Summary

The last specialty car Carroll Shelby ever built. It was featured on the cover of the video game “Need for Speed: The Run.” Insanely powerful. 5.4-liter V8 engine with 6-speed manual transmission. 2,400 actual miles.

Details

This 'real life' one-off version of the official 'Need for Speed' game is a Ford Shelby GT Super Snake that demonstrates true Carroll Shelby performance. Teaming with Electronic Arts, the publisher of the Need for Speed video game franchise, Shelby built this GT500 SuperSnake for ‘The Run’ video game, making it the actual car given to game modelers to create the virtual counterpart. Shelby built this SuperSnake with a host of performance modifications including Ford Racing Whipple Supercharger 5.4-liter V8 that churns out 750hp with white ball billet short-throw shifter, 590 ft/lbs of torque, 75mm throttle body for 6-speed manual transmission, upgraded one-piece aluminum drive shaft for a 3.73:1 differential, Ford racing package, including dynamic dampers, lowering springs, tuned stabilizer bars and front strut tower brace. Massive six piston front brakes calipers and ducts for additional cooling. (Custom hood with Wimbledon white paint scheme and one-off NFS charcoal stripe, Shelby SuperSnake package with Shelby embroidered seats, branded door sills, 20' HRE wheels Competition Series C90s wrapped with Falken FK452 tires, upgraded JVC stereo and under 3000 miles on the odometer. From Andy Blackmore's original concept drawings, the development process for this car was lengthy and resulted in one of the most powerful muscle cars that Carroll Shelby ever built. 2,400 actual miles. CARFAX shows Ford Motor Company safety recall on 05/27/2015: Driver airbag inflator replacement; Ford Motor Company safety recall on 06/30/2016: Takata non-desiccated phased stabilized ammonium nitrate PSAN passenger frontal airbag inflators.