Legend of the Green Hornet - BARRETT-JACKSON - 1968 EXP 500 Green Hornet

The restoration of a lifetime! The incredible story of how Barrett-Jackson CEO and Chairman ‪@CraigJacksonCollection‬ and an elite team of automotive restoration specialists set out to restore the rarest and most desirable Shelby Mustang of all time, the 1968 EXP 500 Green Hornet. The Green Hornet's provenance of being a double prototype puts it into a unique category and represents a rolling history of what was happening within Ford and Shelby American in the heyday of the American muscle car era. The performance DNA of all modern Mustangs and Shelbys leads back to this very car, making this 1968 Ford Mustang Notchback Coupe - as Carroll Shelby once said - "the one and only Green Hornet."
Special thanks to ‪@ford‬ archives and ‪@ShelbyAmericanInc‬.
Brought to you by ‪@Pennzoil‬.
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[@paulm.newitt3246]

I'm SOOO proud to have been on the research team for the "Green Hornet". A huge thanks to Craig Jackson and Jason Billups! What an amazing team! (especially with the Conelec & IRS systems!!)

[@BarrettJacksonTV]

Very honored to have you a part! Thank you!

[@ericheld4382]

It a magnificent car!

[@ericheld4382]

@@BarrettJacksonTV thanks for saving these historic Ford's/Shelby's!

[@blucheer8743]

Awesome job!

[@darylfitzgerald1327]

My jaw is still on the floor. It's amazing how the management would not let this happen.

[@PaulDozierZZoMBiE13]

As someone who DOES love the color green, that is about the best green I've seen on any car. WOW. Just... WOW!

[@rchoper21]

Well you guys have earned your merit badges for saving these one of a kind historic Little Red & Green Horne for the Ford world!

[@gwmcroy3166]

For the Shelby world

[@lonnyfuller7830]

Little Red and the green hornet. You guys are the luckiest people on earth.

[@rontucker1086]

It would be awesome to have a poster of both the green hornet and little red. Both iconic cars owned by the same man. Amazing, simply amazing! I love that the past is now preserved and alive and well!

[@paulbeck6410]

I agree. I'm 64yo but I'd love to have a poster of the two of them together

[@bigsteve8408]

Shelby got three cars. Little red, the green hornet. And a fastback. Where is the fastback?

[@dandahermitseals5582]

I would but that poster in a heartbeat.!! 😂😂❤ Dandahermit

[@normbarrows]

Hats off to Mr. Jackson for helping preserve a bit of automotive history.

[@burnaby604]

Mr Jackson is a legend for driving the cars how there supposed to be driven.

[@buckcarothers7717]

Right as he was saying I don't like green but I like that colour, I was thinking in my head I don't really like green but that's a awesome colour 😀💥

[@54raceman]

Same I hate green cars but that one don’t look to bad

[@jeepguy220]

as a gm person, I can still say Shelby is the top, it doesn't get any higher!! Shelby is ford's high water mark!! he is a legend, no one before or since can touch his genius!

[@user-neo71665]

Not a ford guy and have never like mustangs but I'm glad this car was restored back to the way it was.

[@davidkeene64]

So what are you trying to say exactly ?

[@jefsiv]

So then be silent.

[@johnnyraider]

THAT'S YER PROBLEM, NOT BEING A FORD GUY....... HAHAHAHA DORK !!!!!!!😊😊😊😊😊

[@mattskustomkreations]

You’ve got Little RED. You’ve got the GREEN Hornet. PLEASE put your resources into tracking down Jim Morrison’s BLUE Lady!!!!

[@ericheld4382]

I agree, his shelby was sold a University Ford in Champaign Illinois as was my 67 Ford convertible.

[@mattskustomkreations]

@@ericheld4382 Huh? I would have expected the DSO for Jim Morrison’s Shelby to be Los Angeles, and the dealership would be in LA too.

[@ericheld4382]

@@mattskustomkreations I think it was also the only one with parchment seats

[@mattskustomkreations]

@@ericheld4382 No. it was a rare color combination for sure. But not the only one. Btw, where are you getting this Champaign IL info? That makes no sense to me.

[@ericheld4382]

@@mattskustomkreations it was code K Nightmist blue a regular production color. Jim Morrison even said he drove it hard as Shelby intended

[@72Z15SS]

There were several moments during this video and the "Little Red" video that brought a tear to my eyes! Glad there are people out there who still remember these lost treasures!

[@ChristopherClark-eg4ol]

The fact you got 502 hp out of a engine from 1968 is a testament to how inovative the man was that built that electric fuel injection system!

