1968 Ford Shelby Mustang GT350 302 4 Speed in Calypso Coral & Ride - My Car Story with Lou Costabile

[@loucostabile]

Hi, If you like this video, please click on SUPER THANKS ❤ with the $ in the middle which is the SUPER THANKS button under the video. Thank you! Lou

[@Scalihoo]

J code 302's are great motors, & with a 4 speed manual & that color ..wow sweet. 👍

[@loucostabile]

Happy to read "wow sweet" :-)

[@godsowndrunk1118]

Just sold my GT Mustang with J-Code rated at 230 hp...the Shelby came with a high rise intake and was rated at 250..... So, pretty lame, actually.

[@DominatorGarage]

@@godsowndrunk1118 The J code was a sleeper in drag racing and around it.

[@godsowndrunk1118]

@@DominatorGarage In stock form it's just sleepy....

[@Scalihoo]

@@godsowndrunk1118 I had a 68 J code cougar , for the era it was fun they didnt like to rev but I ran this motor hard it took the abuse like a champ

[@JaimeSalcedoA_72]

It was a perfect day (sunny and birdsong) to appreciate this fantastic 1968 Ford Shelby Mustang GT350 painted in that electrifying Calypso Coral! I mean, if Shelby himself approved it for a reason, hehe. I have a thing for these classic Mustangs, along with Corvettes. Aside from its eccentric color, I liked its bulging fiberglass hood, with those long air intakes and exhausts and elegant grilles; along with the flashy aluminum alloy rims. Its engine compartment looked impeccable, and the roar produced by its 302 CI V8 is attractive. The black interior matches the body color very well, and I love the wood details on the instrument panel, doors, steering wheel and clutch (a special mention for the "Carrol Shelby" signature along with the small golden "Cobra GT350" symbol on the glove box side). Nice surprises in the trunk; like that interesting collection of magazines, scale models, or that cool lamp with the model and realistic sounds of the car (oh, and that nice drawing the artist made of it). To finish, the final drive along those roads was very nice; along with the pleasant "click" that its gearbox produced. Congratulations to Mr. Skweres, for this unique Mustang and for having shared with us his interesting anecdotes with Carroll Shelby himself! Best regards, Lou!

[@loucostabile]

Hi Jaime, "I mean, if Shelby himself approved it for a reason," Good point. Happy to read the details you notice. Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou

[@TheGunfighter45acp]

I love the color of Mr. Skweres '68 GT 350, and everything else about it, too. From trunk treats to office treats this car has the right custodian for plenty more miles of smiles. What a great car. Thanks, Lou!

[@loucostabile]

Hi TheGunfighter45acp, Happy to read "I love the color" & "What a great car" :-) My pleasure sharing this car with you. You're welcome, Lou

[@razvancalin6453]

Fun fact: the Calypso Coral was not offered on 1968 Mustangs. It became an option in 1969. But it makes no difference, it's still a cool find. Even cooler, since its a one-of-none.

[@derekantill3721]

Mustangs don’t come any better than this one. Fantastic. ❤

[@loucostabile]

High praise.

[@stephenholland5930]

That's a fantastic GT350, Terry.

[@loucostabile]

Happy to read "That's a fantastic GT350" :-)

[@Gratefulman1965]

Thanks!

[@Gratefulman1965]

You are welcome!

[@loucostabile]

Hi Jeffrey, SUPER THANK YOU FOR THE SUPER THANKS! I appreciate your support, Lou

[@sebastianruhland5198]

1:00 Awesome clean and simple front. Iam no way a fan of any muscle car but this one looks awesome.

[@loucostabile]

Hi Sebastian, Happy to read you appreciate this "awesome" car :-) Thank you for viewing, sharing and I believe you're going to see many more cars on this Channel you'll enjoy. Hope you Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this KZbin Channel, Lou

[@ronofficial5958]

You get the best of the best, Lou. Nice ride!

[@loucostabile]

Thank you Ron. My pleasure sharing with you. Glad you're along for the ride.

[@audieconrad8995]

Lou, I knew little to nothing about this model. I learned something today, thank you. Terrific car. Gr8 vid.

[@loucostabile]

Hi Audie, I'm learning from the CARetakers all the time. I find that to be so much fun. Glad to read you learned something today too, Lou

[@danielulz1640]

Great car, I LOVE the color! Nice young man too. Born in 1968, I still have clothing that I bought in 1968!

[@loucostabile]

Hi Daniel, Happy to read you enjoy this "Great car" & "LOVE the color!" too :-) Lou

[@chuckselvage3157]

Hey Lou very nice I love those little souped up Windsors they sound great. Thanks for sharing. Chuck.

