MSN Autos recently named the 1967 Shelby G.T.500 the “ultimate muscle car.” The Shelby G.T.500CR-900S model starts with a legend, and injects it with modern supercar technology: a 770 horsepower supercharged engine, advanced multi-link race car inspired suspension, an opulent interior and modern turn-key reliability. It’s the newest car to come from Classic Recreations and [...]
Earlier this year Oklahoma-based Classic Recreations announced their new flagship mode, the Shelby GT500CR Venom. The car is a step up in terms of performance compared to the base GT500CR model featuring a 427ci V8 paired to a ProCharger F1-R centrifugal supercharger good for an incredible 780 horsepower as well as larger brakes, an upgraded suspension and wider wheels and tires.
Now the GT500CR Venom is back, although with a new name. Classic Recreations has renamed the car the Shelby GT500CR 900S and has provided us with some new photos and …
There’s lots of chatter this week around Classic Recreations and the fact that they may be introducing a Shelby G.T.350CR to the market to sit along side their popular G.T.500CR models. This would make sense given the success of their current models so after a bit of digging I can quite confidently confirm that Classic [...]
We’ve all seen die cast Mustangs on the market, I’ve even got myself a funny looking GT500 look-a-like. But I’ve always thought it would be cool to have one sitting in the study that looked as mean as the car that I was building. Thankfully there’s one on its way, and it’s the familiar Shelby [...]
It’s been some time since we’ve have an update from the guys over at Classic Recreations. Jason and his team have been busy producing their Shelby GT500CR models and it appears business is going from strength to strength. Jason informs me that it’s an exciting time for the company and that interest for the new [...]
The team over at Classic Recreations have are once again been busy putting together yet another monster of a car. This their new offering is a top of the range 780hp ‘Venom’ model with all the bells and whistles one could want. The hand-built officially liscensed Shelby car debuts in a signature Shelby “Stetson Black” [...]
It’s been roughly three months since Classic Recreations unveiled their much anticipated Shelby GT500CR in what was a move to provide an ‘Eleanor’ inspired car that took various stylings from the movie car but built on them in their own unique way and now in what is a sign the company’s has grown two-fold they [...]
Only a small update this week and it’s a follow on from last weeks post where I shared two videos with you all from Classic Recreations. The behind-the-scenes videos gave us our first look inside the building of the GT500CR. If you haven’t already seen them click here. This week it’s the third part [...]
Over a year ago the team from Discovery’s ‘World’s Most Expensive Rides’ visited Classic Recreations to feature Eleanor in one of their episodes. After filming we thought all was lost until now! Last week the episode finally aired and how awesome it is. Though it is worth noting this episode was filmed when the [...]
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 [...]