Description
The 1967 Shelby G. T. 500 was the first model built in the Shelby G. T. 500 series. Based on the 1967 Mustang, it was equipped with an FE 428 cu in (7. 0 L) Police-Interceptor V8 engine with an aluminum mid-rise intake and 2X4-barrel 600 CFM Holley carburetors producing 355 hp (360 PS; 265 kW) at 5, 400 rpm and 420 lb⋅ft (569 N⋅m) of torque at 3, 200 rpm. Two thousand forty-eight were produced in 1967.
Several body panels of the G. T. were made of fiberglass, including the front fascia, hood, taillight panel, trunk lid, quarter-panel extension, and side scoops.
Beginning in April 1968, Ford began factory-installing a version of the 428 engine known as the Cobra Jet. This new engine featured a unique 16-bolt exhaust flange. The GT500 later became known as the Cobra GT500 KR. The initials KR stood for "King of the Road." Ford rated the Cobra Jet at 335 hp (250 kW), but with 440 lb⋅ft (597 N⋅m) of torque at 3, 400 rpm, although the power was considered significantly underreported. [citation needed] Shelby's KR engine was left stock, and cast aluminum valve covers with "Cobra Lemans" were added to mark Ford's FE engine family's victory over Ferrari at Le Mans in 1966 and 1967.
This Shelby featured here is an original and drives great. He was sold in the USA and then exported to Sweden to then go to Metropole. In Sweden the engine was completely overhauled and has run very little since then. In the interior you see a beautiful wooden Shelby steering wheel and the beautiful meters. Everything original. Furthermore there is an automatic transmission. Characteristic are also the typical rims that are only under the Shelby's. The body is still very straight and the paint also looks perfect. All in all a perfect Shelby 500 GT for the real enthusiast.
