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Right front view of a Lime Green 1968 Shelby GT500 convertible. Sometimes this color is called Lime Gold.
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(from page 38 of the 1968 Collection)
1968 Lime Green Shelby GT500 convertible, left side view. This car has the Shelby 10 spoke wheels, Cobra snake fender emblem, and GT500 side stripe/lettering. The roll bar with two small rectangular rings rumored to be surf board tie downs since the only 1967 GT500 convertible used similar ones to tie down its color matched surf board.
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(from page 38 of the 1968 Collection)
Lime Green 1968 Shelby GT500 convertible, rear view.
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(from page 38 of the 1968 Collection)
Tan interior of a 1968 Shelby GT500 convertible with wood trim accents and the Shelby styled center console.
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(from page 38 of the 1968 Collection)
View of the dash of a 1968 Shelby GT500 convertible. This one has an aftermarket center console.
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(from page 38 of the 1968 Collection)
The 1968, Mustang, Shelby, S-code, 360hp, 427 cubic inch, 4 barrel, V8 engine. The 1968 S-code Shelby engine could be a 390ci V8 or 427ci V8 early in production, or a 428ci V8 Police Interceptor later in production.
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(from page 38 of the 1968 Collection)
The new door data tag of this car shows the original Ford VIN number 8T03S174948, 76B luxury convertible body style, I Lime Green exterior paint, 6F saddle interior trim, 29B assembled on the 29th of February, 8D27298 unknown, U automatic transmission.
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(from page 59 of the 1968 Collection)
This Lime Green 1968 Mustang GT500 fastback was at the 2010 Mustang Club of America Grand Nations in Bellevue, Washington.
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(from page 60 of the 1968 Collection)
View of the Ford, Mustang, R-code, 428 cubic inch, Cobra Jet, V8 engine originally rated at 335hp (at 5200rpm).
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(from page 60 of the 1968 Collection)
Close-up of the 5 spoke mag type wheels, white GT500 side stripe graphic, and Shelby Cobra GT500 fender emblem.
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(from page 60 of the 1968 Collection)
Close-up of the GT500 Shelby Cobra GT500 fender emblem.
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(from page 62 of the 1968 Collection)
I just found this photo that I took a year ago of a Dark Green 1968 Mustang Shelby GT500 King of the Road convertible with 10 spoke Shelby wheels, white side stripes, Shelby front fascia with fog lamps, side scoops, rear wing, vented hood, and 428ci super jet V8 engine. This GT500KR is our Attitude Of The Week for the week starting December 11th, 2011.
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(from page 62 of the 1968 Collection)
Here is a view of the Dark Green 1968 GT500KR in the sun with the hood up showing off its R-code 428ci Cobra Jet V8 engine.
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(from page 62 of the 1968 Collection)
Close-up of the 1968, Ford, Mustang, R-code, 428 cubic inch, 4 barrel, Cobra Jet V8 engine.
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(from page 62 of the 1968 Collection)
Nice gold interior with wood dash trim and automatic transmission.
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(from page 62 of the 1968 Collection)
Close-up of the GT500KR side stripe with an unusual font, Cobra Jet 428 fender badge, and 10 spoke Shelby wheels.
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(from page 68 of the 1968 Collection)
This is a dual prototype! It was originally the 1968 California Special hardtop prototype. Then it was sent to Shelby to become the 1968 GT-500 hardtop prototype. It is known as the "Green Hornet" and is still around today! The rocker stripes say EXP 500. As "Experimental".
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(from page 27 of the 1969 Collection)
Take a close look at this Black Jade 1969 Mustang Shelby GT-500 fastback. It has yellow stripes and a black interior. Black Jade is a very dark green paint. Looks mostly black until in direct sunlight. Under the hood is the massive 428 Cobra Jet engine!
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(from page 27 of the 1969 Collection)
Black Jade 1969 Mustang Shelby GT-500 fastback, front end view. The Shelby had a completely different front clip compared to the 1969 Mustang. It was made in fiberglass.
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(from page 27 of the 1969 Collection)
Black Jade 1969 Mustang Shelby GT-500 fastback, left front view. Look at all those lights on the front end. There are extra driving lights closer to the middle, front directional lights in the front corners, and marker lights on the lower edge of the front fender.
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