Breakdown | 1965 Shelby GT350

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  • Опубліковано 17 гру 2024

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  • @GarlicKnot5
    @GarlicKnot5 3 роки тому +5

    ‘65 GT350 is one of my favorite mustangs ever

  • @steviedee71
    @steviedee71 5 років тому +45

    That is one of the coolest car stories I’ve ever heard 💯

  • @Watcher6969
    @Watcher6969 6 років тому +42

    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.

  • @jeepguy220
    @jeepguy220 Рік тому +4

    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.

  • @GETUPANDGO
    @GETUPANDGO 6 років тому +99

    He's had it since he was 18, wow, that's how ya do it right there

    • @stefan_4508
      @stefan_4508 4 роки тому +1

      GETUP AND GO imagine being able to afford the modern day equivalent of that at 18 nowadays

    • @hellatightdude
      @hellatightdude 3 роки тому +7

      @@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.

    • @BiIlDipperIy
      @BiIlDipperIy 2 роки тому +1

      @@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.

  • @edwardmorales31
    @edwardmorales31 6 років тому +15

    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

  • @YukonDemon
    @YukonDemon Рік тому +2

    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...

  • @asphaltcowboy9833
    @asphaltcowboy9833 3 роки тому +6

    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!!!

  • @ThomasPartida
    @ThomasPartida Рік тому +1

    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.

  • @nickefgen9219
    @nickefgen9219 2 роки тому +2

    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.

  • @sarahdell4042
    @sarahdell4042 6 років тому +26

    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.

  • @deanishere7237
    @deanishere7237 6 років тому +22

    I own one of these in United Kingdom... Let me tell you it was a struggle getting it here but worth it !!!

  • @moparedtn
    @moparedtn 6 років тому +2

    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.

  • @akfunnyguy
    @akfunnyguy 6 років тому +1

    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!

  • @johnjuarez8005
    @johnjuarez8005 2 роки тому +1

    This is why one has a car like it. Drive it hard. Enjoy it.

  • @bobkins270
    @bobkins270 6 років тому +1

    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.

  • @suntzu5836
    @suntzu5836 Рік тому +1

    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!

  • @rogsmith66
    @rogsmith66 4 роки тому +3

    I just started working on a 65 Mustang coupe I bought when I was 18. I’m 54 now.

  • @gary9426
    @gary9426 3 роки тому +1

    Great story... '65 Shelby Mustang..one of my all time favorite musclecars. love that part..."I've got one of those Shelby things!" lol...indeed!

  • @RaiderX948
    @RaiderX948 9 місяців тому +1

    Very, very cool, love the fact you've had the car for all those years, nostalgia is good for the soul.

  • @shanesmith4087
    @shanesmith4087 3 роки тому +2

    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.

  • @유찬호-o8i
    @유찬호-o8i 6 років тому +7

    So sad that I can see these beautiful old cars only on the Internet :/

  • @jasonsanders979
    @jasonsanders979 7 місяців тому +1

    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.

  • @paulsummers2640
    @paulsummers2640 3 роки тому +1

    Best GT 350 history I have ever heard.

  • @artraego4511
    @artraego4511 2 роки тому +1

    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.

  • @transcend350
    @transcend350 5 років тому +1

    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!

  • @steves4639
    @steves4639 6 років тому +2

    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.

  • @thebrunsons4032
    @thebrunsons4032 4 роки тому +1

    900 bucks in 71! Love the car and love the back story. Thanks for sharing.

    • @FIGGY65
      @FIGGY65 3 роки тому

      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.

  • @johnrodneysoriano6477
    @johnrodneysoriano6477 Рік тому +1

    My dream car. Our dad"s dream car. Graet.

  • @davestangis5303
    @davestangis5303 4 роки тому +1

    This is what owning (and driving) a car is all about.

  • @Kerros973
    @Kerros973 3 роки тому +1

    great guy and a fantastic car 👍 I appreciate guys who drive these kind of cars daily and take care that it runs every day 👏

  • @primetime_21_
    @primetime_21_ 3 роки тому +1

    Awesome shots. Great stories 💙🤍

  • @lowbaritonewwj
    @lowbaritonewwj 3 роки тому

    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

  • @bjakfalvy
    @bjakfalvy 3 роки тому +2

    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!

  • @tgafire87
    @tgafire87 6 років тому +10

    Amazing car. Thank you for sharing.
    (Owner of a 66 for 20 years.)

    • @rockmeal62
      @rockmeal62 6 років тому

      tgafire87 whatvan awesomevpiec

    • @tgafire87
      @tgafire87 6 років тому +1

      richard schneider My avatar? Taken by me of a pile burning on a hazardous fuels reduction project.

    • @drewschumann1
      @drewschumann1 6 років тому +1

      Awesome. (Owner of a 67 for 41 years)

    • @ruthlessreid9172
      @ruthlessreid9172 6 років тому +1

      We had 4 66mustangs liked the round gauges better than 65.

