Jack Roush and Carroll Shelby are two men who have been linked with the Ford Mustang for decades. Amazingly, they have never worked together on one--until now.
Roush and Shelby teamed up to create a unique 2011 Ford Mustang, named the SR-71, which will be auctioned to raise funds for charity.
The SR-71 Mustang--S for Shelby, R for Roush--will be sold at auction on July 29 during AirVenture, the Experimental Aircraft Association's annual air show in Oshkosh, Wis. The proceeds go to the Young Eagles, a group that helps kids get involved in aviation.
Roush and Shelby were inspired by the SR-71 Blackbird, a spy plane built by Lockheed Skunk Works in 1966. The Blackbird holds all official airspeed and altitude records.
For land speed, the SR-71 Mustang packs Ford's new aluminum 5.0-liter V8, fitted with a 2.3-liter Whipple Twin Screw supercharger and a Roush intake. For banking and turning, it gets the Ford Racing Handling Pack, along with custom 19-inch wheels in front and 20-inch wheels in back.
The package also has a custom paint job, a racing steering wheel, a performance gauge cluster and Recaro seats embroidered with the signatures of Roush and Shelby.
The auction takes place on July 29 at 7:30 p.m. Central at the EAA AirVenture Museum in Oshkosh, Wis. To participate, contact Matt Miller at (800) 236-1025 or e-mail him at mmiller@eaa.org by July 26.
