Ford Mustang's 50th anniversary approaching - is a special Shelby in the wings?

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<div style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><small>2011 Shelby GT500 - Click above for high-res image gallery</small></strong></em></div>
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It's time to stoke the raging fires of the rumor furnace once again. The good people at <em>Motor Trend</em> have let it slip that <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/06/04/report-carroll-shelby-done-with-building-cars-wants-to-sell-mo/">Caroll Shelby</a> may be planning something interesting for the 50th anniversary of the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/mustang">Ford Mustang</a>. We're not just talking some fancy badges and a sticker program here, either. Evidently, the man behind some of the meanest snakes on four wheels has been camping out in Dearborn as of late, supposedly hard at work in the FoMoCo labs on the next creation to carry his name. <br />
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Those whispers are made all the more interesting by the fact that John Luft, Shelby American's head honcho, has said that his company is currently eying whether or not to bring a rash of new R models to life. The cars would be fit for track duty straight from the factory, and given the Mustang's new found ability to <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/05/27/2011-ford-shelby-gt500-first-drive/">handle a road course</a>, odds are we're not just talking about quarter mile bruisers. Either way, you can bet Ford will pull something special when its pony hits the big half-century. Whether or not that means a fresh new Shelby remains to be seen.<br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/first-drive-2011-ford-shelby-gt500/">First Drive: 2011 Ford Shelby GT500</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/first-drive-2011-ford-shelby-gt500/#3019067"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/05/01shelbygt500fd2011_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/first-drive-2011-ford-shelby-gt500/#3019069"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/05/02shelbygt500fd2011_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/first-drive-2011-ford-shelby-gt500/#3019070"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/05/03shelbygt500fd2011_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/first-drive-2011-ford-shelby-gt500/#3019071"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/05/04shelbygt500fd2011_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/first-drive-2011-ford-shelby-gt500/#3019072"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/05/05shelbygt500fd2011_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />
<em><strong><small>Photos by Jonathan Ramsey / Copyright (C)2010 Weblogs, Inc.</small></strong></em><br />
[Source: <a href="http://www.motortrend.com/features/consumer/1005_shelby_american_shifts_focus/new_vehicles.html">Motor Trend</a>]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/06/29/ford-mustangs-50th-anniversary-approaching-is-a-special-shelb/">Ford Mustang's 50th anniversary approaching - is a special Shelby in the wings?</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Tue, 29 Jun 2010 10:20:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/06/29/ford-mustangs-50th-anniversary-approaching-is-a-special-shelb/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19533535/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/06/29/ford-mustangs-50th-anniversary-approaching-is-a-special-shelb/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>


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[sdsubzero4]

Hmmm....what about the non-Shelby's?

 

[Fighting Sailor]

2014 GT350 Baby! lets do this!

 

[sdsubzero4]

Don't know, but will definitely look into getting the performance pkg with the s/c. S/C Shelby? Hmmmm.......

 

[Renegade]

from the rumors ive heard that year will actually be the death of the mustang as we know it

 

[LaughingGT]

from the rumors ive heard that year will actually be the death of the mustang as we know it

BLASPHEMY take that chevy fan that told you that out and beat him lol

 

[sdsubzero4]

Don't even pay attention to that rumor about making the Mustang into a 4 door sedan or a hybrid or any of that crab! The Mustang is the icon for Ford and they're not going to screw that up.