    • @tgafire87
      @tgafire87 6 років тому +1

      Reid Plyler I like the round ones too. There’s also more options for upgrading them if that’s what your into.

  • @matthewshambler2644
    @matthewshambler2644 6 років тому +1

    Such a great story! Well done for keeping the car so long.. and well done on another superb video Hagerty.

  • @rollin19
    @rollin19 6 років тому +1

    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.

    • @styldsteel1
      @styldsteel1 6 років тому

      Well, said.

    • @ricktotz4078
      @ricktotz4078 2 роки тому

      You got that backwards bowtie guys are arrogant

  • @Coronet_shop
    @Coronet_shop 6 років тому +48

    *$900!!!!*

    • @alexcorona
      @alexcorona 6 років тому

      The Coronet Shop $900 back then was a ton of money. It's not like $900 today...

    • @bluecloudization
      @bluecloudization 6 років тому +7

      It's $4200 in today's money. That's still dirt cheap.

    • @timburger4754
      @timburger4754 5 років тому +2

      @@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)

  • @breadmandave
    @breadmandave Рік тому +1

    Great car, great story :)

  • @mack1mus
    @mack1mus 2 роки тому +1

    Great story!!

  • @redsow7156
    @redsow7156 6 років тому +1

    Steve, you are a lucky man. Great story, see you on the road.

  • @luisloyola1190
    @luisloyola1190 6 років тому +2

    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.

  • @jwillautomobiles
    @jwillautomobiles 4 роки тому +1

    That thing is pure gold😩

  • @QualityClassics
    @QualityClassics 5 років тому +1

    Love it Steve Beck, start to finish.

  • @georgelambertson300
    @georgelambertson300 6 років тому +1

    Wow video was hands down one of the best and the sound was amazing ...keep it up Hagerty...

  • @ALABAMAHEADHUNTER
    @ALABAMAHEADHUNTER 6 років тому

    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 .

  • @gregghatfield9946
    @gregghatfield9946 6 років тому +1

    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. 👏🏻👏🏻😎

  • @rossmartens
    @rossmartens 3 роки тому +1

    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

  • @scootosan
    @scootosan 6 років тому +2

    Great to hear the story. And it isn't a Show car (thankfully) ...it's a GO car as it was intended.

  • @ProjectFairmont
    @ProjectFairmont 6 років тому

    Great story and car. Most people don’t have the resolve to keep a car that long, and in this case well worth the love and ironic that the memories transcend the high monitory value.

  • @jimschafer9196
    @jimschafer9196 3 роки тому +1

    Cool back story on the car history. Thank you.

  • @solrosenberg3817
    @solrosenberg3817 4 роки тому +1

    Hands down, best GT350 video on YT...
    Great story, more incredible machine.

  • @itsme3928
    @itsme3928 5 років тому +1

    $900 😃for that car unbelievable great story I'm 70 and have a 66 clone and like get a special feeling when driving it

  • @samsonian
    @samsonian 6 років тому

    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.

  • @ronniebraine9692
    @ronniebraine9692 2 роки тому

    Awesome car. Awesome story.

  • @goesfastandfar
    @goesfastandfar 6 років тому

    What a great story! And he still uses the Shelby as it was supposed to be used-one of very few no doubt.

  • @gymesum
    @gymesum 5 років тому +1

    All I can say is wow just wow ! lucky man you are !

  • @Kimmo666
    @Kimmo666 6 років тому +1

    The car and the guy are in a good shape !

  • @Pauleyjh
    @Pauleyjh 5 років тому +1

    ...great story, great car - thanks for sharing

  • @klasseact6663
    @klasseact6663 6 років тому +6

    This is like Petrolicious🏁

  • @MattCSLnut
    @MattCSLnut 6 років тому

    Automotive Hero right there.... what a great story 👍🏼😎 and that car 😍

    • @jasonspencer15
      @jasonspencer15 6 років тому +3

      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

  • @MrBlackbutang
    @MrBlackbutang 5 місяців тому +1

    2 nd all time favorite ❤

  • @kaiserashkaiserash8162
    @kaiserashkaiserash8162 2 роки тому +1

    Such a cool story, legendary cars, I was born in the wrong era!!

  • @juniorshunt1851
    @juniorshunt1851 5 років тому +1

    Absolutely love it! One day I will have one as well! Awesome story.

  • @jameskerr2812
    @jameskerr2812 6 років тому +1

    I have a 2017 GT350; so cool!

  • @N-Scale
    @N-Scale 6 років тому

    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

  • @tuomopoika
    @tuomopoika 6 років тому +2

    Great to see these older cars still in use. Maybe more importantly being used in the way they are supposed to be used :)

    • @styldsteel1
      @styldsteel1 6 років тому +3

      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?

    • @drewschumann1
      @drewschumann1 6 років тому +1

      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.

