Shelby Cars are known for high performance and badass looks. Carroll Shelby is the man behind these greatest high performance American muscle cars. He is one of the most famous car maker from the time of Enzo Ferrari and Ferdinand Porsche. Shelby started his career as a driver who wins the 24 hours of Le Mans in 1959. But he needs to drop his driving career because of his heart issues. The Texan enthusiast couldn’t stay away from powerful cars and racing, so he started his own performance car brand Shelby American. The brand mostly works under the Ford projects and makes some of the fastest cars in world. So if you’re a Shelby or Classic cars fan then here you can see the most powerful Shelby Cars ever made.
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10. Dodge Shelby Charger Turbo 1986
The Dodge Shelby Charger Turbo is the most powerful Dodge to get the Shelby badge. The vehicle is power by 2.2-liters Turbocharge Inline 4-Cylinder engine that pull out 168 horsepower. The Shelby Charger Turbo can do 0-60 mph acceleration in just 7.7 seconds which is pretty insane for that time. Lots of people are not aware about the Shelby projects with brands other then Ford, so this Charger become even more attentive at events. You can get your hands on this Shelby today with a price tag of below $15,000.
09. Shelby Series-1
This is the dream for Carroll Shelby, his own chassis built for track performance. It has a 4.0-liters Northstar V8 engine that generates over 320 horsepower. The Series-1 is a lightweight car with just 2,600 lbs and that’s the reason behind amazing acceleration and speed. The vehicle was limited to just 249 units which makes it one of the rarest Shelby. This car was fail in safety tests, because the only goal of Series-1 is the be fast.
08. Ford Shelby GT500 Super Snake 2011
This is one of the most aggressive looking GT500 Shelby. The GT500 Super Snake is power by 5.4-liters Supercharged V8 engine, generating over 800 Horsepower. The powerful V8 engine is connected with six-speed manual transmission which makes it even cooler.
07. Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 2022
This is one of the most recent Shelby which have a 5.2-liters Supercharge V8 engine. This vehicle generates over 760 horsepower and 625 Lb-Ft of torque at 5000 RPM. Other high performance features like 7 Speed Automatic transmission, electronic line lock and 3.73 gear ration comes as standard in this Shelby. This is the Most Powerful Shelby of modern time.
06. Shelby Mustang GT500 1969
Shelby Mustang GT500 1969 was the Carroll Shelby’s last mustang until his return to Ford back in 2005. In 1970 when Shelby’s friend Ken Miles died and constant stress of owing race car company in America, brand took a break from cars. The 1969 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 is power by 428 Cobra Jet V8 that makes power up to 335 Horsepower and have a quick acceleration of 0-60 mph in just 6 seconds.
05. Shelby Mustang GT500 1967
This is the exact same muscle car which got the fame in movie Gone In 60 Seconds. The Shelby Mustang GT500 1967 is one of the most popular Mustang with millions of fans worldwide. It has a powerful 427 cubic inch V8 engine under the hood that develop power up to 355 horsepower and have a 0-60mph acceleration in just 5.5 seconds.
04. Shelby 1000 2014
The Shelby 1000 was the last car to be sign off by Carroll Shelby before his death. This car was built between 2011 to 2014, being the last most powerful Mustang with over 1200 Horsepower. It has a 5.8-liters Twin-Screw Supercharge V8 engine which give it 0-60 mph acceleration in just 3.4 seconds and 1/4 Mile in 10.9 seconds.
03. Shelby Daytona 1964
This is one of the rarest Shelby car with some amazing stories like Carroll set out beat the Ferrari 250GT. He beat the GTO and wins the GT Class at Le Mans back in 1964. It high performance Daytona is power by 289 cubic inch V8 engine that makes over 390 horsepower.
02. Shelby Cobra 427 S/C 1967
This is one of the most expensive, rare and high performance Shelby car. With a lightweight A/C Ace Body with stiffened suspensions it has a powerful 427-cubic inch V8 making it Most Powerful sportscar of 1960s. The car has just 2,600 lbs weight which makes it super fast accelerating car with over 355 horsepower. Today this car is rare and can cost you up to a price tag of Millions of dollars.
01. Ford GT40 1966
Ford decided to challenge Ferrari at Le Mans back in 1964 and called upon brand Shelby American to help and build, test, and race the sportscar. This powerful car is power by 427-FE side-oiler V8 engine that pulls out 485 horsepower. The Ford GT40 went to Le Mans back to back in 1967, 1968 and 1969. Not just this this amazing Ford GT40 can go up to the top speed of 205 Mph which makes it even cooler and an inspiration for the modern day cars. And becoming the most powerful Shelby car.