This 1968 Shelby GT500KR is a Dream Barn Find

Barn Find

It's hard to think of a much better barn find than this '68 Shelby GT500KR Fastback pictured above. This unrestored beauty can now be yours because it's going up for auction. 

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Drivetrain

Propelling this Mustang is a very cherry 428 ci Cobra Jet engine. All of this unit's power runs through an old school 4-speed manual transmission.

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The Numbers

This Fastback car is one of 334 with these paint and trim codes. It's also one of 530 fitted with both the 428 ci Cobra Jet engine and 4-speed manual transmission.

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Style

One thing this Shelby GT500KR Fastback will surely do is turn heads. This is largely due to its beautiful Wimbledon White paint job with Blue racing stripes. 

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Original

As you'd hope, this car comes with a lot of original parts and matching documents. Included in the sale are the model's original schematic and a preserved copy of the instruction manual. It also comes with some period newspaper clippings so the buyer can note what was going on in the world at the time. 

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Livable

While '60s muscle cars aren't the easiest things to get on with, this model has been fitted with power steering and power brakes. It also has a tilt-away steering column.

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It Gets Better

If you take ownership of this model you'll have a car that was signed by the man himself Carroll Shelby. It also comes with a Deluxe Marti Report and a forensic report to hang onto. 

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