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Just last week, we reported that hundreds of brand-new Shelby GT350 models were spotted at the Flat Rock assembly plant awaiting transport to their new owners.

As the new week begins, some of those models have already been delivered to dealerships across the nation – but dealerships are asking almost twice the price for the all-new GT350’s MSRP in some cases.

A user via Reddit came across one of the recently delivered ’16 Shelby GT350s available at their local Ford dealership, and was able to snap an image of the dealership’s asking price on the car. This particular GT350 came outfitted with an over-the-top racing stripe package and the technology package – bringing the total MSRP before the market-adjustment to just $58,345. However, due to “limited availability” of the vehicle, the dealership has adjusted the price by $20,000 – bringing the total price to $78,345. While a price increase of almost twenty-seven percent doesn’t sound that appealing, we can almost guarantee it will after you see what some dealers are charging in additional markups.

We’ve come across some dealerships asking as much as almost twice the amount of the original MSR. This Shelby GT350 has an asking price of $115,940.

Alternatively, another dealership in the state of Oregon is asking $108,340 for this Oxford White GT350 – which can be confirmed on its website’s inventory as well. Time and time again, inflating the price of a new-to-market car is nothing new. However, it doesn’t always work out. We’ve seen similar scenarios in the past with the Cobra R models of two decades ago and more recently the ’13-’14 Shelby GT500. Often this practice has left models on lots well after the next model year cars begin showing up.

We can’t help but ask ourselves – will dealerships realistically obtain sales with markups as high as these, or are these cars destined to sit for awhile with dealerships being content on waiting for the right buyer?