Anybody remember Richards SuperSnake?

[lethal289]

Well its for sale, and can be had for a measly $225,000 :yikes. I know he put some serious dough into it, but man for that much i'd have dave build 2 or 3 of them! :rofl :wtf

http://67shelbysupersnake.com/ Go to the elanor for sale page.

Heres the specs!

1967 Shelby GT500E Super Snake Mustang

Carroll Shelby built (1) 1967 Super Snake with a 427FE engine, and planned on building a total of 50. But because of the $7500 price, there were no additional cars built. This Super Snake was built as a tribute to that car.

This is the last Shelby Aluminum 427FE engine built by legendary race engine builder Keith Craft Racing (builder of all the Shelby Super Snake Eleanor Engines). It has been bored and stroked to 482ci. with a T Trim Vortech supercharger. Fast XFI Fuel Injection has been added. It has been dyno’d at 815hp and 733 ft. lb. torque. Backed up by a TKO 600 5 speed transmission and a 9� rear coilover axle. The front end has been replaced with a coilover suspension and a TCP rack & pinion steering. Shelby/Baer 13� front disc brakes and 12� rear disc help stop the beast.

The only remaining original parts on this car are the doors, glove box door, ash tray and a couple of interior trim pieces.

BODY
1967 Ford Mustang Fastback
Ford Black w/ Tungsten Grey Super Snake stripes w/ gold/silver pinstripes
Eleanor 4� hood w/locking hood pins
Eleanor upper & lower nose
Eleanor Rocker panels
Shelby upper & lower side scoops
Shelby trunk & End caps
Front & Rear fender flares
Rotunda racing mirrors
Shaved antenna
Billet/lockable flip open gas cap
PIAA front lights (3 sets) headlights
Shelby rear lights
New tinted glass (front, rear, door vents and windows)

WHEELS AND TIRES
PSE GT40 wheels 8x17 front 11x17 rear
BFG Gforce TA KD 225/45/17 front and 315/35/17 rear

ENGINE AND DRIVETRAIN
Shelby427FE Aluminum Engine professionally built by Keith Craft racing (the last one)
bored and stroked to 482cu 815hp/733tq
Scat Billet Crank
Scat H Beam Rods
Diamond custom blower pistons
Balanced
Edelbrock Performer RPM head ported and polished
Shelby high capacity water pump
Edelbrock Victor FE EFI intake
Canton 8 qt. oil pan
Powermaster Ultratorque starter
Powermaster 140 amp alternator
Concept One billet pulley system
Concept One Power Steering pump w/mini reservoir
Vortech T Trim Polished Supercharger
Vortech Hat polished
Fast XFI fuel injection system
Russell black braided fuel line (AN-8 supply, AN-6 Return)
MSD Billet Distributor
MSD HVC Coil & Ignition control box
TCP Motor Mounts
Be Cool Custom Polished Aluminum radiator w/Billet overflow, twin 13� electric fans
Exterior oil cooler/filter
JBA ceramic coated (inside and outside) long tube headers
JBA performance exhaust system w/H pipe, Spintech mufflers and side exhaust through the rocker panel
Tremec TKO 600 5 speed overdrive transmission
Ram Dual Clutch/Aluminum Flywheel/pressure plate system
Lakewood Scattershield Bellhousing
McLeod Hydraulic Clutch assembly
Special transmission cross member
Aluminum driveshaft w/safety loop
Hidden wiring (where possible)
Custom relay panel

SUSPENSION AND BRAKES
Unique Performance Shock Tower to cowl brace
Pro Motorsports lower shock tower reinforcement system
Unique Performance front coilover suspension
Shelby A arm relocation
1� front sway bar
Unique Performance rear coilover system w/ watts link
Ford 9" w/3.25 Currie Track Lock differential
Unique Performance torque arm
Unique Performance weld in Sub frame connector
Unique Performance weld in X Brace
Flaming River tilt steering column
Shelby GT500E steering wheel
Total Control products power rack & pinion
Shelby/Baer slotted and cross drilled 4 wheel disc brake system (13" front, 12� rear)
4 point roll bar

INTERIOR
Entire interior/underside Sound Proofed with lizard Skin Sound Control and Ceramic Insulation
Additional interior sound proofing and heat control - Dynamat and Heat Shield
New vent grills, vent sliders, door grills, courtesy lights, quarter panels,
Shelby “Super Snake� embroidered leather bucket seats w/G Force 5 point harness
Leather rear seats in matching material as front seats, lap belts
New rear seat chrome trim
Old Air Hurricane A/C system w/sanden compressor
Shelby GT500E center console with logo
Go Baby GO shifter button, console mounted nitrous switch w/remove before flight tag
Console mounted power window switches, boost and fuel pressure gauges
Shelby signature gauges (200 MPH speedo, 10K tach)
Shelby signed brushed aluminum dash insert kit
Shelby clutch and brake pedals
Electric Life power windows
Remote power door locks
Remote power trunk release
Alarm system with hidden hood/trunk switches, remote paging
JVC KD NX-5000 AM/FM/GPS/CD/DVD/MP3 in dash radio
Rear Backup Camera
Bluetooth adapter for Phone or PDA through the radio
Alpine PDX 4.100 4 channel amp
Infinity Kappa speakers 6x9 in back, 5 ½ in center console
Trunk mounted Mustang billet battery box and Optima battery
NOS bottle and bracket mounted in the trunk over the gas tank
Carpeted trunk area
Rick’s Automotive 22 gal fuel tank w/ in tank Aeromotive 1000 fuel pump

