Sorry if the title gives away the whole point of this post, but when you call your newest model the 1,000 it's something of a give-away. Shelby has long been known for stuffing excessive horsepower in places where it doesn't belong, but the Texan's latest creation takes the cake for absurdity, offering 950 horsepower in "street" trim and 1,100 horsepower in "race" trim.
The Shelby 1000 is a further development of last year's totally inadequate Super Snake, with 800 piddling horsepower. Both versions use a modified version of the GT500's 5.4L aluminum block topped with twin-cam four valve heads - although with twice the power of the already absurd GT500, the internals are rebuilt (crank, connecting rods, pistons) with tougher stuff to endure the force. The cylinder heads are ported, and the cooling system is updated to deal with the heat better. The street version is topped by a Kenne Bell 3.6L supercharger, while the S/C race version has a larger 4.0L Whipple blower.
To avoid driveline-shrapnel events, the rear end is rebuilt with a stout Ford 9" differential, and a single-piece heavy duty drive shaft. Hopefully they also install a driveshaft loop and scatter shield to be on the safe side. The suspension has revised struts, sway bars, and bushings - and thankfully they've seen fit to install larger brakes, with 6-pistons up front and 4-pistons in the rear.
For a thousand-horsepower car, the exterior changes border on tasteful. The deep dish wheels would look at home on an E90 3-series, and the bulged (to clear the blower) and vented hood is pretty trick. The enormous intercooler behind the bumper gives away the game a bit, but compared to a lot of Shelby's previous efforts it's quite restrained.
What isn't restrained is the price tag. The Shelby 1000 Street will go for $149,995, and the 1000 S/C will be $154,995 - which does not include the approximately $50,000 price tag of a GT500 itself. So you're looking at $200,000+ for one of these Mustangs, which might be a bit steep. Still, there's an ass for every seat - and in the case of the Shelby 1000, that's a total of 200 butt cheeks - they're only making 100, and you can be sure they'll sell out quickly.
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