It is interesting to note that the 66 Shelby GT 350H also had Magnum 500 wheels. The Magnum 500 wheels didn't make there appearance on the factory Ford cars until 1969.
At the time the cars quickly became known as rent a racers. It was not uncommon to have people rent that cars for the week and take them to the local track for some fun. In fact many cars came back from weekend rentals with holes drilled in the floor boards where the roll bars had been installed and then removed. Once Hertz completed the rental terms on the cars most were sold to Ford dealers across the country to be re-sold. Surprising to us now the dealers had a hard time selling the cars because of their rental history. At the time they sold on dealers lots for around $2,500.00. I'd love to buy a few for $2500.00 today.
This is the first photo of the 5.0-liter all-aluminum beatin' heart of the 2011 Ford Mustang GT that'll pump at a rockin' 412 HP and 390 lb-ft of torque. Merry Christmas.
Power
The GT's V8 engine is a naturally aspirated 24-valve SOHC unit with a 3.55-inch bore, 3.54-inch stroke and a compression ratio of 9.8 to 1. The Mustang GT's V8 is 300 hp at 5,750 rpm and 320 ft.-lbs of torque at 4,500 rpm. The V8-powered GT model boasts a lot of horsepower and driving dynamics that, in a departure from Mustangs past, are actually pretty impressive. Two engines are offered in the Mustang. Base versions are powered by a 4.0-liter SOHC V-6 with 210 hp. GT models get the sonorous 4.6-liter V-8 with 300 hp. Both engines come standard with a five-speed manual transmission; a five-speed automatic is optional.
