One of only 119 hardtops ordered with a 428 Cobra Jet engine and an automatic transmission, the car asks $70,000, but there's ...

A new engine, the Cobra Jet, made its way under the hood of the Shelby Mustang. The big-block powerplant had 428 cubic inches (seven liters) of displacement and whipped 335 hp (389 PS) and 440 lb ...

Just a few months later, Cobra Jet Mustangs stormed the 1968 Winternationals in Pomona, California, followed by the April 1, 1968, introduction of the 428 Cobra Jet option for the '681/2 Mustang ...

Craig Jackson has restored what is likely the rarest Shelby Mustang of all, ... There it was designated EXP-500 and fitted with a 428-inch Cobra Jet engine, C6 transmission, ... See All 30 Photos.

The 428 Cobra Jet engine added $421, while the 4-speed was another $233. A high-ratio axle was $6.51, a Traction-Lok Differential, $63.51, and the required power disc brakes tacked on another $64.77.

The 1968 GT500-KR routed air through its functional hood scoop to a 428 cubic-inch Cobra Jet V-8 with 360 horsepower, mated to either a three-speed automatic transmission or a four-speed manual ...

It was installed in the ‘68 Mustang as the 428 Cobra Jet. In a full-circle experience, Ford shipped Tasca Ford an early production selection of 10 Cobra Jet Mustangs in white.

Instead of the 355-horsepower 428 FE engine of the 1967 model, the plan for a more powerful 1968 model was to go with the same-sized Cobra Jet V8 for this higher-spec car. The Cobra Jet made less ...

KR stands for “King of the Road,” and the initials were first used in 1968 on an evolution of the Mustang GT500 powered by a 428-cubic-inch V8 engine called Cobra Jet.

In Photos: Super-Rare 1968 Mustang Shelby EXP500 "Green Hornet" Prototype It's one of just two notchback prototype Ford Mustangs worked on by Shelby. Douglas Glad Writer Nov 14, 2019 ...

The KR—for “King of the Road”—was a development of the ’68 GT500, with the so-called Cobra Jet 428-cubic-inch engine in place of the Police Interceptor unit.

In 1967, the New York auto show played host to the launch of the original GT500KR, a version of the Shelby Mustang powered by a 428-cubic-inch Cobra Jet V-8 rated at 335 horsepower.