So proud to have this guy as my friend since I was 14 and business partners for the past 24 years. Drove that car a number of times , what a treat! What a cool story,Chris.
the sound that Shelby makes u feel young and so alive! the new stuff can't compete with the feel, sound and smell of an old fast car!! this makes me think about Friday and Saturday nights and my 68 camaro ss 327 4 speed back in the 80s.
@@stefan_4508 if that doesn’t say what kind of economic state we are in today compared to when the baby boomers were coming of age, I don’t know what does.
@@stefan_4508 yeah the modern gt350 (which btw I think will be a future classic as well) is what, 50-60k at least prolly. I really don't think many people are selling them and Ford doesn't anymore. Their unique high revving engine, ability to make power easily, and stick shift only will make it super valuable in say 30-50 years. If you're even aloud to drive a gas car by then.
I was the owner of one of the first Shelby Mustangs brought to the Midwest back in 1965. It was delivered to McAnary Ford dealer in Gary, Indiana ....it was one of the first Shelbys built. the vin # was 5S173
Great video, I’ve still got my first car a 1967 mustang fastback white with black interior, I got it when I was 17, it’s got the six cylinder engine in it, I’ve swapped out the rear axle for a V8 rear axle and swapped the front hubs over to the V8 ones so I have the five lug pattern on the car now, I also swapped in the top loader 4 speed tranny also. 36 years I’ve owned it, got it when I was in high school. I’m owner number three and I still keep in contact with the lady I got from.
Hands down, one of the coolest real-life stories I've ever heard!!! What an exciting life you've led. Thank you so much for giving us such a detailed & interesting look into your life & that amazing Shelby of yours!!!
This man is a legend, to own something like this for so long and still enjoying it and letting it stretch its legs while most that have one only keep it like museum pieces just make my day.
Very nice car, my story is similar to yours. I bought my first car in 1990 and it was my junior/senior summer, I paid $1000 & it was a 65 Mustang. I still have mine, and will never get rid of it.
That's awesome that he's had the car that long. The car is an absolute heart stopper to this day. I can only imagine what it must have been like when these were new. Must have been mind bending...
Great car with the best kind of owner/steward - and a great story to go with it. Leno talks a lot about not buying certain cars as much as he buys their stories. I'm 57 and I can appreciate what he means. I imagine so can this fella.
I don't have a GT350 but....I did buy a 1966 Coupe with a 289 when I was 28 from the original owner in SoCal...and I'm 58 now. In July, its been 30 years of driving my coupe. I live in Alaska so it only gets usually 7 months of driving from April thru October each year. It is a super fun car to drive. The valve covers have never even been off & it's got 210,000 miles on it. Had 124,000 on it when I bought it. I wish I would of got a '66 GT350 but the ole '66 Coupe works for me!
Still have my 69 mach 1 in the garage today. Bought her when I was 15. That has been a lot of birthdays ago. She is part on my family and my kids still argue over who gets her when I can't shift gears anymore.
I loved them when they first came out,and I still do. And no crazy electronics! You drove, you controlled. Cars today are way to complicated to enjoy. When you set your butt in this car , and your cruising at 80 + there's no fluff to damper the vibrations. Just pure exhilaration from head to toe.
@@bluecloudization yep. And now a Running Shelby GT 350 in This spotless condition is Worth at Least $350.000 In original condition more than $650.000 (He has all the parts to recreate it)
wow...could really feel the exhilaration of that drive...so glad he's kept it and uses it as intended, even though its prob well into the 6 figures in value. It's true, the old stuff involves you like nothing new could ever...I have a '70 Mach 1 that makes quite a bit of power, that I used to drag race and am now building for track...Cleveland, 4 speed. It does have power brakes but nothing else...no radio, not much interior behind the front seats. Basically the same car as this Shelby...you are *engaged* when driving and become part of the car...it demands your attention and rewards it. my new daily driver has almost as much power, but does absolutely everything for you...so its used for commuting and listening to the stereo. Not knocking the new stuff, but it is not the same.
