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Shelby Forums - Car of the Month - June 2006
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1 of 1 built. The Super Snake is a special model built at Shelby American for Mel Burns Ford. The Super Snake is the first of what was intended to be a production run of 50. However, no additional cars were produced since the high retail price of $7,500 could nearly buy you a 427 Cobra. The car was driven by Carroll Shelby at the Goodyear test track in Texas for a tire promotion film production. See the photos below. Carroll recorded lap speeds over 150 mph and top speed of 170 mph! This one of a kind Shelby was factory equipped with unique narrow-wide-narrow blue Le Mans Stripes; powered by a lightweight 427 medium-riser engine with aluminum heads, tuned headers, 780 CFM Holley 4V carb, aluminum intake, oil cooler, remote filter, 4 speed trans backed up by a 4.11 Detroit locker rear end. The Super Snake has appeared in numerous magazine articles, books and television shows and will always be regarded as one of the most unique Shelby's ever produced. Goodyear Thunderbolt Tire Test Video My Classic Car Comfort Car Connection ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
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Start your own FREE photo gallery in the Shelby Forums Photo Gallery Last edited by rshelby; June 2nd, 2006 at 12:02 PM. |
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Re: 06/06 Charley - 1967 G.T.500 "Super Snake"
Was the original hood louvered? In the picture of Carrol leaning on the hood it does not appear to be louvered but the current pictures show a louvered hood.
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67 GT500 #2100 owned since 87 (inboards) Factory red 4-speed car, Z serial numbered 69 Mustang GT convertible, Acapulco blue 68 Mercury Cougar XR7GT S-code 66 Mustang GT Fastback 347 5-speed owned since 84 65 Mercury Cyclone 64 Mercury Cyclone |
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Re: 06/06 Charley - 1967 G.T.500 "Super Snake"
Just screams, "Burn Rubber".
Over the last year I have heard or read various articles that say several or a few 427's were built. Not additional supersnakes but just 1967's with 427 engines. My suspicion is that there may have been a few dealer installed 427's. Charley or anyone know the truth here? Just love this car, just awesome. Mike
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1967 GT500 #2532, 1 of 10 (White, Auto, Factory A/C) 1968 GT500KR Convertible #3784, 1 of 5 (Highland Green, White Top, Non-AC) Last edited by mherman2; June 2nd, 2006 at 10:13 PM. |
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Re: 06/06 Charley - 1967 G.T.500 "Super Snake"
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Re: 06/06 Charley - 1967 G.T.500 "Super Snake"
Finally a clear answer!! Thank you
When I was hunting ( in every sense of the word) for a clean 67 GT500 I came across a dealer who told me he had a special limited production 67 GT500 one of x that were built with a 427. He did a good sales job except he was so full of it his eyes turned brown. Made me curious as to what the real story was, now I know. Mike
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1967 GT500 #2532, 1 of 10 (White, Auto, Factory A/C) 1968 GT500KR Convertible #3784, 1 of 5 (Highland Green, White Top, Non-AC) |
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Re: 06/06 Charley - 1967 G.T.500 "Super Snake"
Cool..Thanks Randall. According to the registry there were two other 427's built by Shelby. Both still exist. One is supposedly very rough and the other is almost restored.
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Re: 06/06 Charley - 1967 G.T.500 "Super Snake"
I recall the registry stating that the other two 427 67's were built as drag cars, and not given the "Supersnake" moniker.
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Re: 06/06 Charley - 1967 G.T.500 "Super Snake"
Wow, were they built to the same specs and put out the same HP as the Supersnake or was there something different about them?
Any pictures of them out there? Does anyone know what page of the registry they are on? Mike
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1967 GT500 #2532, 1 of 10 (White, Auto, Factory A/C) 1968 GT500KR Convertible #3784, 1 of 5 (Highland Green, White Top, Non-AC) |
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Re: 1967 G.T.500 "Super Snake" - Charley - 06/2006
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www.supersnake.org |
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Re: 06/2006 - 1967 G.T.500 "Super Snake" - Charley
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That explains the "Tasca" badge on the rear of a 427 Shelby I saw in the "classics" sale columns of Hemmings or such while perusing a few days ago. Don't ask me which site ... I've got 59 of them in my favourites list. |
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Re: 1967 G.T.500 "Super Snake" -
I met a guy witha 427 powered Shelby, either '67 or '68 who told me he bought it from a doctor in SF who had Shelby build it special for him when it was new.
This made sense to me because in '67 Shelby was still building Shelby Mutangs in Los Angeles in 1967 and could make one "special" for a special friend. If the special friend was a heart doctor I could see why Shelby would go a little further in keeping him happy as back then he knew he had a bad heart (I guess the transplants were still far in the future). But once production moved to Michigan, it was harder to make a special car, so I am thinking it was probably a '67. Years later, I also met a doctor at a concours with a Cobra replica and he said he was Carroll Shelby's heart doctor and had obtained the car through Shelby. I believe he was with Cedars of Sinai hospital which is either in BH or nearby |
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