Posted on 03/06/2013 1:09:28 PM PST by zeestephen
0-60 mph in 2.8 seconds - Top speed 220 mph
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Shelby GT500’s go for around $60k.
Body design by Punk Rocker. Overdone. Damned ugly car.
Looks like the results of a consensus of overreaching European gay hair stylists with a jar of Butchwax.
Priced a 2013 all tricked-out - exceeding $80k. Drove one too. That was fun.
A buddy of mine picked up a Boss 302 Laguna Seca last year. I think he coughed up $76K for it.
I agree; give me the chassis and drivetrain, though.
I prefer the understated SSC Ultimate Aero, based down the street from me. Never have driven or even sat in one — way above my pay grade.
Although just something else to go wrong, I enjoyed the launch control on the Shelby. Might save a few tires and clutches. That thing is scary-quick.
Is it me, or does anyone else detect just a hint (a small one), of the Mach 5 in that design?
Where do you put your 4 wheeler and the deer?
Well, OK, but I am the original owner of a 1969 426 Hemi Charger 500. Less than 20K miles, numbers matching concours winner.
Hemi Orange, only option was Auto, not even a radio. Makes it's own music.
Ran for awhile as mild NHRA SS/EA...too expensive to keep up with the sponsored cars, so back to stock (except for the Ramchargers blueprint).
The Cobra Jet Mustangs running in NHRA Stock and Super Stock are INCREDIBLY fast.
I'm a big fan of the '68 Cuda and Dart Hemis (now called SS/AH), but those new Fords are WAY quicker. But they sure ain't as cool.
A person could dam near buy a jet aircraft for that price.
Who is gonna give you a speeding ticket then?
Wow, a Charger 500 with a Hemi? Those are seriously rare!
One night a guy tooled up in a 426 Hemi Dodge Charger.
Awesome power.
We parked a lot of Corvettes, so I was used to world class acceleration.
But when I hit the throttle on the Hemi on the back stretch of the hotel parking lot, I almost spun the Charger sideways!
I just saw your post.
I just posted on Comment #54.
I wrote about my 30 second joyride in a 426 Hemi Charger in the late 60’s.
I hope that wasn't YOUR car I was parking!
I went out to Ford’s website and priced a 2014 Shelby GT500 with every conceivable option and it came to $70,416.
” Parking lot attendants would move it every 5 minutes...”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqtbaQL8K9Y
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A total of 392 produced, around 60 with Hemi, rest 440/4.
As far as I know, I am the only original owner of a Hemi 500.
A couple fell short of advertised HP, most hit it, and several were over, a few by a LOT!
One version of Chevy 427 was over 500, a version of 454 was over 600, along with a 427 Ford, but the Hemi demonstrated why it was the king......820.
It is good to be the King.
I have searched and searched for that program/series, but cannot find it.
"Let me at it."
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