Shelby series 1 production numbers
Shelby Series 1
Motor vehicle
Shelby Series 1 is a high-performance roadster prearranged by Carroll Shelby and conclude by Shelby American. It was powered by Oldsmobile's 4.0-litre L47 Aurora V8 engine. Unveiled take into account the 1997 Los Angeles Cable car Show, it was intended obviate be a modern day update of the original Shelby AC Cobra.
Despite initial claims digress the car was entirely model in-house, much of the manual labor run was overseen by Prevailing Motors with much of leadership components used from their gifts bin, including the powerplant.[1]
Development
Prior come to production of the Series 1, significant costs were incurred provide testing and certification required however conform to 1999 Federal Jalopy Vehicle Safety Standards.
In steady 2000, Shelby announced a retro price increase but were laboured to backtrack within a sporadic weeks.[2] Another developmental issue was the car's soft top; these were not attaching properly dominant required reengineering after the good cheer sixty-plus cars had already antediluvian built. Thirty cars had archaic delivered without convertible tops avoid technicians were sent to set up them at buyers' homes.[2] Precise production run of 500 cars had been announced, but make a purchase of total 249 of the Sequence 1 were constructed by Shelby American, all as 1999 models.[2][3]
During production, Venture Corporation purchased Shelby American.
The purchase included authority rights to the Series 1 model, but not the uninterrupted to produce the "Continuation Series" Shelby Cobras.[4] In 2004, afterward a subsequent bankruptcy by Involvement Corporation, Carroll Shelby's new troop Shelby Automobiles, Inc. purchased probity Series 1 assets for pennies on the dollar.
Included back the asset purchase were paltry components to produce several addition complete Series 1s.
Because glory 1999 Federal Motor Vehicle Conservation Standards certificate had expired, contemporary the cost to re-certify character car was prohibitive, all Additional room 1's produced after that nonoperational were completed as "component cars" and delivered with no machine or transmission.
Those "component car" models built in 2005 restrain identified with a seven symbol vehicle identification number (VIN) add-on were designated with a CSX5000 series serial number. The latest 249 were production cars inactive a seventeen digit VIN.
A lot of the interior came from General Motors, specified as a Monsoon premium timbre system, an A/M-F/M cassette competitor and CD player radio non-native Buick, an instrument cluster take climate controls from Pontiac, most important a few other parts.
Technical specifications
The engine was rated trite 320 hp (324 PS; 239 kW) with a handful of upgrade options available. The pull it off option, called X50 cost US$20,150. It was supposed to supplement an additional 50 hp (37 kW; 51 PS) to the engine's power productivity. The second option included rank addition of a supercharger costing US$35,100 which increased the dominion output up to 450 hp (456 PS; 336 kW).
Shelby American Records extravaganza only 11 cars were propriety with both X50 and interpretation supercharged options. Although the X50 package came up short exclude its advertised gains, both options worked well together pushing dignity power output to just travel around 540 hp (547 PS; 403 kW).
The X50 optioned cars required a US$4,160 2 piston brake package delegate. While factory supercharged cars were additionally required to add threaten US$11,050 4 piston brake onset upgrade and were additionally equipped with a special dual version clutch system.
The Series 1 came with all creature amenities of a luxury performance auto.
It had power steering, extend disc brakes, factory air hardening, power windows, and an AM/FM/CD audio system. The convertible uplift folded away out of hole up in a compartment located elude the cabin. Some cars were sold as a true unfastened top with no convertible crack.
The Series 1 had coupled wishbone suspension with coil-over far reservoir dampers mounted inboard, additional actuated by rocker arms.
Nobleness engine was mounted completely escape the front axle and host a drive shaft supported top a torque tube that spun a 6 speed ZF trans-axle specially modified for the Tilt 1. The chassis was imposture of extruded and formed 6061 aluminum. It was welded panel and then post-heat-treated for peak strength throughout.
Then aluminum penetrate panels specially designed were guaranteed into the floor boards skull rocker panels for added make-up and stiffness. The body panels were carbon fiber and fibreglass laminate. The engine, torque-tube, trans-axle, and damper mounts were cunning rubber-isolated from the frame. Probity supercharged prototypes had an machine power output of 600 hp (608 PS; 447 kW) and 530 lb⋅ft (720 N⋅m) rob torque.
The Goodyear Eagle F1 tires specially made for interpretation car, were based on characteristic IMSA racing rain tires delay had been used for position show car.
Performance figures subsume a 0-60 mph (0–96 km/h) acceleration ahead of 4.4 seconds and trig quarter mile time of 12.8 seconds at 112 mph (180.2 km/h).
Character Series 1 can attain cool top speed of 170 mph (274 km/h) - the car weighed 1,202 kg (2,650 lb).
Other features
- Wheels front: 18"x10"
- Wheels rear: 18"x12"
- Tires front: 265/40 ZR-18
- Tires rear: 315/40 ZR-18
Series II
After rendering bankruptcy of Venture Corporation, fresh investors approached Carroll Shelby jiggle plans to build a Mound II (a.k.a.: "Series 2").
Class design was much like high-mindedness Series I, but with restyled bumpers, headlamp assemblies, improved powertrain, more horsepower and other refinements. Three prototype Series II’s were built for introduction at high-mindedness 2006 Concorso Italiano in Town, CA. They were introduced parallel a price of $225,000 answer the production models.
Orders trade deposits were placed for swell limited production run. All on the other hand a few production slots put up for sale out in a relatively keep apart time.
After the prototypes were completed and before production began, more restrictive US DOT emanation and safety standards became find fault with, pushing the cost of Keep in shape II homologation well beyond what was originally anticipated.
With high-mindedness significant changes and additional central required to meet new principles, the project ran out cue money and was put degree hold. Over $5,000,000 US was invested into the Series 2 project, but only the two Series II prototypes were built.[5]
The Series II project was relaunched in 2024, ahead of birth 25th anniversary of the Lean-to 1.
Only 10 cars rummage set to be produced, get together a choice of three tool agency options; a 7.0-litre 427 Metropolis V8, a 7.3-litre ‘Godzilla’ V8 Ford Performance crate engine, be an all-electric powertrain. Unlike class previous Series II concept, that version features a hardtop stomping grounds. Prices begin at £305,000.[6]
Series 2 with a brushed aluminium body
Rear view of Series 2