It wasn’t 1971. I just read an article about Mr. Beck’s Shelby and business, Checkpoint Automotive. He bought the 1965 Shelby when it was 9 years old, in about 1974. 900 bucks was about right back then. If he was 18 at the time, then he was born sometime in 1956?. This video shows to be created 3 years or so ago, so that math is about right when he mentions being 61 at the time. Having known a handful of older gentlemen that “look young” for they age, a lot of its good genetics , but these individuals take care of themselves and truly are “doing what they love” for their work....they are not distressed by it and are happy. THAT is important for a long and healthy life. Mr. Beck is like the super star musician or athlete that’s been doing what he’s passionate about since age nine....he’s like the Tiger Woods of high end vehicle custodianship and modification/construction/repair....And THAT is the coolest thing.
Great story! Nothing like strapping into those Ray Browns and heading down the road.Thanks for reminding me of the "good ol' days" ....'66 GT350H w/Paxton!
Never was a fan of guys who drove mustangs alot of them seem arrogant. But this guy is a special kind of car guy. He was relentless and he kept going no matter what he had.
I've worked on one of the many wind farms just north of this track for the last three years. I think about how I must have been wrenching on some towers while they were filming bits of "Ford vs Ferrari" there. Little piece of trivia, if you know the film "Blazing Saddles" the opening and final scene were shot just north of this track as well. Amazing how that spot pretty much hasn't changed since 1974
Beautiful car and a great story to boot ! I am driving a 1966 Chevelle SS 396/L78/4 speed that I have owned for 21 years . Just finished a frame off restoration . Still working a few bugs out of it . Had it on the road since the middle of last Summer .
I’m 61 as well. My dad gave me a red 65 fastback A code 2pls2 when I was 12 . I learned how to drive it when I was 11 coming home from little league baseball practice. My parents got divorced not long after. I cruised it for years. And would drive it to JR high sometimes 7 an 8 grade. I added hooker headers. Thrush mufflers and accele spark plugs to it with chrome rims and BFg tires. It had a top loader 4 spd w a Ford shifter. The car was fast. I could beat a lot of cars. In it. Unfortunately I had to sell it in 81 when I was 19 and entered the Army. I had a lot of other muscle cars after the service. About 5 coups 65-66. But I could never find another fastback. The day after my 61 B day I found the exact same car 65 A code on eBay. It was stored since 81. Almost 40 plus years to the day I sold mine. Iv had it for a couple of months now. I replaced parts on it to get it road worthy but is still runs fine. I’m gonna make a GT 350 tribute out of it. But for now I’m gonna enjoy the stock look of the car also equipped with spinner hub caps. GOD IS GOOD.
Nice vid,,, this kat was talking about some good racers I hadn’t heard for some time. They put this together in a classic way that was very satisfying for a non ford owner to enjoy and make them want one of those Shelby things,,,,, thanks for a tasteful review. 👏🏻👏🏻😎
What a cool car I'm building a 65 coupe now and keeping it period correct mostly trying to build a shelby coupe as if someone back in the day couldn't afford a fastback gt350 I also have a 427 small block
Lucky Man. I did get to ride in a 66 350 when I went to Denver Auto and Diesel. One of the guys dad helped him buy one. It was red and just a real killer. Mike
Ahh Steve Beck and his 65 Shelby..... He is responsible for my conversion to american cars...spent a few nights looking at his Shelby with my father Hartley Spencer at Bud Hand sports car svc in West Los angeles CA in the late 1980's.. My mother gave me her 67 Sunbeam Tiger as an 18th birthday present...my father said no way,!!!!!,, what is a boy to do?????, get a 1966 Kcode mustang fastback as his first car...rebuilt it and drove it every day for 14 years!!!!I guess my father was right , still have both cars!!!! love seeing Steve drive by my work (Hornburg Jaguar and Land Rover) In the mornings on his way to work... The only computer is between the drivers ears!!!! Jason Spencer
Great video. I bought my 65 Mustang convertible in 1970 after returning from Vietnam for $1014 and converted it into a Shelby clone. But Hagerty won't insure it because it lives in a carport near Orlando.
As a big Shelby fan, it’s cool to see you running around what looks like Buttonwillow...which is where they did a lot of the testing for the Cobra early on. If so, extra cool. Love the story, I’ve also seen the Victory by Design Ford Muscle edition; one of the few other places you get to see a 350 punted and get an explanation what the difference between a GT350 and a GT350R is.