[@gwmcroy3166]

God knows what we could do now it wasn't for emission standards and regulations

[@deanstevenson6527]

Christopher Clark : It made a massive 502 lb ft torque at 4400 rpm and went from 444 to 460 hp with EFi at 6200 rpm based on the curve data at 20:00 and 20:13 in the clip. That's Pretty awesome!

[@joshpittman2939]

I that was like double what every other car had in that year

[@bigdeal39]

@@gwmcroy3166 Or even in the mid 70s up... without high gas prices of course ! We should have kept high Taxes also off of gas and stayed energy independent !

[@randallpeake1506]

@@gwmcroy3166 aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

[@dirtrider3526]

Wow I am completley hooked on these videos. The cover and tribute to his fathers legacy made me tear up I wont even lie. Great touch!!!

[@hydrothunder49028]

Even though he has taken the checkered flag he is still alive today in most of us...Thank you Carrol Shelby For all of your gifts to us...the people that love Old cars.. R.I.P.

[@loneranger7877]

Amazing history and what a story ! Respect to Craig Jackson for assembling a super team to keep this legend alive!

[@ImTHATguy...]

Shelby has been my car idol since I was 10 years old. I've read every article I come across, watched every documentary, and my friend has two 66 GT350 Hertz Mustangs (and an 06 Hertz) and he knows a lot about Shelby. I've never heard of "The Green Hornet" or "Little Red" until seeing these videos. I'm blown away. You guys are awesome!

[@thomaswestrup2886]

I only wish my good friend, Mr. John Chun, Shelby's original designer from the 60's could have seen this before he passed on July 6, 2013. He told a lot of stories about the things he'd worked on with this car, being both a mechanical, and design engineer - then going to Chrysler to design the Daytona Charger and Superbird mods, after Shelby told Ford to get lost in 1969!!

[@DJ_Driven]

Please elaborate on Shelby cutting ties with Ford back in '69

[@thomaswestrup2886]

@@DJ_Driven according to John Chun, Ford was trying to strong-arm Shelby into giving up all info about the mods they were doing, so Ford could go ahead and take Shelby right out of the picture. Basically, Shelby told Ford to screw himself, and disappeared to Africa for 14 years.

[@AlejandroP1980s]

@@thomaswestrup2886 hey he by chance didn't design the 1971 shelby cobra prototype concept car for was trying to make a shelby for 71 way different than 69-70 i like the 71 nose front grill many say is ugly based on 68 concept model for 71 also another great concept car is 1970 mustang milano

[@AlejandroP1980s]

@@thomaswestrup2886 well nice that you meet him im looking if im lucky to find the 1970 mustang milano concept car purple is my favorite color

[@thomaswestrup2886]

@@AlejandroP1980s after the '69 restyle Shelby told his guys they needed to go find different jobs. Ford wanted to hire John, but said Chrysler was offering more money to aerodynamically improve their NASCAR effort with the Daytona Charger and Superbird.

[@alvarsdzenis4739]

I'm with you Craig sir. "If you want to enjoy them, you got to drive them". Thank you for your passion and resources, and to facilitate saving these rare gems. I only hope the next "caretaker" shares your qualities. I salute you sir🇨🇦

[@thesaltysergeant4103]

For a mustang fan, this is amazing!! thank you all of you for doing this.

[@dh2360]

Very cool and important story of automotive history and American ingenuity. Important recognition of great men of the past and present doing great things.

[@WorldwideDarts]

Absolute bunch of geniuses at work here. Amazing!

[@robbyparsonson2051]

I am one of the minorities that actually likes green cars but I absolutely LOVE that green.

[@markfullerton7174]

Same with me!! My first car was a 69 gto in verdoro green poly, she was a project that barely got started but I fell in love with muscle cars and especially green ones at 14

[@lonnyfuller7830]

I like the emerald green on the car but I love the green that it's supposed to be. That green just jumps out and grabs you. Awesome.

[@rodney1818]

In 68 Ford actually had a steel cage that went on over the studs for the heater blower motor that blocked the big blocks from crushing the heater blower motor and the coolant lines during Motor installation it was then to be removed during dealer prep very few survived for most were removed by dealerships

[@lawrencedombrowski7074]

This is one of those videos you can watch over and over.

[@BarrettJacksonTV]

Have you checked out The Hunt for Little Red? kzbin.info/aero/PL9lPq2ClaOUPqkg1-l4qX6lUBCNVM6QCp

[@LeahHa8]

So rad! I love the creativity behind these amazing cars. Thanks to everyone who had a hand in restoring and preserving the Green Hornet.

