{"id":499086,"date":"2020-12-08T11:20:34","date_gmt":"2020-12-08T19:20:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=113326"},"modified":"2024-12-06T03:50:27","modified_gmt":"2024-12-06T03:50:27","slug":"shelby-time-machine-1965-shelby-gt350-advanced-prototype","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/shelby-time-machine-1965-shelby-gt350-advanced-prototype\/","title":{"rendered":"Shelby Time Machine\u20141965 Shelby GT350 \u201cAdvanced Prototype\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Just as Carroll Shelby\u2019s original Ford-powered Cobra roadster set a new standard for high performance in a sports car, the 1964 announcement of the new Ford Mustang reset the American public\u2019s expectations for affordable performance in a mass-production automobile. One of the most inspired and brilliantly targeted products in automotive history, the Mustang\u2019s meteoric rise to fame was unprecedented, appealing to the broadest cross-section of consumers ever encountered in Ford\u2019s decades of market research. It was therefore inevitable that Ford would approach Carroll Shelby\u2014already leading the charge in the company\u2019s Total Performance campaign\u2014to instill the Mustang with the performance needed to dominate SCCA B Production competition. Shelby\u2019s answer to Ford\u2019s command, the 1965 Shelby GT350, is firmly entrenched as a genuine American automotive treasure.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/001-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-673129\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/001-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"962\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/001-2.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/001-2-300x192.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/001-2-1024x657.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/001-2-100x64.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/001-2-770x494.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/001-2-293x188.jpg 293w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/001-2-1400x898.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The story of SFM5013 begins with its arrival at Shelby American\u2019s Venice, California, shop on December 20, 1964\u00a0as a special-order, partially completed Mustang 2+2 from the San Jose assembly plant, as orchestrated by GT350 Project Manager Chuck Cantwell. Work began on the car, which Shelby designated an \u201cAdvanced Prototype,\u201d on January 5, 1965 and was completed on January 25. Upon its completion it served as a PR vehicle and appeared in an early Shelby American promotional poster. On May 20, 1965, SFM5013 was picked up by Hi-Performance Motors in Los Angeles, which sold the car to Christy. A close friend of Carroll Shelby, Christy had been in on the action swirling around Shelby American right from the start. He was one of the first to drive the fabled CSX2000, and he closely covered the Cobra\u2019s development in the pages of <em>Sports Car Grap<\/em>hic. He also completed a course at Shelby&#8217;s School of High Performance Driving and was active in SCCA racing. Invited by Shelby to test drive a new GT350 (5007), Christy famously conducted a 10,000-mile road test in the same car, from Los Angeles to Sebring, Florida, to New York City and back to Los Angeles, chronicling his experiences in the June and July 1965 issues of <em>Sports Car Graphic<\/em>. Christy was so enamored with the GT350\u2019s performance and handling that, immediately upon completing that now-famous road trip, he committed to the purchase of 5013 on May 24, 1965.<\/p>\n<figure class='gallery-item'>\r\n            <div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\r\n                <a href='https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/002-3.jpg' class='tipi-lightbox'>\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/002-3.jpg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1001\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/002-3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/002-3.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/002-3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/002-3-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/002-3-100x67.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/002-3-770x514.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/002-3-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/002-3-1155x770.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/002-3-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/002-3-293x196.jpg 293w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/002-3-1400x934.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n            <\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\r\n            <div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\r\n                <a href='https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/003-3.jpg' class='tipi-lightbox'>\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/003-3.jpg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1001\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/003-3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/003-3.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/003-3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/003-3-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/003-3-100x67.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/003-3-770x514.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/003-3-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/003-3-1155x770.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/003-3-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/003-3-293x196.jpg 293w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/003-3-1400x934.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n            <\/div><\/figure>\n<p>As is clearly shown by the GT350\u2019s present odometer reading of just 6,950 miles, Christy drove the car very sparingly. He also fastidiously preserved it in as-new condition, as did all its subsequent owners. According to the Shelby Registry, Steve J. Karlock of Camarillo, California, purchased 5013 in 1976. It changed ownership several times in the late 1980s, passing between several noted California collectors and vintage racers until landing with its present owner (also a highly regarded California collector and racer) in 1989. Recognizing the car\u2019s uniquely original condition, its current owner chose not to so much as move it, except to have it serviced and to maintain its mechanical and cosmetic fitness; otherwise, it remained under cover and well protected. As a result, Shelby GT350 No. SFM5013 is, as the legendary Peter Brock describes it, \u201cprobably the only example extant today that remains virtually untouched.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/004-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-673132\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/004-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"795\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/004-2.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/004-2-300x159.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/004-2-1024x543.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/004-2-100x53.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/004-2-770x408.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/004-2-293x155.jpg 293w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/004-2-1400x742.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>According to Shelby American Designer Peter Brock:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Among the thousands of Mustang coupes originally built by the Ford Motor Company, only a relative few were selected to be modified by Carroll Shelby. Among today\u2019s generation of young car enthusiasts, who weren\u2019t around when the charismatic Texan\u2019s \u201cHot Rod Mustangs\u201d debuted some 55 years ago, the rarity and historical significance of this amazing automobile might be missed. But for those of any age who know and love fine cars, any of Shelby\u2019s GT350 Mustangs are a rare and wonderful sight \u2026 with a sound that\u2019s pure music to those who can remember when it signaled the approach of true automotive wonder.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/005-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-673133\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/005-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"884\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/005-2.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/005-2-300x177.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/005-2-1024x603.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/005-2-100x59.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/005-2-770x454.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/005-2-293x173.jpg 293w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/005-2-1400x825.