Within the final 15 years or so the 1967 Shelby Mustang has change into considered one of or possibly probably the most fascinating Mustang mannequin ever made. Today most Shelby’s are financially out of attain for a lot of, however hey we are able to dream proper?
Many films have had impact on the desirability of vehicles however the Eleanor Mustang in Gone in Sixty Seconds appeared to safe its place in latest pop historical past. After the film the demand for the vehicles and elements to transform vehicles to “clones” skyrocketed. Granted I am not an enormous “clone” fan. I feel you must customise your automotive to make it simply what you need, heck go loopy. However I actually hate to see the market diluted with pretend vehicles. When Shelby construct the 67 Mustang GT 500 it was an entire makeover. They left little unchanged. In 1967 Shelby rolled out the large weapons with the 428 with twin carbs! This beefy engine produced 355 horsepower and had the now iconic oval Cobra air cleaner and funky finned cobra valve covers. Simply as a facet word do you know {that a} very restricted variety of 1967 GT 350 had Paxton superchargers? Dare you to search out a type of in a junkyard. The 67 GT 500 had the heaver responsibility C6 transmission or the Ford top-loader 4 pace.
It does not appear to be Shelby did a lot to even determine the 67 GT 500 as a Mustang, possibly due to the basic traces they did not really feel prefer it was essential or possibly they only wished to set it that a lot additional aside from the extra conventional Fords. In 1967 they made the entrance of the automotive 3 inches longer utilizing fiberglass hood and different nostril items. Within the model that will look rather a lot just like the 1969 Mustang Shelby mounted two driving lights on the very outdoors fringe of the particular Shelby substitute grill. Like in earlier fashions Shelby additionally put a bigger opening within the fiberglass entrance valance to assist with cooling the large block hidden underneath the restyled fiberglass hood.
The inside of the 1967 Shelby was similar to the deluxe inside of the 1967 Mustang. However even on the inside Shelby take away the direct reference on to Ford. The door sills on the Mustangs learn Product of Ford and on the Shelby’s these have been changed by a plate that learn Shelby American Inc.”. All the 67 Shelby’s had the wooden rim steering wheel with brushed three spoke stainless inside. In addition they sported a 140 MPH speedometer and a 8000 RPM tachometer. In addition they had the fold down rear seat.
Of particular word was the 427 GT 500. Lower than 50 427 1967 GT 500 have been made with the 427 engine. These definitely are vehicles of legend, in all my years of working with Mustangs and Shelby’s I’ve by no means seen one. Depend your self amongst a choose few when you have one in your storage.
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