Happy Birthday, Carroll Shelby!
The man that has brought you American muscle for nearly half a century celebrates his 85th birthday today. And, to mark Carroll's special day, the first 2008 Ford Shelby 500KR rolls off the production line.
The 540 horsepower, 510 pound-feet of torque muscle car will arrive at select Ford dealers in the spring. The “King of the Road
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Steve
::yawn::
Scratch
And here I thought KR stood for "Knight Rider".
Rex
Happy B-day Carroll. :) Hopefully many more.
Does 500kr have I.R.S.?
For what it cost it should have it. Right!
The Stig
It's just another.......
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