This pre-production 2013 Ford Shelby GT500 is powered by a

　　5.8-liter supercharged V8 engine rated at 662hp, backed by a

　　6-speed manual transmission. The 2013 Ford Shelby GT500 was the

　　20th Anniversary of the SVT Group, and to mark the anniversary the

　　expectation for the car was that it would be the fastest and most

　　powerful production vehicle for 2013. With the GT500 being

　　advertised to be able to reach the speed of 200 mph, the people at

　　chassis design had to reach that mark. The final changes to the car

　　to get it to the 200-mph mark were to remove the grille to reduce

　　drag and replace the two-piece aluminum driveshaft with a one-piece

　　carbon-fiber unit. Once the specifications for the production cars

　　had been developed, there was no longer any need for the

　　pre-production vehicle. This pre-production 2013 Shelby is a unique

　　offering as it was built in February 2012, several months before

　　the actual production of the 2013 model-year cars, and was owned by

　　Ford until being sold at auction in 2014. ** PREVIEW