Shelby GT500KR

1968 Shelby GT500KR Convertible

Description

Awesome Wimbledon White drop-top. Fully documented, featuring a numbers-matching drivetrain and occupying a spot on the official SAAC Registry, this Ford is an excellent example of one of the finest muscle cars ever produced. And if you're a discerning enthusiast who demands the very best in high caliber, investment grade classics, it's the Shelby you've been patiently waiting for! Restored by well-known Shelby and Boss restoration expert. This is the nicest Shelby I have ever seen. The bottomside is as clean as the top side.

• Original 428 cubic inch Cobra Jet V8

• Correct power steering

• Correct Wimbledon White paint

• Listed on the SAAC Registry

• Original C6 3-speed automatic transmission

• Correct power front disc and rear drum brakes

• Correct Black interior

• Correct Ford 9-inch rear end

• Correct Shelby 10-spoke wheels

• Fully documented

  Assembled on June 6th, 1968 in Metuchen, New Jersey with the following door data and optional equipment:

  SERIAL NUMBER: 8T03R206168-03452

  DOOR PLATE

• 8 - 1968 model year

• T - Assembled in Metuchen, New Jersey

• 03 - Shelby Convertible

• R - 428-4V CJ Engine GT-500KR

• 106,168th Mustang scheduled for production at Ford's Metuchen assembly plant

• 3,452nd Shelby scheduled for production

• 76B - Shelby Convertible

• M - Ford #1619 Wimbledon White paint

• 6AA - Black Décor bucket seats

• 04F - Scheduled for build on June 4th, 1968

• 8D2963 - Home Office Reserve ordering district under Domestic Special Order number 2963

• H - 3.50 Traction-Lok axle ratio

• U - C6 automatic transmission

  OPTIONS:

• GT Equipment Group

• Black, power convertible top that's complete with a glass back-lite

• Visibility Group

• Power Steering

• Power Front Disc Brakes

• Tilt-Away Steering Column

• AM Radio

• Interior Décor Group

• Tachometer that's complete with a trip odometer

• E70-15 Goodyear Speedway 350s, and Shelby 10-spokes.

  Originally delivered to Minar Ford in Minneapolis, Minnesota. After roughly three decades of excellent maintenance and accident-free driving, the car received a highly detailed, frame-off restoration that included stripping and reworking each of its panels.

  This Shelby is a first class show piece that can anchor any serious muscle car collection or hedge any major investment portfolio.

  Original, 428 cubic inch Cobra Jet V8 that's been completely rebuilt from its carburetor all the way down to its (E) May 14th (14), 1968 (8) casting date.

  Ram air cowl induction and correct 4168 Holley carburetor.

  Cobra LeMans valve covers between a correct intake and fully restored exhaust manifolds. FoMoCo hoses and belts. Correct power steering pump and factory smog system via simple black pulleys. Autolite battery and Ford washer tank.

  Original C6 3-speed, which is branded with a correct PGB AG build stamp. Rebuilt double A-arm suspension, sway bar and correct power disc brakes.

  The sale of this Shelby incudes

• An original build sheet and copy of that build sheet

• An ownership history that dates back to 1973

• A framed Elite Marti Auto Works Report

• Notes from the SAAC Registry

• A reproduction window sticker

• A Certificate of Authenticity for its Carroll Shelby autograph

Call me at 3167343697 and come to Wichita Kansas to look. You wont be disappointed.

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