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Shelby GT 350 - Short test of the high-performance vehicle based on the Ford Mustang

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Created on July 8, 1965

Reading time 9min

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Shelby GT 350 (1965) - mit Chromzierart

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Shelby GT 350 (1965) - Testfahren in Riverside

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Shelby GT 350 (1965) - der Mustang für die Rennstrecke

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Shelby GT 350 (1965) - Seitenansicht

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Shelby GT 350 R (1965) - Sportausführung ohne Stossstangen

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Shelby GT 350 (1965) - rennmässig unterwegs

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Shelby GT 350 (1965) - Modell mit Bandtacho, Drehzahlmesser auf dem Armaturenbrett

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Shelby GT 350 (1965) - Kurztest, Einstieg, Vordersitze

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Shelby GT 350 (1965) - ohne Rückbank

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Shelby GT 350 (1965) - Zusatzinstrumente über dem Armaturenbrett

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Shelby GT 350 (1965) - der 289er V8, wie er auch in der Cobra verbaut wurde

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Shelby GT 350 (1965) - Version ohne Renntank

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Shelby GT 350 (1965) - seitlicher Auspuff

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Shelby GT 350 (1965) - mit Leichtmetallrädern

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Shelby GT 350 (1966) - Durchsichtszeichnung

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Shelby GT 350 (1965) - an der Weltausstellung in New York im Jahr 1965

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Shelby GT 350 (1965) - an der Weltausstellung im April 1965

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Shelby GT 350 (1965) - an der Weltausstellung im April 1965

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Shelby GT 350-H (1966) - 1000 Rennwagen bei Hertz zu vermieten

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Summary

For many, the Ford Mustang was not a real sports car. But with the arrival of the GT 350 developed by Carroll Shelby, this perception changed, especially as the resourceful American launched a road and a racing version at the same time. With around 300 hp and an unladen weight of 1.2 tons, the Shelby Mustang could certainly compete with many European sports cars. This report reproduces the original wording of a short test of the racing version by Scuderia Filipinetti from 1965 and shows both versions in historical photos.

This article contains the following chapters

Extensive modifications
When all hell breaks loose
Full development on the race track
Mustang Shelby 350 GT - Technical data and features

Estimated reading time: 9min

Preview (beginning of the article)

One can really wonder what Carroll Shelby's goal was when he decided to build a sporty version of the Ford Mustang V8. Was he aiming to launch a high-performance sports car for normal use, or to create a competition car to rival the Chevrolet Sting Ray, the Jaguar E-Type or the Sunbeam Tiger V-8 in the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) formula? The latter version seems closer to Shelby's intentions. Because the SCCA requires that at least 100 units must be produced within 12 months for homologation and that these must be suitable for normal road use, Shelby came up with the idea of including two model variants in the program, one for normal use and one as a pure competition vehicle.

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