2011 Shelby GT350 live at Barrett-Jackson

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<div style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><small>2011 Shelby GT350 at Barrett-Jackson - Click above for high-res image gallery</small></strong></em></div>
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The <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/01/18/shelby-unveils-2011-gt350-mustang-at-barrett-jackson/">2011 Shelby GT350</a> seemed to have a polarizing effect when it debuted at <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/barrett-jackson">Barrett-Jackson's</a> opening gala event on Monday night. Some of you loved it and others instantly objected to everything from the looks of the car to the $33,995 price tag that doesn't include the base car. With 500 horsepower from the new 5.0-liter V8, there's no arguing that the 2011 GT350 has plenty of performance potential, but is another $60,000+ Mustang what people really want? <br />
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The first thing we did when we arrived in Scottsdale last night was to make a bee-line to check out the car in person. We also caught up with Jim Owens, Shelby's Vice President of Marketing and Communications, who talked to us about the car. Follow the jump for what we learned about the 2011 GT350. <br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-shelby-gt350-at-barrett-jackson/low/">2011 Shelby GT350 at Barrett-Jackson</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-shelby-gt350-at-barrett-jackson/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/01/01shelbygt350bjlive_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-shelby-gt350-at-barrett-jackson/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/01/02shelbygt350bjlive_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-shelby-gt350-at-barrett-jackson/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/01/03shelbygt350bjlive_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-shelby-gt350-at-barrett-jackson/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/01/04shelbygt350bjlive_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-shelby-gt350-at-barrett-jackson/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/01/05shelbygt350bjlive_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />
<em><strong><small>Photos by <a href="http://www.drewphillipsphotography.com/">Drew Phillips</a></small></strong></em><em><strong><small> / </small></strong></em><em><strong><small>Copyright (C)2010 Weblogs, Inc.</small></strong></em><p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/01/22/2011-shelby-gt350-live-at-barrett-jackson/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>2011 Shelby GT350 live at Barrett-Jackson</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/01/22/2011-shelby-gt350-live-at-barrett-jackson/">2011 Shelby GT350 live at Barrett-Jackson</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Fri, 22 Jan 2010 11:57:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/01/22/2011-shelby-gt350-live-at-barrett-jackson/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19327058/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/01/22/2011-shelby-gt350-live-at-barrett-jackson/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>


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[VP_07SRT8]

i like everything cept the front bumper

 

[Renegade]

love it all

 

[spdpilot]

It is a good looking car no doubt.

For the money, they could have and should have done it right. The front spoiler should have intergrated into the bumper. It is a body kit and it looks like it.

Tossing a blower on a stock motor? Ok, yeah it's cool that it is the new 5.0, but give it two years and it will be common place. They should have forged the motor.

I just don't see the value for the money. The only reason I bought my Shelby was because of the Forged 5.4, which you can't buy seperately for less then 14K even today.