The friendship over many years between Jimmy Price and Peter Lindenberg led to the development of a very successful international heritage car collaboration.
NEW MODEL: Ferocious 2021 Shelby Super Snake finally goes on sale in Mzansi
By Pritesh Ruthun
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JOHANNESBURG - If you have a few million bucks to spare and you’re itching to spend it on something invigorating to drive (but you want to stand out from a sea of BMW Ms, Mercedes-AMGs, Audi RS cars and Porsches) we’ve got just the thing for you. Shelby South Africa has confirmed specifications and production numbers for its 2021 Shelby Super Snake, including the exclusive Shelby Speedster which forms part of the modified Mustang line-up.
To celebrate the 98th anniversary of founder Carroll Shelby, a matching number of Super Snakes will be produced for the world, while the Shelby Speedster will be even more limited with only 25 units being built for discerning Mustang enthusiasts.
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GT350 Fastback
Mustang was capable of 0-100km/h in under six seconds and a top speed over 240km/h.
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Ford Mustang is the world s best-selling sports car and holds 90% segment share in South Africa.
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In celebration of Global Mustang Day, Ford South Africa honours 55 years since
Carroll Shelby produced the first commercially available supercharged Mustang - the GT350 Fastback.
Fitted with a Paxton supercharger, Shelby claimed that power was 46% higher than models without it. It ran from 0-100km/h in under six seconds and attained a top speed over 240km/h. All this was done with a four-speed transmission.
For the love of Ford: Carroll Shelby, the muscle behind US muscle cars
Man and machine: Carroll Shelby’s AC Cobra with Ford V8 power helped define the muscle car of the future.
It was a match made in automotive heaven and it was to birth and inspire both a new and subsequent generations of the American ‘muscle car’ as we have come to know and love them.
Internationally credited as “a man whose vision of performance transformed the automobile industry”, race car driver and car manufacturer Carroll Shelby created the best known US sports cars of the 1960s, the AC Cobra and the Shelby Mustang.