[@keno77]

Great video of the green hornet and the color just blow me away, fantastic. I've been enjoying this movie and the little red, both cars have great historic value and should be saved for the future, but they must of course be driven also. Unbelievable how much power those cars had for over 50 years ago 👍🎉

[@mines513]

thank you for these videos and thank you for preserving our hot rod history! i am 51 years old and never owned a hot rod or even a vehicle with a V-8 in it and to see these videos just really touches my heart! good job team!

[@timmygiles9554]

That is a FORD right there. Damn what a car,I just got a 2004 GTO with basically the same stuff. To think we could have had it in the sixties and did. Where would’ve we been today. We over look a lot of what right under our nose’s. What history great job guy’s.

[@Trenton-om9qs]

Just like Little Red this is a beautiful car with an amazing story

[@MamayMotoventures]

Watching this and the story of Little Red only increased my enthusiasm and love for Shelby cars. Who would have thought the Green Hornet pioneer the EFi on cars! Thank you for sharing this to the world ❤️

[@SHOdown13]

Hey Craig, maybe you should see about putting that independent rear system into production so others can use and abuse it. Just a thought

[@jakenorris6189]

What's interesting is how the bigger money is on the fastbacks but it's the notchbacks that were used in this and little red.

[@literallyshaking8019]

The fastbacks just look so much better.

[@FunkyGOB]

The fastbacks were the cars everybody wanted but the coupes were the most affordable thus they were the major bulk of Mustang sales. If it hadn't been for the coupes, the Mustang would've been scratched shortly after its debut. Even the 1st gen Camaro was made as a xerox copy of the notchback coupe because it was the hot selling model. Of course now the fastbacks are deemed more valuable because there are tons of coupes out there yet fewer drop tops and fastbacks hence making them harder to find. The opposite is applied to the fox body models though. You can pick up a halfway decent hatchback/fastback GT for about half of what you'll pay for the notchback LX. Supply and demand.

[@Johnnycdrums]

I like the coupes better, more classy, even with the 68’- 69’ Cobra (Fairlanes) with vinyl roofs.

[@connorleeduckworth8952]

What a story! Watching from the UK 🇬🇧

[@gerhelwinters1967]

In 1985, I restored a 67 El Camino I painted a dark green metal flake, I called it the Green Hornet, it was also my CB handel. I did't know about your project!

[@knoxtrail5412]

Ford/Shelby there just plainly isn't no other way to say it.. absolutely the best.

[@touchofgrey5372]

This is the greatest story of the greatest designers. engineers and mechanics ever assembled to restore one of the most sought after cars ever!

[@dan4653]

Love those TDS3000 series oscilloscopes!

[@FunkyGOB]

Ive been in love with this car since i read about it in a Mustang book back in the early 2000s. So glad it has been found and taken back to its original condition. Most important is that it is in the hands of someone that truly appreciates what it is. Im a Chevy guy but nobody can deny the innovation and genius of Shelby and his team of engineers. From the 427 Cobra to the GT40 to the G.T. 350 to the Viper to the Series 1, Shelby always found a way to leave his mark and to leave us in awe. Ford would've been so far ahead of the curve if they had mass produced these back in 68. Crazy how it's taken over 50 years for all of this technology to finally come to fruition on a Mustang. Good to see The Green Hornet alive and better than ever!

[@pacerodi]

Man, Jackson, you are the key researcher/searcher. Congrats from Brazil.

[@pacerodi]

P.S: -Don't became a reality show!

[@TheBustedNut]

That color though!!!! Gorgeous!!!!

[@eknewpiz]

NEVER EVEN KNEW THAT THERE WAS SO MANY Prototypes of Mustangs ....great video

[@AlejandroP1980s]

Yeah check out 1970 mustang milano

[@robertkees6048]

This just the kind of thing I love to watch, all of it, the research, the attention to detail, the historic aspect. And of course the man himself doing it for the history but also to DRIVE! Ripping it up, why do it at all if you're not going to treat it like the car it was designed to be. And that color, man, I do love green and that is one cool green. Actually I'm a NY Jets fan and their new green helmets are almost the exact same color, it's that same unique shade of green, or very close. What a great documentary, I'm so happy to have seen this. Cheers to all those brilliant guys that did all those things, it's like a dream team of talent. Well done.

