1966 Shelby GT350 Convertible Tribute.
Newly restored and recreated 1966 Mustang Convertible as the most desirable 1966 Shelby GT350 Convertible . One of four convertibles produced in 1966 by Carrol Shelby as a proto-type for the up coming 1967 body changes. The Convertibles came in four colors. Candy Apple Red, Ivy Green, Pale Yellow and Sapphire Blue. They all were equipped the same as the Fast Back, 289 Hi Po with 306 HP. Two of the Convertible were produced with automatic transmissions, The Ivy Green and the Sapphire Blue. The Candy Apple red and the the Pale Yellow both had four speed manual transmissions. All four had Air Conditioning, White Vinyl tops. The '65 & '66 Shelby's all came with the rocker panel GT350 stripe in GM White or Sapphire Blue. The Rallye (Le Mans)Stripes were options mostly applied by the dealers. The exception was the Ivy Green "Hurst Rent-A-Racers," proto-type with Gold rocker and Rallye stripes. 1966 standard wheels were the Magnum 500 steel wheels. Alloy wheel options were the 5 spoke 15" Cargar wheel later replaced by the Legendary 14" 10 spoke wheels due to tire rubbing issues. * Shelby Mustang History: 1966 GT350 Softening the Edges - DIY Ford
Bringing this car into the future as awesome "Safe Driver -Track Day" with 3 point seat belts rather than a "Concourse Show Car" Under the skin finds a lot of modern modifications: New floor pans, trunk and tank. Ford 302 roller, T5 – 5 Speed with McLeod hydraulic clutch. 9” Rear end. Trick Flow Street Heat EFI with a BBK 75mm Throttle Body. 24# Fuel Injectors. Trick Flow Stage 1 Roller Cam. Trick Flow Roller Lifters. GT-40P Heads. High Volume oil pump. Shorty Tube Headers. Aluminum Radiator, Electric fan. MSD Distributor & Ignition system. Vintage Air Condition. IFS Mustang II tube A frame, coil over front end with Power Rack & Pinion Steering. Wilwood Power Disk Front Brakes. This is a "Shock Tower" delete kit. Coil over rear suspension. Dyno tuned for premium pump gas 275 HP at the rear wheels. 310 HP at the flywheel. 139.7 MPH 5500 RPM. Watch the video for a EFI cold start. No touch gas pedal start and idle sound. You'll want headsets for this one.
