The story

Kenny LeMans and Shelby

A 2014 Shelby GT500 convertible, a cobra who knows Route 66, and the network built around them.

Kenny LeMans — ¾ view, Race Red 2014 Shelby GT500 convertible with white Le Mans stripes

Kenny is a 2014 Shelby GT500 convertible in Race Red with white Le Mans stripes. Under the hood is a supercharged V8 making 662 horsepower — at the time, the most powerful production Mustang Ford had ever built.

He's also rare. Ford built 5,730 GT500s for 2014, and only 914 of them were convertibles. If you've spotted Kenny with the top down, you've seen something most people never will.

Kenny's home base is Albuquerque, on historic Route 66, and he spends plenty of time on the Mother Road between Gallup and Tucumcari. He's hard to miss: loud paint, a louder exhaust, and a grin people remember.

He's the face of FVVN, a network built to celebrate Fords with real character and the people who drive them. Kenny was the first. Yours could be next.

Shelby, the cobra who rides with Kenny LeMans on Route 66

Shelby

She knows every mile of the road.

Shelby is a cobra, and on Route 66 she's the one who knows every mile of the road.

Her name isn't an accident. The cobra has been the Shelby emblem since Carroll Shelby's AC Cobra in the 1960s, and it still sits on the grille and fenders of every Shelby GT500, Kenny's included. Shelby was riding with Kenny before he ever left the lot.

She's the calm one of the pair. Kenny brings the noise; Shelby brings the sense of direction. She knows the best stretches of the old highway, which diners are worth the stop, and when to get off the road before a desert storm rolls in.

You'll find her wherever Kenny goes, from Gallup to Tucumcari. Spot Kenny, look closely — Shelby is never far behind.

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Take Kenny with you.

The cola-scented Scratch ’N Sniff sticker is a piece of Kenny you can keep. Ford owners: get your car in the network. FVVN is a showcase and a network — not a booking agency.

FVVN is an independent fan/enthusiast network, not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Ford Motor Company or Shelby American.

Shelby, the cobra who rides with Kenny LeMans