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Thanks for a more positive review. All the bashing, much of it pretty extreme, from folks who haven't even seen it in person was getting pretty annoying. Like yourself I have no plans to modify my next Mustang except perhaps a bit of engine bay dress-up. I'm not crazy about the pointy front...

Nor is newer muscle from GM and Mopar of 60's. And we don't have Yenko, Baldwin Motion or Mr. Norm variants either. But Shelby has been revived in name, spirit and intent. Ford engineers know and appreciate the lineage. It's doubtful I'll have a Shelby of any year or vintage in my garage...

I disagree to a point. 69/70 Shelbys are coming into their own recently, no doubt in part to CS's death. I've seen examples fetching near $150K, especially unrestored originals.

Maybe you should have owned a '68 390. Frank Bullitt seemed to do OK!!!

Last I heard, post-title Shelby conversions are recognized by SAAC. With no disrespect meant towards anyone here, they are the definitive word on all things Shelby, not an arbitrary poll or subjective opinions.

^^^THIS^^^

Although I like the exterior refresh, I agree....the engine bay is a weak link as is the 15/16/17. The 5.0 S197 had a much cleaner look. Hopefully the aftermarket will respond. Here's my current 2014.....

Agreed. Generally speaking car is totaled by the insurance company when it's damages meet or exceed around 80% of it's actual cash value (ACV = replacement cost minus depreciation). Although technically the roof and glass are considered structural, there is no significant structural damage...

Great point.

The whole idea behind a sound, quality repair is to do the minimum of cutting. Sometimes that minimum means replacing an entire panel, other times just a repair, and often times sectioning when a part of a panel is beyond repair. The shop knows (at least I hope so) that they want to disturb...

Who really knows what Ford's strategy is? If and when the Mach 1 and Bullitt materialize, perhaps they're saving a little extra for those. Whatever the new power rating, it's safe to say it'll be more than the '17. And 'whatever' is fine by me. Just an observation though....everyone has...

The Coyote 2011/12 had 412hp and in 2013/14 was bumped to 420, a 2% increase. The 15/16/17 Coyote was bumped to 435hp over the 13/14 for a 3.6% increase. If the 2018 gets 485hp as some have speculated that'd be an 11.5% bump. That doesn't seem reasonable.

Almost 65. Been lusting for Mustangs since I saw it at the NY worlds Fair in 1964. But life got in the way of having fun. Finally got an S197 GT 'vert when I retired in 2014....in the middle of a divorce. It was a good trade. Planning on ordering an '18 GT 'vert at years end.

Cotus interruptus?

My late father was a pipe fitter at the Esso/Exxon refinery in Linden from the late 40's 'til 1982. I seem to recall that back then, Esso was exclusive and distributed only to Standard Oil dealers. That's my recollection. I know the business has changed since.

Could mean some generous incentives. When I bought my GT in May 2014 Ford was giving $3000 cash back, plus an additional $750 for Ford loyalty. That was on top of several thousand than the dealer knocked off.

The wheel is out of round...suggests a fairly hard hit. Have the alignment checked.

I think the spoiler looks good on the coupe. Although I haven't seen a pic of it, I can't imagine it working well on a convertible and that's where I'm headed. Ironic though....my '14 GT rag top has a GT500 spoiler and it looks great, but I prefer S197 coupe with the spoiler delete...

Different engines....the '10 had the 315hp 4.6. 2011 saw the 5.0 Coyote @ 412hp.

I like this post. As far as HP, whatever it is won't be a deal maker or deal breaker for me. I don't use the full potential of my 420hp '14 GT now, although more is better and it's nice to spout off bigger numbers. I'm very interested in the active exhaust But I want a Mustang because...