Vehicle Description
1968 Shelby Mustang GT500 for sale! Motorcar Classics is pleased to
offer this stunning and nearly all original Shelby GT500 428 Cobra
Jet with only 39,000 original miles. Presented in Acapulco Blue and
black interior almost all of the paint on this Shelby is 100%
original and has been verified professionally via paint meter
readings. This Shelby is one of the most original and highly
documented and preserved examples we have ever seen. The body
panels, glass and fiberglass are all original. The entire
drivetrain on this car is original as well, with all tags and vin
stamps present! The interior on this Shelby has been preserved
nicely and is 100% original including the carpets. The build sheet
is still attached and wrapped on the main wire harness. The gas
tank is also original to the car, which is very rare. The trunk
retains the original tar paper over gas tank along with the
original burlap mat and spare/jack. Even more impressive, you will
find many of the factory paint marks in and around the car. This
Shelby comes with the original keys and tons of original documents,
some dating back to 1968. The car runs and drives and is
mechanically excellent as well.This Shelby was originally sold back
in 1968 out of Indiana (Jack Thrasher Ford) to a Curtis Sinclair,
as noted on the owner's manual, owners cards, and documents. For a
short time, out of the same town, a Dave Felstein purchased the
car. After his ownership, Dan Fitzgerald (owner of Fitz Jeep/Dodge)
purchased it. The next owner was Dale Weeks from Maine who has
owned it from 1988 to 2023. Its current owner is a local collector
who resides in NJ and has consigned the vehicle to us. This example
is considered an early car with the very rare Autolite carb with
tag remaining. Non original parts and common consumable replacement
parts on this car include: Water pump (have original and rebuilt
ready for install), Solenoid (have original), Distributor (have
original and rebuilt ready for install), Brake booster and master
cylinder (have original ones), Thermactor/Smog/Emissions; as most
did, removed from car but have almost all of the original parts,
pumps, hoses, clamps, etc. Radiator hoses (have replacement
concours correct ones), Heater core/hoses (have replacement and
concours correct hoses), PCV valve (replaced with a correct
autolite one), have original Fuel pump, Alternator (rebuilt,
restamped and ready for install), Shocks (have old maybe original
Koni rear shocks). Do not miss this opportunity to own this time
capsule Shelby GT500!
