Black GT500

For those that haven't noticed, the Cobra in the grill has moved from the drivers side to the passenger side...

SINBUSTER007

i too noticed the move from one side to the other. the front ends look very similar, easily recognizable as a cobra without the badging. i also like the "GT 500" striping on the side too. not a big fan of shelby as i stated before, but a nice looking car.

MTAS

I see the front of the '10 GT500 and I can't help but paraphrase, "Oh my God Becky, look at her face... it is so big, I can't believe it's just so round, it's like, out there, I mean - gross."

KatarHol

Those snakes flipflopped in the '60s also. Passenger side for '67 and driver's side for '69-70. Man,talk about two gorgeous cars,you couldn't go wrong with the either the '07-09 or '10+.......which piece of gold is better???
I love the new lettering for the GT500 side stripe,it reminds me of the Ford GT.

crazyhorse

Well said!! Both are fantastic cars.

One of the press releases said the change in the Cobra had to do with the CAI. I wouldn't think the snake in front of the radiator would affect it, though.

Burke0011

I think it looks mean as hell, cuz

TampaBear67

From the Article Brad Posted with the first pic's.


I'm assuming that the Air Inlet is now right behind the grill on the drivers side, just like it is on the 2010 GT, not coming in from the fender as the previous cars did, including the GT-500's and GT-500 KR. So it makes sense not to stick anything in the way of that air flow. Besides, I like it better on the passenger side. But that's just my preference.

shwaco1967

Man I'm gonna get my @ss flamed half to death for this one but the new Shelbys front end reminds me of that Rage Mustang... Just how the nose is puffed up around the grill... Kinda like the old front better but it's sharp overall.

TampaBear67

Burke0011

Actually, check out a picture of a Shelby AC Cobra - that's what they used as inspriration when they did that front end redesign.

(which is probably why I like it so much - AC CObra = )

TampaBear67

Someone already beat you to it on page 3 of Brad's original post


http://forums.bradbarnett.net/showth...=476179&page=3

But as I pointed out,

TampaBear67

I also posted my own comparison over there on page 7 as well, including some pic's of the 68 Shelby GT-500's from which the new Shelbys all get their inspiration.

crazyhorse

They are all beautiful IMO (of course that white/blue 2008 is the most beautiful).

97GT03SVT

I think the evolution of the GT500 is much more attractive than that of the GT and base model. I love both cars since they are inspired by my all time dream car (68' Shelby GT500KR). For the most part I like the look of the 09' car better than the 10' with the exception of the GT500.

I'm curious to see how many of these they plan to make and for how long. I'd personally have no problem with the market being flooded with used low mile 07-13??? GT500s. I hope they try to improve this model every year like Chevy has done with the Corvette, instead of basic carryover stuff like the 05-09 Mustang.

1 COBRA

Perhaps I missed something with the headlights. Their locations on the coupe and vert seem to be inversed.

crazyhorse

The coupe has standard lights and the vert has HIDs.

Not sure why they are reversed.

BlueSkyVert

I love the 2010!!!

1 COBRA

That's my question. Is it because the coupe has one type and the vert another or is the location determined whether the headlights are standard or HIDs?

BlueSkyVert

Looks like the housing is taller nearest to the grille. Might need the extra room for the projector Or maybe they thought it would be even more bug-eyed with the projectors on the outside of the lamps?

1 COBRA

That's makes sense. The location of the HIDs makes the front more modern and aggressive.