I had a ride in a Shelby Cobra in the 60's, first time I ever saw street lamps bend! The noise of that 7.2 litre V8 remains in my head to this day

It's OVERKILL! It's PERFECT! :-)

@robinyatesuk2003- Erm, I think you are meant to drive [i]past[/i] streetlamps, not into them!
I wonder if this car handles as well as it goes, something American cars are not exactly renowned for.

Nice! Love the aftermarket! :-)

I drove a V6 mustang for about a week back in 2005. Not bad power, though nowhere near this beast, but the thing I remember most about it was that it was scary driving it down the street because the whole car felt loose (most memorable was how upset the steering became just crossing train tracks). Can only imagine that some of those good old American, straight line fast, suspension quirks are still present in this car.
With that said it would be a helluva ride, even if the only reason would be to get the adrenaline flowing.

Last Saturday a large part of the world turned lights off for an hour.....many countries are strongly favoring zero-emissions and hybrid vehicles as well as bicycles....personally we changed our car for another with a much cleaner LPG engine, and I´m using a bicycle to move around at least 3 to 4 days a week. In our family we have changed all lightbulbs to energy-savers and try not to generate plastic garbage. Shame onyou, Shelby....you are only not doing your part to help this world, but you are stepping up the slope for the ones who are!

I wonder if these cars are emissions compliant/certified (i.e., street-legal)?

Yeah, my first thought was:'does the world really need a one-thousand horsepower automobile?' Then:'I wonder what the milage is?' Then:'Damn, I'd like to drive it.'
Boys will be boys. Time to grow up, boys.

Wow. This is an article about an amazing feat of human engineering and yet all some people can do is cry about it while they make love to a tree. All the cows in this world produce more harmful emissions than all the combustion engines do. You want' to "save the planet"? Commit genocide of a species and eliminate all the beef.
Great car Shelby! Keep up the amazing work!

with a fixed rear axle (I guess), there you have the American roulette! When you get in, it is not sure you will get out alive!