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05-05-2011, 11:44 AM
Filed under: Classics (http://www.autoblog.com/category/timewarp/), Performance (http://www.autoblog.com/category/sports/), Ford (http://www.autoblog.com/category/ford/)
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Classic Recreations Shelby GT500CR Venom - Click above for high-res image gallery
Fresh off helping the Oklahoma State Legislature to write a new law to help restorers of vintage cars (http://www.autoblog.com/2011/03/21/classic-recreations-spurs-creation-of-new-law-to-help-restorers/), Classic Recreations (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/classic+recreations) has announced the availability of the "Venom" version of its Shelby GT500CR. From the outside, the Venom appears to be identical to the standard GT500CR model, but under the hood lurks a ProCharger F1-R centrifugal supercharger to boost output of the 427-cubic-inch V8 to 780 horsepower.
There are some subtle changes to the rest of the car, as well. Inside is a set of racing-style bucket seats and a 200-mph speedometer, while the suspension has been upgraded and wider Nitto NT555 series tires added to help handle the extra horsepower.
Classic Recreations has released a bevy of photos of the Shelby GT500CR Venom, which you can see in the gallery below, or hit the jump (http://www.autoblog.com/2011/05/05/classic-recreations-unleashes-shelby-gt500cr-venom/#continued) to see a video of the car in action as well as a list of full features and specifications.Continue reading Classic Recreations unleashes Shelby GT500CR Venom (http://www.autoblog.com/2011/05/05/classic-recreations-unleashes-shelby-gt500cr-venom/)
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Classic Recreations Shelby GT500CR Venom - Click above for high-res image gallery
Fresh off helping the Oklahoma State Legislature to write a new law to help restorers of vintage cars (http://www.autoblog.com/2011/03/21/classic-recreations-spurs-creation-of-new-law-to-help-restorers/), Classic Recreations (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/classic+recreations) has announced the availability of the "Venom" version of its Shelby GT500CR. From the outside, the Venom appears to be identical to the standard GT500CR model, but under the hood lurks a ProCharger F1-R centrifugal supercharger to boost output of the 427-cubic-inch V8 to 780 horsepower.
There are some subtle changes to the rest of the car, as well. Inside is a set of racing-style bucket seats and a 200-mph speedometer, while the suspension has been upgraded and wider Nitto NT555 series tires added to help handle the extra horsepower.
Classic Recreations has released a bevy of photos of the Shelby GT500CR Venom, which you can see in the gallery below, or hit the jump (http://www.autoblog.com/2011/05/05/classic-recreations-unleashes-shelby-gt500cr-venom/#continued) to see a video of the car in action as well as a list of full features and specifications.Continue reading Classic Recreations unleashes Shelby GT500CR Venom (http://www.autoblog.com/2011/05/05/classic-recreations-unleashes-shelby-gt500cr-venom/)
Classic Recreations unleashes Shelby GT500CR Venom (http://www.autoblog.com/2011/05/05/classic-recreations-unleashes-shelby-gt500cr-venom/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Thu, 05 May 2011 13:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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