1965 Shelby GT350R Racing School Car Muscle Car Of The Week Video #40

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1965 Shelby GT350R Racing School Car Muscle Car Of The Week Video #40
You could say that this 1965 Shelby GT350R has lived several different lives. It started off as a Wimbledon White '65 Mustang Fastback, then went off to Shelby American to be turned into a '65 Shelby GT350R. However, it did not go to a dealer for street sale, as it was selected to be used by Ford as a promotional vehicle. That tour of duty ended in August of '65, when the car went back to Shelby American for its next chapter for use as one of the 3 Shelby GT350R Driving School cars. While there, the car slowly received modifications that basically transformed it into an R model Competition car. In fact, it was actually re-identified by Shelby as the 37th GT350R Competition car while at Shelby American. The car was also used as the prototype for the GT500 427 big block cars for 1967. The driveline was returned to a 289, and it was eventually sold as a GT350R and raced in SCCA events in California. The engine was blown, the car was stored, and the discovered in the late 1980s and restored to the form you see here today. It remains one of the most interesting stories of all the cars in the Brothers Collection, and one of our favorites here at Muscle Car Of The Week!
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[@donhodges7796]

I restored this car way back in 1989 I took it out of a barn in the Mountains north of Fresno Ca. It had rats living in the fuel filler and had been sitting 20 years It was one of the cars at the school at Willowi Springs It had been on its roof and we had to fix that as it was not even from side to side. It had Goodyear Blue Streeks all around

[@baccaratfitness2360]

Don Hodges. Wow. Like finding a sunken treasure. What a beautiful restoration and car.

[@arttrombley7385]

Good job Don, but apparently it has the same Goodyears that You put on it almost 30 years ago, check out the left rear tire at 6:15 of the video, it's ready for the thread to come off the carcass.

[@dewaynehall7104]

Man what a beautiful car so iconic

[@peterlyons2000]

This edition #40 is a real gem.

[@ansonwill1999]

Just WOW!

[@Thunda65]

What a gorgeous vehicle- love the huge vent in the front valance! Fantastic sound too....

[@knowthetruth1032]

Really Great Design from a Great assembler of some of the Greatest fabricators, Designers,Race Car drivers, engineers,Managers, photoghers,secretaries,test drivers and Mechanics!!!! CARROLL SHELBY WAS A GREAT ONE OF THE GREATEST ASSEMBLERS OF PEOPLE IN AUTOMOBILE HISTORY!! PERIOD!!! YES HE WAS ONE OF THE GREATEST DRIVERS OF ALL TIME!! BUT HIS REAL BLESSING FROM GOD ALL MIGHTY WAS HIS ABILITY TO GROUP TOGETHER ALL OF THE ABOVE UNDER ONE ROOF AND THAT IN TURN CREATED WHAT CAME TO BECOME SHELBY AMERICAN!!!! 🇱🇷✌️😁😉

[@JackF99]

Ford was so much more into racing than any other American make with their GT350s, Cobras and GT40s racing all over the world and also 427 429 NASCAR cars if you care to count that. Even Formula 1 was dominated in the late sixties through the seventies by the Ford DFV V8.

[@arttrombley7385]

+beloog99 Even though I agree with You I think the Chrysler and Plymouth people would argue with You.

[@Loulovesspeed]

@@arttrombley7385 - Maybe, but they can't argue with Carroll Shelby who was behind all of them except NASCAR and F1! Ford was definitely involved in more varieties of racing, world wide than either Chrysler or GM, and that is not an opinion, but a fact!

[@slayer7682]

I didnt realize half way threw video I had a smile the entire video. Great channel that's why I subbed thx for the history.

[@ScottHillsmusclecargarage]

Wow, what a piece of history. This is not saying much. But I have never heard of that car before. Thanks so much for bringing this to us. This is only my second video that I've watched from your channel. And needless to say I have subscribed to your channel.

[@brianorfant1125]

This is an awesome muscle car channel and very informative.

[@paullacey2999]

Well I learned to drive in a Nissan Micra.... I feel shortchanged after seeing this beast🤭🤭🤭

[@baccaratfitness2360]

Beautiful.

[@catkazemi3526]

amazing car love it

[@CrzyMav]

This car is like looking at a beautiful model. It's beautiful with all the rite curves and I can't stop looking at her cause she looks so amazing!

[@jeffreybemma7162]

That's y i love that sexxxy ass 427 cobra

[@arttrombley7385]

+Mustang GT (MSTNGMAN) Better than any model, this girl never loses Her looks, woman get old and crusty.

[@lightweightiseverything5068]

Drooling 🤤

[@stevefowler2112]

something that isn't touched on is the heads...if they left the tiny valve 289 heads as stock (the GT350 came with standard 289 HIPO/K code heads whose valves were the same size as 2 barrel 289 C code heads), there is no way they could extract around 365/375 or even closer to 425 in the final tunes, without heavy head and port work. The head work was done by the shop in Van Nuys, I think their name was California Head Porting. the 425 HP versions had the .190 chevy intake valves in them (the heads would not accept the .202 chevy valves, though I believe there may have been early 351 windsor heads modified to use the chevy .202 intake valves). .

[@scottford1091]

Crane Cams did porting on the gt40 289 heads. That's actually the basis for the newer gt40 and gt40p explorer heads. The same, only different.