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>For the last couple of decades, discerning collectors have been trying to unearth a \u201creal Shelby\u201d as the dwindling number of still undiscovered examples has shrunk to almost zero. So, when any previously undiscovered GT350 is found in a barn or some dank, distant garage, it\u2019s a cause for real celebration. Most \u201clost\u201d GT350s, however, are in pretty wretched condition when discovered, and that\u2019s probably why no one paid much attention to the rumors of some \u201cold car\u201d that was stored away years ago. Today, finding a GT350 Mustang in almost pristine condition is more than a minor miracle; it\u2019s headline news on the automotive internet and the source of inestimable car guy conversations.<\/p>\n<figure class='gallery-item'>\r\n            <div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\r\n                <a href='https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/006-3.jpg' class='tipi-lightbox'>\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/006-3.jpg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1001\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/006-3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/006-3.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/006-3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/006-3-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/006-3-100x67.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/006-3-770x514.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/006-3-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/006-3-1155x770.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/006-3-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/006-3-293x196.jpg 293w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/006-3-1400x934.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n            <\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\r\n            <div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\r\n                <a href='https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/007-3.jpg' class='tipi-lightbox'>\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/007-3.jpg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1001\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/007-3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/007-3.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/007-3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/007-3-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/007-3-100x67.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/007-3-770x514.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/007-3-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/007-3-1155x770.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/007-3-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/007-3-293x196.jpg 293w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/007-3-1400x934.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n            <\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\r\n            <div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\r\n                <a href='https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/008-3.jpg' class='tipi-lightbox'>\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/008-3.jpg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1001\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/008-3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/008-3.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/008-3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/008-3-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/008-3-100x67.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/008-3-770x514.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/008-3-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/008-3-1155x770.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/008-3-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/008-3-293x196.jpg 293w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/008-3-1400x934.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n            <\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\r\n            <div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\r\n                <a href='https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/009-3.jpg' class='tipi-lightbox'>\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/009-3.jpg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1001\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/009-3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/009-3.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/009-3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/009-3-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/009-3-100x67.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/009-3-770x514.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/009-3-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/009-3-1155x770.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/009-3-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/009-3-293x196.jpg 293w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/009-3-1400x934.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n            <\/div><\/figure>\n<p>The recent announcement that GT350 No. 013 in almost perfect condition had been carefully stored away years ago was met with worldwide astonishment and disbelief that such an especially rare example still existed. Originally constructed as an \u201cAdvanced Prototype\u201d for the Shelby team\u2019s own promotion and development at Shelby\u2019s legendary racing facility in Venice, California, the car never really left Shelby\u2019s oversight. He sold it to good friend and magazine editor John Christy, who was honored by Shelby as one of the very first to ever drive a GT350, which became the subject of Christy\u2019s road test for Sports Car Graphic. Christy fell in love with the car, and was then given an opportunity to buy Shelby GT350 No. 13 by Carroll Shelby.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/010-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-673138\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/010-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/010-2.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/010-2-300x248.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/010-2-1024x847.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/010-2-100x83.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/010-2-770x637.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/010-2-293x242.jpg 293w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/010-2-1400x1157.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/a>When seen today it appears almost as it did back in 1965 when it was first constructed for promotional photos; that was the level of attention that Christy paid to this very special Mustang. Realizing the unique condition the car was in when purchased, its current owner never changed a thing, preferring to keep it as an historic icon of the Shelby era \u2026 it\u2019s probably the only example extant today that remains virtually untouched.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Now, after 30 years of museum-quality storage, Shelby GT350 No. SFM5013 is being offered for sale at Mecum Auctions January 7\u201316 Kissimmee sale. For more information visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mecum.com\/lots\/FL0121-444577\/1965-shelby-gt350-fastback\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.mecum.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/011-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-673139\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/011-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1001\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/011-2.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/011-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/011-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/011-2-100x67.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/011-2-770x514.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/011-2-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/011-2-1155x770.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/011-2-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/011-2-293x196.jpg 293w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/011-2-1400x934.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Just as Carroll Shelby\u2019s original Ford-powered Cobra roadster set a new standard for high performance in a sports car, the 1964 announcement of the new Ford Mustang reset the American public\u2019s expectations for affordable performance in a mass-production automobile. One of the most inspired and brilliantly targeted products in automotive history, the Mustang\u2019s meteoric rise to fame was unprecedented, appealing to the broadest cross-section of consumers ever encountered in Ford\u2019s decades of market research. 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