{"id":140995,"date":"2010-01-05T10:29:00","date_gmt":"2010-01-05T15:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2010\/01\/05\/report-shelby-sued-over-non-payment-of-gt500kr\/"},"modified":"2010-01-05T10:29:00","modified_gmt":"2010-01-05T15:29:00","slug":"shelby-sued-over-non-payment-of-gt500kr-hoods-true-price-of-parts-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/140995","title":{"rendered":"Shelby sued over non-payment of GT500KR hoods, true price of parts revealed?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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2008 Ford Shelby GT500KR – Click above for high-res image gallery<\/small><\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n

\nShelby, whether good or bad, has a knack for staying in the news. Unfortunately, the latest item to come across our desks is not about an upcoming variant of the Ford Mustang<\/a>, but rather a lawsuit involving the limited-edition GT500KR<\/a> built in 2008. According to papers filed in Vermont<\/a>, Plasan Carbon Composites, the maker of the carbon fiber parts on the car including the hood, front spoiler, and mirror covers, is suing Shelby for non-payment of the components as well as a bonus promised by Shelby if the parts were delivered on time. <\/p>\n

Perhaps the most interesting aspect of the story is that the lawsuit reveals the cost of the carbon fiber parts. Remember that whole fiasco in which Shelby was charging nearly $18,400 for a replacement hood<\/a>? According to one of the documents in the lawsuit<\/a>, a set of 200 carbon fiber components costs $760,000. Do the math, and that’s just $3,800 for all the carbon fiber parts on the car. But straight division doesn’t work here.<\/p>\n

As we learned when Shelby announced it would drop the price of the carbon fiber hood to $9,700 (dealer cost), it’s not about the exact end cost of the components, it’s about the development and testing. The GT500KR is the first U.S. production vehicle to get a full carbon fiber hood and the amount of energy, resources and testing involved in bringing it to market far outweighs basic production costs. Making the hood – along with the other assorted tidbits – involves all the extensive OEM-level, Tier One testing that every automaker has to endure to meet federal crash standards. In short, it’s not cheap and the price reflects that.<\/p>\n

Complicated math and pricing aside, Jim Owens, Shelby’s Vice President of Marketing and Communications, told us that Shelby has already paid Plasan over $8 million and that the lawyers are hashing out the details as you read this. Expect an update in the coming months.<\/p>\n

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Gallery: 2008 Ford Shelby GT500KR<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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\nPhotos by Drew Phillips<\/a><\/small><\/strong><\/em> \/ <\/small><\/strong><\/em>Copyright (C)2009 Weblogs, Inc.<\/small><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

[Source: MustangHeaven.com<\/a>]<\/p>\n

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