1999 SHELBY SERIES 1 ROADSTER

The Series 1 was the first and only car designed engineered and built from the ground-up as a Shelby by Shelby American and Carroll Shelby. Every component that went into building the Series 1 was designed specifically for it including the modified Oldsmobile Aurora V8 320hp racing engine and custom ZF 6-speed manual transaxle. The frame is aluminum featuring aluminum honeycomb reinforcement panels covered in carbon fiber and fiberglass laminate body panels; a first in an American car. This car is #112 of 249 produced and was assembled at Shelbys Las Vegas facility in 1999. It?s equipped with the Supercharger Package offered by Shelby as an optional extra with the 4.0-liter V8 engine bumping its power to 450hp backed by a 6-speed manual transmission. This Series 1 which has less than 4000 actual miles was also fitted with many Shelby-sourced and installed extras including 4-wheel 4-piston disc brakes and painted Metallic Blue Le Mans stripes. Other features include air conditioning power steering and brakes power windows locks and mirrors and Shelby 5-spoke aluminum wheels with specifically designed Z-rated tires. It has Carroll Shelby?s authentic signature on the dash and has never been raced.

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