Vehicle Description
2012 Ford Shelby GT500
Born in Leesburg, Texas, Carroll Shelby seemed to be a man obsessed
with speed his whole life. He was a flight instructor in World War
II before he moved on to piloting land-based vehicles. It wasn't
long before he started racing cars. For his first driving
competition, a quarter-mile drag race, he drove a flathead Ford V8
powered hot rod. He proved talented enough to upgrade to racing
Aston Martins in Europe, breaking land speed records at the
Bonneville Flats and being named Sports Illustrated's Sports Car
Driver of the Year twice. Shelby's crowning race achievement came
in 1959 when he won the 24 Hours of Le Mans. In 1960, heart
problems forced Shelby to leave racing behind, despite his
objections. That was only the start of Shelby's contributions to
motor history. In 1962, Shelby started having dreams centered
around one word: Cobra. It's a word that has since entered the
dreams of many a Mustang-enthusiast, synonymous with outrageous
performance.
For consignment, an outrageous performer, with a supercharger, and
now having 641 consignor-stated horses, this blue cloaked red
striped low mileage ground pounder, with a performance handling
package, a racing 3" exhaust, and VMP triple pass heat exchanger.
The definition of the doppler effect on the exhaust when this car
streaks by!
Exterior
Described as immaculate, and when seen in person, it fits
perfectly. Kona Blue cloaking drapes this entire car, and adds to
the menacing aspect, this is only the tip of the iceberg. Panels
are laser straight, and paint is pristine. Red decals in racing
stripe form are running from the front grille just above the chin
spoiler, over the hood, over the roof and to the back trunk lid and
up and over the spoiler then dips downward to the bottom rear
fairing. Also, a red rocker stripe is just above the black fairings
at the bottom of the car on either side. The rear fairing has some
ground effects ribs and an exhaust tip peeking out of either side.
Triangular B pillar venting harkens back to the early fastbacks of
yore. Black 19-inch front and 20 inch rear Shelby wheels wrapped in
low profile rubber, and we are ready to do some damage.
Interior
Driving a rocket ship requires seats that can hold on to you as you
speed along. This car is up to that task interior wise, with
excellent condition black leather buckets in front and some dual
buckets forming a bench integrated into the back. Within their tuck
and roll inserts, more red racing stripes emulate the exterior. The
center console races up the middle of the front buckets and has the
6-speed white knobbed gearshift lever within its confines. Moving
out wandering eyes upward, we see climate controls, and an
AM/FM/Sirius/DVD player with a sync and navigation upgrade. The
instruments also harken back to the early models and are jn deep
set round form, all backlit for day and night viewing. The A pillar
also has a temp gauge and boost meter neatly molded into it. Just a
fine example of a comfortable yet safe, and sporty beautiful
interior that grabs you visually and figuratively.
Drivetrain
The mild mannered original (ONLY) 500 HP 5.4 liter DOHC V8 has now
had a bit of an upgrade with the addition of a VMP Gen 2R 2.3L 2.4
inch pulley (16lbs of boost) Supercharger. For extra kicks a VMP
67mm throttle body and a VMP triple pass heat exchanger are now on.
Feeding this mill are 56lb/hr injectors, a VMP plug and play boost
a pump and a JLT 123 cold air kit. Call it EFI on steroids! On back
is a TR6060 6 speed manual transmission complete with a Ford Racing
throwout and pilot bearing, a McLeod RXT 1000 racing clutch,
Stifflers clutch line, and a McLeod clutch bleeder. Making the rear
tires spin is a Ford 8.8 inch 3.73 TracLoc rear axle. Consigner
states horsepower is now 641. Best of all, it's all street legal in
all 50 states! But I digress, let's peek underneath.
Undercarriage
As black and sparkling clean as the top, no problems under here.
Power discs all around featuring Brembo 14" discs in front. A
Lethal Performance off road H pipe exhaust system works its way to
the rear. Independent front suspension and a 3 link with a BMR
Panhard rear suspension is on, and BMR rear lower control arms and
support bar are along for the ride.
Drive-Ability
Over this writer's head, but our crack muscle car enthusiast and
decoder was drooling over taking this one for a spin. In our
massive parking lot, we are very limited to even try to push a car
like this, but he noted all is fine on the starting front, shifting
was smooth, clutch was tight, and there was plenty of acceleration
to go around even at 1/4 throttle. In fact, one would never just
nail this throttle, or you would find yourself with the rear of the
car passing you, which is not good!
A low mileage, (8,460 actual original mile car), never raced or
manhandled, garage kept and respected by our responsible adult
consigner. A street legal race car essentially, all beautiful, and
a boatload of available power assets. In this case Kona Blue and
red stripes means GO!!
VIN DECODE
1ZVBP8JS4C5227795
1ZV-Auto Alliance International, Ford Passenger Car
B-Manual Belts, Front & Side Airbags
P8J-Shelby GT500 Coupe
S-5.4L 4V V8 550hp Supercharged
4-Check Digit
C-2012
5-AAI: Flat Rock, MI Assy Plant
227795-Sequential Unit Number
Classic Auto Mall is a 336,000-square foot classic and special
interest automobile showroom, featuring over 600 vehicles for sale
with showroom space for up to 1,000 vehicles. Also, a 400 vehicle
barn find collection is on display.
This vehicle is located in our showroom in Morgantown,
Pennsylvania, conveniently located just 1-hour west of Philadelphia
on the I-76 Pennsylvania Turnpike. The website is
www.classicautomall.com and our phone number is (888) 227-0914.
Please contact us anytime for more information or to come see the
vehicle in person.