Shelby Mustang

Shelby Mustang
1965 Shelby Mustang GT350
Overview
Manufacturer
  • Ford Performance
  • Shelby American
  • SVT
Also called
  • Ford Mustang Shelby
  • Ford Shelby Mustang
  • Mustang Shelby
  • Mustang GT500
  • Mustang GT350
  • Shelby GT500 Cobra
  • Shelby GT350 Cobra
Production
  • 1965–1971
  • 2005–present
Assembly
  • 1965–1967, 1969–1971:
  • United States: Los Angeles, California
  • 1968:
  • United States: Ionia, Michigan
  • 2005–present:
  • United States: Flat Rock, Michigan (Flat Rock Assembly Plant); Enterprise, Nevada (Shelby American)
DesignerJohn Chun[1]
Body and chassis
Class
LayoutFR layout
Platform
  • Ford D2C platform:
  • (2nd generation / 5th generation Ford Mustang)
  • Ford S550 platform:
  • (3rd generation / 6th generation Ford Mustang)
RelatedFord Mustang (1st, 5th and 6th generation)

The Shelby Mustang is a high-performance variant of the Ford Mustang built by Shelby American from 1965 to 1967 and by the Ford Motor Company from 1968 to 1970.

In 2005, Ford revived the Shelby nameplate for a high-performance model of the fifth-generation Ford Mustang.[2]

  1. ^ Walsh, Paul (July 18, 2013). "Obituary: John Chun, design wizard behind the Mustang Shelby sports car". Star Tribune. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
  2. ^ Jedlicka, Dan. "1965–1970 Shelby Mustang". Retrieved February 26, 2014.