Mustang Sheby GT or Mustang GT 500?

[Power Surge]

Originally Posted by computerworks

I am aghast! ...YOU...of all people...asking that question!

It's REAL simple.... the GT500 and the new KR are (IMHO) be-stickered Mustangs that simple carry the garnish of an endorsement deal. They roll off the assembly line at FORD by the thousands and merrily wheel-hop their way down the road.

On the other hand, the Shelby GT is a performance built version of a factory car...where a certain company buys them bare-bones from Ford, brings them to their shop and make it "like it should have been made"...with no apologies.

Sound familiar?

To me....if you bought one, the Shelby GT would be the REAL-est thing you would own.

Well.... 69 and 70 (which are re-VINed leftover 69s) Shelbys are also Ford built cars that Shelby never touched, yet they still are valued as real legit Shelbys.

Evan's question is an interesting one.

I personally, do see the value of the Hertz and Shelby GT as being modified BY Shelby directly. However, both of those cars still lack any real performance compared to what you can buy off the showroom floor from most manufacturers in todays world - even in non-peformance cars. Very similar to the Bullitt Mustang. A cool as hell limited production car, that wasn't any faster then a stock Mustang GT.

Even though the GT500 may have never been touched by Shelby, it's still worth, and always will be worth, way more than the Hertz or Shelby GT. This is from the simple fact that the car is SO much more than just a hopped up base GT. Everything on the car is different, from the motor and trans, to the brakes and wheels, to the body and interior. It's a totally different car, with WAY more performance.

Some may buy it because it's a Shelby, but I feel that most buy it because it's a continutation of the SVT limited performance vehicle legacy (i.e. the currect "Cobra" without the badging).

[poweredbyford]

Think Sal has made a few good points.

Probably won't matter down the road that the new GT500 was built on Fords assembly line like the later Shelbys of 69 and 70 were.

And...as he mentioned,the 2001 Bullitt mustang,which was what I purchased as my little slice of Ford history turned out to have a ton of cool factor built in but really lacked in the seat of the pants department.

While in Florida a few months back the wife and I rented the Shelby H #06H222 and after spending a week with and "enjoying" (thought about replacing the rear tires) for some 500 miles it quickly reminded me why I evently let the Bullitt go...Lots of cool factor,but not enough go.

So,based on seat time with those two slighty tuned Mustangs I would go for the GT500 over the Shelby GT...IF you plan on driving it even if that drive time is limited.

Dale

[Semper Fi]

I would buy the Ford GT500 over the Shelby. The Shelby doesn't seem to have alot of power (says 325HP)