Cobra 1968 Ford Mustang Shelby Gt500
Selling at auction scottsdale march 2021.
Cobra 1968 ford mustang shelby gt500. More listings are added daily. This 1968 shelby gt500kr is 4367 and one of 125 gt500kr fastbacks equipped with a 4 speed manual transmission and factory air conditioning. However in april of 1968 the 428 cubic inch cobra jet equipped shelby cobra gt500 kr was introduced. It s powered by a date code correct 428ci v8 cobra jet e.
Then in april 68 ford unveiled an even hotter version of the 428 the cobra jet and offered it in the mustang among other models. The car s kr designation stood for king of the road and was used by ford to portray the model s superior status. Number matching 428 v8 and 4 speed toploader manual transmission. Both returned for 68.
Shelby s 1967 gt 500 had led ford s pony car across the 400 cid threshold with a 427 cid detuned race engine and a juiced 428 cid police interceptor v 8. The new gt500 kr would serve as ford s flagship performance car standing head and shoulders above prior shelby models.