[@samuelmarsh4392]

badass.

[@Miffy2610]

My little miss looked up her name to discover where she got her name, glad this came up!

[@arttrombley7385]

+Miffy2610 and Her name is ......... Shelby, right ?.

[@arttrombley7385]

Drool Drool Drool ! ! !

[@289cobra9]

The 1965 GT 350R won 12 of 14 race’s in the 65’ season in the SCCA B Production class. Corvettes won the other two.

[@Loulovesspeed]

@289 Cobra - The GT 350R won the SCCA B Production Championship in 1965, '66, and '67, pounding the bigger displacement Stingrays!

[@289cobra9]

@@Loulovesspeed Well aware of that. Great car!

[@sumguy8]

I think they drove them at willow springs not riverside

[@dinorossi6611]

where is this car now ? In California ? Available for viewing ?

[@randalfarnsworth1781]

FROM THE SAAC FORUM>>>>>>>>>>>>> The guy hosting the video is very confused. He combined the histories of two separate cars. The car seen in the video is 5021, which was a CSSHPD car. Those who don't know the story surrounding the two cars, and how those histories are intertwined, should refer to the registry. 5R537 was the car used as the GT500 prototype, not 5021. Again, the car in the video is 5021, which had 5R537's SFM tag added to it at the factory and was sold that way by the factory before SAI ceased to exist. Very very poorly researched and misleading video, but 5021 and 5R537 are both very cool cars. What is interesting is the guy who hosts the video refers to the registry but clearly didn't read it.

[@ScottHillsmusclecargarage]

Randall Farnsworth, thank you for that. I am far from Shelby historian. But I do not a little bit about them. I have owned a few over my lifetime. Two 1969 GT500's in my new 2013 Shelby GT350. That has been modified by Shelby American. She's pushing 700 hp at the crank. With all the suspension and frame stiffening work. She runs on rails. Although it may be upgrading to carbon ceramic brakes in the future.

[@branon6565]

Randal Farnsworth....all that shit you talked about in that comment 4 years ago did nothing but make you look like a douchebag....

[@scottford1091]

Where is the original intake manifold?

[@shanefeeney9630]

Car Cain

[@Miffy2610]

Art Trombley if you treated a woman like you treated your car (good) then she may get old but the only crusty bits would on the toast she butters for your breaky!! LOL!

[@stevefowler2112]

Regarding it being used as a 427 test mule/prototype. Not sure I buy that, as the 427 doesn't fit in the '65/'66 Mustang without removing the inner fender wells and relocating the shock towers. Of course it is possible to put it back together but this car looks so pristine in the engine bay, it doesn't look like it was ever cut up for a 427. my 2 cents anywho

[@freeyourmind8849]

best mustang? idk. from 66 hertz. hi-po. boss. gt500. gassers.

[@baccaratfitness2360]

Considering this GT 350 r is really a race or competition car makes it the badass of all Mustangs to me. It's pure. No amenities, just the rear window being vented makes it the baddest Mustang.

[@thomassmith6027]

"The Brothers"...Muhuhahahaha! 👹 Sounds like the Brothers are part of the Illuminati... That's how they get these cars.

[@jaredgt500]

uh wheres the rear bumper?

[@MrSkipF]

You didn't notice there is no FRONT bumper, either? How many OTHER race cars do you see with any BUMPER?

[@jaredgt500]

Ik but it just looks retarted if i had it i would make nice white caps that fit in there with the blue stripes ( that would be removable if needed ) woulent it just look better at least the front looks good how its now

[@marcusmarshall6590]

***** weight reduction?

[@sumguy8]

***** they took out both bumpers on the R model to reduce weight

[@arttrombley7385]

+jaredgt500 Actually they should have made some aluminum covers for where the bumper should be. They probably could have gotten a couple of MPH out of that by cutting wind resistance.

[@shanefeeney9630]

Ford design way sexery then mopars

[@YouCantSawSawdust]

.....BUT,YOU CAN DO ALL THAT STUFF YOURSELF,AT HOME.JUST BECAUSE BILL , ERIC AND DAVE DID IT BACK IN THE DAY DOESN'T MAKE IT ANY BETTER OR MORE SPECIAL IF YOU DO IT YOURSELF.YOU COULD DO A MUCH BETTER JOB THESE DAYS ANYWAY.THE GUYS THAT WANKED THE CARS UP BACK THEN PROBABLY DIDN'T EVEN WANT TO BE AT WORK THAT DAY,HAD HANGOVERS,HATED THE JOB ETC..DON'T READ TOO MUCH INTO IT.

[@xxxbbbqqq]

This is a sports car. Not a muscle car.

[@ChazYocom]

actually, in retrospect, it's a pony car.

[@xxxbbbqqq]

Chaz Yocom Yeah but pony cars have back seats, and this car doesn't have one.

[@JackF99]

+chris manecke at the risk of stating the obvious, the term "pony car" was simply taken from the name Mustang, which launched the class.

[@arttrombley7385]

+beloog99 Also at the risk of starting an argument, this little Pony car will leave most muscle cars in the dust and that's 1/4 mile, Oval or road race.

[@slayer7682]

Dude you are always making the same lame comment. You said the same thing on the other Shelby gt350. Who cares semantics. You must be a Chevy fanboy