I was at the local Ford dealership this week. They have an Enterprise car rental office there and I needed to rent a car for a few days as mine needed to go into the body shop. I noticed that they had 2 brand new 2006 Shelby Cobras sitting on the lot.

Just in case you have never heard of a Shelby Cobra, the Shelby Cobra is a Ford Mustang that has been re-engineered by automotive legend Carrol Shelby. It is a limited addition Mustang and the 2006 is the latest release.

Since it is a limited addition Mustang and since there are some gearheads who would pay anything to own one, the dealership is selling the 2 that they have for $20,000 ABOVE list.

The car boasts of a 455 hp 427 cu in turbocharged V8. They don’t mention what the gas mileage is but I guessing that if you can afford to shell out $70,000 to buy one of these, gas mileage is not a concern.

I had thought about asking for a test drive but I am betting that they will take one look at my Honda Accord and say no.