Shelby Performance parts have announced that the same hood used on the 2010-2012 GT500 Super Snake is now available for individual sale. The lightweight fiberglass hood bolts directly onto the GT500  and features a large functional scoop to provide cool air to the engine bay. Matching heat extractor vents, hood pins and a washer nozzle relocation kit are also available and sold separately. Shelby says that the hoods are shipped unpainted and may require prepping prior to painting and installation, and hoods are generally shipped in two to four weeks.
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At the North American International Auto Show in Detroit earlier this month Shelby unveiled a series of Anniversary Edition Mustangs. Available on the GT350, GTS and GT500 Super Snake, these cars were built to celebrate Shelby’s 50th anniversary and feature special paint – either white or black with gold stripes – as well as special badging and interiors. Just 100 will be built of each car, making them instant collector cars.
While we showed you plenty of pictures of all three cars in Detroit, Shelby has a GT500 Super Snake Anniversary …

The Super Snake has been the flagship of the Shelby GT500 lineup for the last few years, and the Anniversary Edition that debuted at the Detroit Auto Show is the latest version of Carroll’s ultimate pony car. It promises to be one of the most exclusive as well, with Shelby building just 100, 50 in white/gold and 50 in black/gold to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the company. Each car also comes with matte black 20-inch Alcoa wheels, carbon fiber exterior trim, 6-piston front brakes and a custom interior. The …

To honor its 50th anniversary, Shelby American today unleashed a new line of Anniversary Edition Shelby GTS, GT350 and Super Snake vehicles. Only 50 white and 50 black of each post title Shelby model will be manufactured, making it an instant collector’s item and an iconic piece of automotive history.
“Few thought that Shelby American would make it in the car business for 50 years,” said Carroll Shelby. “We built the first Cobra in a rented garage and then GT350’s in an old hanger. But our company is …

Earlier this week we showed you a preview of this very special Shelby GT500 Super Snake while it was still under construction at Galpin Auto Sports. The car is now  finished and is on center stage at  Galpin’s display here at the 2011 SEMA Show.
In addition to the standard features of the Super Snake, this particular car has been fitted with one of Galpin Auto Sport’s custom made widebody kits, adding no less than nine inches of width and fitting massive Pirelli front and rear tires in the wheel wells, …

Last week we showed you the widebody 2012 Mustang Boss 302 built by Galpin Auto Sports, but it’s not the only Mustang that they will be displaying at the 2011 SEMA Show. The GAS team has also been busy building this widebody Shelby GT500 Super Snake, which we caught still under construction at their shop in Van Nuys, CA.
The one-off Super Snake features Galpin’s hand-made steel body panels, lightweight three-piece aluminum wheels with Super Snake center caps. Making the car all the more impressive is that the 5.4-liter V8 produces …

The Carroll Shelby foundation have teamed up with Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) (EA) to put enthusiasts in the driver’s seat of a special 2011 Shelby GT500 Super Snake – ‘Need for Speed’ Edition.  This Shelby is featured on the cover and in the game of EA’s new Need for Speed The Run game, which will hit stores during the 2011 holiday season. A special ‘real-life’ one-off version was built by Shelby American Inc. and Shelby American Motorsports, which   features custom EA designs and true Shelby performance.  The GT500 Super …

Today Shelby unveiled its new Super Snake post title package for the 2012 Ford Shelby GT500 at the New York International Auto Show.  With 800 horsepower, the Shelby GT500 Super Snake will be the most powerful American muscle car introduced at the show.  In addition to the Super Snake, Shelby American will also display the limited edition 2012 Shelby GT350 coupe and convertible.
“Shelby American has a rich history at the New York International Auto Show,” said John Luft, president of Shelby American Inc.  “The very first Shelby car was introduced …

Shelby will unveil its new Super Snake post title package for the 2012 Ford Shelby GT500 at the New York International Auto Show.  With 800 horsepower, the Shelby GT500 Super Snake will be the most powerful American muscle car introduced at the show.  In addition to the Super Snake, Shelby American will also display the limited edition 2012 Shelby GT350 coupe and convertible.
“Shelby American has a rich history at the New York International Auto Show,” said John Luft, president of Shelby American Inc.  “The very first Shelby car was introduced …

In its day the Shelby 427 Cobra was the fastest, meanest car you could buy. With a huge V8 stuffed in the front of a lightweight AC chassis, the 427 Cobra had no match both on the street and on the track. Fast forward to today and Shelby is still producing some of the world’s fastest cars. The 2011 Shelby GT500 Super Snake is packing 750 horsepower thanks to its supercharged 5.4-liter V8. So which one is faster? Hot Rod magazine was wondering that same question, and decided to put …