Our featured automobile is the legendary 1967 Shelby Ford Mustang GT 500. The 67 Shelby GT 500 is a truly iconic classic car. The Shelby Ford Mustangs remain the most famous special variant of the original pony car.
Carroll Shelby and the Ford Mustang
Carroll Shelby, one of America’s best known automotive designer, race car driver and businessman made many contributions to the performance car industry. Carroll Shelby raced successfully in the U.S., Europe and Latin America. Many might have heard of Carroll Shelby’s Cobra which is what he was best known for. What Shelby accomplished with the Ford Mustang model is legendary.
Ford Motor Company wanted Carroll Shelby to do with it’s new Mustang pony car what he had done with the Cobra. That is add power and performance to a sporty appearing popular vehicle. Carroll Shelby’s most famous AC cars were the 1962 and 1963 AC Cobras. In the U.S. the car was sold as the Ford/Shelby AC Cobra. The vehicle only weighed 2,100 lbs and had a 260 horsepower engine connected to a four speed transmission.
Shelby accepted the offer from Ford and began work on the Mustang in the summer of 1964. By early 1965 a new car was created. This was the Shelby Mustang GT 350. It didn’t take long for Shelby’s creation to be noticed. Shelby’s racing car version, the ebong>ebong>ebong>ebong>ebong>ebong>ebong>ebong>ebong>ebong>ebong>ebong>ebong>ebong>ebong>ebong>ebong>ebong>ebong>ebong>ebong>ebong>6ong>:: a new car wastEgohponsive="true"> of Carrle_gtured-imass="wp-"16" height="16" art Thieighedot Thscribedbrong>ebsps://aebong>ebong>6obrong>ebongebong>ebong>d as thronebontdesto bewith tyed. Sere aom/6 HPgt500frbong>ebo builtr wa reetg>ebong>GT 35ap..t2T>ebong>rsepoactuDE","ebong>a reetg>ebong>Gdihelbronmonlist-bacnli Mustong>..t2Twith tbo have=da nosolid>a eh t clea bumpn thbut Sereoutr w Cobrbft">
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