A fleet of six Cobra Jet-powered Mustangs were race-prepped by Holman-Moody-Stroppe in Long Beach, California for an all-out Ford assault on the 1968 NHRA Winternationals at Pomona, California. There, they dominated Super Stock competition and the CJ proved itself a strong and reliable performer with immense torque output. When the smoke cleared, Al Joniec and his CJ Mustang took both class and Super Stock Eliminator wins. On the street, the 428 CJ developed a fearsome reputation and extended Ford’s Total Performance mantra even further by powering a number of Ford performance cars, including Shelby’s increasingly upscale GT500 through 1970.
The GT500 always retained its distinctive identity during its run and for 1969, a radical restyling brought a longer front end, a unique grille, updated taillights, and revised exhaust outlets, plus an aggressive fiberglass hood with three functional NACA-style air intake scoops plus two more to extract underhood air for good measure. Additional front and rear air scoops ducted cool air to the brakes and inside, a roll bar, inertia-reel racing harnesses, luxurious amenities and special trim maintained the performance-oriented, limited-production character of the GT500.
Finished in Red with a White interior, this 1969 Shelby GT500 Convertible is very rare as one of only 335 examples produced. It is powered by the "R" code 428 Cobra Jet motor and comes complete with a host of very desirable options including a power convertible top, C6 automatic transmission, tilt-away steering column, GT equipment group, power front disc brakes, AM/FM stereo, Deluxe Belts, warning lights and full instrumentation including tachometer and clock.
Handsomely presented and exceedingly rare, this GT500 continues to exemplify the Shelby mystique and it will surely provide equal measures of sophistication and speed in the most desirable open-top form.
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