How Does A GT500KR Become KITT? The New Knight Rider

So we’ve all seen the teaser trailers and short trailers, and we’ve all seen the pictures and media launch videos but have you ever wondered how a brand new Shelby GT500KR became the star of the new Knight Rider series on NBC?

“The original KITT was an ‘82 Pontiac Trans Am and by the time the TV series went off the air in ‘86, even then it was starting to look old and pokey. Plus today’s 12-year-olds just don’t care about ancient Pontiacs.” (Read more…)

RRS Strut Brace and Under Dash Booster Available

Back in April last year I reported about RRS’s new Strut Tower Brace’s and Under Dash Brake Booster. Well it’s been a good 8 months but they are now available to purchase.

The Strut Tower Brace is advertised as providing “unique chassis reinforcement” which “reduces beaming and torsioning (chassis flex) improving road holding and steering accuracy.” (Read more…)

$400,000 1967 Shelby GT500 Air Con Test Car

Yet another unique piece of Shelby history has popped up on eBay, this time is a one of a kind test car that was used to experiment with air conditioning for the 1967 GT500’s. The car is a green 1967 Shelby GT500. Unfortunately the seller gives no further information except that the car comes with a full history and appropriate documentation to back it up. A letter from Carroll Shelby is also provided which verify that the car was used in testing when making the super snake. (Read more…)

eBay find – 103 Mustangs For Sale…. In One Auction!

Owning just one mustang is enough for some people but for this owner and collector one wasn’t enough, try 103, including a very rare 1968 Blue Shelby GT500KR and a 1969 Shelby GT500 all for the low low price of US $950,000

The pictures show a few cars that look a bit worse for wear but there does look to be some great finds in there. (Read more…)

Dave’s Black 1968 Shelby GT500 ‘Eleanor’

I often come across new images from Eleanor owners, especially members of the Eleanor forums I frequent. This week member, DaveSanborn, posted up some beauties of his son’s black 1968 Eleanor creation. (Read more…)

Barrett-Jackson 2008: Videos – GT500KR & 1969 GT500 Converitible

Some videos from last weekends Barrett-Jackson auction in Arizona have now come to light and thankfully there are two Mustang related ones. The first is the 1969 Shelby GT500 Convertible once owned by none other than Carroll Shelby himself that sold to Ron Pratte for $674,000. (Read more…)

Barrett-Jackson 2008: 1968 Shelby GT500E sells for $140,000

I posted about this only yesterday but may as well follow up on it. The 1968 Shelby GT500E (that appeared to be one of Unique Performance’s Shelby Continuation vehicles) has sold today at the Barrett-Jackson auctions in Scottsdale Arizona for a neat $140,000.

It seems ironic that after all the drama with Unique Performance that the owner of this car has decided to sell it off. (Read more…)

Barrett-Jackson 2008: Shelby GT500KR Goes For $605,000

A final sale price of $605,000 (After auction fees) has been reached on the one-off glass-roofed Shelby GT500KR. Bidding began at $100,000. The proceeds of the auction will benefit the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF). (Read more…)

Shelby Valve Covers and Eleanor Buckets Arrive

Last week I posted about ordering some Shelby valve covers and the much needed Eleanor headlight buckets for my custom Bosch Xenon headlights. Well after only a week they have arrived safe and well from the states.

The quality of the valve covers is amazing, Scott Drake produces some (Read more…)