{"id":15166,"date":"2011-04-10T23:13:12","date_gmt":"2011-04-11T06:13:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/?p=15166"},"modified":"2013-02-17T18:07:07","modified_gmt":"2013-02-18T01:07:07","slug":"68-shelby-gt500-kr-autocross","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/68-shelby-gt500-kr-autocross\/","title":{"rendered":"AutoCross a 68 Shelby KR &#8211; Got Balls?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mr_social_sharing_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Social Sharing Toolkit v2.2 --><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.myrideisme.com%2FBlog%2F68-shelby-gt500-kr-autocross%2F&amp;media=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.myrideisme.com%2FBlog%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2011%2F03%2FShelby-mustang-GT500KR-Race2.jpg&amp;description=AutoCross+a+68+Shelby+KR+%E2%80%93+Got+Balls%3F\" class=\"pin-it-button\" count-layout=\"none\" rel=\"lightbox[15166]\"><img border=\"0\" src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/images\/PinExt.png\" title=\"Pin It\" \/><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><fb:share-button type=\"button_count\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/68-shelby-gt500-kr-autocross\/\"><\/fb:share-button><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-count=\"horizontal\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/68-shelby-gt500-kr-autocross\/\" data-via=\"myrideisme\" data-text=\"AutoCross a 68 Shelby KR \u2013 Got Balls?\"><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><div class=\"g-plusone\" data-size=\"medium\" data-annotation=\"none\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/68-shelby-gt500-kr-autocross\/\"><\/div><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a class=\"mr_social_share_email\" href=\"mailto:?subject=AutoCross a 68 Shelby KR \u2013 Got Balls?&amp;body=https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/68-shelby-gt500-kr-autocross\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-sharing-toolkit\/images\/icons_small\/email.png\" class=\"nopin\" alt=\"Email\" title=\"Email\"\/><span class=\"mr_small_icon\">Email<\/span><\/a><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"linksalpha_button linksalpha_link\" href=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/social\/mobile\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/68-shelby-gt500-kr-autocross\/\" data-text=\"AutoCross a 68 Shelby KR \u2013 Got Balls?\" data-desc=\"REAL 1968 Shelby GT500KR on the track\u00a0 You've probably seen a 1968 Shelby GT500KR... it's easy to watch Barrett Jackson or the RM Auctions when they're on. If\u00a0 you're a Mustang fan, you may have sought them out and seen a few.\u00a0 You ever seen one this nice on the track? Todd Stevens has got\" data-image=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Shelby-mustang-GT500KR-Race2.jpg\" data-button=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/images\/social_share_button.png\" alt=\"Share\" class=\"linksalpha_image\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/scripts\/loader_iconbox.js?v=2.4\"><\/script><\/span><\/div><h3>REAL 1968 Shelby GT500KR on the track&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Shelby-mustang-GT500KR-Race2.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[15166]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15212\" title=\"Auto Crossing 1968 Shelby GT500KR - REALLY!\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Shelby-mustang-GT500KR-Race2.jpg\" alt=\"1968 shelby gt500kr, shelby gt500kr, shelby gt500 kr convertible,shelby king of the road, shelby gt500 convertible\" width=\"575\" height=\"382\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Shelby-mustang-GT500KR-Race2.jpg 575w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Shelby-mustang-GT500KR-Race2-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Shelby-mustang-GT500KR-Race2-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Shelby-mustang-GT500KR-Race2-400x265.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><\/a><\/h3>\n<p>You&#8217;ve probably seen a 1968 Shelby GT500KR&#8230; it&#8217;s easy to watch Barrett Jackson or the RM Auctions when they&#8217;re on. If\u00a0 you&#8217;re a Mustang fan, you may have sought them out and seen a few.\u00a0 You ever seen one this nice on the track?<\/p>\n<p>Todd Stevens has got balls!<\/p>\n<p>The autocross at the Goodguys Spring Nationals is the one thing about the March show that\u00a0 better than our November show. I watched for a while as random hot rods, muscle cars and G-touring cars tore up the track, but when I saw my friend Todd sitting in his Shelby, I thought&#8230; WHAT??<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Shelby-mustang-GT500KR-Race4.