Red Shelby GT 500

Every once in a while I score a chance to drive and photograpgh something really cool, today was one of those days. I love this spot down by the Wappoo River and there is some nice twisty roads on the way. One of the most scenic places I know of and one of my favorite places to shoot.

Anyway, to the Shelby, just hearing it roar to life and feeling the click of the short throw shifter as it locks into first gear makes your heart start pumping all the blood in your body at once. With the release of the clutch comes the expectation of an unbridled herd of horses and a runaway stagecoach, when in fact it's quite the opposite. Long gone are the days when alot of horsepower is beyond control like the classic muscle cars of an earlier era, this is a smooth, tame power.

It's also surprisingly nimble, something I did not expect. Obviously I was not on a track and had to obey traffic laws, but got enough time to get sense of performance the Cobra posseses. The sound was intoxicating, nothing like the sound of a handbuilt, supercharged V8.