Finding original 2008 Shelby GT500 KR parts are like a Honus Wagner baseball card.....they are almost impossible to find and if you find one the price is through the roof.
You've heard many stories of people selling or giving away rare and valuable items and now we have
one for you to chew on.
Before we get to the details of our very rare find, let's talk about the 2008 Shelby GT500 KR. The
2008 Shelby GT500 KR is probably the rarest domestic car to come out of the US in over twenty years
only 1,712 were built making the KR a highly collectible car for a car collector. Many parts on the KR
are exclusive to the KR and are not sold on the open retail market. A carbon fiber hood, rocker panels,
mirror covers, wheels, stripes and a front splitter are only found on a GT500 KR.
Many KR owners don't even drive their car due to the fear of having a accident and the high cost for replacement parts. To replace a KR carbon fiber hood will cost you close to $20,000....plus paint.
Only a person that owns a KR can purchase KR parts and only after proving that their stock parts were
damaged and need replacement will replacement parts be sold. You might even need Top Secret
government clearance to get their hands on GT500 KR products.
Every now and then someone comes along and doesn't know the value of something....rare paintings,
18th century furniture, baseball cards, Egyptian artifacts, Civil War maps or a 2008 Shelby GT500
KR. Some folks throw stuff in the trash, donate it to the Goodwill, use it for a doorstop or decide to
modify a perfectly good car.....we shed a few tears on this one.
Now before you read the next few sentences I strongly suggest that you sit down, take your shoes off
and maybe have a glass or two of wine.
WARNING what you are about to read may cause high
levels of anxiety, anger, depression and even thoughts of homicide. Please proceed with caution.
A few days ago we were informed that a owner of a 2008 Shelby GT500 KR in the San Diego area
had dismantled his KR and made it into a
Widebody Race car complete with fiberglass fenders,front fascia, rear fascia, rocker panels, front splitter , roll cage and a host of other goodies. This is not a typo and I'm not under the influence of alcohol as I write this.....a KR was dismantled by
the owner and made into a Widebody street and track car for kicks. Jed get your rifle.
Remember back in high school when you had a crush on Vivian McCray, Vivian was the prettiest
girl in the entire school district. Every guy in your school wanted to date Vivian but didn't have a
snowball's chance in hell. Vivian was like a rare painting, a fine piece of 18th century furniture, a Honus Wagner baseball card, a Civil War map and a Shelby GT500 KR. Finally your big break comes and Vivian is in your 5th hour history class and sits next to you. Your heart can't stop racing,
you can't believe that foxy Vivian is five feet from you, but you're too scared to say anything so you
just stare in amazement at her beauty. She can't see you staring because her flowing mane of brown
hair blocks her peripheral vision. It's 12:50pm and the bell rings, class is dismissed, Vivian turns to
you with her golden brown locks of hair and says "could I see your notes from Friday I was absent".
This is your biggest moment of your 16 1/2 year-old life, Vivian McCray is talking to me, Mr.
Can't Get a Date to the Prom. All you can do is respond with a high pitched "I think so". Vivian
quickly puts her hand over her nose like you just cut the cheese and says "I'll ask someone else".
The extra onions that you put on your burger during lunch just kicked in like a Kenne Bell supercharger and has sent Vivian McCray running for cover. This is not the Kodak moment that
you want.
Sometimes in life you come across a Vivian McCray and you have to seize the moment
and take advantage of the opportunity and not blow onion breath. The Shelby GT500 KR is
Vivian McCray, a fine piece of machinery with some very rare jewels.
The crown jewel of the KR, the carbon fiber hood was sold for $1,400.00 to a Shelby owner in Virginia, I hope he doesn't blow onion breath. It's sickening that a 2008 GT500 KR carbon fiber hood was sold for $1,400.00 and many Shelby owners would probably pay $6,000.00 for a KR hood without
even a second thought. Other parts from the KR was sold....no need for any more details it will make
you cry like you were chopping onions.
Other parts from this KR are floating around but Bangastang was fortunate to get our hands on the
carbon fiber Front Splitter....whew!!! The splitter is in excellent condition with no chips or road
rash and is now available from us. Here's the link
GT500 KR Front Splitter New these KR Front
Splitters sell for $3,392.00 our price for blowing onion breath is $1,295.00.
Appreciate what you have and take care of whatever it may be and if you decide to order extra
onions may sure you have some mints afterward.
Would you dismantle a 2008 GT500KR and make it into a Widebody race car? We would like to
hear your opinion.
GT500 KR in present form
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