Muscle cars were so common then that many of them sat on dealership lots for weeks or months; many of those same cars, like ...

Shelby GT350 is introduced, with its 306-hp. 289-cu.in. V-8. • In October 1965, Ford engineers dismantle a 1966 Mustang convertible ... On April 1, the 428 Cobra Jet engine is introduced as ...

Following the sale of a 1968 Shelby ... of the Ford Mustang GT. Powered by a 428 cubic inch Cobra Jet V8 engine, it was capable of producing over 400 horsepower. Rare Shelby GT500KR Sets New Auction ...

The year 1968 marked a pivotal moment in the history of the Shelby Mustang ... 428 Cobra Jet engine, enthusiasts seeking even more power could opt for the supercharged 427-cube Side Oiler. This option ...

Also: Ford Mustang Cobra Jet ... Shelby’s 1965 Shelby 427 Cobra Sold for an Insane $7.6 Million The Cobra 427 you see here was the last of the initial order of 100 units before the 428 engines ...

The 428 Cobra Jet made ... with the Mustang Shelby Cobra GT500KR — the letters appropriately standing for King of the Road (a title Ford revived in 2022 with the Ford GT500 KR).

Still not satisfied, Shelby upped the ante further for 1968 by introducing the GT500KR, otherwise known as the King of the Road. It packed a Cobra Jet 428-cubic-inch V-8 together with a ram air ...

Conservatively rated at 335 horsepower, the 428-cubic-inch Cobra Jet engine was, at the time, the biggest displacement production powerplant ever fitted to a Mustang. See All 12 Photos By the late ...

A 1968 Shelby ... Cobra Jet 428 that once belonged to Alice Cooper. A 1970 Pontiac Firebird Formula 400, the first car Peter Fink ever bought. It's priceless to him. A Ford Mustang.

Shelby’s most famous Mustang-based racers are the GT350s ... The standard GT500 came with a 428 rated at 360 hp while the GT500 KR, for King of the Road, packed a 428 Cobra Jet with high-flow heads ...

The Mustang, introduced in 1964, was a big hit among car enthusiasts. But it's the ultra-rare 1968 Shelby ... 428 engine, aka Cobra Jet, on the GT500. It was subsequently called the Cobra GT500 KR.