Selling
At
Auction
-
Scottsdale
-
March
-
2021
-
;
This
matching-numbers
1968
Shelby
GT500KR
#03205
coupe
is
painted
in
the
Lime
Gold
with
a
Saddle
bucket
seat
interior.
Powered
by
a
428ci
Cobra
Jet
engine
paired
to
a
C6
3-speed
automatic
transmission
with
a
shift
kit,
this
Shelby
received
a
no-expense-spared
restoration
in
2019
that
was
meticulously
detailed.
This
KR
has
had
the
same
owner
since
1979,
has
only
86,543
actual
miles
(mileage
not
indicated
on
the
ownership
documents),
and
is
in
the
Shelby
Registry.
This
GT500KR
is
loaded
with
all
Shelby
deluxe
options,
including
shoulder
harness,
GT
equipment
group,
visibility
group,
sport
deck
fold-down
rear
seat,
automatic
tilt-away
steering
wheel,
dash
tachometer
with
140
mph
speedometer,
interior
decor
group,
original
floor
mats,
Philco
AM
radio,
9-inch
differential
with
11-spline
axles
and
Lucas
driving
lights.
This
vehicle
also
has
the
10-spoke
wheels,
Goodyear
tires,
power
steering
and
power
disc
brakes.
All
parts
are
original-restored
or
period-correct,
including
the
all-rebuilt
assemblies,
new
fuel
lines,
brake
lines,
hoses,
seals
and
bearings,
and
AMK
fasteners.
The
rear
differential
and
center
section
transmission,
mounts
and
cables
are
original.
This
GT500KR
includes
its
original
owners
manual
signed
by
Carrol
Shelby,
framed
Deluxe
Marti
Report,
British
Columbia
collectors
plates
and
the
four
original
10-spoke
wheels.
It
won
the
Best
in
Show
Award
at
a
regional
Ford
meet.
Of
the
4,451
1968
Shelbys
produced,
1,571
were
GT500
KRs.
1,053
of
those
were
fastbacks,
523
came
with
automatic
transmissions,
83
were
painted
Lime
Gold,
17
had
Saddle
bucket
seats,
of
them,
10
came
with
Traction-Lok
rear
axles,
and
two
were
shipped
to
Canada
to
the
same
dealer.
This
is
one
of
those
Shelbys.