Please not post on the real GT350 forum without tech

[dpAtlanta]

“… Carrol Shebly did not like the Gt350. That particular car was designed for the house wives that wanted a mustang….”

I hereby officially identify as a full fledged “House Wife” in order to keep my GT350 and honor Carrol Shelby’s vision.

I shall do whatever is needed to keep driving my GT350 with pride… I will keep the house clean, have dinner ready when my spouse returns from work, if my spouse needs “servicing” or “attention” I will not fuss… the list goes on and on!

Thanks Greg for the heads-up… my mission is now clear.



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[Tonymustang302]

If you have nothing to add on the GT350 or don't have a specific question on a GT350, you may want to post elsewhere. Just asking.

I have a 2019 Ford GT350 that I bought new. The car is better than good. It's a special car that needs a guy that knows how to service and run it.

Race it? It's a lot faster than you.

The price was here on my sticker:

I'd say $60K all in with taxes.

i have your exact car but with every option. I walked out the dealer $60,500 tax title fees……what a time to buy one of these. Sat in their showroom for 8months and i said fugg it

 

[SL8888]

Don’t know if I’d ever own a car that I cannot feel free to drive and not worry about it.
My wife on the other hand is scared of the GT350. Reason? The front end scraping. We’re going to work on that today.

Lift Kit ???

 

[526 HRSE]

GT owners have so much envy

 

[Bikeman315]

GT owners have so much envy

 

[460Fred]

Lift Kit ???

She went for a rip in it yesterday for the first time. It’s been a while since she’s driven a manual. Like riding a bike, you get rusty but you never forget. She did really well and her fears began to disappear. Knowing the spoiler can be replaced easily helped her mental state.

 

[AvalancheSVT]

GT owners have so much envy

dude if you can get a well optioned GT you can get a GT350.
i think maybe you got that backwards

 

[Johnnydarkgt350]

It's an internet forum, of course we do.


Every track attack car had at least one engine change. I suppose the garage queens will never have any problems.

Yes it is.

Not sure how or from whom you got your info on “ every track attack car had its engine changed “? I met a Ford VIP group guy that Took down all the Vins of the track attack cars at Mazda raceway/Laguna seca and found out that mine was one of them and the Vin on my block matches the Vin on my chassis? Better tell your source oops

 

[95CobraR]

This is an awesome thread with 8 pages.

I love my 2019 Ford Mustang Shelby GT350 with all the stuff that Ford sent me. It's been raced.

Ford then pushed up the next car to the 2021+ GT500 which is more a drag-strip car and less road car.

I'd be the first buyer of the new 2023 Mustang in GT350 form.

BTW, the older 2020 Mustang just finished 1, 2. 3 at VIR in the IMSA Pilot Race at VIR (fast darn track for you rookies). Yes, they had the famous Ford racer Joey Hand as a co-driver in the 1st place car.

As well as the Famous Billy Johnson in the 2nd place car. Billy has raced and won with GT40's at Le Mans and was co-driver to Jack Roush, Jr. in a Roush Mustang (go figure).

A Ford Mustang also finished third.

With a little help from Ford Racing, these guys can do well at the Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta later this month.

 

[Inthehighdesert]

That was a fun race to watch this weekend. If Johnson had another lap he probably would of had first. He was on a tear after the penalty. Really cool watching that class. The others as well.

This is an awesome thread with 8 pages.

I love my 2019 Ford Mustang Shelby GT350 with all the stuff that Ford sent me. It's been raced.

Ford then pushed up the next car to the 2021+ GT500 which is more a drag-strip car and less road car.

I'd be the first buyer of the new 2023 Mustang in GT350 form.

BTW, the older 2020 Mustang just finished 1, 2. 3 at VIR in the IMSA Pilot Race at VIR (fast darn track for you rookies). Yes, they had the famous Ford racer Joey Hand as a co-driver in the 1st place car.

As well as the Famous Billy Johnson in the 2nd place car. Billy has raced and won with GT40's at Le Mans and was co-driver to Jack Roush, Jr. in a Roush Mustang (go figure).

A Ford Mustang also finished third.

With a little help from Ford Racing, these guys can do well at the Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta later this month.

