Restoring a 1965 Shelby GT350 with factory-correct details
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- Опубліковано 29 січ 2022
- Ground up full restoration on a 1965 Shelby GT350 from the 2002 season of Dream Car Garage. Peter Klutt reveals factory-correct details you might miss when restoring a 1965 Shelby GT350.
1965 Ford Mustang Shelby GT350
Wimbledon White With Lemans Blue Stripes
Numbers Matching Hi-Po 289/306hp Engine
T-10 Aluminum Case 4 Speed Transmission
Factory Cragar Wheels And Correct Blue Dot Tires
One Of Only 562 Shelby GT350’s Built
Nut And Bolt Rotisserie Restoration By Legendary Motorcar
LMC is very proud to offer for sale this 1965 Shelby GT350
The 1965 Ford Mustang Shelby GT350 was offered in a single exterior paint option - Wimbledon White with optional blue LeMans stripes in Guardsman Blue that ran down the center of the body and with a functional hood scoop, the fiberglass hood of the car made it something of an icon on the road. In 1965 Ford had been spurned by the SCCA, the sanctioning body for amateur sports car racing in this country. The severely independent SCCA seemingly did not appreciate being muscled by a large corporation, so Ford turned to Carroll Shelby. The SCCA said in order for Carroll's cars to be sanctioned, there needed to be 100 of them.
The brand new 1965 GT350 was powered by a Ford 289-cubic inch V-8, but with some Kobra Kustom accessories bolted on. Shelby starts with the 271-hp “k” code “High-Performance” version of the 289 V-8 and adds a high-riser intake manifold, welded-tube headers and cast-aluminum valve-rocker covers which raises peak power to 306hp. Also, the pressed-steel stock oil sump is replaced with a large cast-aluminum sump, complete with cooling fins. It also featured a four-speed manual transmission and side-exhaust pipes fitted with two-inch Glasspak mufflers. A 9-inch differential fitted with 3.89 rear gears transferred the grunt of the 289 to the pavement. Most notably, the 1965 GT350 had no rear seat because SCCA B Production requirements only permitted two-seater cars. In its place was a fiberglass floor, with a spare tire mounted beneath the rear glass.
According to the Shelby American factory records, this chassis was received at the Shelby American Los Angeles CA. facility on June 10th, 1965. Work started on June 14th, 1965 and it was finished on August 20th, 1965. It was then shipped to Young Motor Co. in Charlotte, North Carolina and they were invoiced for $3,547. This special Shelby Mustang was delivered new with highly desirable optional Cragar Shelby wheels and Blue LeMans stripes.
The expert team here at LMC completely restored this example to concourse specifications for previous ownership. Unlike many others, this example’s body was in exceptional shape prior to starting the restoration. The body was taken down to bare metal, primed, block sanded until desired finish. Several coats of base and clear were applied and some texture was left in the paint replicating how it originally came from the factory. The interior was refinished with its correct dash mounted pod with 8,000 rpm tach and oil pressure, factory racing lap belts, 15" wood rimmed steering wheel and factory radio delete plate. Under the hood, the engine compartment was completely and fully detailed highlighting a numbers matching Hi-Po 289/306hp engine backed by the prerequisite aluminum case T-10 4-speed transmission and bulletproof Ford 9 inch rear end with Detroit locker. On a hoist you will discover the undercarriage to be in absolutely outstanding condition with floors finished in the correct factory style red oxide primer with body color overspray and blacked out pinch welds. The overall look and unmistakable sound of the car comes from the factory side exiting exhaust just in front of the correct Blue Dot tires mounted on the optional Cragar wheels.
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I was fortunate enough to have owned a 1965 Shelby GT 350. While i totally enjoyed the car I found that it was so powerful that you had to be careful not to get yourself in trouble.
These Shelby GTs are so sweet!!! This car is in the right hands for a great restoration!!! 👍👍
13:58 This show was made back when there weren't all the multitude of patch panels available, like we have today. I remember when it aired on "Speedvision", or "Speed TV" (I think..lol)
Yup, now you can buy prefab 65 Fastback shells new from Dynacorn for around 18k. Much easier than all that welding.
@@JohnS-il1dr and miss all the fun ? 😉
Hi there I'm a 37 model male human , Irish edition . I was of the age when Mr. Shelby was putting the Cobra through it paces . I was amazed at the performance , look & sound I have been a fan all my life as a result .
This video is also amazing in content I have been riveted to the iPad . There is just so much tecnology to absorb from body frame engine , steering , suspension & engine . I'm awed. By it all . From this standpoint today I got a look into how this fabulous cars history . Thank you again , you made my day . You can't stop me dreaming either I'll probably kick my wife out of the bed tonight while I relive my day watching your wonderful produced video .
