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Originally Posted by Ron61
I believe the 67s were made by Shelby and then Ford carried them on into the 68 year after Shelby left for Africa, but I am not sure of that.
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You have a good memory. For 1968, Ford moved production of the Shelby to the A. O. Smith facility in Illinois. The wanted more control over production. The GT500KR was first made there (with the 428CJ engine). They also ran low of the 428 engine for the GT500, and some cars actually had a 390ci engine.
Some people consider the 1965-1967 Shelbys the only true Shelby cars.
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Originally Posted by Ron61
It is very hard to find a good 65 or 66 Mustang body around here as so many were used to make Shelby Clones they have all but vanished from this area.
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You can find them here, but they are expensive. In today's market, you can buy a nice finished 1965/1966 fastback cheaper than you can build one. Ford made 145,231 2+2 fastback cars in the first two years, so they aren't rare.
Although the Boss 302 is a good vintage race car, the 1965/1966 cars make excellent race cars since they weigh only ~2800 lbs. (with a cage). Spare parts are plentiful, and they are fun to drive.
A Galaxie?
