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He's mad papa Shelby left him when he was first born and never claimed him before he died.

 

Didnt carol shelby come up with the name cobra? Im just asking!

 

It's fugly. Along with that hood and those wheels. Could do without the stripes too. I would be fine with the big chrome letters
"B M F" across the back though.

 

Thats the same thing i was thinking

 

Well, I guess it all depends on how important is it to someone to have the name Shelby on the trunk with a glued on Cobra emblem. If its worth someone paying 25 k over MSRP then more power to them!

 

Im sure theres more to it than that with a 25k plus price difference, im not a cobra guru, but im sure some of these guys on here could tell you the difference! If that was the case then EVERYBODY would have cobras

 

Nah. 5.8 hand built forged motor alone is at least $10k more. Supercharger is another $6k easy. The rest of the Shelby fixings will cost quite a few more G's. That's what you're paying for before the Shelby royalties.

 

So al, im still wondering why you dont like the name shelby on the car? Explain! I love that his names is on the car, i think he deserves it after all hes accomplished with ford!! Heck...id drive a john coletti cobra if they had one!!

 

Good luck getting that coyote engine to last very long putting out comparable numbers to the GT500's 5.8L blown monster. Just sayin'. Oh, and wave goodbye to the warranty. Keeping a GT at that level of performance for any extended period of time will have you spending north of the MSRP for the Shelby.

 

Because I drive a SVT Cobra. I have been in love with the cobra and SVT's styling since 1993. Then Shelby shows up and adds a bunch of ridiculous retro styling cues to the cobra and just makes it fugly in my opinion. I really don't mind his name on the glove box lid or small letter on the trunk. I just think the car is gaudy for my taste. Just my opinion, some people think its beautiful. Give me GT trimmings with a cowl induction hood and a S/C5.8L, you can leave the Shelby spoiler I guess.

For reference purposes. Gary's 07 with a S/C 5.8L under the hood would be sufficient. There you go Gary.

 

Yea i see your point, like you said, its all what you like! I remember when the 96 4.6 liter cobra came out, i was in love!!! And then in 03 with the terminators, it was even better! And in 2007 i was blown away!!! Its like they get better and better imo!

 

07 is when they lost me. The shelby body styling was overkill for me. The 08 bullitt on the other hand was a thing of beauty.

 

I really dont remember the 93 cobras cause at the time i was only 13 years old when the came out, and at the time was a camaro fruitcake

 

I got a special place in my heart for all stangs i guess!!!!!

 

umm no... a 5.0 premium will run 38k + 3k suspension + 8k SC + 2k wheels + 1,500 tires + 300 shifter + 1k exhaust + 1k other = 54,800 ish..

 

54,800 is not 80 to 84 k as some dealers are asking! Heck, thats still 10k cheaper than 65k. You can get a 5.0 nicely equipped for 32k. 8k for super charger. 40k. Tuner, exhaust system, cold air intake. 2k max. 42 for all and you have car with close to 650 hp for 42k. The 5.0 engine will last fine with the super charger

The Shelby is a bad a$$ car but really your paying a larger price just because it reads Shelby. Your paying for the name Cobra, Shelby. One could easily enhance a 5.0 to give similar acceleration and performance of the Gt 500 for a much lower price.

 

On the other hand, a '12 GT500 can be had for mid-high 40's, a better comparison to a modified 5.0.

 

its still not the same car and will not carry the same value. I thought the msrp is 56k ish for the new cobra.

 

I have seen this statement many times, but I think more of the cost has to do with the ENGINE. Doing some quick math using the price of the Ford Racing crate 5.4L V8, that is $21,000 of value that could go in a car. Add that to the base price of a premium GT, and that's easily over $50,000. Add all of the systems engineering for the braking and suspension changes, fuel system, cooling, etc., I believe this gets you into the base price range.

While I suspect there is some premium built into the name, more of the cost looks like hardware to me.

It's not cheap to have such a monster engine that is certified for street durability and hand-built on a small production line.