After spending the week in Arizona watching a slew of Eleanor-converted Mustangs promote for greater than $400,000, I began occupied with the present values for what I really feel are the highest of the heap so far as Mustangs are involved, the Shelby Mustangs constructed from 1965 to 1970. Now to me, these are nearly as good because it will get for Mustang automobiles. Positive, a restomod is a greater driving automobile, however the authentic Shelby Mustangs are one thing particular, and those in-built California by Shelby American from 1965 to 1967 are just a bit additional particular.
In a weird flip of the market, many of those very particular automobiles can be found for lower than their restomod customized conversions, such because the Eleanors you see at public sale. This is not sensible because the Shelby automobiles have been in-built interval by guys resembling Phil Remington and aren’t solely traditionally important but in addition make for nice driving automobiles. They don’t appear to be affected by traits and sometimes maintain their worth over time, one thing we now have but to know concerning the restomod automobiles.
My Choose of the Day is one among these automobiles, a 1966 Shelby GT350H painted in black with gold Le Mans stripes and a black inside.
Now should you have no idea this already, the GT350H was a automobile constructed by Shelby and offered to Hertz as rental automobiles or rent-a-racer as they then marketed. There’s a ton of legend and lore about to whom these automobiles have been rented, raced, after which turned again into Hertz afterwards. As with all legends, they could be rooted in some fact. The essential half to know is that the 1966 GT350H is a real Shelby constructed automobile. Additionally it is a low manufacturing automobile as just one,003 complete 1966 GT350H automobiles have been constructed.
The St. Charles, Missouri, proprietor states that this 1966 GT350H nonetheless has its numbers matching 289 C.I. Hello-Po V8 engine, appropriate C4 3-speed “SelectShift” computerized transmission, and Ford 9″ rear finish with a 3.50:1 closing drive ratio. It exhibits 56,615 miles on the odometer, that are believed to be authentic miles. They add that the automobile has been owned by the present proprietor since 1988 and has a really authentic physique. It’s mentioned to have acquired one repaint, has a largely authentic inside, stunning authentic ground pans, 14″ Shelby Magnum 500 model wheels, the unique sprint mounted Shelby tachometer, and racing lap belts.
The perfect a part of this automobile is the value being requested. The vendor is providing this automobile at a very reasonable worth of $209,995. At this worth I’m certain it’s not a concours prepared automobile, however as a substitute the right Shelby Mustang to truly drive. These are nice driving automobiles; it’s not usually {that a} automobile as important as this one is each straightforward to personal and drive.
This might be a automobile that I’d purchase, drive, present domestically, and revel in for fairly a very long time.
To view this itemizing on ClassicCars.com, see Choose of the Day.