A conversation with Road Reptile today reminded me we needed a thread on the ’67-‘68 Shelby de Mexico GT350 hardtops. The ’68-‘70 registry has the exact numbers for both years, but together they were less than 380 cars. I don’t think they were documented, or at the least, nothing has been found and shared. They were limited to a few colors, 10-spoke wheels, Goodyear Speedway 350s, and possibly only a 289 in both years. No lemans stripes were pictured and I’m not sure what interior was included. Was it the standard black camera case dash or the brushed aluminum?
Has anyone ever seen one in person?
Some of you may have seen a color photo of a lime gold hardtop that appears to be a ’68 by the front side marker. I’m not convinced this is a Shelby de Mexico GT350 hardtop. It appeared to be custom built car with ’69-’70 side stripes '68 California Special styled stripes, ‘66 10-spoke wheels, and a ’67 Shelby hood scoop on a standard ’67 Mustang hood (shorter hood to fit Mustang nose).
I’ll post some of the known vintage photos with a few comments about each one.