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This superb example of a '67 GT350 is owned by
David Hoffman. Powered by Ford's hot hi-performance 289, the 1967 GT350 was rated at 306
horse power. Shelby American added a COBRA aluminum hi-rise and a 715 cfm Holley
carb to increase the stock 271 hp. This was the last year the hi-performance 289. Beginning in 1968, Ford provided
Shelby American the new 4-bbl 302. The 1967 GT350 did not come with
the Tri-Y headers used in 1966. Stock cast iron exhaust manifolds were
used. The 289 did come with finned aluminum, "COBRA - power by
Ford" valve covers with solid letters. All the four speed GT350's
came with a Ford toploader 4 speed transmission. Ford's C-4 automatic
transmission was an option. The Paxton supercharger was an option on the
GT350 only.

Off the shelf Cougar tail lights and a fiberglass
rear spoiler changed the rear of the stock GT Mustang to a Shelby GT350.
Note the upper and lower side scoops. The lower scoops were originally air
ducts to force cool air to the rear brakes. Only the early 1967 cars had
functional lower scoops. The upper scoop works very effectively to draw
cool air inside the cockpit and warm air out. The 1966
Shelby Mustangs did not come from the factory with a rear spoiler or the top
side
scoops. (The scoop idea came from racing cars like the GT40.)

The fiberglass hood was replaced in 1968 with a different design
due to excess wind noise from the hood scoop. Note the inside centered
hi-beam lights. Some states, California in particular, wouldn't allow the hi-beams that close
together causing Ford engineer, Fred Goodell, to come up with a different front
grille to move the lights to the outside. California also had a problem
with the inboard lights just infront of the top scoops.

Dave sent a nice from the top shot of his GT350 showing the
stripes. You can't tell it from looking at the car but the stripes are not evenly applied.
They taper in proportionally. (You can find more info on the LeMans Stripes
in the Shelby section under Reference Materials.) |