What an absolutely beautiful car !
Fun episode, thanks guys 😎
Was missing watching the show on TV, glad we found it again!
Do a 70 mach 1 restoration with the Cleveland 👌😉
Mega upvotes ! I would put a Cleveland 351 on anything that had a 289 ! Sweet!
Yes! That's how it should be done! Beautiful classic Mustang!!
To say Pete loves his job is an understatement, he sure has a lot of fun!
Greetings from Colorado, boys! Hail fellows. Well met! What a story. I found you guys in late spring 2023 as I was preparing mentally and chasing the internet through the new Endurance season, what Le Mans' 100th might mean and how the gods were making crazy sounds around WHAT? FerRARI? Anyway. Le Mans, with the Klutt boys who were participating in a new-fangled, first ever soon-to-be-anniversary of beating the heck out of old LeMans cars was cool. But I thought you guys were just ....what...super rich collectors trying to be the Canadian Jay Leno's Garage? I profoundly apologize and offer large compliments for a coupla things. Like what a great family Peter and his two sons who're his business partners and help Peter prove the adage, "Find something to do for work that you absolutely love and you'll never work a day in your life." I could wax prolifically about how I 'get' all the cool things that make Legendary what it is today. But at age 69.5 and having watched Gary and Peter talking about their shared huge passion for cars while actually documenting the incredible FUN the have together today as well as just what Gary and Tom got up to in late/early '00 century area just playing with what the HECK they could do with by putting CARS on this INtranet machine. And talking about cars, building cars and racing cars...And then talking about cars some more-MILLER TIME! Thank you boys. From the bottom of my heart, I offer my profound wish for fair winds and following seas for your friends and families.
She's a beauty, Shelby Mustang's and Mustang's in general all generations, are very desirable for collecting or turning a buck or two, and if you know what you are doing, you can make a living off of them, finding, flipping, restoring, trading, I've done it for years, and I love every about them. it's total Americana.....🤠
Nice Shelby, the 66' is even better in my humble opinion.
Great to see this old vid again
Gorgeous car. Probably my favorite Mustang.
Have loved those cars forever. What a treat to see all that tlc put into that car. Great results.
nice to see a proper cowl repair ,
I love this video. This is almost exactly what I am trying to do with my Shelby tribute
Top down real restore.
As Always PERFECT ! Thank You Peter
This is an awesome video. So well done and you can feel the pride in craftsmanship! Love these episodes.
A66 Thunderbolt mustang 1 of Ten made Carol Shelby remember this car.
Great job!
Fabulous ! Thanks 👍
Best job ever!
I have had one of these for over 40 years. ALL you have to do is get a set of 225 50 15 inch tires and you lower it by 2 inches by getting rid of the Camry tires. You get much better off the line traction
AWESOME VIDEO 👊🔧🚗🐎🇺🇸💪
Hi Peter, will you be using Evans waterless coolant? Looking forward to seeing this restoration step by step.
Great looking car and a terrific explanation of all that was done!! I'm very curious about labor costs back in your neck of the woods? Parts cost depend if you're looking for reproduction or NOS but they are fairly easily calculated.
Am I allowed to visit and look in your showroom since I am in the area?
What a beaut!!
1000 hours? A crossbred concourse perfect street rod? I was born at night, not last night.
Mustang’s Rule !
Just curious why the car in the straight line run @53:27 time stamp looks like it tracking sideways is it the way it's filmed or what 😳 🤔 Beautiful restoration love the upgrades
What if someone then buys this car and wants it 100% factory original, do you recommend the customer keep the original parts (heads intake etc) .. what would that process be to return it to original if the original parts weren't retained?
This was done some time ago Pete because you look exactly like your son!
Very nicely done, major bummer on all the brake modifications. The Kelsey Hayes proportioning valves can be sleeved and rebuilt. The dual master doesn't look right under the hood and the rear 10x2.5 brakes are an important Shelby only component. All can be reversed easily though. And I do understand, the customer gets what he wants.
cool
I’ve literally just woken up and I have absolutely no idea of where I am or what was happening, seriously!?
Is the 289 still oversquare at 347 cubic inch?
If you stroked it, it might be less racy (by nature) in the RPM department.
Don't know if I'm crazy about it, as such.
also not so sure the parts to do it are not from china, sort of spoils it to me.
@@radioguy1620 ; Maybe they bored it to 302, then stroked it to 347.
To get it to 347 must be from some standard crank readily available, so probably more than one company.
Just guessing here.
Did you hook up the "e" brake cables, I didn't notice them?
Goes to show you there's no such thing as a simple restoration.
