Originally appeared on Automoblog.net

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There is something about Shelby Mustangs. Once you fall in love with them, they never let you go. I still recall the one sitting next to my desk at Sioux Falls Ford, a 2009 Ford Shelby GT500. I was new to the business at the time, so sitting next to such a car was really something.
I wanted to sell it so badly but never even got close. I indeed talked to customers about that Shelby Mustang; many wandered up from the Quicklane waiting area. While they were having their oil changed and tires rotated, they marveled right along with me.
To them, it was also a dream, so we saw common ground in fantasy and imagination rather than paperwork and financing. Classic Values
Carroll Shelby built Mustangs from 1965 to 1970, when the muscle car years were ripe. After the successful launch of the original Mustang, other automakers jumped on board, producing their own muscle variants. Although muscle ruled the world, Shelby Mustang production actually ceased.
Yet absence makes the heart grow fonder.
The rarity of the cars increased the value substantially. By the end of the 1970s, the Shelby Mustang attained “classic” status, well ahead of its counterparts. The value rose the more distance it put between present day and those iconic muscle car years. In 2006, for example, a 1967 Shelby Mustang GT500 garnered $451,000 at auction! Depending on where you live, that might be worth more ...