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Money No Object: A 1970 Shelby GT500 With A 427 Tunnel Port In The Engine Bay!


Money No Object: A 1970 Shelby GT500 With A 427 Tunnel Port In The Engine Bay!

For the 1969 model year, the Shelby Mustang had gotten bigger, plusher and more refined…and the chicken farmer from Texas whose name was plastered all over the car was not pleased in the least about it. 1969 would be the last year that Ford and Shelby would work together modifying vehicles, so why then is this Grabber Green Shelby GT500 listed as a 1970? Because approximately 789 Shelby Mustangs produced in 1969 were re-VINned with the FBI watching over to make sure that everything was done on the up-and-up. So the car you’re seeing is a legit 1970 Shelby Mustang GT500. Sweet. Even sweeter is the stance this monster has…the factory five-spoke mags have been retained, but the rubber this GT500 has isn’t resto-quality perfect. With 7,438 miles on the clock, this Shelby has lived the life of a well-kept racer.

Out of the factory, this was a 428 Cobra Jet-powered machine, more than enough to be a handful. But this Shelby is not 428 powered. No, underneath that hood is a true Ford legend, a 427 cubic inch mill sporting the Tunnel-Port heads and intake that were not production-car material. Here’s all you truly need to know about the engine: it revs like a stock car (there’s reasons for that) and it makes enough grunt to make Hemi guys very, very nervous (again, reasons for that.) Backed up with a close-ratio four-gear, this snake had fangs, and thanks to a deeply-geared rear axle, could strike quickly.

Shelby’s concerns that the Shelby Mustang was becoming a comfy cruiser might have been validated, but not everybody wanted a plush hot rod that was more show than go. Apparently, when he caught up with this car in 1975 at a show, he was pleased to see the car being used as he had intended them to be used. If our cash reserves were limitless, we’d be happy to continue that tradition, one ear-splitting, gear-banging run at a time…

eBay Link: 1970 Shelby Mustang GT500


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5 thoughts on “Money No Object: A 1970 Shelby GT500 With A 427 Tunnel Port In The Engine Bay!

  1. Singapore Hot Rod

    27 pictures of the car and not a single one of the engine bay? The engine is the best part. Total fail.

  2. Chevy Hatin' Mad Geordie

    To paraphrase one of the best British comedies of all time, Count Arthur Strong – this is a nice floaty Professor Brian Cox moment. To find out what I mean just go on to any free movie site and check out last night’s episode.

    But don’t blame me if your head falls off laughing at it!

  3. Shawn Fox Firth

    I’m not a Ford guy But That is a Beautiful car , and if I had the money Id drive the piss out of it . .

  4. Gump

    Pretty obvious the person selling it is a rich investor douche or similar. Who sells a 427 Ford with such little information? Someone who only bought it for the investment. What a shame.

  5. cap'n fast

    car investors have a perfect right to buy a car and hold on to it until it’s value goes way up. they don’t get to drive it or the value goes way down. well my fine little boys and girls; that is called justice.
    saw a hellcat on craigslist for $60K yesterday. not even thinking about it. don’t care for the car. an engine does not make the whole car. hope some collector snaps that up and hides it away.

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