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I really want one... help me fight the urge

GT500KR

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Ford and Shelby Automobiles today announced the launch the 2008 Shelby GT500KR, the most powerful Mustang to date. Inspired by the 1968 Shelby Cobra GT500KR, this "King of the Road" will offer an estimated 540 horsepower and 510 pound-feet of torque, thanks to revised ignition and throttle calibration and a cold air intake system that replaces the stock unit.

Power is delivered to the rear wheels through a Tremec TR6060 six-speed manual transmission and 3.73:1 rear axle ratio, upgraded from the standard GT500s 3.31:1. Gear selection is courtesy of an all-new Ford Racing short-throw shifter making its debut on the KR. Topped with a white ball, the new shifter is 25 percent shorter than the unit on the GT500 providing for crisper, sharper shifts.

Ford SVT, Ford Racing and Team Shelby worked together to develop the KR's suspension tuning. Based on initial work by Ford Racing and the team at Shelby, often at Shelby's own facility on the grounds of Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Ford SVT chassis engineers will apply fine tuning techniques to prepare it for the streets.

"The production Shelby GT500 was maximized to deliver the perfect balance between ride and handling," said Jamal Hameedi, chief nameplate engineer, Ford SVT. "In that same ride versus handling continuum, the KR will lean heavier towards all-out handling while still making it drivable on the street."

40 years later

The original 1968 Shelby Cobra GT500KR was also a mid-year introduction, based on the 1968 Shelby GT500. Ford added 'Cobra' to the Shelby's moniker to help "usher in the beginning of a new performance era" at the company. The Cobra name referred to the new 428 Cobra Jet V-8 that was planted under the KR's custom fiberglass hood.

Ford conservatively rated the 428 CJ at 335-horsepower, but in reality it made more than 400-horsepower and 440 pounds-feet of torque. The KR model was also equipped with a modified suspension and was offered both in fastback and convertible models. Ford dealers sold 1,570 GT500KR models in 1968, 1053 fastbacks and 517 convertibles.

Just do it, its only money and you only live once.

There, has thay 'helped fight the urge'

BtG

I dropped an e-mail to a chap who imports GT500s - someone I've spoken with in the past (a realist, not a silly-mark-up kinda chap) and asked him what the chances were, at reasonable price.

The best route would be to call Ford dealers in the US but I've done that once and it takes days and is a real nightmare.

We'll see... it's a nice to have, not a must have but I have a few American cars which are on my list to own and I have to say a modern (and a 60's) Mustang are on the list.

I'd love a 67/68 fastback. I've come close a number of times but it would have to be a nice one....fed up with restoring old cars.

was a nice one on ebay a couple of weeks ago. too far north though.

A friend kept his Shelby GT500 (67 I think??) in my barn for a while, and whilst it gave plenty of people a huge thrill it didnt do a lot for me. Great car and great sound (I drove it at Le Mans weekend up the Mulsanne - what a crowd pleaser), but not really my cup of tea.

BtG

Try this link Simon, it should help you fight the urge. And if you do buy one you can always use them...

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NEW-BLUE-Furry-Dic...1QQcmdZViewItem

Brian (running for the bush!)

I can feel a ban coming on for you

As for the 67 GT500... aka Eleanor

Thats all people kept saying in France "Eleanor..."

BtG

..Rigby died in the church and was buried along with her name
Nobody came
Father McKenzie wiping the dirt from his hands as he walks from the grave
No one was saved

All the lonely people
Where do they all come from?
All the lonely people
Where do they all belong?

Maybe what he really wants BtG is a yellow submarine.