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is a GT500 a Cobra?
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<blockquote data-quote="RedVenom48" data-source="post: 15667387" data-attributes="member: 166576"><p>If i remember correctly, Ford produced the Shelby GT500 for Shelby in the Ford Mustang factory from 1967 until the original end of GT500 production.</p><p></p><p>Seeing as that relationship continued again from 2007-14, they ARE Shelby GT500s with VIN code P8J as the designator as much as they are Ford Mustangs. As others have stated, Mr. Shelby was consulted on the cars and their updates until his death. </p><p></p><p>FoMoCo paid a pretty penny to secure, indefinitely, the sole rights to Shelby's name for OEM production.</p><p></p><p>I believe Cobra was derived originally from the Shelby Cobra having Big Block Ford power. As the 60s wore on, performance BBFs carried the Cobra-Jet badge in honor of that original Shelby pairing.</p><p></p><p>The Cobra II was i believe the first time that Cobra was adorned as a name for the vehicle and not just the engine.</p><p></p><p>I believe Ford retained the rights to the Cobra emblem after FoMoCo and Shelby American had their falling out. (Shelby Chryslers make me want to vomit....)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RedVenom48, post: 15667387, member: 166576"] If i remember correctly, Ford produced the Shelby GT500 for Shelby in the Ford Mustang factory from 1967 until the original end of GT500 production. Seeing as that relationship continued again from 2007-14, they ARE Shelby GT500s with VIN code P8J as the designator as much as they are Ford Mustangs. As others have stated, Mr. Shelby was consulted on the cars and their updates until his death. FoMoCo paid a pretty penny to secure, indefinitely, the sole rights to Shelby's name for OEM production. I believe Cobra was derived originally from the Shelby Cobra having Big Block Ford power. As the 60s wore on, performance BBFs carried the Cobra-Jet badge in honor of that original Shelby pairing. The Cobra II was i believe the first time that Cobra was adorned as a name for the vehicle and not just the engine. I believe Ford retained the rights to the Cobra emblem after FoMoCo and Shelby American had their falling out. (Shelby Chryslers make me want to vomit....) [/QUOTE]
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