{"id":259384,"date":"2016-04-22T23:06:44","date_gmt":"2016-04-22T23:06:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.supercars.net\/blog\/?p=259384"},"modified":"2024-11-03T01:21:51","modified_gmt":"2024-11-03T01:21:51","slug":"1968-shelby-cobra-gt350-fastback","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/1968-shelby-cobra-gt350-fastback\/","title":{"rendered":"1968 Shelby Cobra GT350 Fastback"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>1968 Shelby Cobra GT350 Fastback<\/h2>\n<div class=\"copy-paste-block\">\n<p><span id=\"intelliTXT\">For 1968, Ford almost completely took over production of the GT350 by relocating production to Michigan. 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