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Title: How well did a stock 67 GT500 actually run?
Post by: Qikbbstang on January 26, 2013, 10:31:29 PM

Today I was looking at a nearly stock black on black w/ red stripe 67 GT500 4spd that was awarded as the grand prize along with a new GT500 in a contest about a year ago. I was told this very GT500 had pulled about $300,000 at Barrett Jackson. I guess it's a given the 67 GT500 is the biggest $$$ GT500 option to option of all Shelby's. This GT500 was breathtaking but had a few glaring imperfections that slapped me aside the head: one being the bright glossy clearcoated (brushed-not) aluminum dash and matching door panels. Another obvious error was the iron thermostat housing (left bare and rusty) with the screwed in plug on display.  Anyway all in all a very nice jet black car and the 4spd made it extra rare $$$.
     However I got to thinking the big-bucks GT500, how well could a 67 GT500 with its' 428 and 390GT heads & manifolds actually ever run?....Who's kidding who the C7ZX med riser intake is a known powerhouse with no problems, a Police Interceptor shortblock was serious FE stuff. But just the idea of taking 390GT heads/valves and manifolds and burdening them with an additional 38 cubic inches has got to severely make for breathing problems. Known fact a 390GT was left gasping at 5,400rpm. My quick math says 5,000rpm would be about all the 390GT heads & manifolds might handle breathing for when serving up 428 cubes.
            I don't recall ever seeing a drag test.
     Are there any realistic reviews or sound recollections of what a stock repeat "STOCK" 67 GT500 could do?  .....Obviously a stick would be much faster then a C6 back then.

Blessed be the Joker who wound a showroom stock GT500 up for six-grand shift points and expected the car to pull with those heads/valves, manifolds and transverse mufflers

Title: Re: How well did a stock 67 GT500 actually run?
Post by: afret on January 26, 2013, 10:53:32 PM

Here's a "stock" one.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHgv3AZWb44

LOL

Title: Re: How well did a stock 67 GT500 actually run?
Post by: fe66comet on January 27, 2013, 09:08:21 AM

Wonder which way the wind was blowing, must have been a tail wind.

Title: Re: How well did a stock 67 GT500 actually run?
Post by: My427stang on January 27, 2013, 09:10:20 AM

Knowing the GT heads make some decent torque down low but really peter out up top and that the cams were pretty tame....

My opinion, not experience, would be fun tire smoker, and not much more than any other 325 hp car, even with a big intake.

Title: Re: How well did a stock 67 GT500 actually run?
Post by: fe66comet on January 27, 2013, 09:16:50 AM

I know the Camaro was good for just under 3 and was a little heavier than the stang.