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As most everyone knows the first small block Shelby GT350's came out in 1965 with the first big block Shelby GT500's coming out 2 years later in 1967.
It took until the 1968 model year some 3 years after the '65 GT350 before Shelby and Ford actually came out with a convertible model for the GT350 and the GT500.
That was the same year that Ford moved all of the Shelby production from California (LA) to A.O. Smith in Ionia, Michigan because of a demand for larger production capacity along a better control of fiberglass body pieces.
Production numbers for the 1968 small block and big block Shelby's was 404 units for the small block and 402 units for the big block GT500 and 318 units for the big block GT500KR for a total of 1,124 convertibles. The convertible production numbers accounted for 25% of all Shelby's produced in 1968.
Will history repeat itself with Ford producing any GT350 convertibles for the 2017 model year with some being produced as a very late production 2016 model?
I personally would be in line for a GT350 convertible and wondering if any of you would do the same assuming Ford went down that road again?
:cheers: :ford: :cheers:
It took until the 1968 model year some 3 years after the '65 GT350 before Shelby and Ford actually came out with a convertible model for the GT350 and the GT500.
That was the same year that Ford moved all of the Shelby production from California (LA) to A.O. Smith in Ionia, Michigan because of a demand for larger production capacity along a better control of fiberglass body pieces.
Production numbers for the 1968 small block and big block Shelby's was 404 units for the small block and 402 units for the big block GT500 and 318 units for the big block GT500KR for a total of 1,124 convertibles. The convertible production numbers accounted for 25% of all Shelby's produced in 1968.
Will history repeat itself with Ford producing any GT350 convertibles for the 2017 model year with some being produced as a very late production 2016 model?
I personally would be in line for a GT350 convertible and wondering if any of you would do the same assuming Ford went down that road again?
:cheers: :ford: :cheers:
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