(from page 15 of the 1968 Collection)
This is the first Shelby GT-350 built in 1968. It's also a Sunlit Gold Hertz car. The owner is Randy Cantrell from North Carolina. Randy tells us more, "This car has been in my family since 1970. It was my brother's car. He was killed in 1972. His wife had a hard time driving a straight drive. I had just turned 16 and gotten my 1st car - a 1965 2+2 fastback 289 auto. My brother's wife asked me if I would trade my car for the Shelby. I didn't hesitate and I've had it ever since. I had no ideal it was the 1st 68 GT-350 convertible made until Peter Disher from www.thecoralsnake.com did the an article on the car. Needless to say it's a special car to me." Peter Disher discovered that Shelby's first four conversions on 1968 Mustangs where Hertz show cars - a GT350 convertible, GT350 fastback, GT500 convertible, and a GT500 fastback. Each was painted Sunlit Gold. And THIS is the GT350 Hertz convertible.
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(from page 15 of the 1968 Collection)
Another shot of Randy's Sunlit Gold 1968 Mustang Shelby GT-350 Hertz convertible.
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(from page 15 of the 1968 Collection)
Randy's Sunlit Gold 1968 Shelby GT-350 Hertz convertible has the special Shelby 10-spoke wheels.
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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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(from page 16 of the 1968 Collection)
A close-up of the rear quarter window side scoop. A window is here on the normal Mustang fastback.
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(from page 16 of the 1968 Collection)
Here is Denny's car on display with the hood and trunk open. The original 302ci V8 is still under hood.
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(from page 16 of the 1968 Collection)
And a close-up of the engine. It's a 302ci V8 that was originally rated at 250 horsepower.
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(from page 17 of the 1968 Collection)
Lime Green 1968 Mustang Shelby GT-500KR with the original GT-350/500 stamped steel mag-style hubcaps. KR stands for "King of the Road" which used the new 400hp, 482ci, Cobra Jet V8 engine.
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(from page 17 of the 1968 Collection)
Lime Green 1968 Mustang Shelby GT-500KR, rear left view. Check out the 1970 Plymouth Superbird in the background.
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(from page 17 of the 1968 Collection)
Check out this 1968 Mustang Shelby GT-500KR. It's painted a special order shade of orange. It's pictured here with the owner. KR stands for King of the Road. It has the big 428ci Cobra Jet engine and a manual transmission.
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(from page 17 of the 1968 Collection)
It has Lucas square fog lights.
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(from page 17 of the 1968 Collection)
Under the hood is this 428ci V8 Cobra Jet engine. It has a rubber seal around the air cleaner that connects to the air pan on the underside of the hood. This routes air directly from the hood scoops on the front of the hood right into the carb.
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(from page 17 of the 1968 Collection)
Wimbledon White 1968 Shelby Mustang GT-500KR with a black interior and dual blue racing stripes. It's dataplate says 63B for fastback body style, M for the Wimbledon White paint, 5AA for the black interior, 18U for the 18th of July, and U for the C-6 automatic transmission.
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(from page 17 of the 1968 Collection)
Left front view of this Wimbledon White 1968 Shelby Mustang GT-500KR. Check out the roll bars. These were stock on the Shelby.
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(from page 17 of the 1968 Collection)
Wimbledon White 1968 Shelby Mustang GT-500KR fastback, front end view.
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