In 1992, Ford officially launched the SVT brand at the Chicago Auto Show with the 1993 SVT Mustang Cobra and SVT F-150 Lightning. The brand has now returned to the 2012 Chicago Auto Show with the new 2013 Shelby GT500 Convertible. The drop-top version of the Shelby GT500 will be built at AutoAlliance International Plant in Flat [...]
After a trip to the Nurburgring with the 2012 Chevy Camaro ZL1, the automaker says its model will be faster then the Ford Shelby Mustang GT500. Check out more news on the Chevrolet Camaro ZL1. Al Oppenheiser, Camaro Chief Engineer says that “We’ve done simulations. We predict that the ZL1 will be quicker to 60mph [...]
Ford gave big time muscle car enthusiasts a rare chance to bid on a racetrack durability prototype that was used to produce the new 2013 Ford Shelby GT500 Mustang at the 41st Annual Barrett-Jackson. “This GT500 durability car represents the most recent collaboration between Ford SVT and Carroll Shelby,” said Ford’s President of The Americas, Mark [...]
The Speed channel will be featuring live coverage of the 41st Annual Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auction this coming Saturday, where Ford will be offering up the racetrack durability car that aided in the development of the production model 2013 Shelby GT500. Not only will one lucky enthusiast get to take this rare car home, but [...]
The Hagerty Fantasy Bid contest is a yearly event where classic car fans get a change to take part in the Barrett-Jackson auction by guessing on sales prices for cars to win prizes. This year, Speed will be giving away a ‘one-of-a-kind’ Ford Racing Champions Shelby GT500 Special Edition Mustang as the sweepstakes prize. Entry [...]
Ford had a lot of anticipation building up for the new 2013 Mustang, with many of us thinking that it was going to be a completely new design. And although the new 2013 Ford Mustang was just fully revealed today at the 2011 Los Angeles Auto Show, the new 2013 Mustang looks to be more [...]
Topping off the 2013 Ford Mustang lineup is the new Shelby GT500. The model gets a bunch of design changes for the 2013 model year to keep it uniform with the rest of the lineup but what’s most interesting is what’s under the hood – and that’s about to put the upcoming 580-hp Chevrolet Camaro [...]
FoMoCo and the UAW yesterday agree to a new 4-year contract that will add an investment of $6.2 billion to U.S. factories. Now we’re not really interested in that type of news but details of the agreement reveal some interesting news about the upcoming 2013 Ford Shelby GT500. According to documents, the 2013 Ford Shelby [...]
Ford is putting the design in the hand of enthusiasts with a new customizer website for the 2012 Mustang. The Ford Mustang Customizer website allows enthusiasts to create their own Mustang, selecting colors, accessories and decals to complement the classic design. The site lets you pick a Mustang V6, GT, Boss 302 or Shelby GT500 with three [...]
New reports suggest that Ford will be unveiling a mid-cycle refresh for the current Ford Mustang, which has been around with us since 2010. The list of updates on the 2013 Ford Mustang have yet to be released in full detail, but some insiders within Ford were able to share some of the changes. The [...]