 

[AzPete]

Gotta pay for a certain name on everything. Somewhere, someone will have the cash laying around.

 

[Anonymous]

Now where did I put my walking around money?

 

[Bite Me]

If it wasn't black op I might consider it :yikes. Too bad :crazy

 

[tarafied1]

hmmmm, I wonder what I could get for a kidney...? :yikes

 

[Midlife]

The only remaining original parts on this car are the doors, glove box door, ash tray and a couple of interior trim pieces.

This is complete BS. There's no provenance that this car is supposed to be what it is. Where's the unibody? Fender aprons? It's a rebody, for Gawd's sake!

 

[lethal289]

This is complete BS. There's no provenance that this car is supposed to be what it is. Where's the unibody? Fender aprons? It's a rebody, for Gawd's sake!

Umm, the first page on the web link, says "So I decided to build my own Super Snake, but with all modern parts. Coilover suspension, disc brakes, modern driveline, engine, transmission, A/C system, electric windows, power door locks, etc." Its not the actual SuperSnake Mid. Just a knock off.

 

[tarafied1]

This is complete BS. There's no provenance that this car is supposed to be what it is. Where's the unibody? Fender aprons? It's a rebody, for Gawd's sake!

Then mine is too, the only original body left on mine is the roof, cowl, door jams & rockers, right door, dash and the front part of the rear frame.

 

[Midlife]

Yeah, but you're not trying to sell it for 6 figures!

 

[Jonk67]

Nice work on the car but I fail to see what is 'tribute' about it? It's a '67 and has a 427, beyond that they're completely different looking, suspension, brakes, everything else I can see, what makes it a tribute to the original SuperSnake? I would think a tribute or replica or clone or 'add word here' would at least be 90% identical to the original. As far as I can tell KC still makes 427 block engines but it doesn't say if they're alum., so he got the last made alum. 427, I would think someone would still cast these as they would sell, no?
Jon

 

[daveSanborn]

I know Richard. His # is plugged into my cell phone and we've conversed over several issues. His car was "for sale" pretty much the minute he finished it. In reality, he has no pressing desire to sell the car. He ran into some "exotic car importer/exporter" and they struck up an agreement to list the car to draw business for the guys company and they attached an "outrageous" price to the car. For $225k, he'd sell it, but he's not really trying to sell it.

$225k to Richard is the equivalant of a KIA Rio to most of us.

I remember when he was ready to bring the car to the media blaster..... he went out and dropped $45k on a truck and enclosed trailer to haul the car to the blaster. We were talking about "boats" one time and he sent me a picture of his.... a watercraft that luxuriously sleeps 12 and requires a small crew to navigate between continents is not something I consider to be "a boat".

 

[tarafied1]

Yeah, but you're not trying to sell it for 6 figures!

no but I'd take 6 figures if your interested!

 

[Johnny M]

Richard has come back on the radar over at the Eleanor Forum....Check out what happens when rich people get bored...

http://eleanorinspired1967mustangfastback.yuku.com/topic/1919

 

[lethal289]

daaaaammmmmmmmmmmmmnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn. That had to be expensive.

 

[Johnny M]

daaaaammmmmmmmmmmmmnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn. That had to be expensive.

And did you notice the Range Rover sitting in the garage? They aint cheap either....

 

[lethal289]

yea, well we knew the dude was loaded. :cry

 

[Anonymous]

yea, well we knew the dude was loaded. :cry

Not that there's anything wrong with that.

 

[Johnny M]

The SL600 summons 510 horsepower and 612 lb-ft of torque from a 5.5 liter, 36-valve V-12 engine. There may not be a more sensational way to get from 0 to 60 mph in a mere 4.4 seconds.
5.5 liter 510-horsepower 36-valve V-12 engine
Exclusive leather upholstery and hand-polished wood trim
Power retractable hardtop

Starts at $140k

 

[RustyRed]

At first I thought you were talking about this car

http://www.redlinemusclecars.com/carinfo.asp?xid=9012

Guy named Todd out of Oklahoma built that one but it looks like they lowered the price to a mere $175k.

Hell, if someone has $25k laying around or otherwise burning a hole in their pocket.... I have a great deal for you on a nice '66 Coupe :rofl