I was supposed to get this piece 12+ years ago. I posted about it on this forum, and then the deal feel through. It has sat in storage until I was recently contacted about it again, so I jumped on it.
This is the only known remaining prototype S197 GT500 IRS unit. 10 cars were built, and they performed very well, but the bean counters killed the IRS as being prohibitively expensive. 9 were destroyed, and one made it out into the wild. The hand painted GT500 part number is pretty cool. It would be great to more info from engineers who worked on the project. I own a 2019 PP2, so I dont have a S197 to use it in... but it was hard to pass up such a unique piece as someone in the Shelby/Mustang business.
EDIT: apparently is extremely likely there are 2 more of these out in the wild.
This is the only known remaining prototype S197 GT500 IRS unit. 10 cars were built, and they performed very well, but the bean counters killed the IRS as being prohibitively expensive. 9 were destroyed, and one made it out into the wild. The hand painted GT500 part number is pretty cool. It would be great to more info from engineers who worked on the project. I own a 2019 PP2, so I dont have a S197 to use it in... but it was hard to pass up such a unique piece as someone in the Shelby/Mustang business.
EDIT: apparently is extremely likely there are 2 more of these out in the wild.
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