2007 Ford Mustang

Coupe

5.4L 5409CC 330Cu. In. V8 GAS DOHC Supercharged

MANUAL 6 SPEED

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The classic tunes still rock when Carroll Shelby grooves the melody and Ford's SVT garage band hammers out the rhythm. The group's latest riff is a Ford Shelby GT500 coupe, capable of rattling root beer mugs on cruise night and spanking Chevrolet Corvettes on the drag strip. They're classic muscle cars from the eight-track era tuned up for another go: bragging rights to 500 hp, room for double dating, and the security blanket of a full factory warranty. Thanks to lessons learned during Ford's GT Supercars project, the power comes easily. As we reported a year ago, one howling supercharger, four whirring camshafts, thirty-two valves, and 5.4 liters of ripping V-8 are jammed beneath the Shelby's humped-up aluminum hood. Unfortunately, those waiting patiently for the GT500 will be digging deeper into their pockets than we previously forecast. Part of Ford's Way Forward belt tightening is a Special Vehicle Team responsible for earning its keep. Sacred blueprints from the 1960s are honored here, so alterations to the basic Mustang are intentionally modest in scope. The chassis still rides on struts up front and a solid axle in back. Take solace in smoky burnouts and the towering trophies you'll haul home every Saturday night from your local drag strip. One fundamental muscle car requirement is looking hot with the hood open or closed. Here, the Shelby GT500 sets new standards. The chintzy plastic "beauty" cover that manufacturers habitually deploy over a messy engine bay thankfully is absent. In its place is a massive Roots-type Eaton supercharger standing tall for all to admire. The cylinder-head covers are genuine finned-aluminum castings sporting "powered by SVT" identification. The heads themselves are the exact same free-breathing, four-valve, twin-cam components that help the GTs' V-8 wring out 550 hp. The block is an iron casting that has served faithfully under the hoods of countless Ford pickups and SUVs. SVT engineers also spared the expense and complexity of the Ford GT's dry-sump lubrication system, although they did at least fill their 5.4-liter, long-stroke cylinder case with premium moving parts: the steel crankshaft, I-beam-section connecting rods, and aluminum pistons are all forged components. The engine delivers its 500 hp at 6000 rpm. The broad torque curve peaks with 480 lb-ft at 4500 rpm. The shark mouth feeding the hungry engine is opened wide enough to ingest roadkill. Twin hood vents, a horizontal splitter attached to the front air dam, and a rear spoiler help reduce aerodynamic lift. Goodyear Eagle F1 Supercar tires-255/45WR-18 in front, 285/40WR-18 in back-mounted to 9.5-inch-wide, cast aluminum wheels inspired by the Ford GT's optional forged rims provide an appropriately meaty stance. Four-piston Brembo calipers clamping fourteen-inch rotors peek through the front wheel spokes. To prevent onlookers from confusing this with an ordinary 'Stang, there's a liberal sprinkling from Ford's jewelry box. We counted seven snake emblems, seven SVT logos, four GT500 badges, three Shelby escutcheons, and two Ford ovals adorning interior and exterior surfaces. In lieu of a Mustang badge, there's a silk-screened horsey galloping across the windshield. Le Mans-style skunk stripes are exclusive to the coupe. If that's too over-the-top for your tastes, you can delete them. Choosing the delete option is a smart move, because the white-striped red coupe we drove on back roads in Northern California popped up on law enforcement radar more vividly than three cherries in a Vegas slot machine. This 2007 Shelby GT 500 is the only true color combination that Carroll Shelby loved, the original Wimbeldon White with Lemans Blue racing stripes from the sixties era Shelby cars. Carroll Shelby signed the super rare, never seen brochure with his photo on it, and if you knew Mr. Shelby he never signed anything like this. The car has been kept in climate controlled storage from the day it left the dealership in June 2006. It was an early ordered GT 500, January 2006 and is # 72 of the Performance White Blue Striped cars built in 2007. The car has every piece of factory wrapped plastic and factory assembly line stickers except the front and rear bumper plastic wrappers, they were removed not to chance peeling the paint if taken off after many years in storage. The car is has every piece of original documentation and then some, 4 sets of key fobs, two still wrapped and never opened, Shelby paperwork, SVT paperwork, floor mats, antenna, front licsense plate holder. etc ,etc, never touched, still in the factory packing. Down to the selling dealership mileage statement showing 19 miles at time of purchase is included. The car has never been titled, still on the factory MSO, it is a brand new 2007 Shelby GT 500 in every sense of those words.The car is flawless. The original window stickers are in place on the passengers side window, there is an extra set of original factory new window stickers in a folder that were ordered so that if you choose to remove the ones on the glass and they are ripped or destroyed, you have another perfect set. The original sale price in June 2006 for this Shelby GT 500 was $58742.00 I have the original bill of sale. This is someones chance to own THE BEST 2007 Shelby GT 500 there is anywhere, whether you choose to keep as an investment or drive for the sheer pleasure of a real 500HP supercharged muscle car, it does NOT get any better than this. May consider high quality trades, ...... Please call with questions or email me, Frank 570-383-7506