[@loucostabile]

Hey Chuck, Happy to read "very nice I love those little souped up Windsors they sound great" :-) You're welcome, Lou

[@JeffKing310]

Very nice Mustang- love the colour! Thanks for sharing this classic with us Terry and Lou.

[@loucostabile]

Hi Jeff, Happy to read you enjoy this "Very nice Mustang- love the colour!" :-) My pleasure sharing with you. Thank you for your support, and you're welcome, Lou

[@infinitesimotel]

Good lord this is the best colour!!

[@loucostabile]

Happy to read you enjoy the colour on this car :-)

[@keith3970]

Well,it is not a '68 Shelby color.

[@alanstowing1]

​@@keith3970However it may not be a '68 color. It was approved by Carrol Shelby himself in person . And Signed by President & CEO of Shelby America etc , Hence the Title " One of None "

[@classicmusclecarexhaust1988]

This is another car that I own in the car collection in my mind. And thanks to 'My Car Story', I get to vicariously take it out on a Sunday drive with Lou as my co-pilot. The '67-'70 Shelby Mustangs are a breed apart. Love this video Lou!

[@loucostabile]

Hi Tom (and JudyAnn), "This is another car that I own in the car collection in my mind" NICE! You're welcome. Happy to read "Love this video" :-) Lou

[@Gratefulman1965]

Super thanks to you Lou! Love your channel!

[@loucostabile]

You're welcome Jeffrey! My pleasure sharing with you.

[@TheDejael]

Really awesome Ford Shelby Cobra Mustang. Excellent sports muscle car, a real winner for show and go, and for resale value.

[@loucostabile]

Hi Donald, Happy to read "Really awesome Ford Shelby Cobra Mustang. Excellent sports muscle car, a real winner for show and go" :-) My pleasure sharing this one with you, Lou

[@Blu3_SK33]

We love mr lou!!! Thank you for video's of awesome cars u have excellent taste!! ❤😊

[@loucostabile]

Hi Blu3_SK33, Appreciate the love :-) Thank you for viewing, sharing, and you're welcome. I believe you're going to see many more cars on this Channel you'll enjoy. Hope you Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this KZbin Channel, Lou

[@cmc6295]

2nd that good taste, plus determination and business acumen. Pretty cool

[@motorTranz]

Beautiful! Rare! Shelby! 😍😍😍😍😍 Thanks Lou!

[@loucostabile]

Hi motorTranz, Happy to read you enjoy the looks and appreciate the rarity of this car :-) You're welcome, Lou

[@robertmetcalf2461]

What A Joy you find the Best Thank you

[@loucostabile]

Hi Robert, Happy to read you enjoy the cars I like to share with you :-) You're welcome, Lou

[@ultraviolettp3446]

There are cars and then there are CLASSICS and this one is a stunning example of a CLASSIC. There is no angle from which this car is viewed. Everywhere you look is something eye-catching and then it has what I'd call NUCLEAR ORANGE even if it was named more in a plebian fashion of coral. Mustangs of this era looked like Mustangs and were just right. The sound of the engine is as if Arthur Fidler were orchestrating the movement of the eight pistons and accompanying hardware. Bravo! Wonderful car and video, Lou!

[@loucostabile]

Hi ultraviolet tp, Happy to share this "this one is a stunning example of a CLASSIC" with you :-) Glad to read you enjoy the sounds from this car too! Lou

[@ShelbyBikeBoy]

Great catch Lou! Can’t wait till you’re back out to Scottsdale and Fountain Hills! Chris

[@loucostabile]

Hi Chris, Happy to read you enjoy this car :-) I'll be back in AZ in 2nd 1/2 of January for car week. If you see me, say hello and we'll look for some cool cars. Usually I like the Rock & Roll McDonalds. Lou

[@ShelbyBikeBoy]

@@loucostabile Excellent! I’ll look for you at the Pavillions then! 👍🏻

[@budgetaudiophilelife-long5461]

🙋‍♂️THANKS LOU,TERRY 🤗 Lou we love what you do and TERRY I love your car and the colors and the 68 is my favorite too 💚💚💚

[@loucostabile]

You're welcome Budget Audiophile Life-long. Happy to read "I love your car and the colors and the 68 is my favorite too" :-) Thank you for the kind words on what I do, Lou

[@islanddon865]

Wonderful icon of the Pony Car at its very, very best.

[@loucostabile]

Hi Island Don, Happy to share this "Wonderful icon" with you :-) Lou

[@islanddon865]

@@loucostabile Buddy, you've got the ultimate "Dream Job"!!!

[@caspar0777]

Nice car Lou and the same age as my wife 😁Thanks for sharing!

