The Shelby GT500KR is the first of the King of the Road units being put together to pay homage to the tuning firm’s 60th anniversary. This edition is based on the GT500 but power has been pushed up to 900 horsepower thanks to a 3.8-liter supercharger. Assistance is provided by a high-volume intercooler and an open cold air intake system.
225 of these will be made available worldwide, with 180 reserved for the USA. But they’ll be rarer than they first seem, as just 60 are being built per model year (2020-2022). On the plus side, that means that you don’t have to buy a 2022 GT500 to get the upgrade. This very first model should sell for far more than the regular price of $127,895, but all proceeds go to the Carroll Shelby Foundation and JDRF, a nonprofit dedicated to diabetes research. If you’d rather have something a little more retro, read on.