i want one. now

Well, well….

Nice!

crapola! Original looks better!

Looks cool… Unless I was a collector or a hardcore Shelby enthusiast for the price I just don’t see it worth high 50-60k price tag… But I’m sure due to their exclusiveness they’ll sell.

But sweet to see Ford offering this once again…

WTF the 5.0 isn’t a big block AND dont they already have a 500 hp Mustang?

540 hp actually… and for less money. Sorry Carroll, but it sounds like you’re just milking it this time.

Not digging it. Looks too “after-market” for me.

…why is it worth more than a GT500? I could see $40-$45k but this price is outlandish.

A major disappoinment

That’s hot!!

i agree tyler, its deff way to aftermarket looking, this is not at all what i was hoping it would look like

Nice car but why refer to its engine as a BIG BLOCK??

Numbers – 350 is still less than 500 no matter what they put in it. They should call it something else besides GT350 – anything.

Mmmmm now that’s nice. But very pricy for what you get, besides a legendary name.

WHAT A PIECE OF SHI.T!!!

Seriously.. did Shelby do ANYTHING to it? Or just order a bunch of parts online, screw it on, and call it a day? I have a feeling the old man did absolutely nothing to it. Look at that. Rice kit. Spinner rims. Pathetic.

I would give some respect if he did something special, WITHOUT the supercharger.. you know.. say, like WEIGHT REDUCTION. More power from N/A ENGINE. Heck, bore it out if you will. What the f.uck is this embarassment?

Please stop f.ucking around with modern cars Shelby. You remind me of aging boxers trying to make a come back.

I waited until 10:00pm EST for the Barrett-Jackson reveal. As soon as Carroll said, “I work for them” and ” They pretty much do whatever they want..” I knew we were in trouble. They pulled back the cover, and the nightmare began.

Amy Boylan, Shelby’s new president with self admitted “No experience whatsoever in automotive design” unveiled the new GT350.

In contrast to the beautiful, minimalist, razor sharp GT500 which looks as though it was designed by a top graduate of the the Art Center College of Design, it looks like the GT350 was designed by a 75 IQ Nascar lovin’ freedom hater hatin’ never left his home town of ..well you get the point. Lets go from back to front. Mabye I can sleep if I get this out:

-The wind spliter looks about the same quality plastic as the coleco pedal cars I had as a child.
-The upper and lower grill openings in no way relate to one another. (Mabye one person designed the top one, and someone else designed the bottom one, and they “suprised” each other at the reveal?
-Why would they not make the angle of the side of the top grill parallel to the inside of the headlights? This has been a standard shelby styling feature since 1968!
-It says GT350 on the grill,on the hood twice, and on the sides …WE GET IT!!
-The side skirt lines in NO way relate to the body lines of the car and look like a Quebec tuner added them
-Hey, the 1965 GT350 didnt have rear quarter windows, so, we should white out the rear quarter windows on the 2010..ARE YOU SERIOUS??? Imagine the laughs you are getting from any stylist working for Audi, BMW, Mercedes etc!!
-The wheels are by Cragar..this makes sense. Wait! lets choose cragars that look like something from pimp my ride..what would be appropraite for a muscle car?..possibly CHROME PLATED ALUMINUM????
-We’ll run the stripes over the front bumper, but not the back bumper…
-I really liked the 1996 Callaway corvette..mabye we should copy the exhaust treatment.
-Umm, where do we put the shelby logo on the back of the car?..We already have “Shelby” written 38 times on the car..are you sure we need it?..of course! there is some place between the licence plate and the black out panel..no need to BOTHER CENTERING IT!!
-Are those huge back up sensors in the middle of the back bumper? No, they are BACK UP LENSES FRO A 1968..WHY!!!!..NO STYLIST DO THIS!!!!

