1999 Shelby Series One Roadster

The cars that Carroll Shelby built which elevated him and his company to legendary status as an automotive icon were all improvements to an existing design. Examples included the AC Ace (which became the Shelby Cobra) and the Ford Mustang (which were transformed into the Shelby GT350), and modifications of various Chrysler products such as the GLH. In the late 1990s, Carroll Shelby decided to build a sports car from scratch. This would be his first attempt to build a performance car from the ground up. The end result was a limited-production, performance Shelby sports roadster that offered acceleration, handling, and performance.

The example has a supercharger 4-liter Oldsmobile Aurora eight-cylinder engine that produces 550 horsepower and has a 6-speed manual transmission. It has a quarter-mile time of 11.35 seconds at 124 mph and a 0-60 mph time of just 3.2 seconds. The chassis was comprised of aluminum and clothed with a carbon fiber body. The design was courtesy of Mr. Shelby and was intended for both street and race use.

This car has all power options, air conditioning and an AM/FM/CD stereo.

249 examples of the Shelby Series 1 were built. 50 of them were given the supercharger engine. This car has just 1,450 miles from new.

By Daniel Vaughan | Jun 2015