Vehicle Description
The original '65 GT 350s have become so valuable that the risk of
actually driving them means that they usually sit in garages or
museums. Tribute cars honor the originals and reduce the risk so
that you can actually take them out and enjoy them. This one is a
nicely built example that will attract lots of attention at cruise
ins and is tons of fun to actually drive. Check it out.
Instead of the much more commonly seen White or Blue, this car is
presented in Rangoon Red with White Shelby GT 350 stripes, and it
looks awesome. The view from the front of the car is intimidating
with the hood scoop and set of hood pins there to make sure the
hood stays locked down at speed. The grill has the galloping Pony
in the center flanked by fog lights, is trimmed in chrome, and
underlined by a pencil thin front bumper. The red paint catches the
light as it runs down the side of the car and really shows off the
lines of the fastback body style. A White GT 350 stripe runs along
the rockers and a 289 badge along with a Mustang on red, white and
blue stripes graces the front fender. Out back those iconic triple
taillights have a Cobra gas cap between them and are underlined by
a nice chrome bumper. Dual exhaust pipes have a healthy rumble as
they exit out through the lower valence.
Open the door and you will find a sharp looking black interior with
a couple special treats. The door panel itself is super clean with
a pleated center section trimmed in thin chrome piping. The first
treat that you will probably notice is the deep dish three-spoke
wooden steering wheel with the Cobra center. As you sit down in the
comfortable bucket seat, take note of the Pony treatment on the
seatbacks that adds such a nice touch. As you reach out and grab
the wheel, the Rally Pak on the column becomes obvious putting the
tachometer right in front of the driver where it belongs. The wood
grained treatment on the dash is trimmed in thin chrome piping, and
the other nice treat you will find is the white Hurst shifter for
the 5-speed manual transmission in the center console that is just
begging to be stirred around while burning up some backroads.
Pop the hood (don't forget to release the hood pins first), and you
will find a healthy 289 engine nestled down in a nicely detailed
out engine bay. A chrome air topper has a 289 High Performance
sticker on it and it sits on top of an Edelbrock 4-barrel
carburetor along with an Edelbrock intake manifold. Aeroquip lines
gets the fuel to the carb and Aluminum Ford Motorsport valve covers
look sharp with the red ignition wires and blue cast iron block and
heads. Doug's headers get the spent gasses out and downstream to
dual Flowmaster mufflers and a Griffin aluminum radiator keeps
things running cool. Power is sent back through that T-5 manual
transmission mentioned earlier. An engine brace has been added for
a bit more chassis rigidity, because this car was built to be
driven. Longitudinal bars on the rear springs prevent wind up and
wheel hop under acceleration and the rubber meets the road through
BFGoodrich tires mounted on black and polished steel wheels.
Come on down and check out this nicely done GT 350. It looks good,
runs strong, and drives great.