(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.
(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.
(from page 17 of the 1968 Collection)
Wimbledon White 1968 Shelby Mustang GT-500KR fastback, front end view.
(from page 17 of the 1968 Collection)
The R-code Cobra Jet engine is standard in the 500KR. They put out 400hp.
(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.
(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.
(from page 18 of the 1968 Collection)
Gray 1968 Eleanor Shelby Mustang fastback with Maier racing eleanor body kit, front end view.
(from page 18 of the 1968 Collection)
Rear view of a Gray 1968 Eleanor Shelby Mustang fastback with Maier racing eleanor body kit.
(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.
(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.
(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.
(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; .
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