Horse flies

The Shelby name returns – and makes this an extremely rapid Ford Mustang indeed

Words Glen Waddington Photography Matthew Howell

JOHN SIMISTER HAS ALREADY raved about the latest Ford Mustang in these pages (Octane138 and 145), but on both occasions he was talking about the standard car. You know, the one that leaves the Ford factory as Ford intended. Just imagine if the original had done only that. No Shelby GT350, no GT500. Less of a legend, in other words. The Shelby name has been synonymous with power-pumpin’ Ford V8s and go-faster Fords for so long. And while the Mustang has basically been a bit crap for two or three (maybe four) decades, it has now undergone the kind of resurgence that can’t be ignored. And Shelby American Inc, even without ol’ Carroll himself in the saddle, hasn’t missed it either. The starting point is any Mustang 5.0 V8. A good car…

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Octane (Digital) - 1 Issue, December 2015

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