Shelby GT350 Evolution: 60 Years of Muscle Car Perfection

Talk about being in the right place at the right time! At a Barrett-Jackson auction, we met Kash Singh, Director of Sales and Marketing for Shelby American. He literally walked us through the history of the Shelby GT350, which has raised the performance of the Ford Mustang for more than 60 years. The first stop on the tour was a very special 1965 GT350 (which was converted into an R model with Shelby parts) owned by the Jackson family. The next GT350 was a 1-of-10 factory-supercharged 1967 model that belongs to Barrett-Jackson president Steve Davis. Just a few steps away was a 2011 supercharged GT350 created in the second era of Shelby Mustangs. Further down the row, Kash gave us an insider’s perspective on the S550 version of the GT350, which dropped the supercharger and used a high-revving, naturally aspirated Voodoo 5.2-liter V8 with a flat-plane crankshaft that gave it an unforgettable sound. Our final stop on the tour was the 2025 GT350 equipped with a supercharger that boosts the Coyote 5.0-liter V8’s output to a staggering 810 horsepower.

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