From the Archive: 1967 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500:
The roll bar itself is a tubular structure, covered with padding, and welded to the chassis. Where it curves up into the roof, tabs poke out, and bolts secure the bar to the car's top in the threaded holes intended for the upper attachment point for Ford's over-the-shoulder shoulder harness. Shelby's shoulder harness is the double type. Another pair of tabs are welded to the roll bar, and to these are bolted a pair of inertia reels made by Advanced Safety Devices.
The rest of the GT 500 interior is stock Mustang, except for a few points. An oil cooler is standard equipment, but had been removed for some obscure evaluation on our test car, and an oil temperature gauge had been mounted under the dash. It never got over 230° F, incidentally. Our car also had the optional folding rear seat and an instrument cluster .
That, then, is the GT 500. A grown-up sports car for smooth touring. No more wham-bam, thank-you-ma'am, just a purring, well-controlled tiger. Like Shelby says, "This is the first car I'm really proud of." Right. We've come a long way since bib overalls too, Shel.
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