In 1965, Carroll Shelby took a Mustang, gave it a protein shake, a gym membership, and turned it into the GT350. Imagine a Mustang on a caffeine high; that’s what happens when you boost it from 271 to 306 horsepower. Shelby didn’t stop there—he tossed in a close-ratio transmission from his Cobra and souped-up the suspension, making the car handle like a caffeinated cheetah. All this magic happened in a Southern California factory, proving that sunshine and horsepower make a perfect blend.
The Shelby GT350 was the result of a unique collaboration between the Ford Motoring Company and Carroll Shelby. Starting in 1965 in a factory in Southern California, Shelby took semi-completed Mustangs and boosted them from 271 to 306 horsepower, mated that to a close ratio transmission from his Cobra, and added heavy duty suspension parts and a fiberglass hood.
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