1968 Shelby GT500 Fastback
- Engine
- 428 cu in V8 (Police Interceptor), four-speed manual
- Colour
- Highland Green over black
A 1968 Shelby GT500 Fastback, ordered in September 1967 and completed at Metuchen, New Jersey, finished in Highland Green over Black. Powered by a 428 cubic-inch Police Interceptor V-8 paired with a four-speed manual gearbox, it is one of only 1,019 GT500 Fastbacks built for the model year, making it rarer than the contemporaneous GT500 KR Fastback. The dash bears Carroll Shelby's signature, and the car retains its factory colour scheme and numerous original options.
Ownership
- —Auction saleSold US$154,000
- 1968 →Private saleDaniel B. Kellypartial documentation
Original purchaser, based in Oakland, California. Acquired through Hayward Motors dealership in Hayward, California after the vehicle was shipped there in early 1968.
- 2001-07-01 → 2006-08-01Acquisition unknownMichigan residentpartial documentation
Identity not disclosed; ownership tenure spans just over five years before the vehicle moved eastward.
- 2006-08-01 → 2017Acquisition unknownConnecticut-based ownerpartial documentation
Car relocated from Michigan to Connecticut during this ownership period.
- 2017 →Private saleCurrent vendorpartial documentation
Acquired the vehicle in early 2017; dash bears Carroll Shelby's signature, suggesting a personal interaction or event during this ownership.
Competition
No competition history extracted from the catalogue.
Maintenance & restoration
No maintenance or restoration records.
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