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Newsflash: Shelby GT500 Convertible to Roll
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Ford announces plans to build a cloth-top Cobra
by Ron Perry
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| 2007 Ford Shelby GT500 Convertible |
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Long before the 2007 Ford Shelby GT500 coupe has hit showrooms, Ford has announced that they will also produce a convertible version, which is sure to be the most powerful Mustang convertible in the company’s history. According to Ford, the new Cobra GT500 Convertible will produce more than 450 horsepower and more than 450 lb.-ft. of torque by supercharging the 5.4 liter “MOD” V-8, and will add about 125 lbs. of weight from structural reinforcements. Built by Shelby and the Ford SVT team, the Shelby GT500 convertible will also carry the traditional Shelby rocker panel stripe with the GT500 designation. For the first time ever on a SVT Mustang, the front grille will feature an off-center snake in place of the traditional running horse. Updated snake logos will adorn the sides of the front fenders and a gas cap centered between the taillights will feature the Shelby GT500 logo centered on the Cobra image. The Shelby Cobra GT500 convertible will also feature a cloth top, which Ford says is thicker and more durable than the vinyl used on the other models. We can’t imagine running the Cobra GT500 with the top up, but then again it does rain in other parts of the country.
Photos courtesy of Ford Motor Company
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About Ron Perry
Before joining the Autobytel family in June of 2005, Ron Perry spent twenty years as a freelance photographer in the automotive community, shooting cars for automakers and magazines, including Road & Track. Before striking out on his own with camera in hand, Ron worked at a daily newspaper as a staff photographer shooting news stories – at least until an editor with a passion for cars fueled his automotive interests. Today, Ron focuses on high-performance sports cars of the past and the designs of the future. Not surprisingly, then, Ron owns a 1990 Porsche 928S4, but someday hopes to add a Ferrari Testarossa, a Lotus Esprit, and Volvo P1800 to his stable. Having to give up his 2000 Jaguar XJR in favor of a 2004 Toyota Tacoma Double Cab was, “a necessity of the craft,” he says.
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