Today's car of the day is Johnny Lightning's 1968 Shelby GT500.
The Shelby Mustang is a high performance variant of the Ford Mustang built from 1965 through 1970. Following the introduction of the Fifth-generation Ford Mustang the Shelby nameplate was revived in 2007 for new high performance versions of the Mustang.
For more information and pictures of the real car please visit: Shelby GT500
I'm a Mustang guy, but for some reason this casting has never particularly moved me. And this paint scheme? Blah. But it's a Dukes car, and a Mustang, so I had to have it. I know the BWF fans will like this one.
For 1967, the GT 350 carried over the K-Code high performance 289 with a 'COBRA' aluminum hi-rise. The GT 500 was added to the lineup, equipped with the 428 Police Interceptor. These later cars carried over few of the performance modifications of the 1965-66 GT350s, although they did feature more cosmetic changes.
In September 1967, production was moved to the A.O. Smith Company of Ionia, Michigan, under Ford control. Shelby American had substantially less involvement after this time. In February 1968, the GT500KR "King of the Road" debuted; under the hood was a 428 cubic-inch Cobra Jet V8 which was rated at 335 horsepower (250 kW).
It's based on this car from "The Dukes Of Hazzard" which was not in fact a Shelby, but a regular Mustang fastback with some Shelby aftermarket pieces: http://imcdb.org/vehicle_16469-Ford-Mustang-1968.html
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