 

[Muligan]

Since this thread is already off the rails, I guess this isn't a hijack......

Not sure how or from whom you got your info on “ every track attack car had its engine changed “? I met a Ford VIP group guy that Took down all the Vins of the track attack cars at Mazda raceway/Laguna seca and found out that mine was one of them and the Vin on my block matches the Vin on my chassis? Better tell your source oops

You may be confusing the early pre-release intro media / PR events that were held at tracks around the US (North American Track Tour) with the owner's GT350 Track Attack program that was conducted by Ford Performance Racing School originally at Utah Motorsports Campus and then, in '20 - current at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

Of the 20 plus cars that were used for the FPRS owner's program, only 17 of the original 18 2016 cars were sold in Dec 2021. There were a few later model cars that were either returned to Ford or disposed of in other ways, but not sold to the general public.

It was confirmed to me by various FPRS employees that all of the 17 cars that were sold were on at least their second engine - some more than that. Mine (#14) is on it's second, a Gen2 that was installed at the end of the '19 season just before the cars left UMC for CMS.

It is quite possible that your car was used in that earlier media / PR program, but unless you bought it within the past 10 months, it's not one of the GT350 Track Attack program cars.

Oh, and it would look like this - but with lots of rash on the nose, rockers, and leading edge of the quarter panels.

EDIT to add..... just noticed that you have an R, so definitely not one of the Track Attack cars. Although FPRS had three Rs, none were used for the owner's program, nor were any sold.

 

[Johnnydarkgt350]

Wow I didn’t even know about the media PR tour . My contact was with a VIP group that had been chosen to buy one of the first 37 2015 R’s . He had said that he had logged all the vins there at Laguna Seca and there was one Magnetic R with my vin . It was on display earlier at the Chicago Auto show . So these were PR driven a couple of laps I read .amazing info and uncovering some history . SVT said they couldn’t release info on my pilot production made 5/15 . Thanks so much and my apologies to our kx4fd as I mistook the two events .

 

[svttim]

I have some tech for you guys. Although I don't have a GT350, I did find out while I was at Shelby America in Las Vegas, Carrol Shebly did not like the Gt350. That particular car was designed for the house wives that wanted a mustang. He actually tried to scrap the project. He hated everything about it.

The owner of the very 1st GT350 is believe to live in Colorado. The car was bought for 2 mil...

Not sure of your source but I dont think its totally accurate. Carroll did not like the idea of any Mustang in the shop, Secretaries car as you all heard. But Lee Iacocca didn't mince words and the project was never in doubt. Maybe Mr Shebly was the one who didnt like it

Going to follow up with one of the original guys to get the skinny

 

[svttim]

This is an awesome thread with 8 pages.

I love my 2019 Ford Mustang Shelby GT350 with all the stuff that Ford sent me. It's been raced.

Ford then pushed up the next car to the 2021+ GT500 which is more a drag-strip car and less road car.

I'd be the first buyer of the new 2023 Mustang in GT350 form.

BTW, the older 2020 Mustang just finished 1, 2. 3 at VIR in the IMSA Pilot Race at VIR (fast darn track for you rookies). Yes, they had the famous Ford racer Joey Hand as a co-driver in the 1st place car.

As well as the Famous Billy Johnson in the 2nd place car. Billy has raced and won with GT40's at Le Mans and was co-driver to Jack Roush, Jr. in a Roush Mustang (go figure).

A Ford Mustang also finished third.

With a little help from Ford Racing, these guys can do well at the Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta later this month.

I believe Joey won at Lemans, Billy was third because of some sort of issue

 

[svttim]

Not sure how or from whom you got your info on “ every track attack car had its engine changed “? I met a Ford VIP group guy that Took down all the Vins of the track attack cars at Mazda raceway/Laguna seca and found out that mine was one of them and the Vin on my block matches the Vin on my chassis? Better tell your source oops

I see you were talking the event cars but, the fact every track car has a Gen 2 engine is expected. Anyone who races or tracks a ton knows the engine will need to be replaced or rebuilt frequently. The Voodoo likely more often. Its not a failure issue. I owned one of the Bondurant Cobras and she made 20K before she started burning more oil then fuel.

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