2008 Ford Shelby GT500 Consumer Discussions

Ford Mustang (2005 and Newer)

Shelby GT.

Written by: mschmal on Oct 04, 2007 04:35 PM

First, if you own a regular Mustang GT. Then you can upgrade your mechanicals to the Shelby GT with Ford Racing parts. To upgrade a stock GT to GT500 is not really realistic. Second. vs the GT500, the Shelby GT actually went to Los Vegas and was worked on by Shelby techs. The GT500 as built 100% on the regular Mustang line in Flat Rock. Third, My dealer sells the Shelby ... Read More...

2007 Ford Shelby Cobra GT500

Re: Helpful Suggestion [rheller]

Written by: shelbydude on Feb 19, 2007 05:21 AM

That is the most lame excuse I've heard! By "special order" only???? That would be a first for Ford to build a car as a "special order"! The only time Ford will build a "special order" is if you order a minimum of 10 of the exact same vehicles. With the Shelby GT500 being a limited production and every dealer wanting to get as many as they can, there is no way this car is ... Read More...

How many Shelby GT500's left?

Written by: shelbydude on Feb 17, 2007 06:49 PM

Here is a heads up for anyone thinking about getting one of these or thinking about waiting to see if prices drop. Ford said they were going to build between 8k - 9k Shelby GT500 Mustangs for 2007. Then between 8k - 9k for 2008. Well there are 3,762 dealers in the US. I just did a search to see how many of these are out there showing up in dealers inventory. As of today, Feb. ... Read More...

Re: Fishy Deal? [rheller]

Written by: shelbydude on Feb 13, 2007 05:23 PM

I am a sales manager of a Ford Dealership and you would be a fool to give a deposit being 8th in line when they are only getting 2 and have seven people ahead of you. For is not building this car for 2009. It is only a two year production and 2008 will be it! After that they will come out with other models. The Bullitt and the Boss will be next. You also have a valid concern with ... Read More...