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This very special one Ford Mustang as "Shelby 1000" dates from 2012 and will become one in January 2023 Mecum auction auctioned. And while it looks relatively unremarkable, it's anything but. Five years after Ford launched the Shelby GT500, there it was 1000 version, whose performance thanks to the incorporation of a 5,4 liter V8 in conjunction with a liquid-cooled 3,4 liter supercharged from Know Belle to a rated power of 1.000 PS was increased. Coupled to the motor is a Six-speed manual with one Short-stroke shifter and the unbelievable power is distributed exclusively to the Rear wheels. But what exactly did Shelby do? Specifically, no less than 42 changes made to the GT500 series to make the Shelby GT500 the 1000.
1000 Ford Mustang Shelby
This included installing one Aluminum drive shaft, the A 9 inch tail drives, there was an adjustable Shelby/Eibach K2 chassis , and a Watt handlebar system made of billet aluminum. The Mustang Shelby 1000 also has a particularly strong Bremsanlage Fitted with six-piston brake calipers at the front and four-piston brake calipers at the rear. The changes to the optics. In principle, there are even only a handful of upgrades that can be seen from the outside. This includes the striking bonnet with exhaust vents, there was a special one front splitter and a powerful one rear diffuser is there too. In addition, the Shelby 1000 is on a special 20 × 9 inch forged wheels on the front axle and rear there are 20 × 11 inch rounds. These are of course equipped with Low-profile tires in XXL format. This is the only way that the enormous power can be transferred to the road in a reasonably efficient manner.
There are also changes in the cabin!
And Shelby American changed that, too Interior of the vehicle. And with new ones sports seats, Additional instruments on the A-pillar, one Dual-zone air conditioning, a white shift knob and one individually numbered plaque. As far as we know, only 23 vehicles were considered Mustang Shelby 1000 rebuilt and the specimen from the pictures is the number "CSM 12SM0025“. And even though the Shelby 1000 is a decade old, it's only been ridden 150 miles (242 km) so it's pretty much dead as good as new. If we get more information about the changes, there is of course an update for this report. You will be informed of this if you simply use ours Feed subscribe to. Have fun watching the pictures and stay true to us!
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