[@joewade1624]

Nothing better than a bunch of smart men doing cool shit made my afternoon thank you

[@elmerfudpucker3204]

Incredible story! I never heard of the Conelec Fuel injection system. I remember that Rambler was actually the first American car with EFI, but that was a Bendix system.

[@brucebeauvais1324]

Bendix sold the rights to Robert Bosch Corp . They used the research to develop D-Jectronic, the electronic FI sytem that debuted in 1968 on the VW Type 3.

[@mikhail2400]

It must be extremely nice to have the two most famous cars to ever come out of Carol Shelbys shop in your garage. Craig Jackson has a very very nice life

[@SurvivorClassicCars]

Saw this along with the Batmobile years ago at your auction. :) Met George Barris in the parking lot and got to chat for a while. Very cool! Thanks for sharing this video. Big Shelby fan here!

[@zachknutsen4661]

I had the Hemmings muscle machines article on this car, always loved it. Nice to see it was returned back to it's original spec! Well done!!

[@GorillaCookies]

Green is my favorite color and that candy green metalic is the most beautiful green I have ever seen !

[@Mediocrates9]

An amazing car with an amazing story behind it. Nothing better

[@thoreakes1439]

What a great story!

[@wolves1901]

Thanks for the another Car adventure!

[@Johnnycdrums]

If only Ford had mass produced these fuel injection prototypes, the low power 70’s malaise wouldn’t have been nearly as bad and they would have cornered the high performance market for who knows how long.

[@kylerandall2615]

Unfortunately it wasnt just the emissions that killed horsepower, but insurance rates played a major factor in killing horsepower.

[@Magnetron33]

Now how about finding the original 1937 Lincoln Zephyr from the 1940 Green Hornet?

[@courtfacilities2843]

great video and rare gem the father of the gt cs ,,in which I own a very rare 68 s code 390 gt 4 speed manual one of 111 built ..I had this professionally restored ..im like craig very fussy in getting all the big and small details right on a historic mustang ..so I salute you craig Jackson on your two iconic prototype Shelby coupes ,,im glad thet are in your hands to keep them safe and also educating the public on these valuable cars ...Shelby was way ahead of his time and I think all you guys are outstanding ..I would love to meet you all ..what a great group of people to make this all happen again ..ive watched these videos 5 times now ...hopelessly hooked on shelbys and mustangs god bless!!!

[@rjnation5042]

Congratulations Mr Barrett, I've just watched both stories about your beautiful Shelby Mustang's, Little Red & The Green Hornet, very impressive guys you surrounded yourself with, I'm not a red car person myself but yeah, Rj in Oz

[@carbo2950]

What a great story. Thank you.

[@THIRSTYGNOME]

Wow, I am loving the quality of these build videos. Will be cool if Barrett- Jackson continues these. Almost as better than watching the auctions. Almost...

[@joesmo4919]

Thanks for all you do for us car guys!!!..look forward to this every year!!!💙👍😎🇺🇸

[@chevyracer5091]

I don't like green But that is gorgeous. Best looking Ford I've ever Seen!

[@clearskies8098]

I love that color, what an awesome build! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤😊

[@paulpaintshop103]

Wow, I don't know how I stumbled upon this channel, obviously I've heard of you guy's, but I didn't know you did content like this 👍👍👍👍 Subscription done.

[@BarrettJacksonTV]

Glad to have you!

[@Quote23rd]

Chris and especially his Dad. Amazing.

[@briandrake9467]

I own a 64 Econoline gasser pu, I'd love some of that Green Hornet Green on my Harley orange freak E truck.

[@PD3a11]

Thank goodness for the OGs.

[@Z71__]

ICONIC!

[@maddog9659]

What a great story, really enjoyed it..

[@relaxnewmexico7619]

Craig, you are the Rumsfeld of Classic Fords.

[@dougcox3990]

This is one amazing story...

[@BarrettJacksonTV]

We’re glad we could document it! Have you see The Hunt for Little Red?

[@bigdeal39]

Wow !! 😲 That is an ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL CAR !! I like that even BETTER than the Lil Red Shelby !! I had a one off different color metallic green (not factory) made on my 69 Chevelle SS when I had it repainted and it reminds me of this....but I have to honestly say this is way better ! I wish I would have kept that car...but of course things to come and go...and I also went the route of Mustangs.... because I always loved them also just a little bit more ! 😊

[@eckdoggie]

That green paint WOW!

[@earl6969]

What a fabulous achievement. Carol left us with a lot of history. I pray we ferret out as much of his heritage as possible.

[@WOODY11780]

Absolutely Beautiful.....Thank You !!!!

