what is the shelby?

Answer 1

Originally it was a car that Carroll Shelby designed.In 1962 Carroll took a British A.C. with an underpowered engine and dropped in a Ford 260 ci V-8. It progressed from there.In 1965,Ford brought Carroll into the company and had him design the 1965 Shelby GT 350 Mustang.The Shelby name stayed at Ford until 1970. For awhile the Shelby name was at Chrysler,but eventually found its way back to Ford and the Mustang. So,to make a long answer short(too late) The Shelby is a sports car with a history of racing.

Answer 2

Being in the Ford section the Shelby can stand for a lot of things to a lot of different people. But most recently the Shelby that is all the buzz in the auto world right now is a mew Mustang.

For the model year 2007 Ford is re-releasing the Shelby Mustang. It is a 475 hp car that is killing it's competition. Right out of the box with no modifications it is running a 12 second quarter mile.

The first production Shelby for the '07 model year was auctioned off at Barret-Jackson Auto Auction for $700,000. I wish that that was a typo but I saw it with my own two eyes. The price point on this car was supposed to be around 36k to 42k however the Ford GT lists for $149,500 but you can't get one hardly for less than $225,000. I will venture to say that this particular Shelby will end up being a $60,000 care that will have very low production numbers to keep it exclusive.

This Shelby will be the most powerful Mustang ever built and will be the benchmark for the pony car market.

Answer 3

Well there is the AC Shelby cobra, Shelby mustang....it refers to the name Carroll Shelby. His first work was with AC making the shelby cobra. He Primarily works with ford and is coming back for the first time in a long while with the new Mustang Shelby GT500 coming out this fall.

Answer 4

It is the last name belonging to Carroll Shelby the man who started to put Ford big block engines in an A/C Cobra british car to race in the Le Mans to beat Ferrari in the mid sixties. Caroll Shelby then made a joint business marriage with Ford to develop a Mustang with his name on the car all the way till the mid seventies until he departed and went with chrysler Dodge to use his name with the Dodge Daytona Shelby car. Althought the name Cobra was used by Ford but was actually owned by Carroll Shelby and was in a lawsuit battle to gain the rights of the name Cobra. Until recently he rejoined Ford to produce the 2007 Mustang Shelby GT500. Does that answer your question?

Answer 5

you must clarify-shlby cobra or shelby mustang or don't forget the dodge shelby charger 2.2 of the early 1980's-the cobra was a small british sports car made by AC thats why some refer to it as the AC COBRA ,the story goes something like Carroll Shelby saw one of these tiny cars parked in a lot somewhere and measured the engine bay and found that the new 260cid ford would fit ,so him and ford and the ac car company teamed up to make em.well if some is good more is better so in went the grand national (what you youngsters call NASCAR) 427 side oiler-2500 lbs and 500 hp = bye bye corvette,bye bye ferrari ,this was the super double throw down BMOC!!! well ford owned and still owens the name so when they needed a special mustang they trotted out the cobra name and OL' Shel as he is still known worked his intended magic presto ,you get mustang cobra!well Lee Iacoca helped invent the mustang and he knew the value of name recognition(as evidenced by your inquiry 40 some years later!)so when he needed a hot rod k-car he called on OL' Shel down in texas to come up to deetroit and work his magic again-so there you have it -1964-66 260/289 cobra 1965-67 427 cobra, 1960's shelby cobra mustangs,dodge shelby charger 2.2 turbo

Answer 6

THE Shelby. It's the ultimate marriage between a British sports car and an American V8.

Answer 7

A mustang designed by Caroll Shelby. It is a supercharged V8 & is a great racing car with a great history. Especially the new one! A dispute settled & an amazing car results!

Answer 8

It is a refernce to a car built by Caroll Shelby. He built cars from the AC Cobra (and Daytona Cobra) to Mustangs and then some mostly sticker cars. He has breathed some performance into the new Mustang.

Answer 9

HOPE THIS INFO HELPS A LITTLE!!
-******************************
POWERTRAIN
5.4-liter, DOHC, 32-valve, 90-degree V-8
500 horsepower, 480 lb.-ft. of torque (SAE certified)
Roots-type Eaton supercharger and air-to-water intercooler
Iron block, Ford GT aluminum heads, dual exhaust
Tremec TR6060 6-speed manual transmission
Rear-wheel drive, 3.31:1 axle ratio; Traction Control

CHASSIS
Wheelbase:107.1 in.
Height:54.5 in. (Coupe) / 55.7 (Convertible)
Length:187.6 in.
Width:73.9 in.
Weight:approx. 3,920 lbs. (Coupe)

SUSPENSION
Front: Reverse-L independent MacPherson strut, 34mm tubular stabilizer bar
Rear: Three-link solid axle with coil springs, shocks, Panhard rod, 24mm solid stabilizer bar
Steering: Power-assisted rack-and-pinion
Wheels/Tires: 18 x 9.5-inch aluminum/P255/45ZR-18 front /
P285/40ZR-18 rear

Front Brakes: 14-inch vented rotors with Brembo 4-piston calipers, ABS
Rear Brakes: 11.8-inch vented rotors with single-piston calipers, ABS

EXTERIOR PAINT (AND STRIPE COLORS)
Torch Red Clearcoat (with Performance White or Satin Silver stripes)
Alloy Clearcoat Metallic (with Satin Silver or Tungsten stripes)
Vista Blue Clearcoat (with Performance White or Tungsten stripes)
Performance White Clearcoat (with Vista Blue or Tungsten stripes)
Tungsten Grey Clearcoat (with Satin Silver stripes only)
Grabber Orange (with Performance White or Tungsten stripes)
Ebony Clearcoat (with Performance White or Tungsten stripes)

AVAILABILITY
On Sale: Summer 2006
Pricing: Coupe (base) $42,975, Convertible (base) $47,800
2007 Model Volume: 8,000 - 10,000 units

Answer 10

a car