There never is!
True mate if it was simple everyone would be doing it
Sorry I wasn’t able to edit my other comment.. just was wondering.. since that passenger pillar was hit does that mean the k code didn’t match on that side or did they not replace that panel?
i have a suggestion can you do a video on the RS200 its my favrotie of ford WRC cars
Great video. Until I realized this was produced 20 years ago. Really....
Konis? Great video
How much did all this cost? 150k or so?
"Jigged to the floor, so it couldn't move". I've had a few Monday mornings, when I've felt like that.
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How long did the entire restoration take ?
They said about 1,000 hours, but that must be from professionals that do this for a living. Definitely a few years for the average weekend warrior on a budget
Why are the quarter vents cut out on a 65 gt 350?
Not a fan of rear disc set up on these early cars. The E brakes don't work correctly. Would have done the 11x 2-1/4 inch rear drum set up. Looks more original and works great. JMO. Other wise great job.
A detuned race car for the street.
I noticed that this car doesn't have glass on the rear sail panel was this just for race versions also the side scoops have no air ducts is this race only
The ‘65 350’s did not have those items.
This is more of a retromod than a restoration. 44:48 oil filter to pan clearance looks bad.
I thought the wheel arches were hand roled at Shelby, so that was original ?
Well done but these cars did not have stripes from Shelby. The cars were white when delivered, the dealers painted the stripes if the buyer wanted them. The stripes themselves did not continue under the windscreen/ back glass rubber, they were also painted over the white, opposite of how it was done here.
Most early Shelby’s are not concourse practical. Mine was raced for nine years with three years on scca tracks and had several engines in it. They were raced for a business. It took me years to return the car to stock street model let alone even consider going concourse. I drive the car every chance I get and putting concourse on it would make it a trailer queen. I have watched the judges at the Shelby conventions literally destroy a beautiful persons car with markdowns and comments, I guess if you want to do the concourse class you have to expect that. I am happy with mine in showroom condition
Original video production year ?
My bet is between 1999 and 2004. 😁
26:10 GT40 motor but needs a GT40. Well, it happens I know where he can get one built from original parts.
The shock absorber brand sounded like "SPACK". Anybody familiar with them? I came up empty! (Great video, though)
Spax
Problem with renovations like this is knowing when to stop. Destroying originality, as allways, is vitally important; then it's gone it's gone
Looked low enough the way it was. Great video tho.
If 347 is the way to go, why didn't engineers at Ford take that ball and run with it, to begin with?
Why, all of a sudden, do you know more than the engineers at Ford?
The engineers at Ford actually did do that. The 302 (which replaced the 289) is just a stroked 302. As for Shelby American, the builders from the original crew have built some continuation GT351C cars, under the name OVC (Original Venice Crew). The power-plant they ran with? 289 HiPo stroked to 347 ci.
This build was a modification, not a restoration. It's only original once.
How many cars from the sixties are still original. At least this car will have another sixty years of life after the restoration. They have removed all of the rust. And protected the body from corrosion. 👌👌👌👌🏴🏴🏴❤️
The factory tags are just silly in my opinion.
Not concours its BC/CC, not original enamel paint
Imagine replacing original car parts on a 65 shelby with aftermarket products just because they're new and look perfect. Stupid in my opinion but thats just me.
The door post is pushed in 1.5" and that's a "really nice rust-free car"? And you needed to put it on a frame machine to see that much fuckage?
get an HD camera
It's not a motor it's a engine Motors are electric
Why do the call them motorbikes. I thought motor was a Latin word meaning to impart motion. Motion means movement. So what part of a motorcar is the motor ???? It seems that you are just being picky over a word that means both forms of movement. 👌👌👌🏴🏴🏴🏴
"Concours restoration" with suspension "tweaks" and 4-wheel disks and an "upgraded" engine with aluminum heads?
ROFLMAO.
Guy, your “concours restoration” is far from it…let me judge that car and be amazed all the point deductions you’ll get. I like the remark on the 4 rivets for the ball joints, wanting it to look original, hahaha…you’re building a resto mod type not a concours. Nice car, very nice but stop saying concours. Poor Bill, he’s got the GT500 but you onscreen text it as a GT350.
To start with looks like another classic well hidden schrunched shell out of the box...$$$$$ and for all THAT extreme effort...vs overall improvement$$$$...ahhh I'll pass. Nice project but a restomod and very costly as such cars are now left for high dollar gods of pebble creek...er beach...
Ruin the car doing that
Shame on that last shop taking that money and only pulling not replacement of the structural parts. How much would a donor car be in the 1980’s. Losers
Watched the entire video , my take ..
Buddy looks like a scammer !!!!!