autoevolution
 

Need For Speed Shelby GT500 is the Last Car Built With Carroll Shelby

The eighteenth title in the Need for Speed franchise is the racing video game we have to thank for this white-painted Shelby GT500 Super Snake. The NFS-rated Mustang exists beyond the 3D realm and, believe it or not, it is the last specialty custom car built with Carroll Shelby before the legend passed away. Care to guess what’s the asking price on such an interesting bit of gaming and automotive history?
Shelby GT500 from Need For Speed: The Run 10 photos
Photo: eBay.com
Shelby GT500 from Need For Speed: The RunShelby GT500 from Need For Speed: The RunShelby GT500 from Need For Speed: The RunShelby GT500 from Need For Speed: The RunShelby GT500 from Need For Speed: The RunShelby GT500 from Need For Speed: The RunShelby GT500 from Need For Speed: The RunShelby GT500 from Need For Speed: The RunShelby GT500 from Need For Speed: The Run
It’s hard to soften the blow on this one, so let’s put it straight: on eBay.com, the 2011 Shelby GT500 Super Snake Need for Speed Edition is $125,000. Built four years ago by Shelby American and Electronic Arts, the real-life one-off version of the hero car in NFS is in tip-top condition, showing only 2,000 miles (3,218 km) on the odometer. If you’re interested in bidding on it, we suggest to hurry up for the auction ends on the 26th.

Boasting Shelby performance and NFS visual candy, the one-of-a-kind Mustang includes a limited Carroll Shelby autographed airbag car cover. Under the hood of the Wimbledon White/Charcoal Stripes body shell is a 5.4-liter V8 tower-of-power. Compared to the hugely impressive Shelby GT500 from the 2014 model year, this is a 750 HP monster equipped with a billet twin 75-mm throttle body and an aluminum driveshaft.

Riding on a set of 20-inch HRE Wheels Competition Series C90 wrapped in Falken FK452 rubber, the all-out muscle car is infused with the Ford Racing pack. What that translates to is lowering springs, dynamic adjustable dampers, stabilizer bars and a front strut tower brace. A 3.73:1 differential rounds off the 2011 Shelby GT500 Super Snake Need for Speed Edition.

At the present moment, the car is located in Las Vegas, waiting for its new owner to bid on it. According to Shelby American, the lucky guy or girl that’ll win the bidding war will receive a VIP Museum Delivery of the car if they come to Las Vegas.

This service includes a limo pickup and return, a full photo experience with the car, a VIP Museum tour, and a gift assembly including a Shelby Owners jacket, leather embossed padfolio, Shelby coffee cup, Shelby military key chain and more.

If you liked the article, please follow us:  Google News icon Google News Youtube Instagram X (Twitter)
About the author: Mircea Panait
Mircea Panait profile photo

After a 1:43 scale model of a Ferrari 250 GTO sparked Mircea's interest for cars when he was a kid, an early internship at Top Gear sealed his career path. He's most interested in muscle cars and American trucks, but he takes a passing interest in quirky kei cars as well.
Full profile

 

Would you like AUTOEVOLUTION to send you notifications?

You will only receive our top stories