Loks more like these 2 67s too me....

 

1967:



1968:



2007:

 

Well guys, we may have a real live "backdoor" insider among us.

http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories....04102925&EDATE=

By the way, wlecome to the boards Amy.

 

George,

Your math has me confused.

1967: GT500 introduced
1968: 1st year Anniversary (1year old)
69: 2nd
70: 3rd
71: 4th
72: 5th
73: 6th
74: 7th
75: 8th
76: 9th
77: 10th
87: 20th
97: 30th
07: 40th year anniversary (40 years old)

 

So Amy, can you the us what the 40th aniv. package will consist of? Will it come with all GT 500's or is it an option?

 

To quote from PRNewswire.com, "In my new role as
President of Shelby Automobiles, I will be working on many new exciting marketing and manufacturing programs such as the new Ford Shelby Cobra GT 500 with Ford Motor Company[.]"

And yes, some of us very literally dissect every word we see on this vehicle, as we are very, very, VERY interested in the final product, whether it will meet our expectations (in both style and substance), and whether we will ever have a chance to buy one without spending $20-$30K over the $40K MSRP.

As such, sometimes we get a little touchy when a new face suddenly appears stating things as if known facts, when there has been really nothing but slightly less than blind speculation and conjecture in relation to this car to date...

 

>>> thanks!!

Amy

 

You are not alone there. There was a discussion at BON about the same topic a couple of years ago with all kinds of different interpretations. The consensus was reached on the following which included imput from a Ford employee:

65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74
75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84
85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94
95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04

The anniversaries are not viewed as amount of full years but 1st model year, 2nd model year, 3rd model year... 40th model year.

In reality, what Shelby Autos is celebrating is the 1967's birthday not an anniversary since no Mustang Shelby GT500s were produced after 1969. I can just see it now... "Ladies and gentlemen, may I present the new Shelby GT500 40th Birthday Edition!!!

 

Amy:

Is the 40th anniversay package you are referring to part of the GT500 that Ford is developing with SVT, or is this something which Shelby International/Shelby Automobiles is developing on its own, similar to the CS6 just revealed at SEMA....?

must......have....more....info.....

 

I guess car anniversaries are different from wedding anniversaries.

 

You can tell the unveiling of the Gt500 is coming. The natives are getting restless and the boards are beginning to liven up again.

 

Tell me about it!

My wife thinks we've been married for 29 years. I think it's less but it seems like a lot more.

 

Amen to that. I recall about a month of complete uselessness in Feb-march. I was completely unproductive at work and spent hours a day scouring these boards....

I am sensing the same problem coming again, as I have that deep burning urge to go....check...forums.....maybe...brad...knows....s omething.....

:bang:

 

MY personal thoughts are if Coletti was still running SVT he'd have something major to say about this Cobra name issue.
If fords recent performance history has anyone to thank it's John Coletti.
That man knew what the public wanted!

 

>>> Completely understandable, I know what's it's like to crave info, but I am here to help if I can, as I believe in supporting the community that buys our products. Using the word "Ford" is a given to me, as it's a ford, but I will try to be a little more precise when posting.

On the 40th, We are working it all out with Ford, Ford Racing, SVT, more to follow later.

Also, prototype pictures on the Ford GT 500, show it with the grill lights before they realized it blocked too much air

AMy

 

If you get married in 1967, then your 40th anniversary would be in 2007. Is that not correct?

Amy

 

That is correct. Unless you separated in 1969 and decided to get back together in 2007. Imagine the anniversary party with all the in between girlfriends and boyfriends as the honorary guests. What a party!

 

Amy, I know you can't give details, but, have you seen the production car? Will we be pleased?

 

Pretty simple

Cobra - beacuse it was a Cobra, just different sheet metal. Under the skin they were pretty much the same.

FIA - because it was designed to fit the FIA rules.

Daytona - because that was it's 1st race.

Coupe - because that's what it was.

By the way there were also Cobra FIA roadsters. To race in the FIA World Manufacturer's Championship, the FIA's rules had to be met. The FIA roadsters were different from the Cobra street cars and the Cobra race cars that raced in US only races like the USRRC and SCCA production class races.

 

"Pleased" is a state of mind. lol

I can only tell you, it's the first Mustang in modern days I want. I put my name on the list before I came to work for Shelby. And as I said at the press conference at SEMA, that's coming from a chevy Girl... :shock:

Amy