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Racing Legend Rejoins Ford's Performance Car Team.

By Jim Mateja, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Aug. 15--Ford Motor Co. will team up again with racing legend Carroll Shelby, who turned 80 this year, to develop limited-edition, high-performance niche models.

Though ...uiet on specifics, the alliance likely signals the return of the high-performance Shelby Mustang last offered in the '60s. The next-generation production Mustang is due out for 2005.

"We're not saying, but use your imagination," said Chris Theodore, vice president of advance product creation for Ford, who wi

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