Both companies are offering new iterations of their 1960s pony cars for example, the recently unveiled 2013 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 (650 horsepower) and the Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 ("barely street legal, " claims Chevrolet).

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The Ford Mustang Shelby GT 500 is the most muscular of American muscle cars, with a 5.8 liter V8 plus huge supercharger putting out 662-horsepower for a top speed north of 200MPH.

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Then he discovered that his 1965 Ford Shelby Mustang GT350 was banged up and in the shop.

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