The legendary Carroll Shelby, who famously built and sold the iconic Cobra, had the idea to apply the Shelby magic to Ford’s hot new Mustang. It was a match made in heaven. Nineteen sixty-seven brought a mildly recontoured Mustang body. Since the new body shell was designed to accept Ford’s 390-cubic-inch big-block engine, Shelby dropped the Interceptor 428 into the pony car’s engine bay and added a dual-carb intake, creating the top-of-the-line GT500. Although conservatively rated at 355…
The legendary Carroll Shelby, who famously built and sold the iconic Cobra, had the idea to apply the Shelby magic to Ford’s hot new Mustang. It was a match made in heaven. Nineteen sixty-seven brought a mildly recontoured Mustang body. Since the new body shell was designed to accept Ford’s 390-cubic-inch big-block engine, Shelby dropped the Interceptor 428 into the pony car’s engine bay and added a dual-carb intake, creating the top-of-the-line GT500. Although conservatively rated at 355 horsepower, its actual output was closer to 400 horsepower, with an impressive 420 foot-pounds of torque.