Mint Condition Muscle | 1968 Shelby GT500-KR Mustang and 1967 Chevelle SS 396

My Classic Car returns to Ocala, FL to check out a pair of immaculate American Muscle cars; starting with a 1968 Shelby GT500-KR Mustang. Kicked up from the stock GT-500, the King of the Road featured a functional louvered ram air hood, oil bath air cooler, drag pack transmission, dual exhaust tips, roll bar, and racing harnesses in addition to the Cobra emblems throughout. But the biggest upgrade is under the hood, with the fierce 428 Cobra Jet engine. You’ll feel the Shelby power when Dennis fires up this iconic American pony car.
Then we take out one of the KR’s street competitors from the day, the 1967 Chevelle SS Convertible. This beautifully restored Sport Coupe is also showroom quality inside and out, but the real jewel is its 350 HP 396 Turbo Jet engine. As you can imagine, this GM gem runs as nice as it looks.
Every vehicle in the NPD collection is incredibly well preserved, and these legendary muscle cars are no exception. You’re going to want to buckle up for this one!
0:00 - Intro
1:10 - 1968 Shelby GT500-KR Mustang with 428 Cobra Jet engine Interview
5:56 - 1968 Shelby GT500-KR Mustang Drive
8:40 - 1967 Chevelle SS Convertible with a 396 Turbo Jet engine Interview
13:08 - 1967 Chevelle SS 396 Convertible Drive
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[@doctorcountersteer6580]

I once had the honor of resuscitating an original 68 GT500 Shelby convertible; same color with a parchment white top. So they have a handmade grill inlay made of painted expanded aluminum whose design resulted in many sharp edges that were/are very sharp and could pose an exagerated cut risk if you needed service access immediately behind the grille. *EVERY* sharp edge on the rear of the inlay had a thoughtfully provided covering to prevent getting cut! (I could only get 5 holes to light up as she had sat for about 27 years but the old Girl still broke traction with ease bc I was unable to resist not brake-torquing her. That FMX in had no qualms whatsoever!!)

[@LogicAndReason2025]

I love it: Someone who understands that the whole point of having an antique car, is to experience the antique feel. I would rather get a new mustang then modify an old mustang. If you are worried about safety, same thing. When driving an old car, you make sure to keep the brakes in perfect tune and give yourself more room to stop.

[@nailhed6628]

👍 Honoring the timeless classics

[@tevetanders9729]

A thousand years from now.That Shelby will be COOL.👍👍👍👍👍

[@dukeallen432]

Love that chevelle. The blues.

[@The_R-n-I_Guy]

Dennis has one of the top 5-10 best jobs ever. The guys from Roadkill are up there too. I don't know which one I'd rather have

[@houseofno]

My all time favorite classic Mustang.

[@Scalihoo]

That Shelby is beautiful , I helped my friend restore one some 25 years ago same highland green color. Only thing I would've preferred is that Shelby kept the beautiful wood steering wheels going from the 1967, the '68 wheel is just a mustang one with a shelby pad. beautiful car..

[@jash820]

I have one of these..... 1/24th scale, and I'm proud as shit of it. Probably the only Cobra I'll ever own.

[@Wooley689]

Auto makers used to be tuned in to what people wanted. They did finally get the message when younger designers came along and gave us back the Mustangs, Challengers. Well at least Ford and Dodge did.

[@johnhenrymcmahon6878]

Hey big brother Dennis! So great to see you here again, man! Oh boy, these are 2 beautiful cars. Wow. Especially that green Shelby. As a perpetual JV baseball guy from the 80's, she knocks my floppy sneakers offa my tubesocked stocking feet for sure! :)

[@rightlanehog3151]

I always seem to have experienced the prosaic versions of these cars. The 67 Chevelle coupe was nearly identical in appearance to the 3 on the tree, in-line 6 version our church pastor had . :)

[@LogicAndReason2025]

Used to have a 67 Chevelle with a 283 and the 2 speed slush-box trans. What a bullet proof car! Too bad it wasn't water proof. Every time I hit deep puddles, water got in the distributor. ;-)

[@valerioconti1972]

Buongiorno dall'Italia, Roma. Auto splendide, complimenti al proprietario

[@samspace81]

one half year only, my favorite Shelby! Great video

[@kennethwise7108]

Great job Dennis and crew

[@marka2510]

I agree about the '67 being the best looking Chevelle. I am biased though as I own a '67 Malibu convertible in bolero red with a black top and interior. It has a 350 cubic inch engine, turbo 350 auto, 15" corvette wheels with TA radials with RWL and pancake center caps, flowmaster dual exhausts and all the needed parts to make it a beautiful SS tribute car. She's no garage queen as I drive her all the time.