    • @styldsteel1
      @styldsteel1 6 років тому +1

      Drew Schumann yes! A car is meant to be used or else it’s just a responsibility. What is DD?

    • @drewschumann1
      @drewschumann1 6 років тому

      Daily Driver

    • @styldsteel1
      @styldsteel1 6 років тому

      Drew Schumann ok ty. Sometimes I say that for dunkin 🍩 donuts

  • @rixkafer56
    @rixkafer56 6 років тому

    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

  • @lero_drk2256
    @lero_drk2256 6 років тому +1

    over 50 years old an still looks better then most of the cars today

  • @BAZZASTUONO
    @BAZZASTUONO 6 років тому +1

    Top man, I love your car, best wishes from the UK.

  • @romanavila8784
    @romanavila8784 6 років тому +10

    Good story

  • @FiscalRangersFlorida
    @FiscalRangersFlorida 4 роки тому +1

    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.

  • @23Robusto
    @23Robusto 2 роки тому +1

    Great car. Better story

  • @markjmaxwell9819
    @markjmaxwell9819 4 роки тому +1

    And then we got the XR GT in Australia...
    👍👍👍

  • @reignbird3167
    @reignbird3167 5 років тому +1

    When cars had a soul. My god not any NEW CAR will fill this void of being a classic.

  • @68mustang90
    @68mustang90 6 років тому

    Great story . Sweet music to the ears.👍🙌

  • @klasseact6663
    @klasseact6663 6 років тому +1

    THE greatest Mustang....EVER👍👍

  • @ET74019
    @ET74019 3 роки тому +1

    Wish I was as lucky as this guy, buy one and drive it till I can’t

  • @jimpanzer07
    @jimpanzer07 4 роки тому +1

    The first generation fastback was the best one!

  • @jay22nup
    @jay22nup 6 років тому +1

    Legendary car and owner.

  • @texascclp1445
    @texascclp1445 6 років тому +1

    yours sounds a lot quieter than mine did. toggle switch for the horn. i don't ever remember being able to spin the tires with the 2.20 BW. Is the trans a TL 2.87? Hope you have many more fun years driving.

  • @LICobra
    @LICobra 5 років тому +1

    Great story thanks for sharing...

  • @baccaratfitness2360
    @baccaratfitness2360 6 років тому +1

    That's a helluva birthday present for an 18 year old.

  • @藤野奨平
    @藤野奨平 3 роки тому +1

    名匠が手掛けた “アメリカン・レジェンド・マスタング”

  • @Prestonesfpv
    @Prestonesfpv 6 років тому

    Now that is one true lovestory 😍

  • @drewschumann1
    @drewschumann1 6 років тому

    This is exactly why I drive my 67 convertible as often as I can.

  • @pontiacgrandprix733
    @pontiacgrandprix733 6 років тому

    Nice story, God bless, u kept your first car, I wish I had mine, but some of us didn't have the insight

  • @alejandroalvarez7022
    @alejandroalvarez7022 3 роки тому +1

    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♠️☠⚔☠🏴🔥🏴👌🏽🇺🇾🏴🇺🇾

  • @1112223333111
    @1112223333111 6 років тому +1

    Thanks for not making us pay to watch these!!
    Hagerty 1
    MotorTrend 0

  • @benkoch7729
    @benkoch7729 3 роки тому +1

    Drive it drive it drive it!

  • @joebrown1382
    @joebrown1382 6 років тому +4

    Like I said before my friend has one identical bought it new still has it ALL ORIGINAL. Smokes a bit probably valve seals. If I hit the lottery I'd offer him a price he wouldn't refuse.

  • @styldsteel1
    @styldsteel1 6 років тому

    You guys sure know how to tug at heartstrings, don't you. Killer upload. TY

  • @id104335409
    @id104335409 6 років тому +29

    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.

    • @Anonymous12465
      @Anonymous12465 6 років тому

      Amen to that.

    • @caccadu12
      @caccadu12 6 років тому +1

      He doesn’t looks like 61 tho

    • @styldsteel1
      @styldsteel1 6 років тому +1

      No he doesn't You suppose driving the Shelby kept him looking like that all these years?

  • @alanhardman2447
    @alanhardman2447 5 років тому +1

    I feel for you, buddy! Makes you want to stay 18 forever. Or at least until you can't get good parts any more.

  • @tsedelivery2990
    @tsedelivery2990 4 роки тому +1

    Bought a 67 mustang when i was 15, I'm 39 now and still have it.

  • @1950boots
    @1950boots 6 років тому +1

    Love Mustangs!

  • @tonyblitz1
    @tonyblitz1 6 років тому

    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.

  • @dacrd
    @dacrd 6 років тому

    Cool car and story I would love to have my 1969 Z28 out on that track.

  • @jennyf3765
    @jennyf3765 5 років тому +1

    Hi, I would like to see the interior on the car if it is original . Thank you

  • @dmhnc07
    @dmhnc07 11 днів тому

    WOW !! I love it.