http://jalopnik.com/photogallery/shelbygt500detroit/


Looking good

 

The grabber blue and red stripes is not attractive. Its like the grabber blue almost makes the car look like its made out of plastic.

 

Nice pics, thanks for posting.

I don't know about about you guys but I am not feeling for the Grabber Blue with red stripes. White, black, or maybe a grey or silver but red? No.

 

I think the grabber/ red car is cool but I would not want mine that way. It just kinda reminds me of a race car in Le Mans or something. It just looks like a real race car with that color combo.

 

 

Those are my sentiments as well. To me, it doesn't look horrible and it does make the GT500 look a bit like a Le Mans car, but I wouldn't want mine like that.

 

Saleen had Mustang with a Le Mans color combo a couple of years back although I think it was sort of a baby blue and orange.

 

Why did they move the snake to the passenger side on the grille? It looks out of place now.

 

Ford claims it was done to get more air in

 

It swapped from side to side in the 60's too.

 

Looks better on the other side.

 

Not if you are driving in front a GT500 and glance at your rear view mirror is not.

 

Eeeeeeewwww! that blue/red is not for me. I'm sure there will be some that fall in love with it. Is that the only stripe color option? I'd have to go stripe delete.

I'm still not feeling the large plastic cooling outlet on the hood.

Overall, still another homerun for Ford.

I do like the 19in wheels and the more aggressive body style. I won't be trading mine in, but, will be admiring the ones that I see.

 

what the black strip on the 500 spoiler?

 

The solution would be to have the stripe delete and paint the hood extractor to match the exterior unless the color is black or to buy another hood extractor and have it painted, including the stripe patterns while keeping the original just in case.

 

I noticed that on some other shots too? Is it part of the 3rd brake light? I don't know. Call me crazy, but I think the grabber blue and red is a nice addition to the color combo's because it's instantly recognizable. How many black, white, red mustangs will you see out driving today? grabber blue/red? Not many.

 

I know the Snake was moved to the passenger side because the Cold Air Induction now sucks it's air in from the grill right where the Snake was placed on the last generation Shelby. So it was moved to the opposite side of the grill so as not to obstruct air flow.

I think that black plastic piece on the spoiler is what the designers are calling a Gurney Flap. I have no idea why it's there? I'm thinking it might be adjustable?

Oh, and I'm definitely not feeling the Grabber and Red Combo!
In my opinion the Grabber and White is a Knock Out!

 

I'll have to admit Grabber Blue is growing on me than when I first saw it but I certainly do not like the red stripes with it. For me it looks strange.

I think the snake on the passenger side of the grille looks odd to some because customarily we are just so used to seeing things done a certain way. Personally I'd prefer the snake either centered or on the driver's side of the grille and also with it's head facing the the other way. The way it looks now is strikes me like a reverse image. However since there is a Shelby with past precedent then it isn't wrong or inaccurate.

 

I think that's supposed to be a "Gurney flap" to aid in producing downforce. The Ford GT has a similar piece also. (Functional use of black plastic that I can live with! )

 

Enjoy, as I have, this tale of the creation of the “Gurney Flap,” a small piece of metal—usually aluminum—that is bolted on to sports cars’ wings to provide downforce. It is a solution that is both effective and cheap, rare in the world of aerodynamics. The Gurney Flap was invented on the race track by Dan Gurney, who was at the time managing a race team, although he is also a legendary driver.




Towards the end of the third and last day of testing, driver Bobby Unser challenged ‘the boss’ to come up with a solution, and Gurney suggested the flap. He’d seen the success Richie Ginther had had experimenting with spoilers on Ferrari sportscars and wondered what would happen if a small spoiler was fitted along a wing’s trailing edge.

In 45 minutes or so, the first Gurney Flap was fabricated and attached to the car’s rear wing, and Unser went out again. Within a couple of laps it was clear he was circulating no faster than before and everyone in the pit assumed the flap was a failure. But when Unser came in he called Gurney over and quietly asked him whether anyone was around to spy on what they were doing. Once Gurney had confirmed they were alone, Unser told him the rear was now so well planted that the car was pushing (understeering) badly, hence the poor lap times. All they needed to do was restore the aerodynamic balance by adding more front-end downforce and the car would be transformed.

http://dethroner.com/2007/05/24/diy-...e-gurney-flap/

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