Ford sold an unbelievable 680,000 in just 6 months of the law-priced and sporty Ford Mustang, the predecessor of the "Pony Cars" that was available from 1964. Already in the following year a high performance road version of the Mustang with the new fastback bodywork was launched, the legendary GT 350 built by Carroll Shelby. Ford wished to take part in official races with this car, but it was not licensed by the SCCA. Shelby then set to work on it again. He revised the engine, which thanks to the movable bonnet is clearly visible in this easy-to-build model and replaced or eliminated parts to reduce weight, thus creating the 350 bhp GT 350 R.