Just received the first Shelby at the dealership that I work at . At first look it is very impressive . It even has the SVT logo on the sillplate, but the disappointment came when we looked at the striping. The stripes looked better in the 60's. The stripes stop short of the back of the roof. The stripes overlapped on the rear spoiler with the bottom part of the stripe wider than the top. If I am going to pay the price that Ford wants for this car they need to pay more attention to details and paint the stripes on
Re: 2007 Shelby Disappointment I was just at SAAC, saw Shelby conv. and 4 Hertz cars, Car and Driver had 3 of them. But what was a disappointment was that the Shelbys are not numbered they are just factory cars, the Hertz cars are numbered and are built by Shelby. I also got to watch all 4 Hertz cars race at VIR
Re: 2007 Shelby Disappointment Stripes: Welcome to modern assembly techniques. They're NOT going to send the car through the paint booth again. Nor are they going to add another spray booth for stripes (until Toyota does) "Shelby" number: The car's vin number will be the Shelby number. To me, this is OK, no goofy aluminum plates to 1)get mis-stamped, 2) sold over the counted so 30 years from now some cloner can do more make-believe to some old shell. And, if you don't buy it due to either of these issues, I'll bet somebody else will.
Re: 2007 Shelby Disappointment I think if you drive one of these cars,you won't care anymore about the stripes.Looks are important,but this car is soooooo much fun to drive.....get it with out the stripes,paint your own......driving this car is the main thing.Putting a "disappointment" label on this car because of the stripes is a disappointment.
Re: 2007 Shelby Disappointment I found this on another site....check into it FORDS Shelby Customer Handling Letter! To support our dealers and customers, Ford Customer Service Division is focusing on several efforts to ensure a successful launch of the new Mustang. The following are some of the launch support efforts that will be available: Digital Picture Library on the Professional Technician Society (PTS) website to assist in repair identification. This is located at PTS/Service Publications/2007 Mustang/Service Tips tab/2007 Mustang Shelby GT 500 Photo Gallery. Vehicle Introduction (Product descriptions and systems description/operation) on the PTS website. OASIS Special Service Messages and Technical Service Bulletins will be prioritized to address concerns identified by dealers. TECHNICAL RESOURCES Ford Customer Service Division is committed to providing technical support resources in advance of the 2007 Shelby GT 500 Mustang arriving at dealerships. Please encourage all dealership personnel to take advantage of the new model training and other support resources that are available. The following information is available to support this launch: New Model Training - available on the PTS Website Workshop Manuals, Wiring Diagrams and PC/ED Manual - available on the PTS website WDS/IDS software to support the 2007 Mustang CONCERN REPORTING It is critical to the success of the 2007 Shelby GT 500 Mustang that all customer concerns and product concerns be reported as quickly as possible. Please encourage all service personnel to contact the Technical Hotline or submit a Global Concern Report via the PTS website/Quick Links tab/Global Concern Reporting/Submit a Concern Report. These reports are reviewed daily by the Plant Vehicle Team and Ford Engineering and are used to quickly identify and resolve customer or product concerns. LAUNCH SUPPORT QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE The following Launch Quick Reference Guide contains a list of contacts for parts support, technical support and concern reporting. 2007 Shelby GT 500 Mustang Launch Support Quick Reference Guide the Contacts were deleted as it's For Dealer Eyes Only! Hope this helps
