The Ford Mustang has always been a tuners’ favorite, and this time the two pioneers of the industry are coming under one hood to tune the powerful muscle car. Carroll Shelby and Jack Roush have teamed up with Ford Motor Company in order to design and produce a new car based on the 2011 Ford Mustang. The new project has been inspired by the SR-71 “Blackbird,” the long-range reconnaissance USAF aircraft built by Lockheed Martin.

The SR-71 Mustang (S for Shelby, R for Roush) features a matte and silver exterior that is flagged by some graphics from the aircraft. To move on to the most interesting portion of the announcement, the SR-71 Mustang, packs under the hood an all-new aluminum block 5.0-lite Ti-VCT V8 engine with a 2.3-liter Whipple Twin Screw Supercharger with Ford Racing calibration and Roush intake. Also offered are a Ford Racing Handling Pack and tuned exhaust and tips, SVT Track Pack wheels in custom paint (19-inch in front, 20-inch in rear) and a new glass roof with unique graphic treatment.

Inside, tuners equip their SR-71 with Custom Recaro race seats featuring embroidered signatures of Jack Roush and Carroll Shelby, custom racing steering wheel, Ford Racing performance gauge cluster,  modified navigation screen and instrument cluster, roll cage, removed rear seat  as well as custom IP badging, sill plates and floor mats.

Currently being built at the Roush plant in Livonia, Michigan, the pony car will be auctioned on Thursday, July 29th at 7:30 PM at the EAA Museum in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.

via Motorward