FORD, SHELBY, WAKE UP!!! Just like the way BMW offers the M “Package” and Audi has the S “line”, fpr people who want the look but not the cost of the M5 or S6, people wanted a GT350 that looks EXACTLY like the GT500, with the 5.0 coyote boosted to mabye 450hp at a price point half way between the GT and the GT500!!!

I feel like I am taking crazy pills!!!!

Michael Beach

Thanks Michael that’s the best post I’ve seen in awhile. Good job!

That was awesome. I knew I wasn’t the only one who thought paint chips weren’t just a flavor.

WTF is this POS? The current GT500 is WAY better looking than this!

Well I was standing 25 feet from the unvailing here in Scottsdale, and I thought it will sell well in small numbers just like all Shelby’s should…small numbers. Like the brakes…like the engine… like the exhaust treatment… $33k MSRP added onto the base GT…not high volume. Collectors?? Carroll doesn’t look like he’s doing well from what I saw. Buy a piece of history before its really gone.

That’s pretty fugly compared to a gt500

It’s purty cool, but for a 33k premium it better be race ready, actually for the first time in my life im actually a little dissapointed in a Shelby, well maybe I’ll wait for a full list of specs before I get too dissapointed.
And the gt500 isn’t really track ready, the suspension blows, it’s really just an enthusiast car built for straightaways. Oh wait that’s my kind of racing, I see a gt500 in my future. Or I’ll just get a kenne bell & call it a day.

utterly pointless.

This is f***ing stupid. Their making the 302 into a big block! That’s the dumbest Idea ever. That’s way to small of a displacement to make a good big block. Its going to be a tiny displacement engine with heavy parts and its not going to beable to rev really high, something all small displacement engines need. Well one thing is for sure, we wont be seeing this stupid thing winning any races. All your buying it the name.

i don’t understand all the hate, it has blue stripes like the original, what the hell else do you want? wow…unreasonable people…

I was thinking like 600 or 700 HP maybe. I like it and if it runs faster than the GT500 does with that lighter Aluminum Block Great but I think their need the Dual Clutch Transmission for the Mustang for sure it could sure use it.

Umm 73camaro why so you say heavy parts? That engine is an aluminum 5.0, last time I checked it’s not that heavy & if it truly is a big block Im guessing they’re doing that to compensate for the supercharger, perhaps to alter the compression ratio to allow them to run more boost. But of couse this is just speculation.

If I was Ford (all employees) I would worry, some Ahole at Ford who flies under the radar never getting terminated because they allow every hard working “turnaround” lower subordinate take the fall for their ineffeceincy pops up again and makes a stupid decision like this. Just when you thought things were getting better at Ford this crap happens. I’m all for nostalgia but I don’t think nostalgia pays for Fords employees who have to suffer from dumb mistakes like this. What next? A Ford” GT something or other” because so and so program manager who everyone hates gets to make the call? Or “gee one went for a zillion dollras at Barret Jackson that could be like a million sold already.” I respect Carroll for his comment on how he ‘ works for them ‘ and ” they do whatever they want”…read between the lines

^Learn proper grammar, or don’t write paragraphs that long!

Now wait a minute here…

First off, the 5.0 isn’t a “big block” by any stretch of the imagination. Secondly, that front bumper looks like arse.

And again, a $50,000 Corvette would still outrun it.

Wow. People. Shelby American and Ford’s Shelby branded Mustangs are two different animals. Shelby works for Shelby American. Not Ford. Ford didn’t make this. Shelby American did and they do whatever they want, just like any other aftermarket tuner. No “program manager” at Ford had anything to do with this. Don’t bash Ford because of what someone decided to do with one of their cars. If so then lets bash Ferrari for letting people in Bahrain dip them in gold and Swarovski crystals.

I’ll also say that the real Ford Shelby GT500 looks and probably performs better and was designed by Ford designers, not some guy at a tuner shop like Shelby American. The body kit on this is way overdone. Ford doesn’t design “body kits”. They design full vehicles with fully integrated front and rear facias.

