Photo Courtesy: Autorepublika.Sixty years after Carroll Shelby and his team conquered Sebring, Daytona, and Le Mans, the American high-performance pickup scene has another brutal machine to talk about.Ram had only just introduced the new 1500 Rumble Bee with a Hellcat V8 and 777 HP, but Shelby American quickly pulled attention back toward Ford.The answer is the F-150 Off-Road Championship Edition, a truck built with more than 810 HP and a clear connection to Shelby’s racing history.AdvertisementAdvertisementThis is not a pickup designed to be subtle, sensible, or economical. It exists to show what happens when American truck culture, racing heritage, and huge power come together in one extremely limited vehicle.Shelby Answers Ram With More PowerPhoto Courtesy: Autorepublika.The Ram 1500 Rumble Bee arrived as a modern interpretation of the muscle truck formula. With a supercharged 379 cubic inch V8, 777 HP, and a 0 to 60 mph time in the mid-three-second range, it looked like Ram had built one of the wildest pickups of the year.Shelby American had a different idea. Its F-150 Off-Road Championship Edition uses Ford’s 302 cubic inch V8, upgraded with a massive Stage 2 supercharger system developed specifically for this application.Shelby traditionally avoids publishing exact acceleration and top speed numbers for its most extreme models. Still, a four-wheel-drive pickup with more than 810 HP clearly enters performance territory usually associated with supercars rather than full-size trucks.AdvertisementAdvertisementThe base vehicle is the Ford F-150 Lariat 4x4 SuperCrew, but after Shelby’s work, very little about it feels ordinary.A Design Inspired By Racing VictoriesPhoto Courtesy: Autorepublika.The front end receives a new grille with integrated marker lights, a special aluminum hood, and aggressively shaped body color fenders. Functional vents on the front fenders carry Shelby branding, while large 3D logos appear on the bed sides and tailgate.The visual identity is tied directly to Shelby’s famous 1966 racing victories. Buyers can choose from three exclusive colors: Le Mans Pearl Blue, Daytona Pearl Orange, and Sebring Pearl Green.Each color comes with full-body stripes, and Shelby takes the theme even further under the hood. The supercharger and intake manifold are finished in the same color as the exterior, giving the truck a level of detail that goes beyond a normal performance package.AdvertisementAdvertisementProduction will be limited to only 54 examples, divided into three groups of 18 trucks. That makes the Championship Edition one of the rarest modern Shelby pickups.Serious Hardware Under The SkinPhoto Courtesy: Autorepublika.The mechanical package is just as extreme as the styling. Along with the supercharger, the engine receives upgraded fuel injectors, special spark plugs, a high-flow intake system with a carbon fiber intake tube, and an aluminum cooling system designed to control temperatures under heavy use.To reach the full 810 HP output, the truck requires 93 octane fuel. That detail alone shows how aggressively Shelby has tuned the package.The sound comes from a Borla performance exhaust system with special tips. The result should be the deep, aggressive tone expected from a Shelby truck with this much power.AdvertisementAdvertisementStopping power is handled by Baer brakes with large ventilated and drilled discs. Red caliper covers add another motorsport detail and help the truck look as serious as its power figure suggests.Built For Fast Off-Road UseDespite the Off-Road name, this truck is not meant to be a slow rock crawler. Shelby developed it more as a high-speed performance pickup with serious rough road ability.The suspension uses adjustable KING Race Series 2.5 shocks, along with additional rear components designed to help manage the huge force created during hard launches and fast off-road driving.Massive 35-inch BF Goodrich KO3 all-terrain tires are mounted on special 22-inch Shelby wheels, available in black or chrome finishes. The combination gives the truck a wide stance and a much more aggressive look than a standard F-150.AdvertisementAdvertisementInside, the cabin is transformed with premium leather seats carrying Shelby signatures, carbon fiber details, aluminum sport pedals, special floor mats, and a Championship Edition plaque on the dashboard.A Rare Truck With A Six-Figure PriceShelby also gives the bed a painted tonneau cover and a premium BedRug liner, keeping some practical pickup usability while matching the more polished character of the build.The price starts at $158,795, and that includes the complete F-150 Lariat 4x4 SuperCrew with the V8 engine, along with all Shelby upgrades. The company also includes a 3-year or 36,000-mile warranty for the first owner.The real question is how many of the 54 trucks will actually be driven hard and how many will spend their lives in private collections.AdvertisementAdvertisementThis machine makes the most sense when it is moving, when the supercharger starts to scream, the truck squats under full throttle, and all 810 HP turn a familiar F-150 shape into something far louder, rarer, and more extreme than Ford ever intended.This article originally appeared on Autorepublika.com and has been republished with permission by Guessing Headlights. AI-assisted translation was used, followed by human editing and review.If you want more stories like this, follow Guessing Headlights on Yahoo so you don’t miss what’s coming next.