67' Shelby Mustang Rant

[FIA-ERA]

I personally think the 67 Shelby is Hard to beat! I also think the 65 GT 350 is and should always be the benchmark for all the Shelby's. I own a 66 Fastback with all the Shelby suspension mods and pretty tricked out. It drives and handles like a racecar! I have a 67 GT500 in my garage as well and it is night and day driving experience! The 67 is way more refined and more comfortable to drive. I also just got my ERA FIA on the road and wow is that a difference. I've only got 15 miles so far on it but man is it a different animal! Still unsure but I will get use to it.

I think what makes the 67 so intriguing is that they really are a one off year production and have all there own little quirks. The running lights were a neat production piece that was eventually left off because of the expense of installing and running the extra wire, etc. I think the cars are just incredible looking with all the side scoops, spoilers, and extra fiberglass. It really must have been a true exotic car back then because it still has that same appeal now! The 68's, to me, just don't have that same effect. They were not built by Shelby and I think the designers just tried to refine it too much. The nose for me is just too much. BUT, they did improve a lot of brake and mechanical parts over the 67! What's weird to me though, is I feel more cramped in the 67 than I do in my 66? I would take any of them, with no problems!! Thanks, Matt