I have been a Ford owner from my first car to my last. I found the GT500 Shelby Cobra Mustang at a dealer in Illinois 2 years ago. At the time I had a 1999 SVT Cobra Mustang that I had owned for 10 yrs but have since sold. I couldn't pass up on the opportunity to own this car as it is my dream car since I once owning a 1970 Mach I mustang with a 351 Cleveland V8 with a shaker hood. Two weeks ago I took a 500 mile trip just for the fun of driving the car.