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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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After ten years at the helm of Mattel, "Hot Wheels Amy" Boylan was beginning to feel penned in. More of an entrepreneur than a corporate manager, she wanted something more challenging and exciting. And boy did she find it, as the new President of Shelby Automobiles, Inc.

She had met Carroll Shelby in 2003 when he approached her to produce 1,000 Hot Wheels Cobras to give to guests at his 80th birthday party. Shelby was so impressed by the way she hastily handled the request, that when she left Mattel in 2005, he immediately sought her out.

You see, Shelby Automobiles was in a bit of a mess. Even with Carroll's legendary name, there had been some problems with manufacturing and the Series 1 debacle had drained $38 million from the company coffers. Orders for 170 Cobras, even with their $10,000 deposits in hand, couldn't be filled because the company couldn't afford the necessary parts. Although Boylan thought the company was $3 million in debt, it turned out to be closer to $6 mil. The huge Las Vegas facility was practically at a standstill. Perhaps this was too big of a challenge. Well, to most people maybe. To Amy, she saw the light at the end of the tunnel.

Follow the jump for the rest of the story.

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