If you've seen the Mustang Shelby when you are on the road or when at a local car show, or during a visit to the local Ford dealer you are, which flashed through your mind is definitely a very fast car, It's like that Mustang Shelby Mustang ever identical with performance . so that the Shelby Mustang, both old and new are still very popular and sought after by collectors.
If climbing the manufacturing history in 1964 when automotive legend Carroll Shelby asked Ford to make a car with the Racing ability, so that was made, 1965 Mustang. Ford Shelby saw the success has been made of Cobra, and wished she could breath some performance to a new Mustang. If anyone can do it, the Ford Shelby was the man. Shelby and his company, Shelby American, took the job and began working on the first Shelby Mustang in August 1964. January 27, 1965, the first Shelby Mustang, Shelby GT350 a 1965 in Wimbledon White, made its public debut. In February the same year, the racing version of the car, GT350R Shelby, has won the first SCCA race to compete against the likes of the Corvette and the like. It was not long before people began to associate the name with the performance of the Shelby Mustang. Overall, 562 GT350s created by Shelby in 1965.
In 1966 Shelby Mustang brought to a new level. Due to its popularity as a player race-day Hertz car rental company bought 1001 of "hire-racer-", named GT350H, which ended in car rental locations throughout the country. This is clearly big business for Shelby and company, and give the Shelby Mustang a lot of exposure around the country.
In the year 1967, known as Eleanor, in reference to 1967 Shelby GT500 clone Nicolas Cage appeared in the remake movie Gone in 60 Seconds. (In the original film, 1973 Ford Mustang Mach 1 plays a part.) The original Shelby GT500 was the first American car left the factory with a roll bar. Also featuring a big block V8 engine. This car is a favorite among collectors.
Shelby Mustang offers two different machines, 200 and 289, although 289 was available with three different power ratings. The 200 cubic inch six cylinder standard equipment, and produces 120 horsepower. The 289 cubic inch V-8 engine is available with either 200 horsepower, which is called "Challenger," 225 horsepower, which is called "Challenger Special," or with a 271 horsepower, which is called the "Challenger High Performance." Differences in power largely due to the compression ratio and the carburetor. Challenger uses two-barrel carburetor and 9.3:1 compression ratio. Both the Challenger and Challenger Special High Performance featuring four-barrel carburetor, but the first featuring a compression ratio of 10:1 and 10.5:1 compression ratio and features. Unlike other 289s, Challenger High Performance is equipped with solid lifters and exhaust headers, rather than hydraulic lifters and exhaust manifolds.
For the transmission system, there are several types of Mustang Shelby :
- A 3-speed manual transmission is standard equipment for the six-cylinder engine, and featuring floor-mounted shifter to the standard pattern of "H".
- A 3-speed manual transmission is standard equipment with the powerful and the engine Challenger Special Challenger.
- A 4-speed manual transmission is also available as optional equipment.
Type in Production:
2D Hardtop: 501,965
Fastback: 77,079
Convertible: 101,945
Engines Spesification:
170 I6 101 bhp.
200 I6 120 bhp.
260 V8 164 bhp.
289 V8 225 bhp.
289 V8 271 bhp.
(GT-350) 289 V8 306 bhp.
(GT-350R) 289 V8 360 bhp.
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