Vehicle Description
Produced for just one model year, this 1968 428 Cobra-Jet powered
1968 Shelby GT500KR is one of just 1,053 fastbacks produced during
the three-month KR production run from late April to July 1968.
This is the only KR invited and displayed in the Shelby American
Museum and was there for 10 years. This GT500KR is powered by a
428ci Cobra Jet V8 engine and is one of only 125 manual GT500KR
fastbacks equipped with the Toploader 4-speed manual transmission,
3.00 Traction-Lok axle ratio and one of manual cars with air
conditioning. The KR was professionally restored by a Shelby expert
in 2010 and would go on to win the "Trifecta" of judged Shelby
events that summer. Awards include top honors at the Mid-America
meet in Tulsa, OK, plus Gold at the Mustang Club of America Grand
National in Bellevue, WA, and Gold at the Sonoma, CA, SAAC-35
convention. This example is finished in Candy Apple Red paint over
black knitted Decor bucket seats. Other notable options include air
conditioning, GT Equipment Group, Visibility Group, Sport Deck rear
seal and the Interior Decor Group. This Triple Crown-awarded GT500
has been covered in feature articles by Mustang Monthly as well as
Mustang Times magazine, and comes with a Marti Report.
