Shelby Debut Today, 01-27-1965

[1690]

Here's a bit of trivia for you: the Shelby GT350 made its debut on this day in 1965.

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/shelby-gt-350-debuts

[FL SAAC]

thanks for sharing

[JD]

A great day in automotive history!

[2112]

thanks for sharing

+1 Thank you Nick.  😎

[GT350Lad]

Awesome mate, thanks for sharing! Wish I would have known this morning, I would have been stung or all day 

[deathsled]

Life altering in all seriousness to those into the Shelby Mustang.  My red has certainly improved the quality of my life.  The car simply makes me happy and that is a prudent goal to pursue in life.

[Bigfoot]

Nice comparison to Mantle. Thnx for sharing.

[jamesfee]

Still an important day for a lot of us.
It was the start of quite a journey.
j

[deathsled]

A landmark day again.

[98SVT - was 06GT]

I saw one in person for the first time parked next to a snack bar in the esses at Riverside May 2, 65 at the United States Road Racing Championship.

[deathsled]

I saw one in person for the first time parked next to a snack bar in the esses at Riverside May 2, 65 at the United States Road Racing Championship.

That must've been quite an impression to see one back then for the first time.  I mean cars from the 50s did not have the same look so the 65 Shelby was quite futuristic.

[trotrof1]

My first time encounter was at the 65 Chicago auto show. I was just a youngster but I looked the car over a very long time. Best looking car there in my opinion. Some guy came up to me and said by the time I get a drivers license that car will be a forgotten antique.

[Side-Oilers]

The first one(s) I ever saw was sometime in '65 when my dad drove me down Imperial Blvd to see the S-A facility. 
From the outside of the fence, that is.

Dad worked at nearby Hughes Aircraft, and a Shelby was THE thing.

[honker]

The first '65 I saw was Comstock's 5R096 at Mosport, Canada, in June '65.

This might have been here earlier ? here's a clipping from the  Feb. 13th. '65 Issue of Autoweek/Competition Press, says this is the

first photo of a '65 ?  The copy says it will be shown to the press on Jan. 25th. '65  Last two lines mention there was a  driving

impression by  Ed Leslie, Dec. 23rd. '64 issue of the same paper, does any one have a copy of it ? some conflicting dates there,

the paper was published bi-weekly at the time I believe.

Mike