The only positive note is that the colors are great and the wheels look good in motion but that’s about it.

I’ll start with the admission that I think the original Shelby Cobra of AC origin is my favorite car of all time. So much so, that as soon as my sons are old enough to help, I’m going to build a kit version of the car. (As long as Shelby hasn’t sued them all out of business by then.)

However, this newest Shelby is a complete waste of money. Let’s take a quick look at some numbers you can pull from the internet: (All of them rounded up and very generous)
Ford Whipple supercharger: $7000
Bear Brakes: $3000
Aero Kit (painted) $4000
Wheels&Tires: $3000
Borla Exhaust: $1000

The Grand total is $18000

Therefore, the Shelby valve covers, trim piece, blue stripes and the knowledge that it was bolted together by a guy wearing Shelby overalls is worth about $15000. With that kind of money and an internet connection I could build a car that would destroy this GT350 in every way, except one…. on the floor of the hallowed Barrett-Jackson auction. A place where middle-aged men in Hawaiian shirts and jeans a bit too tight spend way too much money on cars. Therefore, if you buy one of these Shelby’s, you must make sure it is a One-of-One. I suggest pink leather seat inserts. It will be one of one and… priceless.

RaineMan with the Lighter Aluminum Block the Mustang has I seriously Doubt your Corvette will win!
Ford Mustang all the way!

I love Ford and the mustang, but scew that price! That is dumb, I know it will sell but still what a rip off.

i wonder how fast it is?

I think Terpinator nailed it. If you want something that would run with this, is cheaper, looks better and you couldn’t give a toss about collectibility, build your own. It’s a shame to see “SHELBY” and “GT350″ plastered all over this thing. What’s worse is all of the aero goo-gaws taped to this thing. Give ‘em back to JCWhitney…

It looks good but the price….I’ll take a used C6 Zo6 and save some money and wipe the floor with it. I just bought an 04 Zo6 for 27k with 3,000 miles on it and I bet that would be a close race.

Yah Yah,….and under Factory Warrenty??? You can bolt on a bunch of parts for less, but when it all melts down, I want a Ford dealer to fix it for free and give me a loner car as well. Once again, low volume. Not everyone who wants one can afford one….thats the point. The Ford GT proved that.

Anybody here ever been on the Shelby “Factory Tour”? I helped myself to the tour one day in 2003 or 2002 when I was in Vegas (missed the official tour by a few hours). While it was impressive to see the multi-million dollar show room full of original A/C’s, the “factory” itself was no more than a shop. Maybe I missed the secret factory around the corner before I got booted, but I did see some of the old Shelby Series-1’s being built, by hand, on the floor. Don’t get me wrong, it was neat, but it was not quite what I expected. Again, maybe I missed something before two dudes (far larger than myself) came over screaming, but if you wiki search “series-1″ the picture shown is of the shop I saw. As far as this new gt350 goes, I think I’d take two standard GT’s and run one into a tree if I had that kind of money to throw away. -Mike

Oh so that’s where all the Pontiac designers went. Way to go Shelby, those are some awesome 1990-style ground effects!

I llike the original better, haven’t seen a remake yet that I would buy before the original. I like the original “Bullitt” car, original GT350, GT500 none of the remakes have the style, all look like they have bad aftermarket body kits and the proportions suck. ok now that I have offended half the car world back to work.

I always hated the looks of the GT500 so I am glad to see it go and be replaced by this much more beautiful GT350.

But NOT for $60,000! You could buy a Corvette Grand Sport (that will already out accelerate this and smoke it through turns) bolt on your own supercharger and have 800hp all for the same price as an overweight 500hp GT350.

But if you want a GT350 BUILD your own. $25,000 for the car, $1,000 for the body kit, $1,000 for paint, and $10,000 for a supercharger making 650hp, and you saved $20,000.

Can’t say I’d kick her out of bed

There is no way this 5.0L is a Big Block. Chevy’s 7L is a small block.

