(from page 17 of the 1968 Collection)
The R-code Cobra Jet engine is standard in the 500KR. They put out 400hp.
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(from page 17 of the 1968 Collection)
Interior view. Check out all the woodgrain. It's on the dash, the steering wheel, the center console, the shifter handle, and on the doors.
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(from page 18 of the 1968 Collection)
Gray 1968 Eleanor Shelby Mustang fastback with Maier racing eleanor body kit. Sometimes called a Shelby GT 500E, the Eleanor is inspired from the Nicolas Cage, 2000 movie Gone in 60 seconds, where a 1967 Shelby GT-500 was modified with a body kit, a billet grille, side exhaust, and custom wheels from PS Engineering, in gray with black Shelby stripes.
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(from page 18 of the 1968 Collection)
Gray 1968 Eleanor Shelby Mustang fastback with Maier racing eleanor body kit, front end view.
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(from page 18 of the 1968 Collection)
Rear view of a Gray 1968 Eleanor Shelby Mustang fastback with Maier racing eleanor body kit.
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(from page 18 of the 1968 Collection)
1968 Gray Eleanor Shelby Mustang fastback with Maier racing eleanor body kit and PS Engineering wheels, right front view.
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(from page 18 of the 1968 Collection)
Interior view of a 1968 Eleanor Shelby Mustang fastback. Interior modifications include: Corbeau Racing Seats with 3 inch lap belts, 5 inch tachometer, and pillar gauges.
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(from page 18 of the 1968 Collection)
Engine changes include a 347ci Ford Racing stroker motor with Z303 heads, 750 Holley vacuum sec carburetor, msd distributor, 6A box & wires, custom nickel headers, billet aluminum pulleys, electric fan, torqstop motor mounts, Canton 7 quart oil pan, dyno tested @ 450 bhp & 400 torque, 4 speed top loader, Mcleod scatter shield, cable actuated clutch, Centerforce disk and pressure plate, aluminum driveshaft, Currie 9' rearend with Eaton TruTrac posi and 3.25 gears. Suspension modifications include: Global West Negative Roll System with lower & upper arms, adjustable strut rods, Flaming River, manual rack and pinion steering with tilt wheel, StamBar swaybars (fully adjustable front & rear), Wilwood brakes, Wilwood proportioning valve, and all rotors cross drilled and slotted.
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(from page 20 of the 1968 Collection)
Medium Blue 1968 Mustang Shelby GT-500KR fastback in its original paint and a restored 400hp, 428ci, 4 barrel, Ram Air, Cobra Jet, V8 engine. The GT-500 King of the Road was introduced midyear and used Mustang's Cobra Jet engine but modified by Shelby to put out 65 more horse power. This photo is available in two wallpaper sizes; 1024-768 wallpaper and 2048-1536 wallpaper.
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(from page 20 of the 1968 Collection)
Medium Blue 1968 Mustang Shelby GT-500KR fastback, right side view. The 10 spoke alloy Shelby wheels were an additional option in 1968. These wheels were cast differently than the previous year and are not interchangeable. The cobra is missing from the center of these wheels. This photo is available in two wallpaper sizes; 1024-768 wallpaper and 2048-1536 wallpaper.
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(from page 20 of the 1968 Collection)
Left side view of a Medium Blue 1968 Mustang Shelby GT-500KR, King of the Road, fastback. This photo is available in two wallpaper sizes; 1024-768 wallpaper and 2048-1536 wallpaper.
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(from page 20 of the 1968 Collection)
1968 Medium Blue Mustang Shelby GT-500KR fastback, rear left view.
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(from page 20 of the 1968 Collection)
Rear view of a 1968 Mustang Shelby GT-500KR fastback in Medium Blue paint. All 1968 Shelbys had a Cobra gas cap and wide sequential tail lights.
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(from page 20 of the 1968 Collection)
Medium Blue 1968 Mustang Shelby GT-500KR fastback, rear right view.
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(from page 20 of the 1968 Collection)
Front end view of a Medium Blue 1968 Mustang Shelby GT-500KR, King of the Road, fastback.
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(from page 20 of the 1968 Collection)
1968 Medium Blue Mustang Shelby GT-500KR fastback, front left view. This photo is available in two wallpaper sizes; 1024-768 wallpaper and 2048-1536 wallpaper.
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(from page 20 of the 1968 Collection)
Interior view of a 1968 Mustang Shelby GT-500KR fastback; this car has only 60,000 miles.
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(from page 20 of the 1968 Collection)
Dash view of a 1968 Mustang Shelby GT-500KR fastback showing the Shelby 140mph speedometer, Shelby floor mats, Shelby shift ball, and cobra steering wheel.
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(from page 20 of the 1968 Collection)
The restored Mustang R-code, 400hp, 428ci, 4 barrel, Ram Air, Cobra Jet, V8 engine tuned up by Shelby. This car and engine has only 60,000 miles.
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(from page 20 of the 1968 Collection)
Close-up of the GT-500KR side stripe/graphics, the 428 Cobra Jet emblem, and the optional 10 spoke alloy Shelby wheel with the center Cobra missing. This is the original paint.
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