Yea seriously. I don't like I go to car shows, trailer pulls up, car unloads, puts rope and polls around it. People say nice car, loads car back on trailer and off he goes. WTF? I'm like....U enjoying ur car sir?
I daily drive my 67 Mustang convertible, and occasionally I will "accidentally" get tangled up in a car show. Everyone of these dicks will try to pick my DD apart. They need to just shut up and put their paperweight back on its trailer.
Hermosa máquina , personalmente me gusta el modelo Fastback, pero Mustang es Mustang en todos sus modelos , excelente vídeo , pues se puede apreciar sus marchas , el día ayuda , se nota que no hay viento , y el lugar es especial para pincharlo a fondo ese V-8 ,notable , espectacular "Fierro"👌🏽saludos desde 🇺🇾IRONALVAREZZ ♠️V-8♠️☠⚔☠🏴🔥🏴👌🏽🇺🇾🏴🇺🇾
reminds me of when I was a kid with a paper route and a guy had one of these ( 65 or 66 ) baby blue with dark blue strips and just having an older brother being into cars i knew this was a cool car and you could hear the solid lifters...that was the mid seventies ! ...i have the car i bought at 18 in 1982 ! its no Shelby, but my brother and i are chevy guys... its a 64 Malibu 327 4sp positraction ! very fun to drive... always liked the early mustangs though
This guy has a great story. Amazing he still has it after all these years. Nice to see someone actually using one of these, vs letting it sit and rot or the occasional car show.
D..did you say you are 61 years old now??.... Anyways.. This story... It's worth 10 cars like that. Even the thumbnail for this video was a piece of art.
I'd really enjoy if they did a d Detomaso Pantera. And before anyone says that the motor can be found in other vehicles, the exhaust note can't, due to the unique layout of the exhaust.
So proud to have this guy as my friend since I was 14 and business partners for the past 24 years. Drove that car a number of times
, what a treat! What a cool story,Chris.
the sound that Shelby makes u feel young and so alive! the new stuff can't compete with the feel, sound and smell of an old fast car!! this makes me think about Friday and Saturday nights and my 68 camaro ss 327 4 speed back in the 80s.
That is one of the coolest car stories I’ve ever heard 💯
Agreed!!
He's had it since he was 18, wow, that's how ya do it right there
GETUP AND GO imagine being able to afford the modern day equivalent of that at 18 nowadays
@@stefan_4508 if that doesn’t say what kind of economic state we are in today compared to when the baby boomers were coming of age, I don’t know what does.
@@stefan_4508 yeah the modern gt350 (which btw I think will be a future classic as well) is what, 50-60k at least prolly. I really don't think many people are selling them and Ford doesn't anymore. Their unique high revving engine, ability to make power easily, and stick shift only will make it super valuable in say 30-50 years. If you're even aloud to drive a gas car by then.
‘65 GT350 is one of my favorite mustangs ever
I was the owner of one of the first Shelby Mustangs brought to the Midwest back in 1965. It was delivered to McAnary Ford dealer in Gary, Indiana ....it was one of the first Shelbys built. the vin # was 5S173
Great video, I’ve still got my first car a 1967 mustang fastback white with black interior, I got it when I was 17, it’s got the six cylinder engine in it, I’ve swapped out the rear axle for a V8 rear axle and swapped the front hubs over to the V8 ones so I have the five lug pattern on the car now, I also swapped in the top loader 4 speed tranny also. 36 years I’ve owned it, got it when I was in high school. I’m owner number three and I still keep in contact with the lady I got from.
Hands down, one of the coolest real-life stories I've ever heard!!! What an exciting life you've led. Thank you so much for giving us such a detailed & interesting look into your life & that amazing Shelby of yours!!!
My dream car. Our dad"s dream car. Graet.
I own one of these in United Kingdom... Let me tell you it was a struggle getting it here but worth it !!!
This man is a legend, to own something like this for so long and still enjoying it and letting it stretch its legs while most that have one only keep it like museum pieces just make my day.
Very nice car, my story is similar to yours. I bought my first car in 1990 and it was my junior/senior summer, I paid $1000 & it was a 65 Mustang. I still have mine, and will never get rid of it.
That's awesome that he's had the car that long. The car is an absolute heart stopper to this day. I can only imagine what it must have been like when these were new. Must have been mind bending...
