1970 Shelby Mustang GT 350 Convertible Muscle Car Of The Week Video Episode
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- 1970 Shelby Mustang GT 350 Convertible Muscle Car Of The Week Video Episode #107
Shelby cars are always unique, and this 1970 Shelby GT 350 convertible is no exception. These cars have a unique story behind them, and we take a look at the features that made this bright orange GT350 so cool.
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The '69-'70 Shelby cars are my favorite; they look mean as hell. My parents bought a Grabber blue / white interior GT500 fastback brand new and, as an 8 year old kid, I though that car was the coolest on the streets.
It was! I'd love to own a '70 GT500! They are really all '69's - the 70 models were just updated '69 cars that didn't sell but I like the stripe kit and changes to the '70.
Oneida100 How? This things ugly as hell!
I am the original owner of a 690 GT 350, getting it back on the road.
I completely agree with Kevin, this is a really fun car to be in. Classy white inside, exciting orange outside, top down with chirping tires, this is a great car to have in anyone's collection!
OH yeah -- mine was a '68 GT500 vert. in Wimbledon White, sold in '78 for a pretty penny -- LOL not as pretty as it would have today. These more comfortable Shelbys were my fave and yes I sure wish I had it today.
I know the Shelby is worth more but in 70 you got the 351 Cleveland option for the mach 1. All the 70 Shelby's being 69 got the Windsor.
The best Shelby Mustangs will always be the 65-68 models. My personal favorite will always be the 65 GT350R.
That GT 350R WAS a race car that was STREET LEGAL! The missing back seat was too small to be useful, so take it out!
69 is my favorite!
I loved the way the car looks. The early GT 350's could be considered muscle cars but that car is only a muscle car in looks and name. Sadly, it's no quicker than any other '69 mustang with a 4 barrel 351W. I'd still love to own one though - just for cruising.
The 1970 Mustang Mach 1 had a 351 Cleveland which was capable of making much more HP.
Another great video Kevin, and thank you for mentioning the Thunderbird rear tail lights. Most people have incorrectly said they are Cougar tail lights.
On the 67 and 68 Shelby's, the were Cougar taillights. The changed in 69 when the Cougars taillights changed also.
The '67s had the COUGAR lights. Imho, they looked much better because they were almost chrome-free!
A boy in my hometown was called a wuss because he had a Shelby by 428 convertable. He sold it for 3000. He later bought a ft hardtop 350. SAD BUT TRUE.
Love that hood and the color.....but not into convertibles.....at least for me. I had those Polyglass tires on my Roadrunner....H's on the back and one size smaller on the front. These were unusual tires in that if you wanted more traction you increased the pressure. I was told that at the strip, didn't believe it, tried it, and consistently went faster. Go figure....not a good traction tire in any way, shape or form, tho.....
Absolutely stunning machine.
Wow...What a STUNNER!!!
Traditionaly I always thought the'65' cars the coolest because they were truly off the floor race cars. But I must say the '67' cars are also my favorite style. After that the became less apealing to me. Thank you.
I agree the '67 is the best looking Shelby! Same for the regular Mustang: clean, organic shape. Can see it in the original Bullitt Mustang. '70 Camaro & Firebird captured a similar look. Ford based the reborn retro 2005 'Stang on their '67 body style.
The 69 and 70 are the toughest looking of the Shelby Mustangs.
The name of Shelby Mustang is as iconic as the man of that gave his name to the car. I am a fan of both.
When Ford originally sold these cars those "styling bars" were ROLL BARS in the Ford literature, but Kevin is right about them being FAKE roll bars. I learned this the HARD WAY, when my '68 GT 350 convertible was TOTALLED in a car fire, the only part of that "styling bar" that was left was a 1-1/2inch steel tube TACK WELDED in about 4 spots. In a rollover that bar would have collapsed like a wet noodle! I never heard of any rollover "class action" lawsuits against Ford, probably because there were so few of these Mustangs to get into rollovers! I still remember being in a "White Castle" when a Cop came over to admire the car FOR THIS STYLING BAR and he had answered a call for a traffic fatality the night before, he said, "if that car would have had this "bar" , the kid might have lived! Little did he OR I know that this was JUST a styling gimmick! Even with all this, I still remain an "ALWAYS FORD GUY" 50years later! Go figure!
