...Ford will keep setting the bar higher and that's a great thing.
I couldn't agree more.
I'm a Ford fan. I'm a Mustang fanatic. Not just MY Mustang, but ALL Mustangs. The couple who drove their '65 289 'vert or the old lady who drove her '64-1/2 260 coupe in the local parade a few weeks back didn't care that the car right behind them had 662 hp or SatNav. My car existing didn't take away an ounce of the love they have for their cars. In fact, my being there added to their experience. We shared a passion that for the moment, made us family.
Buy what you like, personalize it to make it "yours", and drop the inferiority complex, boys. If you buy a car only because it's the latest or greatest or fastest, you will always eventually be disappointed and left chasing the next new thing. Even the million dollar McLaren F1 was eventually surpassed. If it can happen to the mighty Mac, it will most certainly happen to our beloved Shelby.
I admit I smile when I consider that my Shelby has more horsepower than the iconic F1 supercar (627 hp) - although not quite as much as the LM version's 680.
Think about it, the worlds most highly coveted cars are so because of what they accomplished or stood for when they were made, not what they are now. FWIW, the F1 is #1 on my all time favorite cars list. The 1970 Boss 429 is second, and my '14 GT500 is third. I can't help but imagine that the experience of hammering the throttle in my Shelby is the 2013 equivelant of what some lucky driver experienced in 1970 in the seat of his new Boss Nine. This is my Boss Nine experience. I'm enjoying it now. Whatever may come in 2015, 2020, or 2064 won't change that.