The Ford Mustang
shook
the
auto industry
when it was
released
in 1964
with
Ford
selling
over 400,000 units in its first
year.
Although it was
welcomed with open
arms by American audiences,
Ford's
general manager,
Lee Iacocca
thought it
didn't
have the image of a
"strong"
car.
This collaboration resulted in the
1965
Shelby Mustang
GT500.
This car
shatters all
preconceived
notions
about
Mustang performance.
In
1967
Ford
expanded
the Mustang
with
a big-block V8 called the GT500.
.
His
428 cu-in engine in the Mustang Shelby GT500
put out his
mouth-watering
350+ horsepower
and
400+
lb-ft of torque.
In 1968,
things
got
out of hand when Ford
fitted
a revised version of
the same
his
428
cu
engine to make
his
GT500 faster than ever.
This engine was called the Cobra
Jet
and was
renamed
from
his
GT500 to
his GT500KR.
This means "King of
the
Lord" with his
last two
letters.