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Shelby Cobra GT500KR

Reply #15 –
I'll give you the nose. The Camaro needs something other than that S**t-eating-grin grille, but the rest of the car has perfect proportions, and looks deadly. I can't understand why they put a big smiley face on the snout. That's not retro (and the Cat-eyes are ugly too. Chevy hasn't made a good looking truck since '87).

Shelby Cobra GT500KR

Reply #16 –
DaBoss: After the Omni-based Chargers of the 80's nothing, and I mean NOTHING, could disgrace the Charger name. So it's got four doors - so what? It's got a V8, it's RWD, and it's cheap. And given Chrysler's legendary resale values, we'll all be able to buy one in five years for $500 :p The same pretty much applies to the Challenger - this is a name that was once applied to a Mitsubishi. Of course Ford tainted the Mustang name with the 74-78 Pintang - about the only one of these cars that has never been ized was the Camaro. Sure, it had some dismal performance years, but when compared to other cars year-for-year it stayed true to its roots for its entire production run. Never an economy car, never a FWD econopoopster, never a re-branded import. Always a Camaro.

I actually like the forthcoming Camaro and Challenger. They are nice looking cars promising very good performance and showing their heritage. Funny, though, how the Chev guys that shiznit all over Ford for going retro with the Mustang are drooling all over the every-bit-as-retro Camaro. It'll be interesting to see where the Camaro compares price-wise, though, with its IRS. The Challenger has the advantage of being built on an already mass produced platform, while the Mustang brings a stick axle to the table. The Camaro's platform will eventually be spread across a few models, but upfront it will be at a big price disadvantage. Of course both GM and DC have the advantage of cheaper-to-manufacture pushrod engines, but the 4.6 is produced in huge numbers (trucks, SUV's, Crown Vics, Mustangs) which bring its cost per unit down a whole bunch.

Whatever happens, the next few years look to be exciting for car guys. 4-cylinders are making more power than V8's did just a decade ago, V6's are generating 250-300 horsepower in mainstream family cars, and V8's are making more power than the legendary big blocks of the so-called muscle car era. And they're doing it with squeaky-clean tailpipe emissions, decent fuel economy, and a full load of creature comforts. THIS is the golden age of muscle cars
2015 Mustang GT Premium - 5.0, 6-speed, Guard Green - too much awesome for one car

1988 5.0 Thunderbird :birdsmily: SOLD SEPT 11 2010: TC front clip/hood ♣ Body & paint completed Oct 2007 ♣ 3.55 TC rear end and front brakes ♣ TC interior ♣ CHE rear control arms (adjustable lowers) ♣ 2001 Bullitt springs ♣ Energy suspension poly busings ♣ Kenne Brown subframe connectors ♣ CWE engine mounts ♣ Thundercat sequential turn signals ♣ Explorer overhead console (temp/compass display) ♣ 2.25" off-road dual exhaust ♣ T-5 transmission swap completed Jan 2009 ♣

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Reply #17 –
Quote from: SSX;137409
I also said I'm not sure the GT500KR will be worth the extra money over a "regular" GT500.  Styling/Performance wise I prefer it, but is it worth the extra $$?


No, it's probably not worth it. But due to two factors.

1) "Only 1,000 of these special Mustangs will be built,"
and
2) The American people are gluttons for status and impracticality.

They will ALL sell!
:birdsmily:   Objects In Mirror Appear to be Loosing  :birdsmily:

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Reply #18 –
they need to take the first camaro concept nose and graft it on the second body and it will be bad ass, untill then i HATE IT, and someone needs to show me a omni charger, cause i know of the omni. the "Pintang" may have tainted the mustang, but at least it kept it alive, the camaro was stoped, the charger was stoped, the gto and challenger were stoped, but the mustang has kept on trucking. And i agree todays cars are the best muscle cars, but i would still much rather have an original, or an original with a new drive train, like the 65 fast back with a 03 cobra chassis and interior!
RIP 1988 and 1990 Lincoln Mark VII LSC
I welcomed the dark side and currently am driving a 2000 Dodge Durango SLT plus, with a 5.9, Code named project "Night Runner"
Shes black on black, fully loaded, with headers, 180 tstat, e fan, straight exhaust into a cherry bomb vortex ler, full tune up, ported intake and T/B, MSD coil, and round aircleaner.
Mods to come: Fully rebuilt and heavily modded 46RE, and a richmond rachet locker.
my $300 beater ;)
R.I.P Kayleigh Raposa 12/18/90 - 2/24/07

