1968 GT 500 KR
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An example of a 1968 GT 500 KR ( King of the Road) A four
speed car. White with black interior. Rear built in spoiler. Very nice car and very quick.
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Rear mounted radio antenna, functional air scoop on the top of the sides for
drawing air into the cockpit. Under the hood was a 428 Cobra Jet engine rated at 335
horse power. The output was much higher than that. Remember these were the years of
increasing car insurance rates based on the manufacturers horsepower ratings. |
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Thunderbird sequential tail lights. Custom dual exhaust. No where does it say
Mustang on the 1968 Shelby Mustangs. Called a Shelby Cobra to keep the name Cobra in front
of the public because Shelby American had stopped producing Cobras prior to 1968. Shelby
had intentions of reviving the Cobra which he finally did recently. |
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Functional air scoop on the hood. The 1967 hood scoops made too much noise so
the Shelby American team came up with a scoop across the front of the good with vents cut
in the fiber glass to let the air out. The KRs came stock with "ram air".
The scoop openings had a fiberglass piece under the hood the the low restriction
aircleaner fit into forcing a flow of air to the cleaner and the engine. Greater volume of
air, greater horse power. |
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Standard fog lights. Note that the 1969 Mustangs,
especially the Mach 1, resembled the design of the 1968 Shelby Cobra. Dual
headlights, pseudo side scoops |
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Stock GT Mustang interior with wood grain dash, steering wheel insert and side
door panels. Shelby American added a wood grain console and oil pressure and amp gauge.
Tilt wheel was a standard option as was a fold down rear seat. Also
stock in the 1968 Shelby Cobras was a padded roll bar, not pictured here, just behind the
front seats.
The door sills had a Shelby American log inserted over the stock Ford Mustang
one.
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