To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Shelby GT350 nameplate, Ford has decided to produce a limited run of 2015 Shelby GT350 and GT350R models. How limited? Only 100 Shelby GT350s and 37 of the competition-tuned GT350R models will be made before switching over to 2016 model year production. Of the 100 GT350 models, 50 will be equipped with
On this day in 1965, the original Shelby GT350 debuted. The development of the 1965 Shelby GT350, a high performance variant of the Ford Mustang created by Carroll Shelby, is fairly well documented. When Ford decided it needed a racing version of its newly minted Mustang, it decided to homologate the Mustang for SCCA B/Production
Flat plane crankshafts are nothing new. However, with the recent introductions of the Shelby GT350 and GT350R, flat plane crankshaft design has been garnering a lot more attention. And it’s been raising a few questions, too. Namely, what is a flat plane crankshaft? How does it differ from a crossplane crankshaft? And what are the benefits to
[portfolio_slideshow id=36110] At long last, Ford has finally unveiled its new Shelby GT350. Billed as an “all day track car that’s also street-legal,” the new Shelby GT350 features a naturally aspirated 5.2L V8, which Ford says is its most powerful naturally aspirated production engine ever. In a press release highlighting the new Shelby, Ford says
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