1968 Shelby GT500 KR Fastback

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Engine: 428 cu in V8 Cobra Jet, rated 335 bhp (actual output reportedly ~400 bhp), backed by C-6 automatic
Colour: Acapulco Blue

A 1968 Shelby GT500 KR Fastback, one of just 1,053 such fastbacks produced for the model year, finished in Acapulco Blue over a black interior and powered by the 428 Cobra Jet V-8 backed by a C-6 automatic transmission. Built on 6 June 1968 and delivered to Larsen Ford in White Plains, New York, the car passed through several documented owners across the northeastern United States before entering a private Northeast collection in 2005. It retains its factory buck tag and is listed in the SAAC Registry.

Ownership

—Auction sale
Sold US$148,500
RM Sotheby's catalogue lot →
1969-01-08 → 1970Factory delivery
E. Joudrey
full documentation
Original purchaser, resident of White Plains, New York, the same city as the selling dealership.
1970 → 1972Acquisition unknown
James Neigel
partial documentation
Based in Woburn, Massachusetts; held the car for roughly two years.
1972 →Acquisition unknown
Bradford Clements
partial documentation
Located in Lynn, Massachusetts; car remained in the state under this owner.
→ 2005Acquisition unknown
Mitch Newman
partial documentation
Florida-based owner who eventually sold the car to the consignor in 2005.
2005 →Private sale
Consignor
full documentation
Part of a well-regarded private collection in the northeastern United States; car accompanied by build sheet, title copies, owner's manual, Marti Report, and a restoration binder.
Date unknownAcquisition unknown
Michigan-based owner
none documentation
One of several unnamed owners during a period when the car passed through Michigan and New Jersey.
Date unknownAcquisition unknown
New Jersey-based owner
none documentation
One of several unnamed owners during a period when the car passed through Michigan and New Jersey.

Competition

No competition history extracted from the catalogue.

Maintenance & restoration

No maintenance or restoration records.

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