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[15166]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15214\" title=\"The Real Deal 1968 Shelby GT500KR\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Shelby-mustang-GT500KR-Race4.jpg\" alt=\"Real Shelby, 1968 shelby gt500kr, shelby gt500kr, shelby gt500 kr convertible,shelby king of the road, shelby gt500 convertible\" width=\"575\" height=\"866\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Shelby-mustang-GT500KR-Race4.jpg 575w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Shelby-mustang-GT500KR-Race4-99x150.jpg 99w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Shelby-mustang-GT500KR-Race4-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Shelby-mustang-GT500KR-Race4-400x602.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>(Knowing the cars Todd has, I knew not to ask if it was real)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Shelby-mustang-GT500KR-Race3.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[15166]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15213\" title=\"1968 Shelby GT500KR with Damage &quot;Wide-O's&quot;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Shelby-mustang-GT500KR-Race3.jpg\" alt=\"firestone wide o, 1968 shelby gt500kr, shelby gt500 kr convertible,shelby king of the road, shelby gt500 convertible\" width=\"575\" height=\"382\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Shelby-mustang-GT500KR-Race3.jpg 575w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Shelby-mustang-GT500KR-Race3-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Shelby-mustang-GT500KR-Race3-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Shelby-mustang-GT500KR-Race3-400x265.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s what happened&#8230; I didn&#8217;t have the camera gear to catch a shot of Todd in action, but the picture above shows the hard earned racing scars as proof.\u00a0 When the big Shelby took right hand turns, I could see the old-style and correct looking Firestone Wide O Oval tires rolling over like they were about to come off. Not sure what the problem was, maybe low tire pressure, but it wasn&#8217;t pretty.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Shelby-mustang-GT500KR-Race.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[15166]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15216\" title=\"Todd Stevens and his Shelby GT500KR and AMBR contending 32 Ford Roadster\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Shelby-mustang-GT500KR-Race.jpg\" alt=\"Proud Shelby Owner, 1968 shelby gt500kr, shelby king of the road, shelby gt500 convertible\" width=\"575\" height=\"382\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Shelby-mustang-GT500KR-Race.jpg 575w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Shelby-mustang-GT500KR-Race-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Shelby-mustang-GT500KR-Race-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Shelby-mustang-GT500KR-Race-400x265.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s Todd. Does he look worried?<\/p>\n<p>Todd also owns the Squeeg&#8217;s Kustoms built AMBR contending 1932 Ford Roadster in the background as well as a black 50&#8217;s Merc convertible that&#8217;s, believe it or not, my favorite of the three cars.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Shelby-mustang-GT500KR-Race7.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[15166]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15215\" title=\"Hemi Powered 1932 Ford Roadster. Very right!!\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Shelby-mustang-GT500KR-Race7.jpg\" alt=\"fuel injected Hemi, hemi hot rod, hot rod 32 ford roadster\" width=\"575\" height=\"382\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Shelby-mustang-GT500KR-Race7.jpg 575w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Shelby-mustang-GT500KR-Race7-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Shelby-mustang-GT500KR-Race7-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Shelby-mustang-GT500KR-Race7-400x265.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Fuel Injected Hemi. Deuce Roadster. Tons of chrome and near perfect overall execution. That&#8217;s why this car was in the running for America&#8217;s Most Beautiful Roadster. Here&#8217;s <a title=\"2010 GNRS AMBR Contenders \u2013 4 Winners at Any Show\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/2010-gnrs-ambr-contenders-4-winners-at-any-show\/\" target=\"_blank\">four winners at any car show, including this one<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Contrasting well with the brute strength of &#8220;HEMI FIREPOWER&#8221; dig on the stock-ness of the KR:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Shelby-mustangGT500KR-Race6.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[15166]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15211\" title=\"68 Shelby GT500 KR engine\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Shelby-mustangGT500KR-Race6.jpg\" alt=\"cobra jet big block, 428 cobra jet engine, 1968 shelby gt500kr, shelby gt500kr, shelby gt500 kr convertible,shelby king of the road, shelby gt500 convertible\" width=\"575\" height=\"382\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Shelby-mustangGT500KR-Race6.jpg 575w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Shelby-mustangGT500KR-Race6-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Shelby-mustangGT500KR-Race6-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Shelby-mustangGT500KR-Race6-400x265.