I have given this further thought and wish to ammend my last nights rant.

-Imagine how much money we will save in tooling costs if we reuse the ALUMINUM GRILL INSERT FROM THE 2008 BULLITT MUSTANG..dont worry, no one will notice.
-Lets make a totally pointless taillight panel to add weight to the back of the car and improve the weight distribution???.. No need to CONTOUR IT TO THE TOP OF THE BUMPER!
-Lets black out above said tail light panel..why?..I dunno…it goes with..I mean it emphasizes…I really dont know..lets just do it “cuz”

Ok I am done for now

Ok people have this misconception about small blocks, assuming that they must be small in terms of displacement & that people assume that big blocks must be large in displacement.
I’ve seen 300ci big blocks & 400ci small blocks and assuming that they made this into a big block, look no further that a head swap. I know it’s strange but no days I can put big block heads on what is traditionally accepted as a small block and then it becomes a big block.

As far as this goes, ford gave Shelby his start & without him american performance wouldn’t be like it is today. He drove innovation, without a performance mustang, would chevy have bothered, without the viper, would that corvette you like even exist like it sits. So take a moment and thank him.

Now Shelby helped design the gt500, and as far as your zo6 competing with this car don’t make me laugh. My grandfather has a 467rwhp 427r and it walks away from even new z06s. As far as spending this kind of money, there investing 20k worth of parts, giving you a warranty, and there pitting it all together. It’s expensive, but worth it. As they say, you gotta pay to play. And btw if this is a sanctioned race car then that make it worth the price of admission.

Ps boykit refers to ground effects put on by an aftermarket company, if ford put it on they’d call them ground effects. Fully integrated, huh, that must suck taking off yourwhole front end lol, you make me laugh.

Sorry I had a typo, stupid iPhone. I meant “bodykit”.

JUST GO TO SHOW….

YOU CAN’T PLEASE EVERYONE…..

Ok looks aside, why does this thing not make more power?

I mean come on. The new 5.0 liter V8 makes 412 HP already. Put a supercharger on there and only have a 20% bump? It must be running between 3 and 4 PSI.

Not that you couldn’t out a smaller pulley on there and up the boost. But, at this price range, it should come tuned for more power from the factory. I’m guessing any more power and they were worried about impacting the Supersnake sales.

I’m sorry, but this is a Shelby FAIL.

07gtstang>>”As far as this goes, ford gave Shelby his start & without him american performance wouldn’t be like it is today. He drove innovation, without a performance mustang, would chevy have bothered, without the viper, would that corvette you like even exist like it sits. So take a moment and thank him.”

I don’t think anyone here is doubting the man’s accomplishments and/or abilities. Just criticizing the present product is all. Maybe that’s the biggest disconnect is how this could come from Shelby…

Am I missing something, or does this just a total fail?? For the same money, you can get a GT500 with more power and (probably) better handling….and it looks far better too. Shelby has done some good stuff before, this one, not so much. I don’t see any design coherence throughout the entire car, and the cheesy riced-out body kit and rims aren’t helping. WTF did they smoke before designing the bumpers?? Are those small openings in the lower font fascia brake ducts? Or just the aftermath from a failed attempt at adding fog lights? Read in the article:
…”and includes a unique bodykit designed by former Ford and HOT WHEELS designer Larry Wood”
I rest my case.

A better take on the Shelby GT 350 (and yes, I know its technically its a “Shelby GT” but same idea)
http://www.seriouswheels.com/2007/2007-Ford-Shelby-GT-White-SA-1600×1200.htm

True, I agree that this coming from his company is probably just home trying to get the remake done before he passes away. I truly think that the s197 wouldve been a better looking platform for this, it kinda looks like a Mach 1 molested the gt350. Oh well at least this gives us an idea about the gt500 powertrain.

& ps I am upset that this came from Shelby, obviously a sign that Shelby,the company is at a loss of reality

…. supports my earlier statement that the high compression engine can’t be blown like the ol’ mod V8.

