ABMustangfan
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What ended up making shelbys special was the fact that Carol Shelby took basic mustangs and made them special, they looked good and performed well.
Some of his creations were duds. And the early Shelbys were not exactly amazing performance wise. But hey there is a history and its a good story.
But now Shelby American isn’t what it used to be and their cars are overbadged and overpriced.
Ford’s has taken the Mustang and turned it into an absolute beast, and the Shelby name plate that they still use makes the car a little more special. As Ford still believes it’s special and puts an amazing amount of engineering into them.
Having said all that, I doubt Shelby would be happy with the way this thread has gone, and the us vs them mentality. Really in the end it’s about enjoying the cars for what they are. Beautiful machines, that are capable right off the lot (even in ecoboost form), but also very modifiable and customizable whether a lowly ol ecoboost all the way up to a GT500.
lets all enjoy the beautiful cars that they are and continue building and working on making them our own.
Some of his creations were duds. And the early Shelbys were not exactly amazing performance wise. But hey there is a history and its a good story.
But now Shelby American isn’t what it used to be and their cars are overbadged and overpriced.
Ford’s has taken the Mustang and turned it into an absolute beast, and the Shelby name plate that they still use makes the car a little more special. As Ford still believes it’s special and puts an amazing amount of engineering into them.
Having said all that, I doubt Shelby would be happy with the way this thread has gone, and the us vs them mentality. Really in the end it’s about enjoying the cars for what they are. Beautiful machines, that are capable right off the lot (even in ecoboost form), but also very modifiable and customizable whether a lowly ol ecoboost all the way up to a GT500.
lets all enjoy the beautiful cars that they are and continue building and working on making them our own.
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