RE: Shelby Mustang GT500 S/C 1000 revealed

[Caulkhead]

RTH said:

Wonder what it is like at the main discipline required on Britain's roads today - the high speed swerve to avoid potholes the size of moon craters that would take your wishbones off ?

Try driving in some parts of the US - our roads are billiard tables by comparison.

[fatbutt]

A mate of mine has a Gt500 and has had the engine tricked out to over 1300HP (supercharger + NOS). It amazes me that its still street legal, even with the parachute fitted on the back (seriously!). He did the texas mile a few years ago and hit 200MPH. His mate acheived the same numbers on his GT500 but with turbos and his engine melted at the texas mile on the same day.

As an engineer, I've always been surprised about the noise VW generated about the Bug given that big engine + forced induction will easily give you whatever numbers you want.

[tcollett]

My favourite Mustang is one called Mach 40. It is a mid-engine Mustang tribute to the GT40.

http://www.eckertsrodandcustom.com/projects_mustan...

[stormy22]

Beautifully Awesome.
Simply fantastic....except the price!

[Zad]

fatbutt said:

As an engineer, I've always been surprised about the noise VW generated about the Bug given that big engine + forced induction will easily give you whatever numbers you want.

Indeed, but generating the power was never really the issue with the big Bug, at least not to those people behind the scenes. The impressive part was that it is designed to do it for thousands and thousands of miles, year after year, without failing.

I believe the gearbox was designed by Ricardo in the UK.

[Addymk2]

Zad said:

Indeed, but generating the power was never really the issue with the big Bug, at least not to those people behind the scenes. The impressive part was that it is designed to do it for thousands and thousands of miles, year after year, without failing.

I believe the gearbox was designed by Ricardo in the UK.

Designed for thousands and thousands of miles... Aslong as you spend hundreds of thousands keeping it maintained by a professional Buggatti technician.

There are a LOT of road legal cars now with even smaller capacities than the Mustang not to mention the Veyron kicking out over 1000bhp. To spend that much to get a mustang there is insane. Especially keeping the poopy axle!

Awesome bit of kit for the truly mental lol

[jason61c]

I'm not a fan, being built by Americans it'll fall apart in a few hours too. Well maybe not but i'm sure you can get the same power out of one without spending that much cash.


Also Its important to remember that these are American horses not English ones, experience says that they're a bit smaller than ours.

[chuntington101]

Good old pistonheads! people moaning that it too much power and then people moaning they could build a more powerfull version for less. Got to love it sometimes!

love that mid engined version of the mustang! Lovely bit of kit.

[nonplussed]

Epic. Sod the handling, this thing goes from 0 to 100 outraged lentilists in under 5 seconds, it's justified on the basis of that fact alone.

[big_rob_sydney]

tvrcox said:

Take one Ultima,extract engine drop one in from one of these, and boom you've got yourself a serious piece of kithttp://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/imgs/10.gif

I believe theres an Ultima with a 1400 bhp engine from a lexus LS on youtube.

The motor is VERY strong, and I've heard can be brought to over 1000bhp with a pair of turbos and not a lot more (of course you need supporting mods, but what I mean is, you dont need to replace the block with a steel item, nor specialised crank, nor pistons). An epic motor, that.

[irocfan]

jason61c said:

I'm not a fan, being built by Americans it'll fall apart in a few hours too. Well maybe not but i'm sure you can get the same power out of one without spending that much cash.

Also Its important to remember that these are American horses not English ones, experience says that they're a bit smaller than ours.

LMAO, now THIS ^^^^^^ has to be one of the funniest things I've read in a little while

[rev-erend]

Sounds like a huge PR stunt ..

[chevy-stu]

irocfan said:

jason61c said:

I'm not a fan, being built by Americans it'll fall apart in a few hours too. Well maybe not but i'm sure you can get the same power out of one without spending that much cash.

Also Its important to remember that these are American horses not English ones, experience says that they're a bit smaller than ours.

LMAO, now THIS ^^^^^^ has to be one of the funniest things I've read in a little while

think Jason16c needs to read this thread... rather than Clarkson's column

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

[Si_man306]

Argh...total lottery win car.

I think I would take a whole week off if I owned one of these and just tour the USA drawing enough black 11's to be seen from space.

Grin factor 10/10

[stormy22]

Si_man306 said:

Argh...total lottery win car.

I think I would take a whole week off if I owned one of these and just tour the USA drawing enough black 11's to be seen from space.

Grin factor 10/10

OH YES !!!! +1....and another one.

[Grovsie26]

Bet you a million pounds it doesn't get close to hypercar speeds like the Veryon, egg and Henessey 255+, not with those aerodynamics..............

[rev-erend]

It might be one of those cars that is never sold to joe public. Just sold to people who put it in a collection and never use it.

Just PR to sell their existing car range.

[stormy22]

Grovsie26 said:

Bet you a million pounds it doesn't get close to hypercar speeds like the Veryon, egg and Henessey 255+, not with those aerodynamics..............

It may be expensive but not hypercar prices !!!!!

[McSam]

Grovsie26 said:

Bet you a million pounds it doesn't get close to hypercar speeds like the Veryon, egg and Henessey 255+, not with those aerodynamics..............

If the aerodynamics aren't hurt too badly by the modifications, then the projected top speed would be 248mph. I bet you didn't think you were that close to losing your million quid

Nuts.

[will261058]

Looks good but I would be happy with the standard 500. That Mach40 looks lovely, could have done with a few more pics though