Reading stories about Carroll Shelby, you get the impression he's a likable guy, but definitely not one you ever want to cross. So you've got to wonder where the misunderstanding happened with the GT500KR. Ford's official press release said only 1,000 of the 510-hp Mustangs would be built, but in an interview with Stangs Unleashed, Shelby says he has not yet agreed to the 1,000 cars Ford says will be built. Does that mean more KRs? Or fewer? Blue Oval News hopes the actual number might match the number of KRs produced in 1968 (1,251 by their count, Ford's press release says 1,570).
In the interview, Shelby also gives us hope for the future, saying there will definitely be more and better Shelbys after the GT500KR. "Even after I go horizontal, Amy (Boylan, President of Shelby Automobiles, Inc.) is still gonna be building Shelbys," Shelby says.
Follow the jump to watch the interview.
[Source: Stangs Unleashed via BlueOval News]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
T.C. @ Apr 8th 2007 4:53PM
I thought the KR's were gunna have 540hp?
Scott Black @ Apr 8th 2007 5:39PM
The plan for the car is at least 540HP.
HotRodzNKustoms @ Apr 8th 2007 6:11PM
Yeah, I thought the KR was going to have 540hp, and if they make 1,000 1,500 or 15 million you still will not be able to buy one for anything resembling near list.
JasonSK @ Apr 8th 2007 6:11PM
Ive already got things moving to try to get one of these, hate to part with my gt500, but this is the baddest mustang ever, id pay top dolla' for this baby!
HotRodzNKustoms @ Apr 8th 2007 6:27PM
#4 and you will again pay what I think is waaaaay too much to the greedy dealer. I believe the Ford dealer's "market adjustment" will bring this car to $120,000. Too bad, I like it alot.
JasonSK @ Apr 8th 2007 6:51PM
I live in CAnada, so they cant charge over MSRP, the problem is just GETTING one, we dont exactly get allocated a ton of anything here, my buddy had to wait forever to get his hands on the srt-8 charger when it first came out
Bob R. @ Apr 8th 2007 7:24PM
#5, there will be a huge markup with this car, but if people are willing to pay over sticker for it like the GT500, why shouldnt they?
Bob R. @ Apr 8th 2007 7:26PM
I should have worded that better. It should have said: #5, there will be a huge markup with this car, but if people are willing to pay over sticker for it like the GT500, why shouldnt the dealers charge what people will pay for one.
Nick @ Apr 9th 2007 3:48AM
"6. I live in CAnada, so they cant charge over MSRP, the problem is just GETTING one, we dont exactly get allocated a ton of anything here, my buddy had to wait forever to get his hands on the srt-8 charger when it first came out"
What are you talking about? Yes they can. There are a ton of -used- C6 Z06s sitting around at dealers for at least 10 grand over Canadian MSRP.
Shawn @ Apr 9th 2007 8:16AM
...There is such a thing as MSRP for used cars in Canada?
BB @ Apr 9th 2007 12:16PM
I think the understanding should be: in Canada New Cars @ New Car Dealerships are legislated that they can only sell for MSRP list price, however if a Dealer registers a new vehicle and titles the vehicle to himself or his company and the said vehicle now becomes a used vehicle he or his dealership can charge whatever the market will bear because there is no legislation on a used vehicle!
thisislame @ Apr 9th 2007 12:30PM
1000 too many. Americans are too marketable. Cars like these should be standard not crappy limited edition.
Shawn @ Apr 9th 2007 12:48PM
thisislame, where in the world is cars like this "standard?"
Mike @ Apr 9th 2007 4:36PM
thisislame,
Are you really serious. 540HP is not a marketing campaign, it's a high powered vehicle. I don't know too many people who want a $45,000 540HP Mustang when they only need the stock 300HP job that costs half to get to work and have some fun.
If it was another part of the world, we just wouldn't get this vehicle, we'd get some econobox with 170HP, racing stripes, and those would be the marketing limited editions.
Get a life.
Chris Kerry @ Apr 11th 2007 4:30AM
You people at Ford and those representing will NEVER learn. Listen to your very own posted interview to learn why you egotistical morons will in fact hand the sports car business to the foreign manufactures, who by the way are eating you lunch as we speak in the domestic market. The consumer is tired of being ripped off with dealer mark-us, can’t you get it through your thick heads.
You can build some sweet rides however, none of them are that great, that said, when they meaning in particular anything with the Shelby name on it, get to the dealership level, the consumer gets ripped to the bone. With automobiles like the Nissan Nismo 350Z at the entry level to the GT-R which will quite frankly put anything Ford makes to shame and will not bleed the consumer like the proverbial vampire Ford is.
Go ahead, keep kissing one another’s Asses and the others will own you. And you know who the others are.