What shelby did to the ’67 Mustang was
akin to a steroid shot, and the scoops,
spoilers, grille-mounted driving lamps
and sequential rear directional lights
made an already great-looking car all the
more aggressive. Au TOart has nailed the
image from bumper to bumper: check out
those tailpipes, the tread on the tires and
the excellent lensing all around.
1965 Shelby GT350 and GT350R
had no rear seats; this allowed
them to be considered two-seat
sports cars. Roll bars, suspension
mods, racing gauge packages,
a fiberglass hood and cooling
scoops, a wood-rimmed steering
wheel, and a 306-horsepower
Hi-Po 289 cubic-inch engine
with a special Cobra intake
manifold completed the package.
Ken Miles won the first outing
at a track in Green Valley, TX,
and the cars continued to win,
driven by club enthusiasts and
professional racers across the
country.
Curves AheAd
In 1967, the Shelby became a little
rounder—think Sophia Loren
versus Kate Moss—emerging
a little longer, a tad wider and
fuller overall. But the striking
styling that attracted thousands
to her was still there. Under
Shelby’s eye, fiberglass pieces
were added that refined that
beauty: the nose was extended,
and a ’glass hood with a broad
scoop brought cool air into the
engine bay. Two additional
headlamps were mounted in
the center of the widened front
grille, and two scoops, somewhat
reminiscent of the ones on the
Le Mans-winning GT40 Mk II,
were added to each side of the
car behind the doors. A new
rear fascia was added, with a
molded-in duck-tail spoiler and
sequential turn signals sourced
from the Mercury Cougar. For
an additional $200, there was
an optional 428cid “Police
Interceptor” engine, offering
a conservatively rated 355
horsepower, thanks, in part, to
dual 600 cfm Holley carbs on
a Cobra manifold, and shifted
either through a four-speed top-
loader manual or a three-speed
automatic. Power steering and
power brakes were “mandatory
options.” Air conditioning was
now available, and so was the
room to share your joy with three
other passengers (and, of course,
the roll bar). Racing stripes
were dealer-installed, and some
