Vehicle Description
This 'real life' one-off version of the official "Need for Speed"
game is a Ford Shelby GT Super Snake that demonstrates true Carroll
Shelby performance. Teaming with Electronic Arts, the publisher of
the Need for Speed video game franchise, Shelby built this GT500
SuperSnake for �The Run' video game, making it the actual car given
to game modelers to create the virtual counterpart. Shelby built
this SuperSnake with a host of performance modifications including
Ford Racing Whipple Supercharger 5.4-liter V8 that churns out 750hp
with white ball billet short-throw shifter, 590 ft/lbs of torque,
75mm throttle body for 6-speed manual transmission, upgraded
one-piece aluminum drive shaft for a 3.73:1 differential, Ford
racing package, including dynamic dampers, lowering springs, tuned
stabilizer bars and front strut tower brace. Massive six piston
front brakes calipers and ducts for additional cooling. (Custom
hood with Wimbledon white paint scheme and one-off NFS charcoal
stripe, Shelby SuperSnake package with Shelby embroidered seats,
branded door sills, 20" HRE wheels Competition Series C90s wrapped
with Falken FK452 tires, upgraded JVC stereo and under 3000 miles
on the odometer. From Andy Blackmore's original concept drawings,
the development process for this car was lengthy and resulted in
one of the most powerful muscle cars that Carroll Shelby ever
built. 2,400 actual miles. CARFAX shows Ford Motor Company safety
recall on 05/27/2015: Driver airbag inflator replacement; Ford
Motor Company safety recall on 06/30/2016: Takata non-desiccated
phased stabilized ammonium nitrate PSAN passenger frontal airbag
inflators.
