Last month Barrett-Jackson posted a listing on their web site for their upcoming Scottsdale for a ‘special’ 2013 Shelby GT500, lot #3043. At the time we didn’t know exactly what the car would be, but expected it to be the first production example of the 2013 GT500. While that’s not what is being auctioned off, bidders will have the chance to purchase a car just as cool – one of the 2013 Shelby GT500 prototypes that was actually driven by Carroll Shelby. The vehicle is designated as a “durability car” and was tested by SVT at Sebring, the Arizona Proving Grounds and at the Route 66 road course. The car will be listed in the official Shelby American Registry, but will unfortunately sold on a bill of sale only and can’t be registered for street.

Here’s the official description for this special 2013 Shelby GT500 from Barrett-Jackson’s web site:

This Shelby GT500 Durability Car is a rare piece of muscle car history, and is the car that the SVT team and Carroll Shelby signed off at the racetrack. It is the genesis and inspiration for today’s Shelby GT500 production Mustangs that are available at Ford dealerships nationwide. “I’m really proud to have my name on this car that you guys [Ford SVT Team] have put together working with my dreams of what I think a car should be. And you made it that and more,” said Carroll Shelby. This Shelby GT500 Durability Car was designed and engineered by the Ford SVT team working together with Carroll Shelby. Ford SVT assembled much of this GT500 Durability by hand and then tested it on Sebring International Raceway, the High-speed Oval track at the Arizona Proving Ground, as well as the Route 66 road course, among others. It was personally piloted by Carroll Shelby during many hours of its testing. As a result of its testing, this Durability Car allowed the production GT500 to feature a 5.8L supercharged aluminum-block V8 engine cranks out 650hp and 600 lb/ft of torque, making it one of the most powerful cars ever built. Handling is world-class with a TORSEN limited-slip differential, carbon fiber one-piece drive shaft, front and rear Bilstein adjustable dampers, performance-tuned front and rear springs and front and rear stabilizer bars. The car stops on a dime with 6-piston Brembo front brake calipers, ABS Ventilated 4-wheel disc brakes and Electronic brake distribution. This vehicle is sold on a bill of sale; it cannot be titled and will be registered in the Official Shelby American Registry.

[Source: Barrett-Jackson]

Last month the boys over at Classic Recreations revealed their new offering. The GT500CR officially liscensed by Carroll Shelby himself. Now that we’ve all stopped drooling over the photos we now have the official reveal video in stunning high definition.

The video is a great promotion for the car, with some really cool shots from cameras positioned outside the car and in the front grille. The HD video only betters the looks of this car with some stunning close ups and even the odd burnout or two.

As previously stated the new models take some of the Eleanor stylings but also attempt to keep the vintage Shelby look. Believed to be starting at $US119,000 the base model will sport a 427 C.I Crate Engine pumping out a tidy 545 bhp while the top end ‘Venom’ model will crank out a whopping 780 bhp. And for those really interested check out the full preliminary specs underneath the video.

Color availability:
Grey/Black ,Red/White, Blue/White, Black/Grey, Yellow/White

Drivetrain:
427 C.I Crate Engine (545 H.P.)
Mass Flo Fuel Injection
Tremec Manual Transmission
9″ Fab 9 rear w/ 3:70 Gear ratio and Posi Traction installed
Concept one pulley system
150HP NOS Nitrous system (disarmed)

Steering:
TCP Rack and Pinion conversion (Power)
Flaming River Tilt column (polished)

Interior:
Carroll Shelby signature seats
Simpson 5 point camlock seatbelts
Carroll Shelby Signature gauges
160mph Speedometer
Woodgrain Aluminum steering wheel
Old air products A/C system
Deluxe 1967 door panels
Deluxe 1967 dash and trim
Carroll Shelby G.T.500CR Console
Carroll Shelby G.T.500CR Floormats

Stereo system:
Pioneer CD player w/ removable face
Classic Recreations LLC. custom trap door
Polk Audio coaxial speakers

Wheels and tires:
Shelby 427 Wheels 17X8 front
Shelby 427 Wheels 17×8 Rear
High performance z rated tires (Goodyear) 245/40/17 Front
High performance z rated tires (Goodyear) 245/40/17 Rear

Exterior:
Shelby sequential tail lights
Shelby G.T.500CR Emblems
Authentic Carroll Shelby Exterior Fiberglass Enhancements
Sequential Shelby taillights
Carroll Shelby G.T.500CR Emblems
Carroll Shelby Lemans racing gas cap

Fuel:
Electric Fuel pump
Stealth 18 gal Fuel cell

Brakes:
Front: Shelby/Baer 13″X1.1″ track system
Rear: Shelby/Baer 12″X.81″ touring system
Slotted, Crossdrilled and zinc washed
Adjustable rear proportioning valve

