1968 Shelby Mustang GT350

Shelby Mustangs were not available as a convertible until 1968 and Ford built just 404 with GT350 badging. Power came from a 302 cubic-inch engine with 250 horsepower and an aluminum intake. 1968 was the first year that Shelby's were not assembled in Carroll Shelby's shop located at Los Angeles International Airport. Demand had grown too high for the small shop, so Ford stepped in and oversaw production of the street cars, leaving Carroll time to devote to racing. Shelby GT350s and GT500s were now built at Ford's Metuchen N.J. plant and shipped to A.O. Smith in Michigan for assembly. Safety standards in the United States became stricter in 1968, forcing Ford to trade the wood rimmed, three spoke aluminum steering wheel found on the earlier Shelby's for a heavily padded T-Bird style steering wheel. Sequential rear turn signal lights were introduced in 1968, later disappeared for decades and were brought back by Ford on the 2011 Mustang.