If 830 horsepower in a street-legal Shelby Mustang isn’t sufficient to make one drool, contemplate that the “Tremendous Snake” convertible is a prize for the winner of a sweepstakes to learn a diabetes analysis group.
Ford, along with Breakthrough T1D (for Sort 1 diabetes) and in partnership with Shelby American, is promoting raffle tickets to win a 2025 5.0L V8 powered Shelby Tremendous Snake to 1 fortunate ticket holder.
The winner, based on the sponsors, may have the chance to customise the #001 VIN car by selecting the transmission (a handbook possibility!), coloration (exterior and inside), and extra from authorised Ford/Shelby choices.
Ford and Breakthrough T1D say that they’ve partnered for greater than 25 years, elevating greater than $75 million for sort 1 (or insulin-dependent) diabetes analysis since 1998. Donations may be accessed right here, from $10 to $1,000, relying on the variety of prize tickets one want to buy. Donations should be made by Dec. 31 this yr, and the drawing for the winners will probably be held subsequent Jan. 8.
The hyper-Mustang, in-built restricted numbers and priced at about $160,000 for the 2024 version, serves because the flagship of Shelby American that carries on the legacy of the “fire-breathing Mustang worthy of the Shelby badge.” It begins out as a Mustang Darkish Horse, then Shelby provides on an excessive cooling system (radiator, warmth exchanger); Shelby by Borla exhaust system; hardened prolonged wheel studs, open ended lug nuts, and Shelby suspension system.