(from page 36 of the 1967 Collection)
View of the Q-code, 428cu V8 engine. The Shelby American, Inc. serial number tag is off camera, just to the right of the windshield fluid container.
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(from page 36 of the 1967 Collection)
View of the 14 x 6 inch Shelby 10-spoke wheels and a bit of the GT500 side stripe.
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(from page 36 of the 1967 Collection)
Close-up of those Shelby wheels.
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(from page 36 of the 1967 Collection)
This magazine ad features a Red 1967 Mustang GT fastback and a Brittany Blue 1967 Shelby GT-500 fastback. Which would you pick?
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(from page 36 of the 1967 Collection)
Candy Apple Red 1967 Mustang Shelby GT-350 fastback with white racing stripes. This Shelby was on display at the 2010 Mustang & Ford car show at Uftring Ford in East Peoria, Illinois.
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(from page 36 of the 1967 Collection)
This is a great shot. It has "Shelby GT 350" logo with a snake on the front grille. I like the center grille mounted fog lights.
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(from page 36 of the 1967 Collection)
Candy Apple Red 1967 Mustang Shelby GT350 fastback, right rear view.
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(from page 36 of the 1967 Collection)
It has the same "Shelby GT 350" emblem on the rear. The gas cap even says "Shelby GT350".
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(from page 36 of the 1967 Collection)
The front fenders have these "Shelby GT350" emblems. The rocker stripe also contains the GT-350 wording.
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(from page 36 of the 1967 Collection)
The GT-350 comes with this 289ci Hi Performance V8 engine.
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(from page 40 of the 1967 Collection)
This is a one-off Wimbledon White 1967 Mustang Shelby GT-500 Super Snake prototype car. It was built by Shelby with the intentions of building more. But... it would be too expensive (2x that of the normal Shelby, and more than the 427 Cobra) for the public to purchase, so they only built one. This Shelby was placed on eBay back in 2008 for $3M, but did not sell. It did, however, sell in 2013 for $1.3M at a Mecum auction. (Photos are from Mecum). Why was it built? Many reasons. The GT500 was outselling the GT350 and Goodyear wanted a high speed event to advertise its new Thunderbolt tires. The engine was a 600hp 427ci from the GT40. The fog lights have special chrome surrounds and the blue LeMans stripes are unique.
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(from page 40 of the 1967 Collection)
And those are actual 7.75x15" Goodyear Thunderbolt tires. As the story goes, this car ran 500 miles at an average speed of 142mph on Thunderbolt tires in the initial advertising campaign event.
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(from page 40 of the 1967 Collection)
That is a special built 427ci Mk II engine from a GT40. Other modifications include external oil cooler, braided lines, remote oil filter, stiffer springs and shocks on the passenger side (for the oval track event), special rear axle, special transmission, and special exhaust system.
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(from page 40 of the 1967 Collection)
Check out the interior.
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(from page 40 of the 1967 Collection)
This is a rare one. It's a 1967 Mustang Shelby GT-500 hardtop! It was the first and only one built by Shelby - called "Little Red". Although more 1967 hardtops where built by Shelby, it was the inspiration for the 1968 California Special. This GT-500 had twin Paxton Superchargers on a 428ci engine. It is reported to have been crushed as most prototypes were.
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(from page 40 of the 1967 Collection)
This 1967 Shelby GT-500 hardtop even has a black vinyl top. Vinyl tops where hugely popular in the 60s and 70s.
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(from page 40 of the 1967 Collection)
Here is a super rare Mustang. Only one built! It's a Candyapple Red 1967 Shelby GT-500 convertible. It's owned by Samantha and Brian Styles from Delray Beach, Florida. This is our featured Attitude Of The Week for the week starting February 1, 2015. It has a 428ci V8 "Interceptor" engine and an automatic transmission. Shelby had intended to offer the GT350 and GT500 in all three body styles - six in all. Brian adds, "We just gained access to the Ford Special Orders (DSOs) and they confirm that Shelby American even went so far as to create "package" codes for each type of car. The convertible was package code "413C", meaning a GT500, Auto, AC, Smog, Convertible Body. Carroll claimed the convertible as his own personal car. About 4 months later, the car was needed for a new task. It was used to bolt on the A.O. Smith built '68 styled fiberglass designed by Ford. It was essentially disguised as a '68 for the purpose of taking photos -- a lot of photos. A couple Shelby employees referred to the car in the stage as a "68 styling proto," though there was actually nothing prototype about it. Nothing more than a model putting on a new dress for her walk down the runway." Check out the www.1967shelbyconvertible.com website for more information.
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(from page 2 of the 1968 Collection)
This 1968 Mustang Shelby GT 500 KR fastback was our featured Attitude Of The Week picture for the week starting 8-5-07. It was painted in 1995. The color was changed from Acapulco Blue to Candy Apple Red. This Shelby has the KR 428 Cobra Jet 4V engine with an automatic transmission.
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(from page 2 of the 1968 Collection)
Candyapple Red 1968 Mustang Shelby GT 500 KR fastback, left rear view.
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(from page 2 of the 1968 Collection)
Candyapple Red 1968 Mustang Shelby GT 500 KR fastback, right side view.
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