The Shelby GT350 and GT500 nameplates continued to be made until 1970, but it was the first three model years that can be regarded as “true" Shelbys. In 1967, the Shelby GT500 was the choice of American iron connoisseurs who believed “there’s no substitute for cubic inches." Nothing pushed the Mustang concept to the limit like Shelby’s first-year big-block model.
Just 3,225 Shelbys were made for 1967, and 2,048 were big-block cars. Luxurious compared to its spartan predecessor, the GT500 was a genuine sports car powered by Ford’s Police Interceptor big-block that (officially) developed 355 hp and 420 lb-ft of torque, though these were conservative numbers. A lynchpin in any Shelby collection, this is a car that rewards with its looks, performance, and unrepeatable history
From the article by Robert Ross, Bryan Hood, Erik Shilling