Very, very cool, love the fact you've had the car for all those years, nostalgia is good for the soul.
Great car with the best kind of owner/steward - and a great story to go with it.
Leno talks a lot about not buying certain cars as much as he buys their stories.
I'm 57 and I can appreciate what he means. I imagine so can this fella.
I don't have a GT350 but....I did buy a 1966 Coupe with a 289 when I was 28 from the original owner in SoCal...and I'm 58 now. In July, its been 30 years of driving my coupe. I live in Alaska so it only gets usually 7 months of driving from April thru October each year. It is a super fun car to drive. The valve covers have never even been off & it's got 210,000 miles on it. Had 124,000 on it when I bought it. I wish I would of got a '66 GT350 but the ole '66 Coupe works for me!
Still have my 69 mach 1 in the garage today. Bought her when I was 15. That has been a lot of birthdays ago. She is part on my family and my kids still argue over who gets her when I can't shift gears anymore.
This is why one has a car like it. Drive it hard. Enjoy it.
I am so proud of you.....and envious...You have lived my dream....My first was a 66 coupe.....then a 73 Mach 1....Great Story!
So sad that I can see these beautiful old cars only on the Internet :/
I just started working on a 65 Mustang coupe I bought when I was 18. I’m 54 now.
I loved them when they first came out,and I still do. And no crazy electronics! You drove, you controlled. Cars today are way to complicated to enjoy. When you set your butt in this car , and your cruising at 80 + there's no fluff to damper the vibrations. Just pure exhilaration from head to toe.
Awesome shots. Great stories 💙🤍
*$900!!!!*
The Coronet Shop $900 back then was a ton of money. It's not like $900 today...
It's $4200 in today's money. That's still dirt cheap.
@@bluecloudization yep. And now a Running Shelby GT 350 in This spotless condition is Worth at Least $350.000
In original condition more than $650.000
(He has all the parts to recreate it)
wow...could really feel the exhilaration of that drive...so glad he's kept it and uses it as intended, even though its prob well into the 6 figures in value. It's true, the old stuff involves you like nothing new could ever...I have a '70 Mach 1 that makes quite a bit of power, that I used to drag race and am now building for track...Cleveland, 4 speed. It does have power brakes but nothing else...no radio, not much interior behind the front seats. Basically the same car as this Shelby...you are *engaged* when driving and become part of the car...it demands your attention and rewards it. my new daily driver has almost as much power, but does absolutely everything for you...so its used for commuting and listening to the stereo. Not knocking the new stuff, but it is not the same.
900 bucks in 71! Love the car and love the back story. Thanks for sharing.
It wasn’t 1971. I just read an article about Mr. Beck’s Shelby and business, Checkpoint Automotive. He bought the 1965 Shelby when it was 9 years old, in about 1974. 900 bucks was about right back then. If he was 18 at the time, then he was born sometime in 1956?. This video shows to be created 3 years or so ago, so that math is about right when he mentions being 61 at the time. Having known a handful of older gentlemen that “look young” for they age, a lot of its good genetics , but these individuals take care of themselves and truly are “doing what they love” for their work....they are not distressed by it and are happy. THAT is important for a long and healthy life.
Mr. Beck is like the super star musician or athlete that’s been doing what he’s passionate about since age nine....he’s like the Tiger Woods of high end vehicle custodianship and modification/construction/repair....And THAT is the coolest thing.
Great story! Nothing like strapping into those Ray Browns and heading down the road.Thanks for reminding me of the "good ol' days" ....'66 GT350H w/Paxton!
Amazing car. Thank you for sharing.
(Owner of a 66 for 20 years.)
tgafire87 whatvan awesomevpiec
richard schneider My avatar? Taken by me of a pile burning on a hazardous fuels reduction project.
Awesome. (Owner of a 67 for 41 years)
We had 4 66mustangs liked the round gauges better than 65.
Reid Plyler I like the round ones too. There’s also more options for upgrading them if that’s what your into.
great guy and a fantastic car 👍 I appreciate guys who drive these kind of cars daily and take care that it runs every day 👏
This is what owning (and driving) a car is all about.
Great story!!
