GTD and Shelby at Barrett Jackson

[Crew4991]

Saw the GTD when I was at Barrett Jackson yesterday. Pretty cool but not really my thing. They won't ever be seen outside of press releases, car collections and auctions. $300k halo car for sure but it doesn't replace how great and special the actual Ford GT is. Was nice to sit in the Dark Horse and the 60 Years Edition although I'd pass on both of them. Will hold out for a different model coming down the pipeline.

@DarkMatterGrey did you register there to win the Mustang GT giveaway? Maybe you could win a duplicate of your car! lol

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[Bikeman315]

They won't ever be seen outside of press releases, car collections and auctions.

Don’t tell Tom (@Tomster) that. You’ll see his at Daytona.

 

[Tomster]

$300k halo car for sure but it doesn't replace how great and special the actual Ford GT is.

It's going to cost a lot more than that. I estimate $400K for a middle of the road car. I somewhat agree with the last part of your statement. It's a S650 GT500 with carbon body panels and steel doors, transaxle, same 16 gallon fuel tank (which is bad), active aero, and a new suspension. The car will be heavy, about 3800 pounds and have the same engine as the GT500 producing not much more HP than the 2020-22 GT500 predator.

Any cost or weight estimation is based on my estimates because Ford still has not released any specific information.

 

[DarkMatterGrey]

The rep didn't happen to mention the horsepower of the Shelby did he?

I didn’t ask.

 

[DarkMatterGrey]

@DarkMatterGrey did you register there to win the Mustang GT giveaway? Maybe you could win a duplicate of your car! lol

I did register to win the GT. I don’t think a duplicate is possible. No more Dark Matter Grey and no more start/stop delete.

I also registered to win the Shelby under wraps that they’re going to unveil at Barrett Jackson.

 

[Bikeman315]

I didn’t ask.

If they are sticking with the supercharged 5.0 Coyote then the current 882HP seems reasonable.

 

[DarkMatterGrey]

It's going to cost a lot more than that. I estimate $400K for a middle of the road car.

For that kind of money, I’d rather have one of the numerous Shelby GT350’s or preferably Boss 429’s. We saw at least 5 of the latter, which given they only made 1500 or so over the 2 year run, was a pleasant surprise.

It was Mustang heaven.

 

[Bikeman315]

For that kind of money, I’d rather have one of the numerous Shelby GT350’s or preferably Boss 429’s. We saw at least 5 of the latter, which given they only made 1500 or so over the 2 year run, was a pleasant surprise.

It was Mustang heaven.

Let's be honest, if you had that kind of money you would already have these.

 

[DarkMatterGrey]

Note, according to Shelby rep I talked to, the one under wrap is an unveiling and contest giveaway.

Here’s the announcement about the car under wrap.

 

[DarkMatterGrey]

Unveiled GT350 and GT350R

https://www.shelby.com/multimedia/N...eID/141/Shelby-GT350-and-Shelby-GT350R-Return

 

[kagemusha2662]

Unveiled GT350 and GT350R

https://www.shelby.com/multimedia/N...eID/141/Shelby-GT350-and-Shelby-GT350R-Return

$110,000 , just get a dark horse and a whipple. still have a ton of money left for any of the suspension upgrades needed. But people will eat this up im sure

 

[Bikeman315]

$110,000 , just get a dark horse and a whipple. still have a ton of money left for any of the suspension upgrades needed. But people will eat this up im sure

To some, the Shelby pedigree is very important. Maybe it’s just an Internet forum thing but I really do not understand the need to denigrate a car that most folks do not understand nor afford.

 

[robvas]

To some, the Shelby pedigree is very important. Maybe it’s just an Internet forum thing but I really do not understand the need to denigrate a car that most folks do not understand nor afford.

It's funny watching the uninformed oooh and ahhh over a money grab

 

[Bikeman315]

It's funny watching the uninformed oooh and ahhh over a money grab

It’s all a money grab. $1500 for cat back exhaust, $500 for a CAI system. $800 for a steering wheel. Don’t get me started about hi-fi equipment or watches.

But, that said Carroll Shelby meant a aweful lot to many, many folks. Shelby American is their only direct link to the old man. If it’s a money grab, so be it. There are worse things to spend your money on.

 

[Rated R]

Zero interest. There's nothing special about it. Coyote engine with a blower, some gingerbread, cheesy seat covers, and doesn't even come with a Tremec. That MT-82 is dogsh*t.

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