Tom was invited by his friend Brian to help extract a rare Shelby GT500 KR that’s been sitting untouched since the early '90s. Julie, the daughter of the previous owner, tearfully says goodbye to her family car and a lifetime of memories as Tom and the team shepherd this heirloom into its next chapter where it will head to auction.
The KR stands for "King of the Road," and it wasn’t just a name — the 1968 GT500 KR came equipped with a 428 Cobra Jet V8, underrated at 335 horsepower but believed to produce over 400 in reality. Only around 1,570 fastback KRs were produced that year, making this an incredibly rare find. Originally priced higher than a Corvette, the GT500 KR combined Carroll Shelby’s race-bred performance with everyday drivability — a true icon of American muscle.
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