A rendering of the new Shelby GT500...
The Shelby 'continuation car' saga continues apace, with the news that Classic Recreations have been granted a license by the great man to reproduce the iconic Shelby GT500CR from the late 1960s.
New 'continuation' versions of the Cobra have been licensed by Shelby since the 1980s, assembled originally from new old stock and more latterly from newly manufactured components, but this is the first time a Mustang based Shelby has been officially authorised.
"I am humbled and honoured by the opportunity to work with a legend like Carroll Shelby," says Classic Recreations owner Jason Engel. "We are still working out a few details, but I know Shelby fans will love the new car.
...and the real thing from 1967
"It retains the most iconic Shelby elements everyone loves with modern performance and supercar level horsepower. Then add the panache of having a real Shelby GT500CR complete with a serial number and the man's name right on the rocker panel. For Mustang fans, you absolutely can't beat that."
Every Shelby GT500CR will be built with authentic Shelby Performance parts and with input and oversight from Carroll Shelby Licensing and Shelby Automobiles technical staff. Each car will leave the workshop with an official Shelby serial number, badges and will be included in the official Shelby Worldwide Registry.
More details on the new model will be released shortly, they say.