Shelby GT

The Shelby GT was a limited volume version of the Mustang GT sold to the public through Ford dealers for 2007 and 2008, created after the demand for the Hertz-only Shelby GT-H. It slotted between the Mustang GT and the supercharged Shelby GT500. Each car began as a Mustang GT built at the Flat Rock, Michigan plant and was shipped to the Shelby facility in Las Vegas for modification. The naturally aspirated 4.6 litre three-valve V8 received the Ford Racing power package and was rated at 319 horsepower and 330 pound-feet of torque, with a cold air intake, an X-pipe exhaust, a Ford Racing handling pack that lowered the car about an inch and a half, a strut tower brace and a 3.55:1 rear axle. Unlike the GT-H it could be had with a five-speed manual, and its traction control could be switched off. The 2007 car was a coupe in white or black with silver Le Mans stripes; for 2008 Vista Blue coupes and convertibles joined it, and a Barrett-Jackson edition of 100 cars was sold in Arizona.