The History of the 1966 Shelby GT350

1965 was a fantastic year for Shelby American. Now, the team gears up to see if they can make lightning strike twice! For this new model year, they decided to take some of the edge off to make it more appealing, but still managed to build a fantastic GT car, in multiple colors and more options! Step in to the Lounge and let's talk about the 1966 Shelby GT350!
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[@DavidJSmith-hl6kb]

MY BROTHER, YOU DID A VERY GOOD JOB ON THE 66 SHELBY GT350 HISTORY!...I AM A OLD SCHOOL FORD GUY FROM THE 60'S, MY FIRST MUSTANG WAS A 66 FORD MUSTANG COUPE 289-V8 WITH A C4 3SP AUTO TRANS!...IT WAS A VINTAGE BURGUNDY EXTERIOR WITH BLACK INTERIOR AND BUCKET SEATS WITH CENTER CONSOLE! WHILE BACK IN MY HIGH SCHOOL DAYS, I REPAINTED MY MUSTANG A ROYAL BLUE METALIC COLOR EXTERIOR WITH SHELBY GT350 WHITE SIDE STRIPS!...WHEN ALL WAS SAID AND DONE, I FIXED IT UP LIKE A 66 SHELBY GT350 COUPE VERSION!...I AM JUST SAYING!...GOD BLESS AMERICA! 😇

[@jerkychew899]

Currently looking at a 1966 "holdover" GT350 and your videos are fantastic. Thanks for putting so much effort into your videos. It is appreciated.

[@TheGearheadLounge]

Thank you so much!

[@281cobracar7]

Another well done video. Very detail oriented. I consider myself kind of an expert on Mustangs but I always learn something from your videos. Keep up the good work.

[@TheGearheadLounge]

Thank you so much! I guess I set a precedent that I can’t back off of! 😄😄

[@brandonjones8575]

That was extremely informative. Great video!

[@TheGearheadLounge]

Thank you!

[@amatore6]

Outstanding!

[@TheGearheadLounge]

Thank you so much!

[@davedave2882]

I think it was around 88-89.90, there was a 66 GT350 for sale at one of the local Ricky dink muscle car dealers nothing fancy just a small lot, the cars were behind a big fence but you could see them from the road the car looked really good it was straight and all in primer and a true GT350 and they were asking 23k for it, but a kid in high school that was a whole lot of money especially back then. I always wanted one but no matter how much money I made they were just out of my price range. But to think I could have bought a real Shelby GT350 for 23 Grand is just crazy. But I do currently own a very low mile 2014 Shelby GT500 SVT performance pack car. But I still can't afford that 66 GT350 LOL.

[@firststep7750]

1:47 - "The facility in Venus was the place to be....or not the place to be; depending on how you looked at things". Why wouldn't it have been the place to be? Crime? I enjoyed the history lesson.

[@TheGearheadLounge]

Thanks! I appreciate you taking the time to watch my video! As far as for what I said; looking back to 1966 from 2022, most of us would probably say that we would have given a kidney to work there. But back in 1966, coming off of the '65 model year run, it may have been pretty chaotic--some folks hate that, but some thrive in it. Some of those workers could have looked at the '66 model year coming in and thought "not again!". There's that quote: "Familiarity breeds contempt." Back in the late '80s, I worked for NOS. A great place to work. Fun, easy atmosphere at times, but there were times when I hated that place. That's because I knew what was going on behind the scenes. Nothing scandalous, but just regular day-to-day stuff gets tedious. Too many meetings, poor decision making, lots of work and not enough pay...the list goes on. Those things can make a fun job not so fun anymore. So, I was simply drawing from my experience and projecting it onto Shelby American. I could have been completely wrong, since times were different back in 1966.

[@mattshansen9814]

Great video. Very informative. Are you going to do this for the 1967 and 68 Shelby. Also could you do a video on the BOSS mustang. Thank you. Keep up the good work. 😎

[@TheGearheadLounge]

Thanks Matt! I’m currently working on the 1967 Shelby video. It’s been going a little slow since I’ve been working from home. I like that BOSS idea!

[@brianzelch4734]

I learned a lot of stuff on this video!

[@TheGearheadLounge]

That’s great! That’s what I was hoping for!

[@bitedawg]

excellent videos..liked and subed!

[@TheGearheadLounge]

Thank you! I appreciate that!

[@bstfordchannel923]

I like this .. I really do so I will sub... Thank you for this

[@TheGearheadLounge]

Thank you so much! BTW, I think your channel is awesome!

[@CherylRentie]

This is some serious stuff.

[@TheGearheadLounge]

Thank you sis! 💕💕

[@jamesboyd8481]

Proud owner of 6S173 !!!

[@TheGearheadLounge]

Awesome!