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[mywickedshelby]

First and foremost, I have to thank my great friend Enis and the Los Angeles Shelby American Automobile Club (LASAAC)

for the invite for My Son Michael and I to attend this fantastic event last week in LA.

On Thursday evening April 19th at the Odyssey restaurant in Granada Hills, an intimate group of Shelby & Mustang entusiasts had the great

pleasure of seeing and hearing the new 2013 GT500 up close and personal. That in itself would have been a real treat, but to top it off,

Jamal Hameedi / Chief Engineer of SVT and Jim Owens / VP of Marketing for Shelby and Boss were both in attendance. Jamal and Jim

graciously answered every question thrown their way for over 90 minutes as we stood around the hottest production pre-title Mustang in history.

The engine was just recently certified at 662 hp and 630 ft lbs of torque, 16 mpg city, 24 hwy, no gas guzzler tax, 0-60 in first gear!

I took a few photos that evening and I wanted to share a them here with you all......

First.......the car.........

Edited by mywickedshelby, 27 April 2012 - 12:09 PM.

[mywickedshelby]

some of the Q&A with Jamal and Jim......

[NordicShelby]

I love that red color...what is the name of it? It sort of looks Candy Apple...

I never have been a fan of red cars until the Lava red and now this red

[mywickedshelby]

Jamal and Jim told us all about the evolution of the Shelby GT500 and the challenges they faced achieving this spectacular finished product......

we were all left saying......."WOW!"........numerous times..........

Jamal arrived in the 2013 School Bus Yellow Boss 302 and Jim was driving the new GT500........

They gladly posed for some pics after the Q&A.............These I will always treasure......

[mywickedshelby]

NordicShelby, on 25 April 2012 - 08:23 AM, said:

I love that red color...what is the name of it? It sort of looks Candy Apple...

I never have been a fan of red cars until the Lava red and now this red

I think they called it Candy Red.......I am not a huge red fan either, but it was stunning in person.

[mywickedshelby]

Here are some pics of the SBY Boss next to Enis' stunning grabber orange Super Snake.......for those looking to see the contrast in color.......

[tesgt350]

"0-60 in first gear!"..........................Now THATS cool.

[YZD263]

Thanks for sharing these pics. I love this new red color too! Great to see that the already impressive 650hp advertised by Ford has been exceeded. Did the guys mention anything regarding 0-60 and 1/4 mile times?

[mywickedshelby]

Once again, a huge thank you to my bud Enis for thinking of us for this special invite to this special Los Angeles Shelby American Automobile Club event.

it is a rare treat to get to pick the brains of such involved and knowledgible Ford execs.....

after the Q&A, we all had dinner together at the Odyssey where the questions and stories continued for several more hours. All in all, a truly wonderful and memorable evening

with great folks..........new friends and old ones alike.

Here is a couple more photos.........

some may recognize where we are in these.......but that indeed is a story for another day!

Edited by mywickedshelby, 27 April 2012 - 12:11 PM.

[mywickedshelby]

you may notice the GT500 has NO GRILL.

Cooling this beast was a challenge and the final production car has no grill.
There are even pressure activated trap doors on the fan shroud to increase cooling when needed!

the depth of testing and engineering of unique solutions for the challenges presented by this level of power is simply very impressive.......

Cudos to Jamal and his team at Ford for overcoming everything in their path and making this Shelby a reality!

[Secondo]

  WOW, thanks for posting this, Mike!

[08 snake]

Wick great pics. Thanks for posting and sharing

Yes that red on the 500 looks great

[gt350lp]

Looks Great....Thanks.....

[jnf]

WOW, great pictures. Thanks for sharing.
That Red Candy looks great in pictures. The only problem I have with it is that when you see it in person on the F-150, Taurus, etc it doesn't look as great nor as sporty as the pictures depict it.
Unless I am just looking at all wrong.
But the pictures are truly amazing. What a great experience.

[MY500SS]

That was a great gathering.  Having the opportunity to meet Jamal and listen to both he and Jim answer all the great questions was fantastic.

I really like having some of the "inside" scoops on the 2013 GT500.  Also a chance to hang with my Shelby and NTT family is always a fun time.


Thanks again to Enis, Steve, the folks at LASAAC and of course Jim and Jamal for a great evening.

[richstang]

Finally a Metallic Red Shelby (GT500)! Very nice. I'd like to see one with silver stripes.

[svtbird91]

Thanks for sharing the pics and info with us. "The engine was just recently certified at 662 hp and 630 ft lbs of torque, 16 mpg city, 24 hwy, no gas guzzler tax, 0-60 in first gear!" Was this rating of 662hp at 7000RPM  or at the 6250RPM ?

[Ninjak]

Looking at that 16 city and 24 hwy....thats better than the 11/12's ! Gearing perhaps ?

[mywickedshelby]

svtbird91, on 25 April 2012 - 11:18 AM, said:

Thanks for sharing the pics and info with us. "The engine was just recently certified at 662 hp and 630 ft lbs of torque, 16 mpg city, 24 hwy, no gas guzzler tax, 0-60 in first gear!" Was this rating of 662hp at 7000RPM  or at the 6250RPM ?

I am not entirely sure......I "think" I remember 6500 or 6750 being mentioned........I dont think it was as high as 7000 or as low as 6250........sorry I didnt nail that detail down!

[mywickedshelby]

Ninjak, on 25 April 2012 - 11:54 AM, said:

Looking at that 16 city and 24 hwy....thats better than the 11/12's ! Gearing perhaps ?

yes gearing....Ford is not using a cheesy "skip shift" lockout to achieve these numbers!