The results on this are epic fail. The current 4.6 can easliy hit 540hp.

The 5.0 engine is fine for the showroom floor, but a killer for the tuners.

Actually this car is designed for road racing with it being in the power band for hours, that’s why the standard small block couldn’t be expected to stand up to that abuse. Make it a big block, alter the compression & it’s a winner, but a street 5.0 with 11:1 compression is a walk in the park to supercharge because it isn’t always in the power band for hours at a time. Just remember that forged rods and crank with hyperuetectic pistons is capable of 8lbs of boost and higher if you did water methanol injection. Btw with forged components I can supercharge 13.1:1 compession and easily make it last & the 5.0 has what it needs to start with.

Actually I take my comment back. I saw this at the Barrett Jackson today and it looks way better in person, fantastic actually. It’s just one of those cars you have to see in person to enjoy.

I bought a new 08 GT500 for 39k & lightly modified it to 600 rwhp(apprx $1,500.00) . They are fantastic cars! However, when Shelby introduced the GT500KR & set the msrp @ 75k, they sat & sat & sat on dealers lots. In fact, you can still find new 08 GT500KR’s still for sale today. They were simply over-priced muscle cars with Shelby’s name on them.

I was looking forward to the GT350. The minute I saw the 33k price tag in addition to the 30k price of an GT, my excitment turned to depression. This car should be no higher than $40,000.00. If you want one, just wait a few years & you’ll be able to buy a new 2011 GT350 that has been in a showroom for 2 years.

Better yet, just buy a new GT500 & have a ton of fun!

who knew shelby hired the car designers from the fast and the furious?

Do you lie awake at night, worried about having too much money? Do you never shoulder check? Do you want a fast car, but are deathly afraid of buying aftermarket parts? Then do we have the product for you!

Skyaficionado here with the all new GT350! This *cough* “beautiful” *cough* car is all new from Shelby!

That’s right, the car company that brought to you numerous beautiful and powerful cars in the past is back, and better than ever!

Due to the magic of outsourcing, we’ve managed to come up with something with no innovative or creative design whatsoever! We bought all of our parts from aftermarket companies, and didn’t even have to break out any specialty tools to install them!

Did you like the look of the old GT350? BAM! This one tries to copy it even when it isn’t appropriate! Are you sick of driving your car and not having everyone within a mile knowing what it is? BAM! Not any more! This product has 6 times the stickers of the average car! Count ‘em! Not 1, not 2, but 6 emblems and logos that say GT 350!

Sick of paying so little on comparable cars like the GT500? No More! We’ll charge you 50% more for this car, so you can brag to your friends!

Call now!

sky- Hilarious ohh yeah i’d go with the 2011 gt500 but i’m glad for your post brought a smile and laugh from me. Also there’s 8but you need to pop the hood to see two of them.

@saabaru1
Anybody here ever been on the Shelby “Factory Tour”? I helped myself to the tour one day in 2003 or 2002 when I was in Vegas (missed the official tour by a few hours). While it was impressive to see the multi-million dollar show room full of original A/C’s, the “factory” itself was no more than a shop. Maybe I missed the secret factory around the corner before I got booted, but I did see some of the old Shelby Series-1’s being built, by hand, on the floor. Don’t get me wrong, it was neat, but it was not quite what I expected. Again, maybe I missed something before two dudes (far larger than myself) came over screaming, but if you wiki search “series-1″ the picture shown is of the shop I saw. As far as this new gt350 goes, I think I’d take two standard GT’s and run one into a tree if I had that kind of money to throw away. -Mike
——————————————————————————————————————————-i think youd enjoy the factory much more now because shelby is back to producing specialty mustangs. anyways, PLEASE DONT ASSOCIATE THIS CAR WITH FORD. the mustang is ford, and gt500 is SVT with only shelbys name on it. this was not designed by ford but by shelby american or whoever they are.