41 years after its debut, the 1967 Ford Mustang Shelby GT 500, a blend of sports and muscle car that was named after Caroll Shelby, is still considered one of the best muscle cars. The car that I've been eyeing for quite some time and hopefully soon will be able to purchase one.

History

During 1967 there was a demand for more civility, from the 1965 and 66 mustang and with the introduction of the '67 units, regular Stangs could get a 320-bhp 390-cid four-barrel V-8. Caroll Shelby, naturally, went further. His GT 350 retained its 289-cid V-8 with its 306-bhp rating. And a new model was made called "Police Interceptor", the 1967 Shelby GT 500, got a reworked 428-cid.

But the 4280-cid was saved for bigger Fords due to its 345bhp. A cast-aluminum medium-rise intake manifold from Ford's 427, twin 600-cfm Holley four-barrel carburetors and other tweaks for a conservative rating of 355 bhp was added to the unit. Ford's near race-ready 427-cid V-8 were equipped to the Shelby Mustang that was made mad during production for some dealers.

General Characteristics of the 67 GT500:

    GT-level interior ttrim

    New factory options are Air-conditioning and Power Steering

    8000-rpm tach

    140-mph speedometer

    padded roll bar

All of these are Shelby Standards.

To improve its performance The GT 500s were set with fiberglass body pieces with an elongated nose,4 body side intakes, ansa hood with functional scoops. Borrowed from the Mercury Cougar the fiberglass tail had a molded spoiler and sequential turn-signal lamps. High-beam headlights were mounted in the center of the grille (some were moved to the sides to meet state laws). Twin "Le Mans" stripes were dealer-applied options for any 1967 Shelby GT 500.

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