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yes,i remember that,and he did the viper.

Shelby most definitely did not do the viper. He simply helped publicize it.

Beyond the Cobra's/Daytona's/GT's on the 60's, I'm not sure Shelby contributed much on the technical development role past that.
 

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Shelby most definitely did not do the viper. He simply helped publicize it.

Beyond the Cobra's/Daytona's/GT's on the 60's, I'm not sure Shelby contributed much on the technical development role past that.
Ok we know SHELBY did not do the viper that's common sense. He was brought in because the head of dodge wanted a modern cobra.
 

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You are correct.SHELBY said himself that,''We gotta take the people that go out and work for a living be able to afford our cars.''Using a 5.0 to make that super snake that you are talking about was a dam shame.A youtube channel tested a droptop version of that super snake and it fell apart and kept going into limp mode.To me the last real super snake were the 13-14 GT500.
I saw that video, it was Throttle House and if I remember correctly the Super Snake also twisted the frame and cracked the rocker panel. I agree on the 13/14 being the last real SS
 

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Shelby still converted the 13/14's for several years after that point, but they had to make due with what Ford was offering in 2015+. Maybe that's why they were so successful in the truck market. Two out of three Shelby's from SAI these days are trucks. I for one would love to have a Super Baja.
 

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Shelby still converted the 13/14's for several years after that point, but they had to make due with what Ford was offering in 2015+. Maybe that's why they were so successful in the truck market. Two out of three Shelby's from SAI these days are trucks. I for one would love to have a Super Baja.
Personally I would've liked to see them do something w/ the 350's rather than using the 5.0 platform. I know Shelby did a widebody on a Fathouse 800R build that looked amazing
 

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Personally I would've liked to see them do something w/ the 350's rather than using the 5.0 platform. I know Shelby did a widebody on a Fathouse 800R build that looked amazing

Gary Patterson, President - Shelby American meets with the Ford team on a monthly basis to review strategy, and talk about stuff SAI can do that Ford decided is too expensive, or couldn't get done in time. FWIW, SAI does do a Special Edition GT350. I met a woman from S.C. in August who had hers converted and she was very happy with the result.

Shelby definitely does the best widebody. I love mine.

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Gary Patterson, President - Shelby American meets with the Ford team on a monthly basis to review strategy, and talk about stuff SAI can do that Ford decided is too expensive, or couldn't get done in time. FWIW, SAI does do a Special Edition GT350. I met a woman from S.C. in August who had hers converted and she was very happy with the result.

Shelby definitely does the best widebody. I love mine.

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The special edition 350 is mainly cosmetic mods, I would've liked to have seen a Supercharged or Twin turbo build
 

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Gary Patterson, President - Shelby American meets with the Ford team on a monthly basis to review strategy, and talk about stuff SAI can do that Ford decided is too expensive, or couldn't get done in time. FWIW, SAI does do a Special Edition GT350. I met a woman from S.C. in August who had hers converted and she was very happy with the result.

Shelby definitely does the best widebody. I love mine.

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I agree 100% NOBODY does a better widebody than SHELBY!What made this car even more special,they changed the front end.The new kr should have had a different front and rear end.
 

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