shelby F205 Super Baja is the closest you can get.
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Rare 1965 Shelby 427 Cobra Competition roars into Jay Leno's Garage
A 1965 Shelby 427 Cobra Competition needed a place to hide from Cailfornia's wildfires and that gave us the chance to see it on Jay Leno's Garage.
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The lone 2004 Ford Shelby Cobra concept drives into Jay Leno's Garage for an appraisal.
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Shelby GT-S Ford Mustang is a supercharged pony car for rent
Sixt rental car outlets will offer the Shelby GT-S as a 600-plus horsepower rental car along the lines of the historic Hertz Shelby GT350H of the 1960s.
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Shelby Mustang enthusiasts discover and reunite three GT500 convertible prototypes
Decades kept them apart, but today, three 1969 Ford Shelby GT500 convertible prototypes are among each other's company again. In mid-January, Ford Performance detailed the endless pursuit for documentation that led to the discovery of the three cars, and it's nothing short of painstakingly...
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Stunning Shelby GR-1 concept headed to production thanks to Superformance
What's old is new again at Superformance, but that is fine with us because in this case, we're talking about the 2004 Ford Shelby GR-1 concept car. Superformance has received official licensing rights from Ford to build the retro concept car. Car and Driver reported Monday that Superformance CEO...
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1966 Ford Shelby GT350H is a barn find gem
Just when it appears the world has run dry of barn finds, the internet doesn't disappoint. The latest discovery is none other than a 1966 Ford Shelby GT350H, and the car has sat parked in a garage for three decades. BarnFinds.com reported on the special Shelby on Wednesday, and it was reportedly...
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Shelby Series 2 surprises in Paris
Shelby is officially back with an updated version of its in-house sports car. The Shelby Series 2 made a surprise visit this week to the 2018 Paris auto show, which provided the first real look at the revised roadster. The trick is that the car isn't actually new. It's the same body, and the...
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In the late 1990s, legendary racer and factory tuner Carroll Shelby wanted to build a car from the ground up. His firm Shelby American designed, developed, and built the Series 1, and produced it in limited quantities. It's a rare bird to be sure, and one of the 249 built is set to cross the Barrett-Jackson auction block in Las Vegas. Shelby is also known for building the Shelby Cobras, but those cars used AC bodies, so the Series 1 is the only vehicle Carroll and crew fully designed on their own. Yes, they used someone else's powertrain, but the chassis, body, and interior were all Shelby...
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Bear destroys roof of Shelby-signed Cobra in search of cookies
When a bear senses something to eat, there’s little that can stop it, including the original roof of a 1965 289 Shelby Cobra signed by Carroll Shelby. Hagerty’s Tom Cotter, who hosts the "Barn Find Hunter" video series, learned that the hard way during a multi-day trip across Alaska...
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Matt Damon to play Carroll Shelby in upcoming Ford versus Ferrari film
It was supposed to be Tom Cruise. The "Top Gun" and "Mission Impossible" mega star was reportedly set to portray Carroll Shelby in a film depicting Ford's motorsport battles with Ferrari. That was way back in 2013, though, and Hollywood has since moved on. But time is a flat circle, so we're ready...
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Carroll Shelby's personal 1966 GT350H is up for grabs
Carroll Shelby's personal GT350H is heading to auction this month. The 1966 example served as Shelby's personal car after trading hands with two prior owners. Now it's for sale through the Bonhams auction January 18 in Scottsdale, Arizona. Shelby cranked out a number of amazing machines over the...
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This original Shelby Cobra 427 should fetch millions at auction
It's amazing what you can do if you just think outside the box a little bit. That's what Carroll Shelby did when used a hefty dose of American ingenuity to transform a little British roadster called the AC Bristol into the Shelby Cobra. By ingenuity, of course, we mean a massive V-8 engine. Pairing...
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Engineer buys Ford Shelby Cobra Concept he helped develop
Many engineers have the opportunity to see their concept cars evolve from sketch to clay to production vehicle, but, alas, not every concept finds its way to a dealership showroom. Unfortunately, that was the case for the 2004 Ford Shelby Cobra Concept. However, one engineer who helped develop the...
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Jay Leno didn't quite march down to his local Hertz Rent-A-Car to film the latest installment of his popular series, but he almost could have. This week, the celebrity car guru extraordinaire checks out the 2016 Ford Shelby GT-H and its predecessor, the original 1966 Ford Shelby Mustang GT350-H on Jay Leno's Garage. The black-and-gold '66 was an instant classic—and the source of many legends—when it hit Hertz lots 50 years ago. Marketed as a racing car that just about anyone could rent, the coupes were intended to be driven on the street. But that wasn't always the case. Many were...
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Tom Cruise To Play Carroll Shelby In 'Go Like Hell' Movie
'Go Like Hell' tells the story of Ford's quest to beat Ferrari at Le Mans.
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1,200-HP Shelby 1000 S/C: New York Auto Show Preview
Billed as the "most powerful production, street legal muscle car in the world," the 2013 Shelby 1000 S/C is headed to the New York Auto Show next week. Here's your first look at it. Powered by the same 5.8-liter V-8 as the standard Ford Mustang Shelby GT500, but with extensive work done to bring it...
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Shelby's 'Green Hornet' Mustang To Cross The Block In Scottsdale
While there is no shortage of rare and desirable Mustangs affiliated with Carroll Shelby, it’s hard to top a car that’s one of one, especially when the saved-from-the-crusher car was never intended to be more than a Ford design study. Inspired by the success of the “California...
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Ultra-Rare 1965 Shelby Cobra DragonSnake Enters Restoration
The beauty of a barn find is this: sometimes you don’t even know what you have until you start the process of disassembly. Take the case of a 1965 Shelby DragonSnake Cobra for example: when purchased by a collector last year, he believed it to be one of six built. As it turns out, the car was...
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2013 Shelby Mustang GT350 Build Gallery
The 2013 Shelby Mustang GT350 is beginning to take shape at Shelby American.
Nelson Ireson