(from page 5 of the 1968 Collection)
Left side view of the Wimbledon White 1986 Shelby GT-350.
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(from page 5 of the 1968 Collection)
1968 Shelby GT 350 in Wimbledon white, rear left view.
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(from page 6 of the 1968 Collection)
With the Shelby lettering and the Cobra on the gas tank cap, there is no doubt that this is the view you will see of most Shelby's on the road as it flies past.
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(from page 6 of the 1968 Collection)
Right rear view of the 1968 Shelby GT 350.
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(from page 6 of the 1968 Collection)
Wimbledon white with blue Leman's style stripes on this 1968 Shelby GT 350.
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(from page 6 of the 1968 Collection)
Right front view of the 1968 Shelby GT 350 in Wimbledon White paint.
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(from page 6 of the 1968 Collection)
Honk, Honk get out of the way. This is the one millisecond view you'll see in your rear view mirror before you see its smoke in front of you.
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(from page 6 of the 1968 Collection)
Interior view of the 1968 Shelby GT 350. This car has the optional Ford C-4 Automatic transmission
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(from page 6 of the 1968 Collection)
1968 Shelby J-code, 250 hp, 302 cubic inch, V8 Cobra engine.
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(from page 6 of the 1968 Collection)
The VIN number for the 1968 Shelby is stamped on a plate riveted to the top of the dashboard on the passenger's side. Two other locations are on the top upper flange of the right and left front fender apron which is visible only with the hood closed and on the warranty plate riveted into the driver's door. This tag shows this car to be the 193185th Ford car out of the T Metuchen, NJ, plant; and the 2086th Shelby for 1968. For more information on the VIN numbers see the Shelby VIN data explorer.
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(from page 6 of the 1968 Collection)
Warranty plate riveted inot the driver's door showing the VIN number and body information. The 63B is the Ford code for the luxury fastback body, the 5A is the interior trim code of black ComfortWeave, and the M after the VIN number is the code for Wimbledon White.
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(from page 8 of the 1968 Collection)
This incredible Special Orange 1968 Shelby GT500KR Mustang fastback with an R-code 428 Cobra Jet V8 is owned by Peter Disher of Wisconsin and runs one of the most interesting sites of Ford factory special colors thecoralsnake.com. Peter has identified several 1968 special order colors that the Shelby GT 500KR has been ordered in. This orange WT5158 is one of them. Peter writes: One of three painted this color by the factory in 1968. SAAC and Team Shelby National Award winner.
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(from page 10 of the 1968 Collection)
Special order Yellow 1968 Shelby GT 500 KR with a the largest engine offered in 1968, a 335 hp, 428 cubic inch, 4 barrel, Cobra Jet V8. This car has the special order Ford Yellow paint. On the Shelby specification sheet this color was printed at the bottom as "Shelby Unit Spec Paint WT6066" and the door data plate color was left blank. Mid 1968, Shelby introduced the GT-500KR or "King of the Road" which used Ford's new unofficially rated 400hp, 428 cubic inch Cobra Jet engine along with other handling/safety modifications to contain the power.
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(from page 10 of the 1968 Collection)
Front end view of the 1968 Yellow Shelby GT 500KR.
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(from page 10 of the 1968 Collection)
1968 Yellow Shelby Mustang GT500KR, left front view. Notice the "KR" is written on the side stripe.
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(from page 11 of the 1968 Collection)
Yellow 1968 Shelby Mustang GT-500KR, left rear view
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(from page 11 of the 1968 Collection)
Rear view of the 1968 Yellow Shelby Mustang GT 500KR.
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(from page 11 of the 1968 Collection)
Yellow Shelby Mustang GT 500KR, rear right view.
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(from page 11 of the 1968 Collection)
The King of the Road Yellow Shelby GT 500, right side view.
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(from page 11 of the 1968 Collection)
Left side view of the Yellow Shelby Mustang GT 500KR.
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