[@loucostabile]

Hi Cas par, Happy to read you enjoy this "Nice car" :-) Glad to read this car and your wife share the same birth year. You're welcome, Lou

[@billmagorian490]

Lou this is my favorite Mustang body. A neighbor purchased a red one new in 68. In addition to "How long have you had the car and why of all the cars in the world you chose this one?" Would you PLEASE ask the story of how they found and purchased the car?? The engine bay of this car is immaculate. Lou when you are featuring such a special car as the 1968 Mustang Shelby GT 350 Please front load what features are unique to that car. The car had a new paint job but the Chrome and bright work all looked new. That would have prompted a question from me. The addition of his car Man Cave was a plus. Again this is an amazing car find for MCS.

[@loucostabile]

Bill, Happy to read "his is my favorite Mustang body" :-) Glad you think "this is an amazing car find for MCS." NICE! Lou

[@AMCmachine]

Sometimes color changes don't work but this one does. Calypso Coral looks magnificent on this Shelby! Thanks for sharing Lou, enjoy Labor Day. 👍😎

[@loucostabile]

Hi AMCmachine, Happy to read you enjoy the color on this car :-) You're welcome. Wishing you and enjoyable Labor Day too, Lou

[@keithshevlin5427]

great car. nice Lou

[@loucostabile]

Hi Keith, Happy to read you enjoy this "great car" :-) Lou

[@keith3970]

The T on the data plate means Candy Apple Red.

[@loucostabile]

Thank you for viewing and sharing your knowledge.

[@Thefutureooksbight]

I had a 68 Mustang GT fastback with a custom Thunderbird powder blue from the factory they ordered it. The person I bought from the custom padded interior the clock and the steering column the fog lance. It was a nice car 289 4 speed positive traction. My favorite cobra is the 1968 with the one you’re showing something about that back end with those tail lights

[@loucostabile]

Hi ChitownRon, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing. Hope you see many cars on this Channel you enjoy! Please Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this KZbin Channel, Lou

[@Thefutureooksbight]

@@loucostabileI owned it when it was affordable. I paid 750.00 for it in 1970. Who would have ever thought that all the car I grew up with would skyrocket in price. The Achilles heel to all the muscle cars back, then was salt.

[@СергійШамін]

Чудове авто! Цікава історія його! Дякую!

[@loucostabile]

Hi Сергій, Happy to read you enjoy this "Great car" with an interesting story. You're welcome, Lou

[@leroycaudill96]

Beautiful car Lou God Bless.

[@loucostabile]

Hi Leroy, Happy to read you enjoy the looks of this car :-) Blessings received. God bless you too, Lou

[@petemedina8446]

Awesome car nice color sounds real good although for some reason I thought they came with a bigger motor

[@loucostabile]

Hi Pete, Happy to read you enjoy the looks and sounds of this "Awesome car nice color sounds real good" :-) Lou

[@williamzander9708]

Amazing the mats in the trunk were used in the Maverick and Pinto . They had the hull on the maverick grabber designed for that 302 boss but ford backed off . That is the most beautiful car I’ve seen they are priceless to the owner . You can’t replace it America at its finest remember the car lots filled with all those fords and Chevys and Cudas . The rust hit them hard . Every corner had a parts shop . Had a YAMAHA RD 350 and you sat at the light and Revived it and let the clutch out and blow them away to the next light they would get mad as hell . 😂😂😂😂😂Fun times then came the super bikes .

[@loucostabile]

Hi William, Thank you for viewing and sharing your knowledge. Hope you see many more cars on this KZbin Channel you enjoy. Please subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this KZbin Channel, Lou

[@airosasco3639]

Beautiful automobile…one of the nicer ones…

[@loucostabile]

Happy to read you enjoy the looks of this car :-)

[@kc0lif]

nice gt 350 shelby mustang😊

[@loucostabile]

:-)

[@canadaverydry]

Oh I love it!!!So nice and elegant

[@loucostabile]

NICE!

[@danam0228]

I gotta get one of those lamps 😊

[@loucostabile]

:-)

[@Iraqkingdom1921]

Really really nice....

[@loucostabile]

Happy to read "Really really nice...." :-)

[@steveseeler4994]

Hi Lou, nice car, in UR upcoming videos will U B showing more 1969 Mach 1 428 CJs?

[@loucostabile]

Hi Steve, Happy to read you enjoy this "nice car" :-) Stay tuned and we'll see what comes up next, Lou

[@quincee3376]

Beauty!

[@loucostabile]

Happy to read "Beauty" :-)

[@DrRobertMPick]

Nice car!

