CSX vs. SPF? 427FE vs. 460?

[Russ Dickey]

IMHO, I don't think that Shelby and Ford will be producing any kind of 2-seater sports car together. Ford will leave that to Carroll, (although I have heard rumors that the supercharged 4.6 Ford might be the next powerplant of the Series 1).

With Ford's recent retro-releases of the Mustang line, ie. Bullitt, Mach 1, and the rumor floating around that the Boss isn't far off, I have the sneaking suspicion that the Ford/Shelby collaboration will come via the newly re-styled '05 Mustang. I think that a 2005 Shelby GT-350 Mustang is probably a pretty good bet (and pretty cool too, I might add). I also wouldn't be surprised to see some kind of commemorative Shelby version of the GT-40 (it would be nice to see a "Ken Miles Edition" - the car that really won Lemans in '66).

However unlikely, I think it would be great to see Shelby and Ford get together on something a little more sporty than the Mustang. It would be nice to see Ford have a two-seater sports car that is in the same class as the Corvette and Viper, with a similiar price tag. The GT-40 is awesome, but c'mon..$125K+? I know a few of you on this forum can afford that, but not the rest of us. Plus, it's very limited production run assures that we will hardly ever see one on the street, as they will be purchased and then parked away in a plastic bubble, only to come out again for the Barrett-Jackson auction in 2030.

Russ