Electrical:
Trunk mounted battery
MSD Ignition

Exhaust:
JBA Ceramic coated headers
Dual 2.5″ Exhaust
Spintek Mufflers

Cooling:
Becool Aluminum Crossflow Radiator
2-13″ electric cooling fans

Chassis:
Tubular Sub frame connectors
Shock tower bracing
Cosmetic Rollbar

Suspension:
Performance tuned front suspension
Performance tuned rear suspension
Sway bars front and rear

Color availability:
Grey/Black ,Red/White, Blue/White, Black/Grey, Yellow/White

Drivetrain:
427 C.I Crate Engine (545 H.P.)
Mass Flo Fuel Injection
Tremec Manual Transmission
9″ Fab 9 rear w/ 3:70 Gear ratio and Posi Traction installed
Concept one pulley system
150HP NOS Nitrous system (disarmed)

Steering:
TCP Rack and Pinion conversion (Power)
Flaming River Tilt column (polished)

Interior:
Carroll Shelby Scat Rally series 1000 seats
Simpson 5 point camlock seatbelts
Carroll Shelby Signature gauges
160mph Speedometer
Woodgrain Aluminum steering wheel
Old air products A/C system
Deluxe 1967 door panels
Deluxe 1967 dash and trim
Carroll Shelby G.T.500CR Console
Carroll Shelby G.T.500CR Floormats

Stereo system:
Pioneer CD player w/ removable face
Classic Recreations LLC. custom trap door
Polk Audio coaxial speakers

Wheels and tires:
Shelby 427 Wheels 17X8 front
Shelby 427 Wheels 17×9.5 Rear
High performance z rated tires (Goodyear) 245/45/17 Front
High performance z rated tires (Goodyear) 275/40/17 Rear

Exterior:
Shelby sequential tail lights
Shelby G.T.500CR Emblems
Authentic Carroll Shelby Exterior Fiberglass Enhancements
Sequential Shelby taillights
Carroll Shelby G.T.500CR Emblems
Carroll Shelby Lemans racing gas cap

Fuel:
Electric Fuel pump
Stealth 18 gal Fuel cell

Brakes:
Front: Shelby/Baer 13″X1.1″ track system
Rear: Shelby/Baer 12″X.81″ touring system
Slotted, Crossdrilled and zinc washed
Adjustable rear proportioning valve

Electrical:
Trunk mounted battery
MSD Ignition

Exhaust:
JBA Ceramic coated headers
Dual 2.5″ Exhaust
Spintek Mufflers

Cooling:
Becool Aluminum Crossflow Radiator
2-13″ electric cooling fans

Chassis:
Tubular Sub frame connectors
Shock tower bracing
Cosmetic Rollbar

Suspension:
Total Control Front Coilover
Total Control Rear Coilover system
Total Control Sway bars front and rear

Color availability:
Grey/Black ,Red/White, Blue/White, Black/Grey, Yellow/White

Drivetrain:
427 C.I Crate Engine (780 H.P.)
Mass Flo Fuel Injection
Tremec Manual Transmission
9″ Fab 9 rear w/ 3:70 Gear ratio and Posi Traction installed
Concept one pulley system
150HP NOS Nitrous system (disarmed)
F1-R Procharger Intercooled w/17PSI of boost

Steering:
TCP Rack and Pinion conversion (Power)
Flaming River Tilt column (polished)

Interior:
Carroll Shelby Scat Rally series 1000 seats
Simpson 5 point camlock seatbelts
Carroll Shelby Signature gauges
200mph Speedometer
Woodgrain Aluminum steering wheel
Old air products A/C system
Deluxe 1967 door panels
Deluxe 1967 dash and trim
Carroll Shelby G.T.500CR Console
Carroll Shelby G.T.500CR Floormats

Stereo system:
Pioneer CD player w/ removable face
Classic Recreations LLC. custom trap door
Polk Audio coaxial speakers

Wheels and tires:
Shelby 427 Wheels 17X8 front
Shelby 427 Wheels 17×11 Rear
High performance z rated tires (Goodyear) 245/45/17 Front
High performance z rated tires (Goodyear) 315/35/17 Rear

Exterior:
Shelby sequential tail lights
Shelby G.T.500CR Emblems
Authentic Carroll Shelby Exterior Fiberglass Enhancements
Sequential Shelby taillights
Carroll Shelby G.T.500CR Emblems
Carroll Shelby Lemans racing gas cap

Fuel:
Electric Fuel pump
Stealth 18 gal Fuel cell

Brakes:
Front: Shelby/Baer 13″X1.1″ track system
Rear: Shelby/Baer 12″X.81″ touring system
Slotted, Crossdrilled and zinc washed
Adjustable rear proportioning valve

Electrical:
Trunk mounted battery
MSD Ignition

Exhaust:
JBA Ceramic coated headers
Dual 2.5″ Exhaust
Spintek Mufflers

Cooling:
Becool Aluminum Crossflow Radiator
2-13″ electric cooling fans

Chassis:
Tubular Sub frame connectors
Shock tower bracing
Cosmetic Rollbar

Suspension:
Total Control Front Coilover
Total Control Rear Coilover system
Total Control Sway bars front and rear