[@ipaddlemyowncanoe.7441]

Another good one never heard about this car before but still it was good really enjoyed it. 👍👍😀🇨🇦

[@elliottkardashian4281]

Just beautiful

[@michaellanglie5502]

Watching the discovery and the release of Little Red was awesome. But this. This was awesome. Paying the buyers premium feels better now knowing this is what you do with your profits, bringing back history !

[@jerryleipold7809]

Love what I've seen.But is it automatic or manual

[@roberttaylor9259]

Now If you guys can find the Mustang Milano concept! I've tried to research it for years and nothing.

[@BrianandChristine1210]

That green is absolutely beautiful

[@phoenixblack1220]

Another incredible story of saving a fabled creature! Craig Jackson, you are in my top 25 people I would love to meet and talk cars with. I do have one question, hopefully someone from the Barrett-Jackson could answer; the Candy Apple Red, 1966, over Craig’s right shoulder, is that 6S2377? Thank you.

[@rogerthainesr.7002]

Way ahead of Its Time!!

[@Quote23rd]

New Shelby №1. Historic. The prototypes?! 68 electronics?! Merlin level.

[@Streetlightz1]

Any chance getting the color code for that green? I think all my cars need a paint job

[@myfordranger]

epic story..

[@zippityzbrake]

I very much appreciate how these cars are taken care of, I also recognize exactly why having the car as original as possible increases value. However I personally think, that as a prototype car, why remove better parts just to rebuild original stuff? Being an experimental car, I'd very slightly resto mod it if I had the opportunity. Yknow, I'd do some experimental stuff. But like I said earlier to each his own I guess!

[@mwhitelaw8569]

Craig It looks AWESOME!! big shout out to all involved!!! Y'all saved some serious blue oval history. And this Fordnatic thanks you all

[@jadz684z]

Not the green hornet I thought but not disappointed

[@lbgreen3872]

Dope!!!

[@ninjapumkin]

Mustang GT500 is a beast Dodge: We have a demon

[@gwmcroy3166]

Not in 67

[@That_AMC_Guy]

Let's not forget that Chrysler and American Motors both courted Fuel Injection in the late 1950's! That system was the Bendix Electrojector and was relatively successful in that, at least in concept - it did work. Out on the street, not so much. However there are a few people out there who have upgraded the system to use modern electronic components, add RF shielding to the "brain Box" and modern fuel injectors to find that the system was workable, but simply too far ahead of technology to work 100%. Most people who bought them commented how the cars ran fine during fair weather, but it was cold weather, moist weather and Neon signs that caused the system to malfunction. I've NEVER heard of the Con Elec system before. Looks like I've got some research to do.

[@666theninja]

It's great how they get a Nickname, GM-Holden Engineering Mechanics that worked on the Three LJ GTR V8 Torana Prototypes in April 1972, gave the Three GTR's the nicknames of the Good, the Bad and the Ugly, as one of them was Ugly on Tyres. The Orange one got it's second nickname when it went out to Harry Firth's Holden Dealer Team HQ, the Race Team for Holden when Larry Perkins the HDT Mechanic seen the Lockwood Locks on the Bonnet Pins and he called it the Lockwood Special and the name Stuck.

[@lisevanes3580]

Thank you team Jackson- Barrett and god bless these Shelby cobras are so important. Kind of like lucy maid Montgomery never recognized until well after her death. The same with Georgia pledge never truly valued by group of seven and her art and building name devalued. East coast green gables was torn down that’s why nothing gets to be of any age it’s not respected by the throw away generation and is disrespected by those who have no insights and no attachment.

[@lisevanes3580]

Lucy maud montogery Georgia O keefe

[@freddyk.4791]

More of this please!

[@joesmo4919]

Beautiful!!! Thanks for sharing this!!!😁😎👍🍿

[@Sublimels]

Awesome car, Awesome group to rebuild her

[@hbginc4553]

I never knew the people who own Barrett Jackson were actual car people. Thought they were just rich guys making money off of our hobby. This is cool to see and know.

[@boson2916]

This Mustang Standouts👍

[@richardcline1337]

This really shows what Americans could do back when it created some of the most iconic vehicles the world has ever seen. Now all we get are Toyota look-alikes with plastic bodies and computerized systems that will never be what these were! Today's cars and trucks are just junk looking for a scrapyard.

[@rjlong89]

Amazing

[@LORISSABOOBMAN]

How can we have dedicated people to come together for a common goal. If we can do it for a special car why can't we do it for the human race? This gives me hope as a Ford guy & American.