CAR OWNER

CAR NAME–YEAR & MODEL INFO

SVT SNKE –2008 SHELBY GT500

MEMBERS OF THE STANG MAG FAMILY ARE MORE PASSIONATE ABOUT FUN AND INCLUSION THAN THEY ARE THEIR CARS AND THAT SAYS A LOT!

I met Daniel Ramey at a Beltway Mustang show and won my spot with STANG Magazine in their Carlisle Ford Nationals display. Needless to say I wasn’t sure what to expect being that I didn’t know the people attending and was going by myself.

IT WILL SOMEDAY MAKE ITS WAY OUT TO LAS VEGAS TO VISIT SHELBY AMERICAN...

I placed the order for my car four days after the prototype was unveiled to the public... then waited a year and a half to get the keys in my hand. It was a long wait, but it was definitely worth waiting for. I had always wanted a Shelby, even to the extent of making my version of a a tribute GT-350 from a 1980 Mustang Hatchback, but they always seems to increase more each year in value than my wallet would allow. When Carroll got back with Ford in 2007 to create the new generation GT500s, all that changed.

If you asked me if I thought I’d be writing an article for STANG Magazine for my car this time last year I would’ve said no. If you asked me if I would be writing it about a different car than the 2005 Roush Mustang I had I would’ve said hell no. I loved that car but acquiring this one reinvigorated my passion for car shows and events!

My car has bolt-on engine mods and a full suspension re-do. I have done all the work on the car myself, with the exception of the TSB clutch replacement. While I always want the car to look as clean and well maintained as possible, it also spends time on the track with Team Shelby at many of their HPDE events. It has been the Pace Car for many of these track days and has also paced the Coatesville Vintage Grand Prix. It will someday make its way out to Las Vegas to visit Shelby American for the annual Shelby Bash, but for now, its content to wait in the garage, as long as I bring it home some nice new part to install on it.

This Shelby is pushing 624 Hp / 580 ft pounds and installed with a Metco supercharger and Idler pullies, JLT carbon fiber

The STANG Mag family welcomed me in from the very start and made me feel like one of their own!

CAI, Flowmaster 2 chamber exhaust, Eibach and UMI suspension, 2 piece Shelby upgraded rotors, 20” Shelby Razor rims (staggered set-up), Shelby KR strut tower brace, Shelby billet engine dress-up trim, JLT front brake duct bezels, and Cervini side scoops.

Members of the STANG Mag family are more passionate about fun and inclusion than they are their cars and that says a lot! I can’t wait to see what’s to come in 2022!

PHOTO CRED: BILL CARON