1967 Shelby Mustang

In the past 15 several years or so the 1967 Shelby Mustang has become just one of or probably the most appealing Mustang product ever built. These days most Shelby’s are fiscally out of attain for numerous, but hey we can aspiration proper?

Many movies have had impact on the desirability of vehicles but the Eleanor Mustang in Long gone in Sixty Seconds appeared to safe its location in new pop record. Just after the film the demand for the autos and parts to convert cars and trucks to “clones” skyrocketed. Granted I’m not a major “clone” lover. I imagine you really should customise your car or truck to make it just what you want, heck go nuts. But I really loathe to see the sector diluted with faux cars and trucks. When Shelby create the 67 Mustang GT 500 it was a total makeover. They remaining small unchanged. In 1967 Shelby rolled out the huge guns with the 428 with dual carbs! This beefy motor made 355 horsepower and experienced the now legendary oval Cobra air cleaner and cool finned cobra valve covers. Just as a aspect notice did you know that a very confined selection of 1967 GT 350 experienced Paxton superchargers? Dare you to uncover just one of people in a junkyard. The 67 GT 500 had the heaver obligation C6 transmission or the Ford leading-loader 4 speed.

It doesn’t seem to be like Shelby did substantially to even establish the 67 GT 500 as a Mustang, perhaps simply because of the typical traces they failed to really feel like it was vital or perhaps they just desired to established it that a great deal further more aside from the more traditional Fords. In 1967 they manufactured the entrance of the vehicle 3 inches extended using fiberglass hood and other nose parts. In the fashion that would appear a whole lot like the 1969 Mustang Shelby mounted two driving lights at the extremely outside edge of the special Shelby substitution grill. Like in previously designs Shelby also set a greater opening in the fiberglass entrance valance to support with cooling the huge block concealed less than the restyled fiberglass hood.

The interior of the 1967 Shelby was quite equivalent to the deluxe inside of the 1967 Mustang. But even on the interior Shelby take away the direct reference directly to Ford. The door sills on the Mustangs go through Product of Ford and on the Shelby’s those had been changed by a plate that browse Shelby American Inc.”. All of the 67 Shelby’s experienced the wooden rim steering wheel with brushed three spoke stainless inside. They also sported a 140 MPH speedometer and a 8000 RPM tachometer. They also had the fold down rear seat.

Of special observe was the 427 GT 500. Less than 50 427 1967 GT 500 have been manufactured with the 427 motor. These undoubtedly are cars and trucks of legend, in all my many years of doing work with Mustangs and Shelby’s I have never seen one particular. Count oneself among a find few if you have just one in your garage.