Since the premiere of Le Mans 66 (Ford v Ferrari) figure of the pilot Ken Miles it has regained some of the importance it deserves. However, the British not only stood out for his role in the famous French endurance race, but also for many other tests in the United States, but always in the company of his partner Carroll Shelby and their cars.
One of the most remembered took place in a February 14, 1965, when Miles participated with a Shelby GT350 Competition, better known as Shelby GT350R, in a race of the SCCA in the Green Valley Raceway in Smithfield, Texas, where he not only won but left a photo for history when for a fraction of a second his Shelby took off from the asphalt, thus earning himself the nickname “Flying mustang“
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The first racing GT350
Now this model with so much history goes on sale at an auction of Mecum, the Original Spring Classic What will be celebrated in Indianapolis May 12-17. And it will be a very interesting bid because the specimen you see in images, with the 5R002 chassis is in fact the first GT350R built by Shelby and the second GT350 manufactured in general.
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Regarding the street model, this GT350R had a redesigned suspension, a motor Ford V8 289 modified, an improved cooling system, fiberglass panels and plexiglass windows, plus an interior stripped of everything expendable and equipped with a complete roll cage to comply with the regulations.
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This model belonged to the collection of John Atzbach, a lover of the Shelbies who took him in 2010 and who commissioned a restoration from Thoroughbred Restorations to get him back to his original look and fit with which he participated in Green Valley. Now it will be one of the 11 pieces that he will offer from his collection in this auction that will feature other Shelby’s and a Cobra 289.
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The most expensive Mustang in history?
For all this and given its impressive racing pedigree, this Shelby 350R is expected to exceed one million euros in the bid. At present the most expensive Mustang in history is he original model of the film Bullitt, which reached a price of $ 3.4 million, about 3 million euros, in a Mecum auction. Can this competition Shelby overcome it with such an illustrious rider? It is possible, although it will take a few months to verify it.
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