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I agree that the 2007 Shelby GT 500 was a breakthrough car for Ford, and important in Mustang history. Starting with the earlier Mustang Cobra, and continuing with the GT500, Chevy had given up on the Camaro for a time, and so Mustang completely owned the Ponycar market. they could have just come out with special paint and sticker packages and raked in the money, but instead they chose new higher performance car targets like the Corvette, 911, and BMW M5 to pit the Mustang against. And the Shelby GT500 kept getting better. The hard part for me relative to the collector's value of the GT500 is that Ford has continued to improve the Mustang GT, and the current Mustang GT is actually quicker than the GT500, and with it's independent suspension, the new Mustang's handling and balance is superior. Plus build quality, electronics, and safety has improved as you would expect over 13 years of progress. So even though die hard Mustang fans would choose an older GT500, personally I would want to buy a '15 or newer Mustang GT with low miles instead with that same $25K. Even though the new GT is not as rare and special as the Shelby GT500, it is simply an all-around better performance car.