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SHELBYS REPRESENTING SOME OF THE

VERY BEST OF THE BREED

AT THE SCOTTSDALE AUCTION

No rundown of the all-time greatest collection of Barrett-Jackson Chairman
muscle cars would be complete without and CEO Craig Jackson. The offering also
the Shelby Mustang. It was seminal, includes an incredibly rare 1968 Shelby
impactful and brought a new level of GT500KR convertible – one of 50 special-
ferocity to Ford’s humble pony car. It order Shelby Mustangs painted in Special
began with the 1965 Shelby GT350, a Yellow and owned by racing legend Rick
car bred for competition, that saw battle Hendrick – as well as several examples
against the most premiere sports cars at of the current performance benchmark
racetracks all over the world. It dominated, and winner of the highly coveted Road &
winning the B-production Championship Track Performance Car of the Year Award,
three times in a row. The GT350 created an the 2020 Shelby GT500. These Shelbys
ongoing legacy of performance – one that represent some of the very best of the
keeps America’s appetite for speed in check breed, each with a rich history and each at
and continues to push Ford’s pony car to No Reserve.
new heights. Performance was Carroll Shelby’s business,

On offer with No Reserve at the 2021 and the Shelby name lives on in some
Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale Auction, March of the most collectible and sought-after
20-27, are a number of stunning examples American cars ever. Here’s some of the
of the Shelby Mustang – headlined by the incredible Shelby Mustangs coming to the
one of the finest ’65 GT350s in the world Scottsdale Auction.
(Lot #1395), coming from the personal

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