Shelby Cobra GT500KR

Reply #19 –
Quote from: Jim_Miller;137497
They will ALL sell!
And at a price substantially higher than MSRP, I'd bet
2015 Mustang GT Premium - 5.0, 6-speed, Guard Green - too much awesome for one car

1988 5.0 Thunderbird :birdsmily: SOLD SEPT 11 2010: TC front clip/hood ♣ Body & paint completed Oct 2007 ♣ 3.55 TC rear end and front brakes ♣ TC interior ♣ CHE rear control arms (adjustable lowers) ♣ 2001 Bullitt springs ♣ Energy suspension poly busings ♣ Kenne Brown subframe connectors ♣ CWE engine mounts ♣ Thundercat sequential turn signals ♣ Explorer overhead console (temp/compass display) ♣ 2.25" off-road dual exhaust ♣ T-5 transmission swap completed Jan 2009 ♣

Shelby Cobra GT500KR

Reply #20 –
Quote from: daboss351;137515
someone needs to show me a omni charger, cause i know of the omni.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dodge_Charger_(L-body)
2015 Mustang GT Premium - 5.0, 6-speed, Guard Green - too much awesome for one car

1988 5.0 Thunderbird :birdsmily: SOLD SEPT 11 2010: TC front clip/hood ♣ Body & paint completed Oct 2007 ♣ 3.55 TC rear end and front brakes ♣ TC interior ♣ CHE rear control arms (adjustable lowers) ♣ 2001 Bullitt springs ♣ Energy suspension poly busings ♣ Kenne Brown subframe connectors ♣ CWE engine mounts ♣ Thundercat sequential turn signals ♣ Explorer overhead console (temp/compass display) ♣ 2.25" off-road dual exhaust ♣ T-5 transmission swap completed Jan 2009 ♣

Shelby Cobra GT500KR

Reply #22 –
o yea i forgot about those theres a shelby charger near my house. at least they were 2 doors BLAH
RIP 1988 and 1990 Lincoln Mark VII LSC
I welcomed the dark side and currently am driving a 2000 Dodge Durango SLT plus, with a 5.9, Code named project "Night Runner"
Shes black on black, fully loaded, with headers, 180 tstat, e fan, straight exhaust into a cherry bomb vortex ler, full tune up, ported intake and T/B, MSD coil, and round aircleaner.
Mods to come: Fully rebuilt and heavily modded 46RE, and a richmond rachet locker.
my $300 beater ;)
R.I.P Kayleigh Raposa 12/18/90 - 2/24/07

Shelby Cobra GT500KR

Reply #23 –
Yeah!,

One of My friend moved since 1987 was have a GT500 KR, almost new and completely dissassembled in his garage, a fresh 428 SCJ original, ect, ect, his  when moved solded the car around 30.000$ disassembled, I was see a pics of the car taken in 1976 when It on the road, and it was beautiful, orange with semi gloss stripes...

The "KR" is King of the Road", I guess it was a real king of the road...

Regards,

Dom
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]1985 Thunderbird 3.8 carbed 57k original, summer car.
1980 Econoline inline 6 300ci 300k, winter/working.
1988 Base Bird finally crushed... RIP.

Dominique,  The Ridiculous, Fordus, crazyous!!!  :birdsmily:

Shelby Cobra GT500KR

Reply #24 –
no one can do anything to make me like the new mustangs.

...and i personally love the k-car based chargers.
It's Gumby's fault.

Shelby Cobra GT500KR

Reply #25 –
i feel that chevy's over the top aggressivness is going to atract a lot of buyers.  look at the 350z, its agressive, respectable performance wise, and HERITAGE.  the camaro has HUGE heritage.  the camaro took center stage with the 350 small block so its not only heritage, midlife crisis, and the 350 heritage. its not ganna flop.  its ganna give ford such a run for its money that i think the mustang is ganna start gettin better and better along with chevy. even the after market will be vast body wise.  hell i bet those puppiesanese drifters comin in through cali would drifter-i'se it in a heartbeat so throw in body kits of different styles in the stewing pot,  god forbid if a Bosozoku member gets one.  (google that) on top of chevy's response to return of the best ford block ever, the original 302, chevy is owning ford.

regie jackson commissioned Warren “The Professor” Johnso  and GM performance parts already built the best 454 possible.  its cast iron, but its a small block based on the LS7 ZO6 (rumored z07) corvette.  well here this explains it best http://www.gmperformanceparts.com/Racing/reggie_jackson.jsp

trash talk the headlights all you want, it's comin.  (im bread chevy driving a ford.  it taught me respect)

Shelby Cobra GT500KR

Reply #26 –
Quote from: Tbird232ci;137548
...and i personally love the k-car based chargers.

Amen i love them as well i also would not mind an omni GLH.