Speed demons tingling for even more brutal power are about to be able to come within a whisker of breaking one of their most hallowed barriers: 1,000 horsepower.The automotive aftermarket outfitter founded by auto legend Carroll Shelby is introducing a modified Ford Mustang that it calls the Shelby 1000 at next week’s New York Auto Show. As the name implies, the racetrack-only version of the car will get more than 1,100 horsepower. The street-legal version will come in at 950. The car represents a substantial increase from the 800 horsepower that Shelby American now offers in its hottest conversion, the Shelby GT500 Super Snake. Though the conversions are being done in the aftermarket, they show how new technologies are bringing levels of power to the street that previously could only be found on tracks, if even there. The Shelby 1000 will be aimed at “anybody who has need for speed,” says John Luft, Shelby American’s CEO. It will also target those who don’t have a desperate need for money: The price of the conversion alone for the street version will be $149,995.
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