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In February 1968, Shelby unleashed the GT500KR or &#8220;King of the Road&#8221;. Under the hood was a 428 cubic-inch Cobra Jet V8 which was rated at 335 horsepower. Todd&#8217;s &#8220;Cobra Jet Ram Air&#8221; air cleaner is signed by Carrol Shelby.<\/p>\n<p>For everyone out there looking to player hate Todd cause he&#8217;s got great taste in cars, don&#8217;t!\u00a0 He&#8217;s a cool guy that&#8217;ll meet you with a handshake every time.\u00a0 On the other hand, if you&#8217;re a purist and can&#8217;t believe what he did&#8230; hate all you want&#8230; we&#8217;ll just be laughing!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left; font-size: 1px;\">.<\/p>\n<h4>Need more pictures from 2011 Goodguys Spring Nationals?<\/h4>\n<p><a title=\"Custom Car Show Pictures\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/ViewEventImages\/More%202011%20Good%20Guys%20Spring%20Nats.\/\" target=\"_blank\">Swanee&#8217;s best pictures from 2011 Goodguys Spring Nationals<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Hot Rod and Custom Car Show Pictures\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/ViewEventImages\/2011%20Goodguys%20Spring%20Nationals\/\" target=\"_blank\">Garretto&#8217;s top shots at the 2011 Goodguys Spring Nationals<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left; font-size: 1px;\">.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mr_social_sharing_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Social Sharing Toolkit v2.2 --><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.myrideisme.com%2FBlog%2F68-shelby-gt500-kr-autocross%2F&amp;media=&amp;description=AutoCross+a+68+Shelby+KR+%E2%80%93+Got+Balls%3F\" class=\"pin-it-button\" count-layout=\"none\"><img border=\"0\" src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/images\/PinExt.png\" title=\"Pin It\" \/><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><fb:share-button type=\"button_count\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/68-shelby-gt500-kr-autocross\/\"><\/fb:share-button><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-count=\"horizontal\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/68-shelby-gt500-kr-autocross\/\" data-via=\"myrideisme\" data-text=\"AutoCross a 68 Shelby KR \u2013 Got Balls?\"><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><div class=\"g-plusone\" data-size=\"medium\" data-annotation=\"none\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/68-shelby-gt500-kr-autocross\/\"><\/div><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a class=\"mr_social_share_email\" href=\"mailto:?subject=AutoCross a 68 Shelby KR \u2013 Got Balls?&amp;body=https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/68-shelby-gt500-kr-autocross\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-sharing-toolkit\/images\/icons_small\/email.png\" class=\"nopin\" alt=\"Email\" title=\"Email\"\/><span class=\"mr_small_icon\">Email<\/span><\/a><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"linksalpha_button linksalpha_link\" href=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/social\/mobile\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/68-shelby-gt500-kr-autocross\/\" data-text=\"AutoCross a 68 Shelby KR \u2013 Got Balls?\" data-desc=\"REAL 1968 Shelby GT500KR on the track\u00a0 You've probably seen a 1968 Shelby GT500KR... it's easy to watch Barrett Jackson or the RM Auctions when they're on. If\u00a0 you're a Mustang fan, you may have sought them out and seen a few.\u00a0 You ever seen one this nice on the track? Todd Stevens has got\" data-image=\"\" data-button=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/images\/social_share_button.png\" alt=\"Share\" class=\"linksalpha_image\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/scripts\/loader_iconbox.js?v=2.4\"><\/script><\/span><\/div><p>Email REAL 1968 Shelby GT500KR on the track&nbsp; You&#8217;ve probably seen a 1968 Shelby GT500KR&#8230; it&#8217;s easy to watch Barrett Jackson or the RM Auctions when they&#8217;re on. If\u00a0 you&#8217;re a Mustang fan, you may have sought them out and seen a few.\u00a0 You ever seen one this nice on the track? Todd Stevens has [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0},"categories":[384,19],"tags":[660,1263],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15166"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15166"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15166\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22225,"href":"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15166\/revisions\/22225"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15166"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15166"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15166"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}