(from page 6 of the 1968 Collection)
1968 Shelby J-code, 250 hp, 302 cubic inch, V8 Cobra engine.
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(from page 6 of the 1968 Collection)
The VIN number for the 1968 Shelby is stamped on a plate riveted to the top of the dashboard on the passenger's side. Two other locations are on the top upper flange of the right and left front fender apron which is visible only with the hood closed and on the warranty plate riveted into the driver's door. This tag shows this car to be the 193185th Ford car out of the T Metuchen, NJ, plant; and the 2086th Shelby for 1968. For more information on the VIN numbers see the Shelby VIN data explorer.
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(from page 6 of the 1968 Collection)
Warranty plate riveted inot the driver's door showing the VIN number and body information. The 63B is the Ford code for the luxury fastback body, the 5A is the interior trim code of black ComfortWeave, and the M after the VIN number is the code for Wimbledon White.
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(from page 13 of the 1968 Collection)
Medium Blue 1968 Shelby GT-350 with J-code 250hp, 302 cubit inch, 4 barrel, V8 engine, and standard GT-350/500 wheels/hubcaps. These wheels have a mag-style hubcap with simulated lug nuts.
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(from page 13 of the 1968 Collection)
Left rear view of the 1968 Medium Blue Shelby GT-350. Part of the standard 1968 Shelby design was daul exhaust and sequential tail lights. Taillights that operate like this: 
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(from page 13 of the 1968 Collection)
1968 Shelby GT-350 in Medium Blue paint, front right view.
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(from page 13 of the 1968 Collection)
right side view of the Medium Blue 1968 Shelby GT-350.
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(from page 13 of the 1968 Collection)
Medium Blue 1968 Shelby GT-350, front end view
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(from page 13 of the 1968 Collection)
Rear view of the Medium Blue 1968 Shelby GT350
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(from page 13 of the 1968 Collection)
The 1968 shelby 250hp, 302ci, V8 engine.
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(from page 13 of the 1968 Collection)
1968 Shelby GT-350 interior view showing tachometer and Forc C-4 automatic transmission. An AM radio with 8-track player was available in 1968 but was not ordered special for this car. Those seat backs look a bit overstuffed. They look like boxes.
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(from page 13 of the 1968 Collection)
Shelby assembly data sheet. This form indicates a D code for the lower paint which is Medium blue, a 5A interior trim code for black ComfortWeave, an X under the AM radio and remote mirrors and a T for tachometer.
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(from page 13 of the 1968 Collection)
Shelby invoice showing all options, standard base price, and $1.80 for gas.
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(from page 13 of the 1968 Collection)
Vehicle identification number plate on the top upper flange of the right and left front fender apron, visible only with the hood open. This was the 1768th Shelby built in 1968. See the Shelby VIN Decoder for more information on the number shown on this plate.
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(from page 15 of the 1968 Collection)
Acapulco Blue 1968 Shelby GT-350 fastback owned by Denny Headley from Illinois. This was our featured Attitude Of The Week for the week starting April 18, 2010. The car originally Lime Green, then painted white, then sat in a field for many years rotting away. The car was rescued from the field and restored. These photos were taken at the 7th Annual Main Street Fight Against Multiple Sclerosis Car Show held in Princeville, Illinois.
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(from page 15 of the 1968 Collection)
Acapulco Blue 1968 Shelby GT-350 fastback, front end view. You can make out the racing harness seat belts hanging from the roll bar inside. These are standard items on the Shelby back in 1968.
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(from page 15 of the 1968 Collection)
Acapulco Blue is a metallic paint which shines many shades of blue in the sun.
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(from page 15 of the 1968 Collection)
The Shelby standard items along the side include the GT-350 rocker stripes, side scoops just ahead of the rear wheel openings, side scoops higher up on the side roof piller, and a rear spoiler. The special 15-inch 10-spoke Shelby wheels were options.
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(from page 15 of the 1968 Collection)
Acapulco Blue 1968 Shelby GT-350 fastback, left rear view.
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(from page 16 of the 1968 Collection)
Here is a close-up of those 15-inch 10-spoke Shelby wheels. They have gold Cobra center caps.
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