Love it Steve Beck, start to finish.
wow 900 bucks, you made a great deal Sir! It would worth $8000 today... still a very good deal. Respect! Wish you plenty of safe road man!
Great story .
That thing is pure gold😩
Such a great story! Well done for keeping the car so long.. and well done on another superb video Hagerty.
Never was a fan of guys who drove mustangs alot of them seem arrogant.
But this guy is a special kind of car guy.
He was relentless and he kept going no matter what he had.
Well, said.
You got that backwards bowtie guys are arrogant
And then we got the XR GT in Australia...
👍👍👍
I've worked on one of the many wind farms just north of this track for the last three years.
I think about how I must have been wrenching on some towers while they were filming bits of "Ford vs Ferrari" there.
Little piece of trivia, if you know the film "Blazing Saddles" the opening and final scene were shot just north of this track as well.
Amazing how that spot pretty much hasn't changed since 1974
Cool back story on the car history. Thank you.
This is like Petrolicious🏁
Such a cool story, legendary cars, I was born in the wrong era!!
Beautiful car and a great story to boot ! I am driving a 1966 Chevelle SS 396/L78/4 speed that I have owned for 21 years . Just finished a frame off restoration . Still working a few bugs out of it . Had it on the road since the middle of last Summer .
Happy to say this guy is a good friend of mine ,yes the Shelby is amazing but you should see the hot rods he builds... nice work beck.
I’m 61 as well. My dad gave me a red 65 fastback A code 2pls2 when I was 12 . I learned how to drive it when I was 11 coming home from little league baseball practice. My parents got divorced not long after. I cruised it for years. And would drive it to JR high sometimes 7 an 8 grade. I added hooker headers. Thrush mufflers and accele spark plugs to it with chrome rims and BFg tires. It had a top loader 4 spd w a Ford shifter. The car was fast. I could beat a lot of cars. In it. Unfortunately I had to sell it in 81 when I was 19 and entered the Army. I had a lot of other muscle cars after the service. About 5 coups 65-66. But I could never find another fastback. The day after my 61 B day I found the exact same car 65 A code on eBay. It was stored since 81. Almost 40 plus years to the day I sold mine. Iv had it for a couple of months now. I replaced parts on it to get it road worthy but is still runs fine. I’m gonna make a GT 350 tribute out of it. But for now I’m gonna enjoy the stock look of the car also equipped with spinner hub caps. GOD IS GOOD.
2 nd all time favorite ❤
Steve, you are a lucky man. Great story, see you on the road.
Wow video was hands down one of the best and the sound was amazing ...keep it up Hagerty...
Nice vid,,, this kat was talking about some good racers I hadn’t heard for some time. They put this together in a classic way that was very satisfying for a non ford owner to enjoy and make them want one of those Shelby things,,,,, thanks for a tasteful review. 👏🏻👏🏻😎
Hands down, best GT350 video on YT...
Great story, more incredible machine.
Great to hear the story. And it isn't a Show car (thankfully) ...it's a GO car as it was intended.
What a cool car I'm building a 65 coupe now and keeping it period correct mostly trying to build a shelby coupe as if someone back in the day couldn't afford a fastback gt350 I also have a 427 small block
All I can say is wow just wow ! lucky man you are !
Good story
...great story, great car - thanks for sharing
$900 😃for that car unbelievable great story I'm 70 and have a 66 clone and like get a special feeling when driving it
Drive it drive it drive it!
The car and the guy are in a good shape !
I have a 2017 GT350; so cool!
Lucky Man. I did get to ride in a 66 350 when I went to Denver Auto and Diesel. One of the guys dad helped him buy one. It was red and just a real killer.
Mike
Automotive Hero right there.... what a great story 👍🏼😎 and that car 😍
Ahh Steve Beck and his 65 Shelby..... He is responsible for my conversion to american cars...spent a few nights looking at his Shelby with my father Hartley Spencer at Bud Hand sports car svc in West Los angeles CA in the late 1980's.. My mother gave me her 67 Sunbeam Tiger as an 18th birthday present...my father said no way,!!!!!,, what is a boy to do?????, get a 1966 Kcode mustang fastback as his first car...rebuilt it and drove it every day for 14 years!!!!I guess my father was right , still have both cars!!!! love seeing Steve drive by my work (Hornburg Jaguar and Land Rover) In the mornings on his way to work... The only computer is between the drivers ears!!!!
