1967 Ford Mustang Shelby Gt500 Eleanor Super Snake
Photo courtesy of hemmings news the shelby mustang came into existence as a result of ford vice president lee iacocca s need to fulfill the promise he had made at the mustang launch in april of 1964.
1967 ford mustang shelby gt500 eleanor super snake. The 1967 shelby gt500 super snake. The third most expensive mustang is also a 1967 shelby gt500 eleanor. The selling price according. Vin 7f02c164303 appraised for 300 000 in january 2009 this mustang is a tribute car honoring the legendary one off 1967 shelby gt500 super snake.
The high performance mustang sold for 1 1 million this friday january 18th with all profits going to charity. Powered by an 825 horsepower supercharged ford 5 0l v8 the super snake launches from 0 60 in 3 5 seconds. And yet it is so tractable able to roll down the street like a king on its shelby 20 inch forged aluminum wheels and high performance tires. 1967 ford mustang gt500 eleanor ford racing 427 crate engine.
Don t expect to buy this ford mustang at a bargain price when this specific car was sold at auction in 2013 it changed hands for 1 000 000 for comparison a real 1967 shelby gt500 super snake sold for 1 300 000 that same year. That other rare mustang was a 1967 shelby gt500 super snake which ending up selling for a staggering 1 3 million 300k more than what the eleanor mustang sold for. Jeff yergovich of r a motorsports built it in. Joel shelby 8 635 views.
Mecum second place goes to the first sale of the new 2020 shelby gt500. Serial number 009 it s technically the first super snake off theline with the full supercharger treatment on the 427 engine. That the mustang would be a high performance vehicle capable of both street use and racing. 1967 shelby gt500 super snake 1967 shelby gt500 super snake when ford redesigned the mustang in 1967 to take the 390 320 hp big block v 8 carroll shelby took the next logical step and introduced the gt500 the first big block shelby gt powered by a modified police interceptor 428 ci engine rated at 355 hp.
This 1967 shelby mustang gt500 super snake ended up selling for a staggering 2 2 million at mecum s kissimmee auction last weekend doubling estimates and setting a record for. With new suspension and brakes it carves up the road course with ease.