Overview: 2007 Ford Shelby GT500 Video

Hit the streets with the 2007 Ford Shelby GT500 in this video overview of a future muscle car legend...

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00:00 The Ford Shelby has a fair amount of history attached to it.

00:09 The Shelby name first appeared on a Ford in 1964 when the company asked Carroll Shelby

00:14 to add some spice to their then fledgling pony car, the Mustang.

00:18 The original GT500 was designed to be the best, most powerful Mustang of the day and

00:23 was surnamed "King of the Road."

00:25 A lot has changed since the 1960s, but Ford's drive to produce powerful, performance cars

00:30 is as strong as ever.

00:32 Teaming Carroll Shelby with Ford's special vehicle team has given the GT500 a strength

00:36 even Shelby himself is astonished by.

00:39 The 2007 GT500 is a modern day interpretation of the classic muscle car and the company

00:44 has done its very best to preserve the spirit and authenticity of the original vehicles.

00:49 The most noticeable distinguishing features of the GT500 versus a normal Mustang is the

00:53 hood's two large openings that pull hot air away from the supercharged engine.

00:58 The heart of anything that bears the Shelby name is located under the hood.

01:01 The 2007 Ford Shelby GT500 features a 5.4 liter, 32 valve, V8 supercharged engine that

01:08 spits out 500 horsepower and 480 pound feet of torque through a six speed manual gearbox

01:14 that is designed to give a rewarding experience throughout the broad torque curve.

01:18 The inside was modified as well to further differentiate the GT500 from a more typical

01:23 Mustang.

01:24 The Cobra insignia replaces the galloping pony and appears on a number of surfaces which

01:27 keeps you from forgetting what you're driving, but it may be a little overkill.

01:32 Chrome accents have been replaced by satin aluminum and a red/charcoal interior is available

01:37 alongside a holy charcoal interior.

01:40 Where the original GT500 was designed to be the most powerful, most capable Mustang of

01:44 its day, the 2007 Ford Shelby GT500 was designed to be the most powerful, most capable Mustang

01:51 ever.

01:53 [Music]