My dad had a 1970 Malibu Chevelle. It had a 307 V-8 engine and was baby blue (it wasn't an SS). He bought it brand new in 1970 not long before I was born, and I was brought home from the hospital in it. When I turned 16, I got to drive it. We sold it when I was about 18. I miss that car.
@skutfarcus : A buck fifty!?! What secret power plant warrants that price? A Shelby GT500KTR "King of the Road" retails at $127k.
900+-HP Ford Mustang Shelby GT500KR Celebrates Shelby American's 60th Year www.caranddriver.com /news/a38530776/2022 -ford-shelby-mustang -gt500kr-reveal Ford fanatics won't need to see the badge to know what they're looking at when they see the new GT500KR. This will only be the third time Shelby will release a King of the Road GT500-the others were in 1968 and 2008-and it will stand out thanks to a carbon-fiber hood as well as a carbon-fiber front splitter and rear diffuser. New performance-spec tires will ride on one-piece 6061-T6 forged aluminum wheels (20 x 11.0 front and 20 x 11.5 rear). Shelby rocker stripes and badges, a Shelby hood strut system, and leather seat re-covers are all part of the standard upgrade.
All of the GT500KR's visual cues are backed up by an upgraded 5.2-liter V-8 powertrain that will offer more than 900 horsepower when using 93-octane fuel, thanks to a 3.8-liter supercharger with a high-volume intercooler and heat exchanger. The MagneRide suspension has been recalibrated, and there are Shelby adjustable front and rear springs, along with Ford Performance front and rear sway bars.
On top of all of those standard features, optional components include a Shelby widebody kit, a polished supercharger, painted stripes, rear-seat delete with harness bar, and Le Mans-style over-the-top stripes. Shelby said it will only make 225 units of the 2020-2022 model year GT500KR, well below the numbers it made in previous years. Shelby said that 1570 units of the first GT500KR models were sold in 1968: 1053 fastbacks and 517 convertibles. Those models used a 428 Cobra Jet V-8 that was rated at 335 horsepower.
When Shelby and Ford brought the GT500KR name back in 2008 and 2009-this time with 540 horsepower-it first made 1000 units, but then decided to make 712 more due to high demand, despite our 2008 assessment that the $80,000 vehicle was the "Most Ridiculously Overpriced Mustang Ever." The price for the new edition? $127,895, or just $54,995 for the KR package if you bring your own 2020-2022 Shelby GT500 (only 60 packages will be available). The starting price for a 2022 Shelby GT500 is $72,900.
Shelby will make 180 GT500KRs, 60 for each model year, to be sold in the U.S. That leaves 45 for overseas buyers. Production will start in the first quarter of 2022, but the new Shelby GT500KR will be revealed to the public at the Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale event in January, with the first production car being auctioned there January 29 to benefit charity.
Not a fan of the front spoiler on this, otherwise, not bad. I also owned a '70 Chevelle with a 307 and a powerglide transmission. Unfortunately, that car took two hits on the passenger side that would have required a ton of work. Of course, one didn't have insurance and the other a hit and run. Happened just a few months apart. I found a '69 Chevelle roller. The body was pretty much re-done; just needed a motor as the original 350 was gone. Found a '66 327/365 hp long block that needed a rebuild/refresh, and the rest is tire smoking/9 mile to the gallon history.
