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1967-68 Shelby GT-500: When Shelby's 'Stangs Moved From Race Grid to Cruise Strip

Let's face it, some like their features, including air conditioning,
performance cars raw, some like them with tilt steering wheel, and tinted
a healthy dose of seasonings and side glass.And, perhaps most importantly, a
dishes. And sometimes a machine's recipe backseat was now standard.But despite the
evolves from one style to the other.That added weight of such amenities, Shelby's
was certainly the case with one of machines hadn't lost their bite. Although
ex-racer Carroll Shelby's most famous the base GT-350's V8 was now somewhat
cars. For 1965, he began production of tamer, that model for '67 was joined by
hopped-up Mustangs at his shop in the new GT- 500, powered by a torquey
California. For those first couple years, 428-cid big-block V8 rated at 360 hp.For
his 'Stangs, called GT-350s, were '68, the GT-500 packed an even bigger
barely-disguised competition tools.With a wallop, with the midyear introduction of
road-racing suspension setup, high-strung the GT-500KR "King of the Road," which
small-block V8, and lack of a backseat on had a 428 that was some 40 hp stouter
which to haul buddies, those original yet. Also that year, the Shelby Mustang's
GT-350s weren't a popular pick with the fastback bodystyle was joined by a
burger-joint crowd. And that was fine convertible, to further appeal to the
with Ford, at least at first -- Shelby's boulevard cruising set.Development and
cooperation on the Mustang was initially production of Shelbys continued along
sought to give competition credibility to similar lines into the next generation of
Ford's pioneering ponycar, which GT-350s Mustangs, ending in 1970.Today,
did handily by winning sports-car muscle-car fans are divided on which of
races.But starting with the '67 model the Shelby Mustangs are the greatest --
year, Ford began expecting Shelby's the almost race-ready early versions, or
machines to speak to a more mainstream the punchier, plusher, more
performance crowd -- the typical street-appropriate later ones.
muscle-car buyer. Signaling this shift Regardless, any flavor of Shelby Mustang
toward street appeal over race-track is counted among the great performance
prowess were mandatory power steering and cars, a fact clearly reflected in the
power brakes, along with a number of hefty prices these cars command nowadays.
optional comfort and convenience




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