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Ford built this unique Shelby GT500 to be a rolling laboratory to showcase the possibilities of the Mustang platform as well as for testing Goodyear's "Thunderbolt" tire line. It had a Le Mans-winning GT40 race engine, special transmission, suspension, and tires. But Ford only produced one example.
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There were plans for a limited production run, but the proposed price was over $8,000. That was an enormous sum in the late '60s. And that's too bad since the Super Snake was capable of 170 mph top speeds. Those numbers were unheard in the late ‘60s and could have made the Mustang the world's fastest muscle car.