I had a grabber blue 70 GT 350 fastback.
NICE!
It happened to the Duesenburgs...all the J cars chassis/engine/trans platforms were made in 1929, yet they were released until the late 1930s, and even had changes made/added like the supercharged engines.
True. Duesenberg's were never mass produced though. I think they only sold the chassis on wheels with the driveline then you had to have a coach builder custom build whatever body you wanted. I love Duesenbergs. The most amazing cars ever produced. They were literally 3 or 4 decades ahead of their time when it came to engineering. They had a Straight 8 I think that made 320 horsepower with a supercharger...in 1928! Wasn't until the 1955 Chrysler 300 that another American car was good for 300 horsepower. I believe Fred Duesenberg invented hydraulic brakes too
I'm an Alabama Crimson Tide fan so obviously I don't like orange because of Tennessee, auburn and Florida but I think it would look better with the hood strips and top would look better if they were white.
the 69 Mach 1 .....best production car on earth imo
Love it!
Good looking car.
Sweet ride. M6 favorite years of Shelby Mustang 69-70.
68 KR is my favourite
wow, The seats & side panels appear more cream light beige, more than white. could just be my computer screen though but yeh it looks close rto a light beige color. is ther an officail color on the data sheet?
2 pinstripes were added on each side to differentiate the 70' from the 69' .from 3 stripes( one large, two small)...to 5 stripes on each side( one large center stripe ,4 smaller stripes).
Sweet car.
I think they stopped producing cars late summer usually for most makes to tool up for sept, intros so the seat belt really would be for a 70 car normally.
I'm guessing they just kept building them till they ran out of already ordered body parts.
where's the snake on the shifter handle?
isn't the grabber orange a special order paint?
Nice!
290 horsepower huh? wink wink knudge knudge say no more,say no more! she's a goer ay! ☆☆☆
290 horsepower *touching lips with my little finger.
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The stripes and top clash. Would look better with either (1) a White top, or (2) Black stripes. I love it though. I'd put aluminum heads on it (painted Blue of course), lower profile tires, and beat-the-bag out it! Then wash it, dry it, and carefully park it in the garage. ;)
Don't know the asking price but car is definitely a driver only. Interior needs complete restoration.
The interior is great. Most keep it like that because the value increase with stock items. Resto mods only enthuse the non collectors but like classic cars
This car could be partly why Bunkie Knudsen got fired.
The worst of the Shelby GT line.
The only ford I ever liked !!!!!
Nice show, in the piece it looks like the car is parked next to a Corvair. When will you do a show on a Corvair?
That is the I want!
Just trot on down to your local friendly Ford dealer and pick one up! lol
What's that color called?
Bad ass!
@4800 rpm 🤣
69 70
Wasn't the entire front clip fiberglass, not just the hood?
***** I Had to Googgle it.
BODY & INTERIOR
There is a Mustang under the Shelby. The SportsRoof, rear quarters and doors were stock Mustang. Shelby tapped into the considerable resources of the Ford design team to come up with the race-bred look of the 1969-'70 models. To even call the 1969 Shelby a pony car would be a stretch. Literally. The distinctive front treatment of the Shelby added almost four inches to the standard Mustang length, and required fiberglass fenders designed to work with the stretched hood. The fiberglass work was farmed out to A. O. Smith, which churned out the 26 parts that helped transform a standard Mustang into the Shelby. Chrome trim on the leading edge of the long hood was met by fender chrome bits and the front bumper to form a rectangular maw punctuated by two round headlamps and a Cobra emblem. Twin Lucas FT8 fog lamps under the front bumper were controlled by a console-mounted toggle switch.
papachuck63 www.hemmings.com/mus/stories/2011/03/01/hmn_buyers_guide1.html
***** 68 and 69 are not the same car.
Yes, and the trunk lid
08:19 Pig rich and and a weak burnout. With all the money "the brothers" have and the showing off, you'd think they'd hire a mechanic and a good driver
Anybody know how much hp a 1980s 302ci 2 barrel makes?
depends on the year 175 I think.
Looks like an AMC.