(from page 29 of the 1969 Collection)
What's under the hood of a 1969 GT-500? The huge 335 horsepower 428 cubic-inch Cobra Jet V8 engine of course! It takes up the entire engine compartment!
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(from page 29 of the 1969 Collection)
The interior is black with lots of wood accents. The center console is loaded with features including a place to lock in your seat belts when not in use.
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(from page 29 of the 1969 Collection)
What's better than one Royal Maroon 1969 Mustang Shelby GT-500? How about TWO Royal Maroon 1969 Mustang Shelby GT-500s. One is a fastback the other is a convertible.
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(from page 29 of the 1969 Collection)
Another shot of the Royal Maroon 1969 Mustang Shelby GT-500 fastback at a car show. It's odd to see all the hoods down during a car show. Maybe rain was threatening.
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(from page 29 of the 1969 Collection)
Raven Black 1969 Mustang Shelby GT-500 fastback with a black interior. It has the big 428ci Cobra Jet engine under the hood and an automatic transmission. It also has power steering and power brakes.
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(from page 29 of the 1969 Collection)
Raven Black 1969 Mustang Shelby GT-500 fastback, left side view. This one has chrome Magnum 500 wheels. You can just make out the factory roll bar in the rear quarter glass.
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(from page 29 of the 1969 Collection)
Raven Black 1969 Mustang Shelby GT500 fastback, left rear view. The gold stripes look outstanding on the black paint.
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(from page 29 of the 1969 Collection)
The dual exhaust system is routed to exit out the center of the rear of the car. From the rear, the only wording on the car is S H E L B Y.
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(from page 29 of the 1969 Collection)
Raven Black 1969 Mustang Shelby GT500 fastback, right rear view. There is a Shelby snake emblem just behind the side quarter window.
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Raven Black 1969 Mustang Shelby GT500 fastback, right front view. The Shelby has special twist type hood locks.
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(from page 29 of the 1969 Collection)
There are five holes in the hood for letting cold are in.
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(from page 29 of the 1969 Collection)
Check out the close-up of the Shelby GT-500 gold stripes.
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(from page 29 of the 1969 Collection)
This Shelby has a set of Chrome Magnum 500 wheels with gold snake center caps.
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This Shelby GT-500 has the big 428ci Cobra Jet Ram Air engine.
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(from page 29 of the 1969 Collection)
The Shelby comes with these high back bucket seats.
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(from page 30 of the 1969 Collection)
The rear fold down seat is standard on any fastback body style Mustang in 1969. The factory roll bar comes down and goes into the side armrests. It's padded so rear seat passengers don't bang their heads.
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(from page 30 of the 1969 Collection)
It has both the Interior Decor Group and Deluxe interior. The Interior Decor Group comes with the wood door inserts, rim blow steering wheel, and driver's side remote mirror. The Deluxe interior adds wood/dash/console/dash inserts, an electric clock, and gray instrument faces.
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(from page 30 of the 1969 Collection)
The center console houses special Stewart Warner gauges. One for oil pressure and one for the alternator current. These are moved from the dash due to the addition of the tach. Here you can see the simple climate controls. You get the choice of Heat or Defrost, fan control, and a temperature control.
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(from page 30 of the 1969 Collection)
Check out the basic AM radio. It has five presets. Anyone remember how to set these presets? You first tuned in a station, then you pulled out one of the five preset buttons, finally you pressed it in firmly. You tried to order the stations from left to right, because it was more difficult to use a preset that moved the dial a long distance. The automatic shift knob has a snake on it!
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(from page 30 of the 1969 Collection)
The electric clock is way over in front of the passenger. Check out the Cobra Jet GT 500 emblem next to it.
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