Shelby Mustang
These cars are a legend, the non-duplicated classics. Shelby Mustangs were the first "muscle cars" and the first street racers. They made the beginning of sports car age but there were so little of them – only 14,559 cars were made during those 6 years when Ford Mustangs was modified by Carroll Shelby.
1966 Shelby Mustang GT 350
Shelby dreamed to give the car a new look. The main change the Mustang went through was the change of its engine. The new Mustang’s heart was a huge one. It made the car one of the fastest on the road. It also became the most dangerous one (potentially).
The first Shelby Mustang was launched in 1965. It was the GT350, white with parallel blue stripes. It was made for racing and had little comfort. 1967 is the year when Shelby decided to make his creation less racing and more comfortable, and the Mustang finally got its back seat! The decision result in GT500, which was a marvelous example of mean racing car and stylish street vehicle mix. The later modification GT500KR (King of the Road) was launched in 1968 and was a great success. It is still considered the most powerful Mustang ever produced.
A lot of Shelby Mustangs are still alive today but they need to be restored in order to look they used to. To find a pristine Shelby Mustang stored somewhere in a barn for about thirty years is almost impossible, but if you can, it will be the sweetest find of your life.
It is a big deal to purchase a real Shelby Mustang today. You should take plenty of research before buying. There are a lot of Shelby buffers who know how to make a copy indistinctly from the original. So, if you are out of subject, you might get duped.
It is essential to know what part a Shelby Mustang uses. Those mechanics who know the cars would not put any wrong parts in them. So, a Shelby Mustang with the wrong parts is likely a forgery, but not always. Some people simply don’t know how to take care after a Shelby, but even if it is the case, you will have to spend a lot of time and plenty of money to restore it to its original state.
The best way to know if you are going to buy a true Mustang is to check its VIN number. The person who is selling you the Shelby Mustang should also have the original paper. Some of them are even signed by Carroll Shelby.
It is a costly affair to buy one of Shelby Mustangs in mint state. Actually, it’ll set you back some hundred thousand dollars. In the times of their glory Shelby’s Mustangs were being sold for $4,000 - 6,000 – today you could barely buy a good engine for that!
Shelby Mustang was a status symbol in 1960s, and now it is also prestigious to own it. These cars are symbols of an era beginning and the few who own one today are believed to be very lucky.
