Simply put, Ford was spending too much money licensing the Shelby name.

Mustang fans are probably wondering—where did Shelby go? Instead of a new GT500, Ford introduced the Ford Mustang Dark Horse and the even more extreme Ford Mustang Dark Horse SC on the latest S650 model, the latter essentially filling the role of a modern GT500. So why did Ford ditch the Shelby name on this generation? Short answer: money.
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