Vehicle Description
This beautiful, rare 1968 Shelby GT500KR convertible received a
total rotisserie restoration to as-new, as-delivered specifications
and finish in 2016 by award-winning Master Shelby restoration
expert Tim Lea of Massachusetts. Bearing Shelby serial #02402, it
is one of only 57 1968 GT500KR convertibles produced with the
4-speed manual transmission and Factory Select-Aire
air-conditioning combination, and one of just four in Lime Gold
with a Saddle D�cor bucket-seat interior. The car wears its
original, rare Shelby wheel covers, along with a new set of
Goodyear Polyglas tires. According to its entry in the Shelby
Registry, this car was delivered new to Sanders Motor Co. Inc. of
Raleigh, NC. Ford introduced the 428 Cobra Jet engine for the
Mustang at mid-year 1968, leading to the quick decision to replace
the 1968 Shelby GT500's Police Interceptor 428 with the new but
conservatively rated 335hp big-block 428-4V CJ engine. Like all
1968 Shelbys, the GT500KR "King of the Road" stood apart from
standard 1968 Mustangs with fiberglass body panels, including the
hood with its forward-placed scoop - functional for the Cobra Jet's
Ram Air - and a rear end with ducktail spoiler, sequential
taillights and tilt-away steering column from the 1965 Thunderbird.
Power steering and power front disc brakes were also part of the
package, along with a convertible roll bar and a uniquely padded
console, with Stewart Warner gauges added to the Mustang Deluxe
interior. This GT500KR convertible has a white power top with glass
backlite, and is equipped with its matching-numbers 428 Cobra Jet
engine and matching 4-speed manual transmission. Desirable options
include AM radio and Visibility Group, factory-installed
Select-Aire, tinted glass, Interior D�cor Group, power steering and
GT Equipment Group. A complete Marti Report and the original Build
Sheet accompany this rare Shelby.
