Ok, I know very little about muscle cars. I do know I enjoy Mustangs as i've always been a Ford guy and I don't have to tell any of you how sweet the late model Mustangs are.

If the right deal comes around or I should say "when" the right deal comes around I plan on getting a Mustang GT. I figure with some subtle aftermarket upgrades it can be a pretty hot car.

That being said, of course I would love to find a great deal on a Shelby GT500. I have found one or two cars on autotrader.com claiming to be GT500's and was wondering if there are a bunch of GT's built up to be GT500's but not true ones. Here is one; 2008 Ford Mustang Shelby Cobra GT500...8,200 miles...$19,600. Aren't these $50,000 cars? Here's the address:

http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.js...srep=&engine=8 Cylinder&certified=&body_code=0&fuel=&awsp=false&s earch_type=both&distance=500&marketZipError=false& search_lang=en&sownerid=171199&showZipError=n&make =FORD&keywords_display=&color=&page_location=finda car%3A%3Aispsearchform&min_price=13000&drive=&defa ult_sort=&seller_type=b&max_mileage=30000&style_fl ag=1&sort_type=priceDESC&address=48088&feature4=le ather seats&advanced=y&end_year=2009&doors=&transmission =Manual&max_price=20000&cardist=242&standard=false

I have no problem with a person building it up to have similar power and speed as a GT500. Why not, I would love to.

What am I missing here? Or is this just a great deal...lol

Thanks folks...

 

Thats the real deal, and a sweet deal if I were you I would jump on that!

 

A GT built up to be equal to a GT500 would require suspension work in addition to the engine work.

At $19,600 for a 2008 GT500, something's wrong.

 

Salvaged title maybe?... Carfax it first

 

Isn't that hood a KR hood instead of the standard GT500 hood? It's possible to be salvage title. It can take months for a wreck to show up on Carfax. So some folks will repair and sell the car before it shows up on Carfax.

 

looks too good to be true....

 

What is a "salvaged title"?

 

This is when an insurance company totals a car after a wreck.

 

Something doesn't sound right on that car. It has the GT500KR hood and wheels, but some aftermarkete 1/4 window covers. No way to tell from the pictures if that is the 4.6 or 5.4 V8 under the hood.

But 8,200 miles and only $19,000? Kelly Blue Book says for a Shelby GT (not even the GT500) the private party price averages $26,000 in good condition. And Edmunds says that a GT500 in clean condition should go for a private party average of $35,000.

Too good to be true here. My guess is it is either a totaled that has been rebuilt, or a totaled GT that was rebuilt to resemble the GT500KR.

 

There is definitely something wrong with that. If that's a real, legit shelby I'd be pretty inclined to sell my GT and buy it. It's way too nice, too new, and too little miles for that price to be correct.