2008 New York Auto Show: Ford To Make More 2009 Shelby GT500KR
Shelby and Ford are excited about celebrating the 40th anniversary with the production of the Shelby GT500KR that has the power to produce 540 horsepower. Ford was able to express this excitement at the New York Auto Show. Only a limited amount of these special cars were to be made – but it seems that plans have changed.
Both Ford and Shelby have chosen to produce an extra 746 cars for the 2009 model year. 541 of the GT500KR’s will be shipped over to our shores here in the U.S. giving us a grand total of 1,571 cars (this is the exact amount of the production run from when the original KR was released). I don’t know if it was nostalgia or the excitement of the day – but we are happy with the decision that they made.