[@loucostabile]

Hi Bob, Happy to read you enjoy this "Nice car!" :-) Lou

[@wmalden]

I always thought that GT350 meant that it had a 350 CID engine. Guess I was mistaken.

[@tonydagostino6158]

Me too! That's nuts, it should be called the GT302

[@loucostabile]

I'm learning from the CARetakers all the time. Glad to read you learned something new today.

[@godsowndrunk1118]

Shelby came up with the name in 65 , because the main office was 350 feet from the assembly shop. Nothing to do with the engine. GT 350's came with 289's, 302's and 351W's.

[@Warrior_Resisting_Colonialism]

The 350 was a Chevy engine. "350 feet" as explained above.

[@tonydagostino6158]

@@Warrior_Resisting_Colonialism I guess we should be happy it wasn't 367.5 feet away

[@Phantoma3]

These GT350s are rare cars aren't they? $$$$

[@loucostabile]

I haven't seen many of them so I'm happy to be able to share this one with you.

[@michaelmcdougall4527]

How Nice And all OEM

[@loucostabile]

Happy to share this car with you :-)

[@Blu3_SK33]

We love you lou hey i watched your video where you explained how you come up to where you are and i respect you sir you deserve to be riding in the finest cars good job fam coming from nothing to something!! You are great my friend!! Do a ford ranchero video for me friend😊

[@loucostabile]

Feeling the love Blu3_SK33 :-) Appreciate the respect, and I respect you too. Good news! Stay tuned I have a Ranchero coming up, and here is one I think you'll enjoy now, Lou kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZnWwaIithdt0grM

[@Brutalford]

Needs a solid roller or a hyd roller cam and roller rockers and lifters to extend it's life and pep it up

[@loucostabile]

Boy....if you added all that, it sure would be a Brutal Ford :-)

[@Warrior_Resisting_Colonialism]

So nice. Great color. I agree with MR. Shelby; I think he should keep it. ;) It's criminal to put 2.75 gears in a car like this. These all should have come with at least 3.50 gears with optional lower gears like 3.90-4.10 range options from there. I mean who bought these for fuel economy anyway? Let them roast the tires and stay right in that powerband for fun! First thing I would do with this car on day one, swap them hwy gears out and turn it into a tire shredder. :) Can so easily change them back, if you ever wanted to sell it, or just sell the center with the car....but no one should actually ever put it back in lol.

[@loucostabile]

Hi Wabanaki Warrior - Mi'kmaw Indian of Mi'kma'ki, Happy to read you enjoy the looks of this car. Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou

[@Fevebblefester]

I would suggest on cars like this to concentrate the photos on the front and sides. Not so much on the rear as that is the view most on the road will get of it.

[@loucostabile]

"I would suggest on cars like this to concentrate the photos on the front and sides. Not so much on the rear as that is the view most on the road will get of it." NICE!

[@travishackney7771]

If it was mine I would take those tire off and some radials preferably red line by Coker and put a/c on it vintage a/c

[@loucostabile]

Thanks for viewing and sharing.

[@ShelbyBikeBoy]

Smog pump still on it!

[@loucostabile]

Nice to see all the details still on the car :-)

[@Thefutureooksbight]

I’m sorry, but my ADH is kicking in the right passenger side fog lamp needs to be straightened.

[@loucostabile]

Thank you for viewing and sharing.

[@Warrior_Resisting_Colonialism]

Yeah, I think to us all. That's so crooked it stands right out like a sore thumb lol.

[@travishackney7771]

I believe the 302 is a 5.0

[@loucostabile]

You're correct.

[@todddenio3200]

Here is some useless trivia information. The title cards for the Shelby GT350 and GT500 did not say Ford or Mustang on them. The title cards say Shelby GT350 or GT500. So technically it is not a Mustang.

[@loucostabile]

Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

[@user-tw6gm3rt5b-f4r]

what is the top speeding of this 1968 ford mustang

[@loucostabile]

...not sure I'm ready to find out :-)

[@user-zx8de8op9l]

What color then is Madagascar orange?

[@loucostabile]

Hmmm, not sure. Hoping a Viewer can share knowledge.

[@TheArchiecat]

some body please adjust the valves on this car, cant hear the engine for all the clacking

[@loucostabile]

Thank you for viewing and sharing what you notice.

[@godsowndrunk1118]

J-Code 302 has hydraulic lifters.

[@TheArchiecat]

@@godsowndrunk1118 they still need adjusting

[@TheArchiecat]

@@godsowndrunk1118 this car has an oil pressure problem or some lifters that won’t pump up

[@godsowndrunk1118]

@@TheArchiecat that's not lifters you're hearing. Exhaust leak.

[@davidsolloway9349]

like 385 !

[@loucostabile]

Thank you for sharing.