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Description: Pitted against the 2012 Mustang Boss 302 with its 444-horsepower 5.0-liter Coyote engine, one would think the classic Ford wouldn't stand a chance. But that's where one would be wrong.
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Most of you on here wouldn't even know a real Shelby if it smacked you in the face. Question: what kind of exhaust was put on a sixties Shelby and who put it there?
I don't even care if the GT350 lost by a mile, it's still a better looking car
Also most of the times you will find on these cars was with old school tires. Tire technology has come along way. Throw modern day slicks on some of the older cars and you will notice a pretty big difference.
David, you can't go by the HP number that cars back then were rated at. They were all under rated. This car realistically probably made another 75 horse or so over what it's rated. However,as Alex said it probably does have a few minor upgrades to it
Grant and Erick are right, there is no way in hell that 1968 Shelby is stock. If it were, it would be much slower than it already is. It probably has a few minor upgrades with new suspension and soft drag tires. It definitely has over 325hp.
Gt390's trapped 90mph stock. If this car is refreshed, original motor but decent cam, open headers, with jetted carb and on slicks, it'd easily trap 104 and run mid 13's. Solid cars from both generations!
The Shelby weighs only 300 lbs less! The boss has 200 more hp and more torque! The Shelby is not stock, nuff said
The Shelby is 300 lbs lighter than the boss. I'm sorry but that Shelby's not original. And probably has a stroker motor judging by the idle. Still cool though. My dad owned a nice 66 gt trunk car with a few mods and it only ran 14s
Erick. There are LOTS of people who drag older cars stock. Hell, there are even classes for it...
Guys the Shelby is no way stock. It doesn't even sound close to stock and I'm pretty sure no one will drag race a 44 year old car without some upgrades.
It may or may not be stock. But if it isn't stock, I'm pretty sure it only has a few minor upgrades. Remember there is a pretty big difference in weight. It's not JUST horsepower and torque that win races.
Don't think that Shelby was stock either but really cool race non the less !!
Really? The 68 is definitely not stock and definitely not a real shelby car. It's a cool race but you geniuses at car buzz should not represent that car as a stock Shelby gt 350.
Yeah ha!!!!!! That was pretty sick. Go classics!!! Good ol' fashioned carbs and maybe a point distributor! :D good run!
Beautiful GT350. I love to see the old school cars still keeping up with the modern day ones
Good point, Stephen. Shelby builds very powerful cars, but they're mainly straight line machines. Roush and Boss 302 are way more track capable.
Ok well I guess having a Boss doesn't necessarily mean you can't afford the Shelby. Not the smartest comment by me... Lol
Boss 302 is way more track-oriented then the GT500. Nothin to do with price.
Dylan and Shelby are right for the most part, but i honestly would buy the 302 if i didnt have the money for a shelby haha.
@Tyler. I have a white boss 302. I could have bought a Shelby but I opted for one of these. Has nothing to do with the money.
Yo car buzz once again your incorrect the 1968 GT350 was a HO "hi-po" 289 rated at 306 hp and 335ft-lb
The 6cyl weighed 3100 lbs
My first comment was a little over exaggerated they made closer to 300-350
@David They weighed 3,100 pounds.
Greg is right. Back in the 60's and 70's cars were measured by gross horsepower and were extremely underrated so this car mostlikley made 350-400HP at the fly wheel.
If you actually believe that it only cranked out 235hp in '68, go back to racing civics! All of the numbers back in the day were lowered for insurance.
and that's it took the boss off the line but fell behind right after that
the boss makes max power and torque high end which means it has to rev up and that takes time but the shelby is all low end which it gets all its power right of the line. that makes for a quick start
The boss can do an 11.7 stock on drag slicks that hook up.
The BOSS should be in the 12s easily.
The 68 should weigh approximately 3300 lbs while the boss weighs about 3600. The boss has far more hp and some more torque than a stock GT 350 , just sayin
you're forgetting that in the60's they only had one thing in mind, drag racing those mustang weighed more than 1000 lbs leas than the new ones with all bottom end torque
That GT350 is not stock to keep up with that boss the way it did. The boss has over 200 more hp compared to the stats on the Shelby and it stayed right there with it.