Breathing new life into the GT500 Super Snake.

There’s not a classic car enthusiast out there who doesn’t have a soft spot for the Ford Shelby masterpieces of the 60s. The 1967 Ford Shelby GT500 Super Snake has an interesting history behind, especially since it was originally built as a demo Mustang for Goodyear. The car in question featured a lightweight yet powerful 427-cubic-inch race engine. This engine came from a Ford GT40 who previously won several Le Mans events.

Now that we’ve established the vehicle’s history, it’s time to talk a bit about its specs. Horsepower-wise, the Super Snake had 520 of them, which is not too shabby even by today’s standards. Back in the day, this car was a beast in the true sense of the word. Unfortunately, the model never actually made it into production, and the demo car that we presented above, changed hands last in 2013 for $1.3 million.

Shelby is bringing the Super Snake into production.

Limited production, that is, and for collectors only. Only 10 of these gorgeous automobiles will see the light of day, each featuring a starting price of $249,995. The firm will make use of authentic 1967 Mustang donor chassis, which will retain their Ford VINs. However, the company will also add Shelby serial numbers on each car.

The engine is a racing-inspired 427 V8, which delivers 550 horsepower, all of which are mated to a four-speed manual transmission. Other highlights include disk brakes and the famed three stripes that made the Super Snake so popular back in its glory days.

Those fortunate enough to buy the new Shelby will also receive original signatures by Carroll Shelby and Don McCain. It seems that both of them actually supported the rebirth of the GT500 Shelby Super Snake. Therefore, they signed ten dash plaques just in case.