Ford Mustang Shelby GT500's $10,000 Stripes Are Surprisingly Popular (Car and Driver)
Ford says every year about one in six Shelby GT500 customers orders the pricey hand-painted stripes.
About one in six people placing Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 orders each year chooses to pay an extra $10,000 for optional stripes, Ford tells Car and Driver.
There are $1,000 vinyl stripes on the options list, but the more expensive choice is a hand-painted application.
The Shelby GT500's $10K stripes are available in Absolute Black, Kona Blue, and Oxford White.
In 2020, when Ford announced that the new Mustang Shelby GT500 would be offered with hand-painted racing stripes that cost an extra $10,000, we questioned how many people would actually buy the pricey option. However, it sounds like the hand-painted stripes are more popular than we imagined. We checked in with a Ford spokesperson, who told us that every year since the start of production, about one in six Shelby GT500s is ordered with the hand-painted stripes.
The 2022 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 carries an MSRP of $78,350, so checking the box for the expensive stripes adds nearly 13 percent to the car's starting price. They come in three paint colors: Absolute Black, Kona Blue, and Oxford White. For shoppers who crave the striped look but want to save $9000, a set of $1000 vinyl stripes in similar shades is also available.
(photo credit: Ford)
