Sunday, 01 July 2012 00:00
1968 Shelby GT500 fastback
428-ci Police Interceptor V8 engine
Balanced and blueprinted by Duffin’s Machine Shop
Automatic transmission
Built at Ford’s Metuchen plant on December 21, 1967
Restored to original by Randal’s Restorations
The steel wheels and hubcaps have been upgraded to 10-spoke wheels
Aside from the mag wheel upgrade, this Shelby is like it was the day it came...
Published in Ford
Wednesday, 30 June 2010 16:00
1999 Shelby Series 1 Roadster Prototype
If all 249 production cars had been available in 1998, Shelby would have sold every one of them in an hourThe Shelby Series 1 was a high-performance roadster manufactured by Shelby American from 1996 to 2002. Only 249 Shelby Series 1s were built, and this was the first running car,...
Published in Classic
Saturday, 31 July 2010 16:00
1963 Shelby 289 Cobra Roadster "Le Mans"
We need to examine the age-old question: Is it possible to crash - and sometimes burn - the history out of a winning race car?In April 1963, Shelby prepared two cars for Le Mans that summer. Features included Dunlop magnesium wheels with larger fender flares, FIA hood scoops and a...
Published in Race
Thursday, 31 October 2002 16:00
1967 Shelby Mustang GT350 Competition Coupe
Highly original, genuine Shelby American Mustangs such as Carroll Shelby's 1967 competition car, production number "20" shown here, very rarely emerge onto the US market. Individual records indicate that only 26 such cars were produced by Shelby American for the 1967 season and that the 20th car's rarity is...
Published in Race
Saturday, 31 October 2009 16:00
1965 Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe
Cobras look good, they have enormous performance, despite their antiquated chassis, and most importantly, they were winnersIn 1963, Shelby's new Cobra had established its supremacy on the short road courses of America, but Shelby and Ford shared a more ambitious goal-to beat Ferrari to the Federation Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA)...
Published in Race
Thursday, 31 May 2007 16:00
1965 Shelby GT350 "Supercharged"
The correct blower was reinstalled shortly before the auction, a wise decision on the seller's partUnveiled by Carroll Shelby on January 27, 1965, the GT350 fastback had a fiberglass hood and functional scoop, and a clean-looking grille with a tri-color horse on the driver's side. All 1965 Shelbys were Wimbledon...
Published in Ford
Monday, 31 October 2005 16:00
1965 Shelby GT 350
If you're shopping for a '65 Shelby, you want to buy a car with the battery in the trunk, a shoddy hood, and as low a serial number as you can findThis is a very rare and original '65 Shelby, one of the few remaining two-digit cars in existence as...
Published in Ford
Thursday, 31 July 1997 16:00
1966 Shelby Mustang GT-350H Hertz
In 1964, Ford Motor Company produced one of the most successful cars in history - the Mustang. It sold 22,000 cars the first day! At that same time, Ford had Texan racecar driver Carroll Shelby under contract. They were already selling his AC Cobra in Ford dealerships. Ford decided to...
Published in Ford
Friday, 30 June 2000 16:00
1965 Shelby GT 350
The marriage between Carroll Shelby and the Ford Motor Company began in early 1965 when Ford wanted to take a shot at the performance market dominated by GM's Corvette. Unveiled by Shelby on January 27, 1965, the modified Mustang fastback had a few subtle exterior changes: a fiberglass hood with...
Published in Ford
Monday, 31 December 2001 16:00
1966 Shelby Mustang GT350H
The Mustang was the first of the pony cars and the most charismatic. When equipped with a high-performance, 289-cubic-inch, 271-horsepower engine, they became favorites at the stoplight drags.However, once sports-car maestro Carroll Shelby got his hands on the Mustang, they entered a different league. With subtle but critical modifications to...
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