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1968 Ford SHELBY GT-500KR
$69.99 1/18 scale
Silver Grey-Black Stripes

How did the GT500 and the Corvette stack up when the Rolling Stones were sex symbols, not grandfathers?

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BY MARK GILLIES
July 2006

The KR — for “King of the Road” — was a development of the ’68 GT500, with the so-called Cobra Jet 428-cubic-inch engine in place of the Police Interceptor unit. The GT500 was nominally rated at 360 horsepower, whereas the KR was down to 335. “This was done for insurance purposes,” says Chris Burkhart. “Everyone knew that was a joke and that the real number was somewhere slightly north of 400 horsepower, with 440 pound-feet of torque.” Compared with a stock ’68 Mustang, the GT500 gained a plethora of scoops and vents, a fiberglass hood and trunklid, a front-strut brace, wider rear brake drums and shoes, an 8000-rpm tach, a 140-mph speedometer, and a rollover bar. The heavy-duty Mustang suspension, as well as power brakes and steering, were standard on all GT500s.

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1968 Ford SHELBY GT-500KR

$69.99 1/18 scale
Silver Grey-Black Stripes

By Dan Kahn Email
Date posted: 11-23-2004

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