Please stay away from the argument of a GT500 being a cobra or not. There is a whole thread on that one....lol
From my standpoint:
A Shelby is a high performance variant of a Mustang. I like and prefer the factory Shelby GT500 look and performance over the GT counterpart for my MY. Other limited variants ( Boss 302, Bullit, Mach 1 as examples) have their own faithful following.
Can a GT blow my doors off?....yeah, its possible. Can a GT look fantastic and standout? yeah, its possible. Do GT owners have a faithful following?....absolutely.
The GT500 gives me everything I want in a factory package, which I can enhance performance-wise or looks if i choose to do so.
I see way less Shelby’s on the road than other mustangs ( sans other limited variants) than the GT or V6 versions. The value of most cars depreciate over time including the Shelby. However, the Shelby variants value holds better than most other mustangs. Some limited production variants hold value better than a Shelby.
Ive had three GT’s in the past. Being a Shelby owner does have a different aura to it, but I don’t disregard other mustang owners.
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