Not only that, but this Cobra went through a thorough restoration and it's one of the best-looking Shelby roadsters in existence. Shelby actually finished around 56 Cobra 427s in green, but this appears seems to be the only one fitted with both a roll bar and a hood scoop. It's one of only two Cobra 427s delivered with roll bars from the factory and one of only five that got a hood scoop as a dealer-installed option. What makes it unique, you ask? Well, it combines a factory roll bar, a hood scoop, and dark green paint. This 1966 example that was recently featured by Legendary Motorcar, for instance, is a one-of-one Cobra. Shelby built only 260 of them and many left the factory in even rarer configurations. On top of being one of the quickest and most powerful vehicles of its time, the Cobra 427 is also a rare collectible. In 1965! And I'm not even going to talk about the semi-competition (S/C) 427, which came with 485 horsepower on tap. The tremendous power-to-weight ratio sent the Cobra 427 flying from 0 to 60 mph (97 kph) in less than 3.5 seconds and toward a top speed of more than 160 mph (257 kph). But when Shelby decided to take the racing crown from Ferrari in the GT glass, a bigger 427 V8 showed up under the Cobra's hood.īuilt from 1965 to 1967, the Cobra 427 was a tad heavier than the 289 at 2,355 pounds (1,068 kg), but the big-block FE-series engine was quite the monster at 425 horsepower and 480 pound-feet (651 Nm) of torque. It seemed enough since the British roadster tipped the scales at only 2,019 pounds (916 kg). 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.When Carroll Shelby began importing AC Ace shells in the U.S., he went with 260- and 289-cubic-inch (4.3- and 4.7-liter) V8 engines for power. Shelby will make 180 GT500KRs, 60 for each model year, to be sold in the U.S. The starting price for a 2022 Shelby GT500 is $72,900. When Shelby and Ford brought the GT500KR name back in 20-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). Those models used a 428 Cobra Jet V-8 that was rated at 335 horsepower. Shelby said that 1570 units of the first GT500KR models were sold in 1968: 1053 fastbacks and 517 convertibles. Shelby said it will only make 225 units of the 2020–2022 model year GT500KR, well below the numbers it made in previous years. 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. The MagneRide suspension has been recalibrated, and there are Shelby adjustable front and rear springs, along with Ford Performance front and rear sway bars. 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.
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