Shelby Automobiles, Inc. collaborated with Ford Racing and top suppliers such as Borla and Baer to come up with the Super Snake Ford F-150 Concept currently on display at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

Shelby Automobiles, a wholly owned subsidiary of Carroll Shelby International Inc., based the vehicle on the popular Shelby GT500 Super Snake. This post-title package for the 2003-2008 F150 upgrades the truck’s handling, styling and power. Amy Boylan, president of Shelby Autos, said that Carroll Shelby had pioneered the muscle truck segment more than two decades ago. Continued after the jump!

With a focus on performance as well as looks, the concept F-150 Super Snake was built to see if the public is ready for another high performance Shelby truck. Boylan claims that the company took the same approach to this project as it does for every Shelby. Boylan highlights the vehicle’s “‘look at me’ styling, earth shattering power, stop-on-a-dime brakes and go cart-like handling.” She also emphasized the car’s balanced performance truck that has the desirability as well as the performance. The red 2007 F150 regular cab truck is featured with a custom functional hood and fascias, black Super Snake stripes and Alcoa Shelby wheels.

Modifications to the 5.4L engine resulted to the car being able to produce 475 horsepower through the automatic transmission. To control its power, the car was given 6 piston Shelby brakes. The suspension was lowered 3 inches and tightened up to improve handling. Buyers can have the entire package but could also install the styling and the power/handling upgrades separately. “We’ll install the Super Snake package for the F-150 at the Shelby Autos facility in Las Vegas,” added Gary Davis, Shelby Autos vice president of production. “In order to maintain the high level of quality and performance demanded by real enthusiasts, we’ll only build a few thousand per model year.”

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