[Gunner]

Shelby was, in the main, correct. The Mustang was, like most US-made "sports" cars of the era, under-engineered, underpowered and outclassed by the European cars they purported to equal. The only thing US makers ever did was pour in the horsepower and twiddle antique suspension and brake systems to be barely capable of holding the car up under power.

My '68 is a beloved family treasure, but I never considered keeping its original suspension and brakes when I rebuilt it. Neither were safe in modern traffic, and that was with only ~200 HP.