Saturday, September 27, 2008

Shelby GT500 KR arrives at Ricart Ford (and you gotta check this beast out!)




September 25th was a very special day at Ricart Ford in the Ricart Megmall, because the rebirth of a legend took place at about 4:30 in the afternoon. That’s when we welcomed a 3,700 pound bouncing, 540 or so horsepower, Shelby Mustang GT500 KR, King of the Road to our store!


All these photos were taken just after the KR was backed out of the covered transport, waiting to be hand washed using the mildest cleaning solutions, and wiped down with shammy clothes spun from the finest standards available… you get the idea. This is a car you just don’t put through the automatic car wash.

The list of features for the Shelby GT500 KR is truly impressive, almost mind boggling! From the carbon-composite hood mirroring the classic Shelby KR design, to the 40th anniversary Shelby badging, six speed short-throw shifter married to a 5.4 liter supercharged V8 that cranks 510 ft-lbs. of torque and an estimated 540 horsepower, to the Shelby embroidered headrests and dash nameplate, to the unique performance suspension and much more, the Shelby KR is one amazing piece of machinery.
You can see, smell, and (gently) touch the Shelby GT500 King of the Road on the showroom floor at Ricart Ford in the Ricart Megmall on South Hamilton Road in Columbus, Ohio. Oh, and if you are thinking that maybe the KR is a bit more than what you want in a Mustang, don’t worry, there are plenty of V6’s, GT’s, Bullitts, and even some more Shelbys to check out. Heck, if we had many more, we’d have to change our name to The Ricart Ranch!

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