Muscle Car Crawl: Five Cool Things About the 1965 Shelby GT350 Mustang
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- At High Octane Classics Steve discovers five “I didn’t know that!” details on a real-deal, one-of-562-built 1965 Shelby GT350 Mustang. Hint: Don’t be in a rush to honk the horn!!!
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You don’t even have to be a Mustang fan to appreciate these cars!
I was fortunate enough to drive a 1967 GT 350. What a great machine.
I saw an old photo of a car carrier leaving the Shelby facility at the airport loaded down with GT350s. My mouth was watering
We're all pulling for you Steve. Hope to see you soon
Get well soon Steve!
That’s it,! When I go to buy a classic car I am definitely taking Steve with me to check out and explain the car to me!
Get well Steve!!!!!!!!!!
Cool place with some sweet inventory, will have to check it out sometime.
Enjoyed this review, Steve, because my friend has one. It's 100% original, not restored, barks so sweet and knocks you back in the seat, just like the Gods of GT intended. Rock on.
It's just odd to me now calling these muscle cars with only 300hp some more some less!! I guess because we've all been spoiled with these new cars being 600hp or a new turbo 4 cylinder having 400hp It's just crazy to me
@@jonathanlawson4667 65 GT350 weighed in @2789 lbs while the 2020 was 3760. Now can you see how less horsepower in the past ment muscle car performance?
@@drewwrobel564 I'm aware but 300hp still sucks lol
@@jonathanlawson4667 Just wondering, how old are you? Did you get to miss the YEARS of cars. in and after the 80's, with less then 200 hp and being considered performance cars?
@@drewwrobel564 I'm 40 and the smog Era sucked I don't call anything from the 80s a muscle car
More like 105 things. This guy is awesome.
Well done Steve! I interviewed Shel six weeks after his heart transplant in 1989 for Wild About Wheels on Discovery, back before car shows had BUDGETS’ Find Carroll Shelby : an interview with the Snake on YiuTube.
Hey RICK ROTHERMEL, I've never met you in person but SURELY recognize your many years as an automotive journalist and author! THANKS for watching and writing, Steve Magnante
Yikes! THANK YOU! I was but a lowly freelancer/columnist for R&C and MCR, (and according to some) constant annoyance to the great John Dianna. The WAW effort predated the magazine era and the owners of the show were NOT car guys, hence calling Shel ‘Snake’ was not my idea. He was a great man, became a good friend and treated me like royalty till the day he passed. Imagine watching Vegas NHRA & NASCAR events with him in the next seat…
Your work shows the style I always strived for- informal, friendly but dammit here’s the FACTS! Keep it coming! Let’s meet up at SEMA this year!
Always interesting on the history of every car!
Excellent video, my dream car for sure!
I’m from Rhode Island, home of Tasca Ford a major Shelby dealer back in the day. I remember occasionally seeing these cars on the street. Absolutely nothing in ‘66 had the ferocious presence these cars had. Just sitting parked they had an aura of being no compromise/all business, never mind idling at a stoplight or just rumbling by.
Steve, Great Video, yes I'm a Mustang guy!!!
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Great video as usual Steve! Now we need "Five More Cool Things About the 1965 Shelby GT350 Mustang" and maybe "Another Five Cool Things About the 1965 Shelby GT350 Mustang". Whaddya say?
Very interesting. Great job Steve.
Thanks it’s nice too learn things about original of that Shelby -65
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another issue with seat belts (ford introduced them in 1956 I think) was that the lap belt was most common, and it acted as a pivot point in an accident--you were more likely to bend at the waist and hammer your face into the metal dash. I bring this up because as you can see by the seat back being moved at the end of this video...there's no latch holding it in place. If you had a good set of Kelsey Hayes disc brakes on your first gen Mustang instead of the drums, and no passenger in the seat, a sudden stop would cause the seat back to snap forward. Unless you blew $7 on the bench seat option, but you usually planned to have a passenger in that setup :)
there's an old dude in my town who still as the 1967 GT 350 he bought new. He still drives it on occasion and usually enters it in local car shows
Enjoy your vids Steve. Thx !
Lots of small things to take away from this video
Your camera and camera man are what makes the best video
When I lived in Las Vegas I got to watch Carrol Shelby drive a Brand New or possibly a prototype Viper around Las Vegas Speedway. We had driven an old Dodge Power Wagon up into the stands while the Speedwaywas being built. The track was just gravel and it looked like they were going 100+ miles an hour. We could only hit about 40 but it was a great day. One of Carrols friends had a Corvette driving school on the road course there.
actually the grill filler panel is reproduced, i got a couple of them sitting in a baggie
Thanks for the Mustang info! Lots of stuff in this video I did not know about these cars.
Thanks for the video Steve. Ashamed that some people decide to go to non automotive topics.
The '65 GT 350 base model also came with the lighter-weight steel wheels, but most optioned the wheels pictured on this one. The passenger side outside mirror was not included.
This is a very nice looking GT350.
Great video but it should be at least twice as long with all of the cool extras the 65 Shelby had on it.
I have a Tribute FB so added the racing belts, steering wheel, good pins and horn button. The grill "panel" is a jeweled ornament and is available in the aftermarket.
I have that exact model kit - same color stripes and all. I don't remember if it was Revel, but I put it together 20+ years ago.
Neat dash tacho pod too.Cheers, luv ya work.
that was another gt350 only part, with stewart warner oil pressure and tach. another was the 4-inch alternator pulley to keep the alternator from exploding when you revved the hipo 289 above redline..
Horn buttons on Fords,, centre of the wheel, end of turn signal stalk, rim blow. And that is between 69-74.
Though a proper pushbutton sw would have been better
You left out....Over rider traction bars in the back THAT WORKED! and Komi Shocks!.....The kool mag wheels....all 65's had Holley "Le Mans" style float bowl carburetors.....The 66's were neat with the side windows but, only the early 66's and 350R's had those traction bars that were not cheap to install....350H's with a C4.....Not my style!
Hi Steve!!
Steve will you do a overview of the 1968.5 cobra jet car ? I am a big fan of your knowledge .
Unsure if this has been addressed in earlier comments but the 65 did not have hood springs so why is this one different?
Awesome, Thanks for the info Steve!
You have a great channel! Thanks!
Can you help me with my 1966 Mustang vin number, I need it decoded? ?
The 1965 GT-350 is a detuned race car for the street.
did some have rear quarter glass instead of vents ?
In '66, but not '65.
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I removed the grill Mustang from my '67 to make it look like a Shelby.
what about the holes in the rear floor for the traction bars?
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6 cool things, one of which is Steve sharing the other 5. Thank you Sir.
When I was growing up, there was a '66 shelby in a junkyard near where we used to play. God.....to be able to go back in time. From what I understand, it was crushed. There was no use in making a repo, since it was 1973 so I know it was a real one.
Man great video Steve! I’m loving every minute of it! And what a beautiful Shelby!👌🥰👍
Great job man keep up the good work💯🔥💯🔥💯🔥💯🔥💯🔥💯🔥💯🔥💯🔥🔥💯🔥💯🔥💯🔥🔥🤙🏻
Great content Steve keep up the awesome work. God bless you and as always be safe