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Should Ford Ditch Shelby in 2014?

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#1 ·
The Shelby GT500 has replaced the SVT Cobra since it was introduced in 2007. There are some people who love the GT500 and there are those that wish the SVT Cobra would return.

So lets see what you guys think should happen when Ford redesign the Mustang in 2014. Should they stay with Shelby or ditch the name and bring back the SVT Cobra?
 
#163 ·
And just saying Shelby is producing 550hp with the gt500 while svt was only producing 400hp in their cobras. I love both but don't try and knock Shelby, he is the king and will always be. I vote let the customers see who wins. Whoever sells more stays and ford kicked svt off for a reason.
 
#164 ·
austinknoll said:
And just saying Shelby is producing 550hp with the gt500 while svt was only producing 400hp in their cobras. I love both but don't try and knock Shelby, he is the king and will always be. I vote let the customers see who wins. Whoever sells more stays and ford kicked svt off for a reason.
Shelby had nothing to do with the gt500 other than slap his name on it and tack on money for nothing.
 
#165 ·
Gconn007 said:
Not really sure why everyone is on the SVT wagon personally....IMO the only SVT they came out with that was worth a lick in my eyes was the termi. Rumor has it the only reason that drivetrain came about was because they missed deadline after deadline and someone was going to be thrown to the fire if they didnt produce, so they tossed really good components in there and called it a day.
You need to read iron fist, lead foot. It will fully explain how the terminator came to be. It's a great read.
 
#166 ·
I'm going to look into that. My dad keeps telling me about it and I always try to remember to look it up but forget.
 
#169 ·
Absolutely NOT!!! The name "Shelby" stands for innovation, leading cutting-edge technology, and award winning performance. Changing to Shelby GT600 SVT or GT6XX SVT (whatever the horsepower is going to be) would make more sence. Keeping the Shelby moniker is synonymous with WINNING and modern age performance. Cobra, on the other hand is a bit nostalgic, antiquated, and has a stale ring of “old, yesterday’s news” instead of a bright fresh look into the future. That’s my two cents.
 
#170 ·
pprovencher said:
Absolutely NOT!!! The name "Shelby" stands for innovation, leading cutting-edge technology, and award winning performance. Changing to Shelby GT600 SVT or GT6XX SVT (whatever the horsepower is going to be) would make more sence. Keeping the Shelby moniker is synonymous with WINNING and modern age performance. Cobra, on the other hand is a bit nostalgic, antiquated, and has a stale ring of “old, yesterday’s news” instead of a bright fresh look into the future. That’s my two cents.
I think you confused Shelby with SVT.
 
#174 ·
pprovencher said:
Sorry, Brent. I guess my thought was, by all means keep the Shelby. Insead of offering thier SVT package as an option, just make part of the vehicle. Hence, the idea of a Shelby GT6XX SVT. For that matter, they could just drop the SVT lable all together, making it a part of the Shelby.
You still have it backwards. Keep the svt because that's who does the work. Drop the Shelby because all he does is sit back and collect a check for ford putting his name on the car.

Also, it's not an svt package. Svt, or what's left of svt, built the car. Shelby just tagged his name on it for a paycheck.
 
#179 ·
With the 2013 GT500 being such a beast compared to the previous modern GT500's and the death of Shelby, I think Ford should retire the current body style with a Cobra. I think they should differentiate this car, best they can, from the GT500 and try to implement a few subtle hints of the next generation Mustang. I think they should be low in numbers. Maybe find some number that has meaning (for example produce 2,014 matching the model year). Then, I think they should hold off a year or two and not produce either model, to find out how the 2015 is received.
 
#183 ·
NicholasP said:
Welp guess this proved to be definitely wrong haha
I was thinking the same thing lol

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ShelbyGT500B said:
I think they should retire the GT500 and come back out with the cobra to show respect to the late Carroll Shelby (RIP:headbang:).. Since he aint here no more they should'nt use his name on the 2014s.... This is coming from a GT500 owner
I'm so jealousy of u and your GT500 lol, one day I'll have one or a new Cobra if they bring it back.
 
#185 ·
I thought I read that the Shelby GT500 was still good for 2014 according to the contracts/deals that were set. I'd think 2015 would be the big change in body style / badging
 
#190 ·
I think it would be best to drop not only the Shelby name, but also the cobra moniker, as both harken back to Carrol Shelby. He was an amazing force for the performance car industry. I dreamed of owning one for a long time, and now that I do, I am incredibly proud of it. Ford's SVT is young and is set up for some amazing successes, and I feel like they should break out on their own, and show what they are made of!
In short, the 2013s were, I think, the last cars that Carrol Shelby had a hand in developing, so I feel like those are the last "true" Shelbys. Sorry, Shelby American!
 
#191 ·
Isn't SVT going to make a Mach 1 in 2017? That's a rumor going around.
 
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