[@THRASHMETALFUNRIFFS]

Roast'em!! ... you'll dig my cars playlist man!

[@V8AmericanMuscleCar]

I'm not fun of convertibles but this Chevelle is breathtaking! ❤

[@JW...-oj5iw]

Here's a heartbreaker for you. Two days ago, I towed a white with blue stripes and four speed version of the KR in this video. The reason I towed it is because the left front shock slipped off the top mount and punched out several of the hood louvres. The one big piece that was broken out was found in the engine compartment. One of the design problems can be seen in this video. The cross bar in the top bushing is slotted with open ends. For whatever reason, the top bolts loosened a bit, allowing the shock to completely slip free and up it went. Only a few inches, but that was all that was necessary to do monstrous damage to such a rare car.

[@eduardorivera4343]

LOVE The MUSTANG!!!

[@williamsinger4124]

"don't crush em, restore em."

[@valerioconti1972]

👍👍

[@chrisgonzalez5883]

So true

[@farmergiovanni4522]

Amen to that

[@cmikesmith664]

The 1968-69 Mustangs are the most beautiful cars made.

[@JW...-oj5iw]

Restyled between '68 & '69. The '67 & '68 share most styling cues. The quickest way to spot the difference is that the '67 has fake louvres in front of the fake side scoops.

[@MrBrowland77]

Love these cars! How many episodes have you featured Rick? I love walking through his collection and drooling all over myself. Keep up the great work!

[@MyClassicCarTV]

Here's our NPD playlist - kzbin.info/www/bejne/jmG2fmNqoL5-p6M

[@The_R-n-I_Guy]

If a classic car is in good enough condition, returning it to stock is great. But if it's too far gone for a restoration to make financial sense, then a restomod or full on custom is the way to go. I really like classic cars. But I also love to drive. And drive hard. Modern brakes, tires and other things make it a lot better to drive hard. Especially in modern traffic.

[@brooklyncarsandcoffeehealt4329]

This Shelby is History. They got it Back for 10.000 Thousand dollars,Wow Wow Wow Now is a Keeper😁✌💪Enjoy it🤝😍🤝

[@ftby59mikeD]

Love the 'stang, my best man had a '68 GT with a 390 in Highland green. Bullitt reference aside, what amazed me was how the delicate horn ring on the steering wheel was! It's shared with my '66 Tbird Towne Landau with factory cruise, unfortunately broken & near impossible to find.☹️

[@williammorales3871]

Great cars. 🙏👍🌈❤️🌅🏎🍻🍻

[@scottie1038]

Sounds like an old school Muncie gear box in the Chevelle

[@THRASHMETALFUNRIFFS]

You could hear that 4 speed for sure, probably the M-22 Rockcrusher? Crazy when the exhaust on ur SS big block is quieter than ur transmission! ... but Dennis never really rips on it though.. petition for more burnouts!

[@plymouthduster2252]

My Uncle Jim bought a Chevelle SS identical to that one brand new in 67 same motor and transmission combo and same colors. Was rear ended it in the mid 1970s and totaled out.

[@MyClassicCarTV]

Bummer!

[@stephenholland5930]

Both beautiful muscle cars of the '60s. That should probably read as "air-cooled oil cooler" on the Shelby description rather than "oil bath air cooler".

[@brohaynes]

Are you sure awesome cars

[@imranabbasi7871]

👍🤩💚

[@timbowhite3159]

Good Morning My Good Friend Dennis Gage Of My Classic Car & God Bless You & All Of You're Whole Family Today From You're Good Friend Timbo White

[@josephsadowski4532]

Are you selling the 67 SS? if so How much you looking to get for it!

[@MyClassicCarTV]

Not for sale.

[@1HeavyHitr]

"ya know"

[@richcar3434]

Much respect to all, but some of us like the look of the 66 Chev better...same with GTO's...