2007 Mustang Shelby GT500 Cobra SVT

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2007 Mustang Shelby GT500 Cobra SVT

March 23, 2005, 09:29:35 AM

Info here: http://www.autoweek.com/news.cms?newsId=102047

Photos here: http://www.autoweek.com/files/specials/2005_newyork/mustang/pages/1.htm

Teaser:

Thoughts:

Love it, despite the Shelby name attached. It's the attention to detail that wins this car over. Best. Mustang. Ever.

Your comments?

Re: 2007 Mustang Shelby GT500 Cobra SVT

Reply #1 – March 23, 2005, 09:38:40 AM

I can save up a good down payment by then (June 06) :D

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Reply #2 – March 23, 2005, 10:14:15 AM

Quote from: Paul Flockhart

I can save up a good down payment by then (June 06) :D

Gonna trade in the new toy so soon? :D

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Reply #3 – March 23, 2005, 10:31:07 AM

Nope :D I can talk the wife into ANOTHER toy by then. Gonna try and get the Blue Monster to run low 12's. My parts are here and I'm puttin them in Friday.

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Reply #4 – March 23, 2005, 11:00:12 AM

all that nice new interior work, redesigned body parts... AND STILL WITH THE PY GREEN GAUGES... i hate green gauges. lousey 80's

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Reply #5 – March 23, 2005, 11:09:58 AM

Quote from: Manson

all that nice new interior work, redesigned body parts... AND STILL WITH THE PY GREEN GAUGES... i hate green gauges. lousey 80's

You must not have heard about the multi-colour driver configured instrument cluster in the new Mustangs. 125 colour combinations.

http://bradbarnett.net/mustangs/timeline/05/05/int.htm#mycolor

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Reply #6 – March 23, 2005, 11:12:27 AM

Yeah, but it still only does the dash.....What about the radio and such? That's still funky 80's green.

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Reply #7 – March 23, 2005, 11:17:54 AM

wow. i agree. one of the best mustangs ever if not the best. im still hung up on the new interior style. the rest of the care is amazing. even the gt. i just dont dig the retro interior at all...

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Reply #8 – March 23, 2005, 11:43:23 AM

sweet they are gonna use the concept lighting motor and trans setup
http://www.svt.ford.com/conceptLabLightning.asp

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Reply #9 – March 23, 2005, 11:44:29 AM

Coolest Mustang EVAR. Words cannot describe what I think of that car.

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Reply #10 – March 23, 2005, 01:24:35 PM

, I would seriously consider owning one of those, depending on the price being <$40k. Thats sick...

Me likey!

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Reply #11 – March 23, 2005, 02:15:08 PM

Eric,

Love it "despite" the Shelby name..?

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Reply #12 – March 23, 2005, 02:29:42 PM

Quote from: Bird351

Eric,

Love it "despite" the Shelby name..?

Oh, you mean Mr. W-My-Name-Out-For-Money?

I respect the man for what he did for Ford back in the day. But it's obvious that he wants to end his life on Ford's good side because ultimately that's how he'll be remembered. That still doesn't excuse 25+ years of cars with his name slapped on them. He sold his name to the highest bidder, end of story. And everything else that he's accomplished in the last 15 years, aside from this car, has come by way of a lawsuit. I'd still take the new car but you'd better believe the nomenclature would come off the rear spoiler pretty quickly.

I'd keep the snake emblems though. :D

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Reply #13 – March 23, 2005, 02:43:39 PM

Hmmm... Already used as desktop Background LOL

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Reply #14 – March 23, 2005, 02:58:49 PM

Derailment time.

I'm not saying this to condemn your point or anything.. hell, I've said similar things about "sellouts" in the past.. but I've been thinking a lot about this lately for a couple reasons.

Frankly, I find it amazing that most of us supposedly champion a capitalist society, yet when someone does something like this that is perfectly legitimate within the bounds of a capitalist society, we often rip them to pieces. I mean, yeah, maybe I didn't care for some of the Mopar econo-boxes with his "endorsp00get" on them.. but it's not like I've seen anything about the man's deeds that was outright illegal. *coughDeLoreancough*

I get to see a bit of an exaggerated version of this in the online games I play where I sell credits on Ebay. I often see people who expect help in the games (even to the point of begging for money, training, whatever) and are absolutely livid when I won't help them. It's like they think that everyone should just smile and hold hands and distribute the wealth equally. I tend to call them Communists quite often.. as you can imagine, it doesn't go over well.

I also think about this a lot lately because we're trying to go after government money allocated for new business startups and the like. (to create jobs, etc.) I think I have several ideas that can be successfully implemented and expanded upon, and I even think we can do it without being complete and utter s about it, but sometimes I feel like I almost need to be apologetic for feeling like I could be a success with this someday. It's like everyone wants to be successful, but if they're not, they don't want to see anyone else succeed either.

Anyway, back to the car. I don't really have a problem with Shelby's name being on it. My biggest "problem" with the car is that it's still a Mustang. I used to like Mustangs.. but now I'm getting a bit oversaturated on them. I like most old Mustangs, I liked the Fox Mustangs, I don't like the SN95s, and now I'm just sorta "meh" on this body. I'm sure it's an exceptional piece of automotive engineering.. but I'd still rather see a Cougar version of it.. and believe it or not, I'd rather drive my T-birds than that Mustang.. even if my T-birds have like 1/3rd or 1/4th the power of that. At least with my T-birds, I don't feel bad about MAKING them mine.. putting the engine I want in 'em, making them as comfortable as I want 'em, etc. With a car like that Shelby, it almost feels like a crime to alter it much.

If I want a car I'd be hesitant to modify, I'll just hold out (this is all in the "dreamer" realm, anyway) for a GT.