The Shelby Mustang was into the 1960ern GET under a sports car. It belonged to the series of Ford Mustangs, which were particularly converted by Carroll Shelbys company and sold as series.

1965

The first Shelbyversion Mustang appeared 1965. All '65er Shelbys was white painted with (optional) parallel blue strips from the point to the tail. There were also door swelling first tires with the GT350 signature. The engine was a modified K-code 289HP Windsor V8 with special "Cobra "valve covers, trichloroethylene y elbow unions, a special intake manifold and Holley carburetor increased the output of 217 to 306 HP (162 per 228 KW).

1966

The 1966er model differed in body color (it non-white versions were introduced - there were blue, red green and black. The original white remained also preserved) and for lining. "The Le Mans strip "gave it further as option like already 1965. It offered special rear windows and rear air scoops on each side and a mechanism circuit. A hinged rear seat was now also standard. While early 1965 cars possessed black of engine mount, the engine of the 1966er became and later models blue angemalt.

Shelby made a trade with Hertz car hire, in order to manufacture a special series from GT350s to the letting. This GT350H is very rare and today very much looked for. Shelby manufactured 1000 pieces of these cars; 800 in black, and in each case 50 in red, knows, blue and green. The black cars had all golden strips, while the colored cars had only lateral Shelby strip and not the LeMans strip over hood, roof and tail. Shelby repeated this decoration 1987 with the Shelby CSX-T.

1967

New 1967er Mustang a new Shelby followed that. It offered rear lights Ford of the Thunderbird (of the 1965er model), one Flip UP spoiler, and two air scoops on each side. It was also the first American car, which had inserted an overroll bar in series.

In this year there was also the GT500 as well as the GT350. The new GT500 was propelled by 428 in (7.0 l) FE policy Interceptor Big block V8.

The 1967er GT500 was used gladly in films and other media. At the most famous in the Manga and Anime Gunsmith Cats and the film only 60 seconds, for which however "more normally a "Ford Mustang nearly-bake one used, which was converted with Shelbyteilen and a body kit.

1968

Shelby lost the lease for its factory at of Los Angeles internationally the air haven late in the year 1967, why the manufacturing of the Shelby cars was shifted after Ionia, Michigan. Under control Ford engine company.

2007

Shelby and Ford return 2007 with a Shelby Mustang, the Shelby Cobra GT500. 2005 presented on that New York international car show, possess the GT500 5.4 an l modular Kompressor-V8. 450 to 500 HP (336 to 373 KW) and 610 Nm will be available, in order to overtrump the Corvette. A Tremec 6-Gang circuit, getuntes chassis, disguised body, and 18 tariff of wheels rounds the vehicle off.

See also

Ford Mustang, Shelby Cobra

This article is based on a translation of the article Shelby Mustang from the English-language Wikipedia in the version from 20 October 2005. A list of the main authors (History) in accordance with GNU FDL is to be found here.

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