Jason Spencer
Great video. I bought my 65 Mustang convertible in 1970 after returning from Vietnam for $1014 and converted it into a Shelby clone. But Hagerty won't insure it because it lives in a carport near Orlando.
As a big Shelby fan, it’s cool to see you running around what looks like Buttonwillow...which is where they did a lot of the testing for the Cobra early on. If so, extra cool. Love the story, I’ve also seen the Victory by Design Ford Muscle edition; one of the few other places you get to see a 350 punted and get an explanation what the difference between a GT350 and a GT350R is.
That's a helluva birthday present for an 18 year old.
over 50 years old an still looks better then most of the cars today
When cars had a soul. My god not any NEW CAR will fill this void of being a classic.
40 plus year relationship with a car wow
Great story thanks for sharing...
Great car. Better story
If I ever hit the lottery I'm buying a 65 Shelby first.
Great to see these older cars still in use. Maybe more importantly being used in the way they are supposed to be used :)
Yea seriously. I don't like I go to car shows, trailer pulls up, car unloads, puts rope and polls around it. People say nice car, loads car back on trailer and off he goes. WTF? I'm like....U enjoying ur car sir?
I daily drive my 67 Mustang convertible, and occasionally I will "accidentally" get tangled up in a car show. Everyone of these dicks will try to pick my DD apart. They need to just shut up and put their paperweight back on its trailer.
Drew Schumann yes! A car is meant to be used or else it’s just a responsibility. What is DD?
Daily Driver
Drew Schumann ok ty. Sometimes I say that for dunkin 🍩 donuts
Hermosa máquina , personalmente me gusta el modelo Fastback, pero Mustang es Mustang en todos sus modelos , excelente vídeo , pues se puede apreciar sus marchas , el día ayuda , se nota que no hay viento , y el lugar es especial para pincharlo a fondo ese V-8 ,notable , espectacular "Fierro"👌🏽saludos desde 🇺🇾IRONALVAREZZ ♠️V-8♠️☠⚔☠🏴🔥🏴👌🏽🇺🇾🏴🇺🇾
Legendary car and owner.
Great story . Sweet music to the ears.👍🙌
What a great story! And he still uses the Shelby as it was supposed to be used-one of very few no doubt.
reminds me of when I was a kid with a paper route and a guy had one of these ( 65 or 66 ) baby blue with dark blue strips and just having an older brother being into cars i knew this was a cool car and you could hear the solid lifters...that was the mid seventies ! ...i have the car i bought at 18 in 1982 ! its no Shelby, but my brother and i are chevy guys... its a 64 Malibu 327 4sp positraction ! very fun to drive... always liked the early mustangs though
Wish I was as lucky as this guy, buy one and drive it till I can’t
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Thanks for not making us pay to watch these!!
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wow, great story
The first generation fastback was the best one!
If I make to 61, hopefully, I'm half as cool as he is.
great story
This guy has a great story. Amazing he still has it after all these years. Nice to see someone actually using one of these, vs letting it sit and rot or the occasional car show.
D..did you say you are 61 years old now??....
Anyways.. This story... It's worth 10 cars like that. Even the thumbnail for this video was a piece of art.
Amen to that.
He doesn’t looks like 61 tho
No he doesn't You suppose driving the Shelby kept him looking like that all these years?
This is exactly why I drive my 67 convertible as often as I can.
THE greatest Mustang....EVER👍👍
You guys sure know how to tug at heartstrings, don't you. Killer upload. TY
Cool car and story I would love to have my 1969 Z28 out on that track.
Now that is one true lovestory 😍
I feel for you, buddy! Makes you want to stay 18 forever. Or at least until you can't get good parts any more.
Love Mustangs!
Nice story, God bless, u kept your first car, I wish I had mine, but some of us didn't have the insight
I'd really enjoy if they did a d
Detomaso Pantera.
And before anyone says that the motor can be found in other vehicles, the exhaust note can't, due to the unique layout of the exhaust.
awesome
Fantastic.
where is the key? broke off in the ignition?
I'm going to buy the 2017 Gt350
my kinda guy.
Man hope you read this.Damn thats nice,thumbs up,big time💪