Well the wait is over and the Classic Recreations website has just gone live with what is some really exciting news that this I certainly did not expect. Carroll Shelby has granted Classic Recreations a license to create an iconic continuation official Shelby GT500CR
“I am humbled and honored by the opportunity to work with a legend like Carroll Shelby,” said Classic Recreations owner Jason Engel. “We pride ourselves on building the finest coachbuilt muscle cars in the world, and I’m thrilled that this new opportunity will allow us to build some of the fastest and coolest supercars on the road today. Other shops build cars. We sit down with a client, listen to their fantasies, and then turn those into reality.”
Every Shelby GT500CR will be built with authentic Shelby Performance parts and with input and oversight from Carroll Shelby Licensing and Shelby Automobiles technical staff. Each car built at the Classic Recreations facility will leave the shop with an official Shelby serial number, badges and will be included in the official Shelby Worldwide Registry. More details on the new model will be released shortly.
“We are still working out a few details, but I know Shelby fans will love the new car,” Engel said. “It retains the most iconic Shelby elements everyone loves with modern performance and supercar level horsepower. Then add the panache of having a real Shelby GT500CR complete with a serial number and the man’s name right on the rocker panel. For Mustang fans, you absolutely can’t beat that.”
Classic Recreations is the first custom car builder to receive an official license to build the new GT500CR model.
I’ll keep you all in the loop with this one as more details come to hand. Big thanks to Jason for the exclusive!
Wow. Those wheels look like their 19s. I must see if they’re available for the Eleanor I am building in my head.
Keep up the great blog!
SW
Just because they got a license with Shelby doesn’t mean the cars are going to be built better,look at what happened with U.P .From what i have heard from a i wouldn’t buy anything off these people.
I am sorry to say this cause i know it will stir some people up but the only REAL Shelby’s where made in the 60’s. These new ones look great and are hot cars but they are not the real deal.
Even the concept-art pic has he LeMans fuel cap, instead of the cleaner looking Mach-1 cap. Everytime I see a leMans cap, it reminds me of a coffee flask lid. lol
Sweet looking car for sure.
As if it is the real deal or not, everyone is free to think what is right and what is wrong.
I think this design is even sweeter than the true eleanor… can’t beleive I just said that !
Shelby will put his name to anything these days,anything for a dollar.I am suprised he went with these clowns.There is alot better builders than Crs,there in the same league as unique performance .Cars look good but its only when you start driving them you realise all the problems the cars have.I hope they go bust like U.P.
I found out they are not going to build Eleanors anymore.Some- things happened with Haliki and maybe she pulled the license off them bacause of to many complaints about the poor quality cars they are building.Not even two years and no more licensed Eleanors,that doesn’t sound right to me.These guys are crooks
classic recreations are at it again…..first they are selling FULLY LICENCED ELEANOR cars so people pay inflated prices for very poorly built cars, oops but sorry guys we now stopping this production (bad luck if you bought one). But do not worry we are now going to build SHELBY’S an charge you even more HA!.
They could not build the Eleanor’s right why will these be any different……but be quick because in a years time they will probably drop the SHELBY’S and start making CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG replicars and only then will the drivability and build of their cars match the clone they are making.
narelle is spot on!!!
This is to all the Australians that purchased an eleanor from crs, are you truly satisfied wih the end product. There are some reputable car builders here in Australia we don,t need to line the pockets of foreign companies like these clowns. The car is cursed can,t anyone out there get it right. There is alot of money to be made selling these recreations and still no one with any longevity.Narelle your right about shelby anything for a buck.
Dissapointed ,you are spot on.I couldnt stop laughing about the chitty chitty bang bang.So true,and i heard its Hill billie country in Yukon .Where they chew on tobacco and spit it out.How can you trust people like that .
Gezz guys,i am sure glad i went on here.I was seriously considering putting a depoist down on one of these Shelby Crs.Thanks guys,looks like i will build it myself then.You just cant trust anybody these days
NARELLE my comments regarding CR was regarding their cars and the fact that they are not what they claim to be…..I do not believe that there needs to be a reference to Yukon or it’s people! All i will comment about is the dealings and disappointment in choosing CR to invest my hard earned money with. I have visited OKLAHOMA / YUKON and found the people to be great would love to go back again.