As an American icon, the 1967 Shelby Mustang GT 500 is a car that?s firmly entrenched as one of the true blue classics in Ford?s illustrious line-up of vehicles. The car?s bad-ass looks, not to mention it?s unheard of power at that time, has turned into what Memphis Raines so eloquently describes as the ?unicorn? of all vehicles: a car that elicits wide-eyed gasps at first sight of it.
American tuner Classic Recreations is no stranger to the iconic muscle car, having brought their own tuned-up version to SEMA earlier this month. Calling it the G.T.500CR, the car?s recreation of the timeless classic combines the unmistakable look of the Shelby with modern sports technology.
"The G.T.500CR is meant to be driven," says Jason Engel, founder of Classic Recreations. "Although the overall look is vintage Shelby, essentially this is modern sports car technology wrapped in vintage Shelby GT 500 sheet metal. We had a blast watching the car do what it was built to do.?
Details and press release after the jump.
Shelby GT500CR by Classic Recreations originally appeared on topspeed.com on Monday, 22 November 2010 09:00 EST.
Source: http://www.topspeed.com/cars/shelby/1967-shelby-gt500cr-by-classic-recreations-ar100501.html
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