50 years of the Shelby G.T. 500

TEXTMay 24, 2017 · 3 min

Bruno von Rotz, automatically translated

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Shelby Mustang GT 500 (1968) - at full speed

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Ford Shelby GT 500 (2007) - the snake as a trademark

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Shelby Mustang GT 500 (1968) - Meeting of the Ford super sports cars Mustang GT 500 and GT 40

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Shelby Mustang GT 500 (1968) - accompanied by the famous Ford GT 40

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Shelby Mustang GT 500 (1968) - when it's hot, a convertible helps

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Shelby Mustang GT 500 (1968) - hopefully the salt water won't do any harm

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Ford Mustang Shelby GT 500 (1968) - on the road in France with a whole herd of horses under the hood - RAID Suisse-Paris 2012

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Shelby Mustang GT 500 (1967) - Swiss Eleanor at full speed

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Ford Shelby GT 500 (2007) - at full speed

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Ford Shelby GT 500 (2007) - with blue stripes

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Ford Shelby GT 500 (2007) - with red stripes

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Ford Shelby GT 500 (2014) - even sharper design

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Ford Shelby GT 500 (2014) - powerful and beefy

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Shelby Mustang GT 500 - Dolder Classics May 2015

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Ford Mustang Shelby GT 500 (1967) - at the Roßfeldrennen 2013

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Shelby Mustang GT 500 (1967) - Profilaufnahme

Shelby Mustang GT 500 (1968) - Treffen der Ford-Supersportler Mustang GT 500 und GT 40

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Shelby Mustang GT 500 (1968) - in Begleitung des berühmten Ford GT 40

Shelby Mustang GT 500 (1968) - wenn es heiss ist, hilft ein Cabrio

Shelby Mustang GT 500 (1968) - hoffentlich schadet das Salzwasser nicht

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Ford Mustang Shelby GT 500 (1968) - mit einer ganzen Herde von Pferden unter der Haube in Frankreich unterwegs - RAID Suisse-Paris 2012

In 1967, the Shelby G.T. 500 was launched, a Mustang hatchback coupé with a mighty seven-liter V8 under the hood which, with a few tricks, was good for over 350 hp. At the end of the sixties, this was pretty much the most powerful Mustang variant possible, but it was not built for long.

Shelby Mustang GT 500 (1967) - profile shot

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In the new millennium, the Ford marketing people remembered the legendary car and Shelby GT 500 models were produced again from 2007. The old name had already been reintroduced in 2005 at the New York Auto Show.

Ford Shelby GT 500 (2007) - at full speed

However, it would be another two years before the new GT 500 reached dealerships. In 2014, there was another caesura when the fifth generation of the Mustang was discontinued; whether a successor will come this year, to coincide with the anniversary, is still written in the stars (or the secret plans of Ford managers).