Old And Mean: The Original Venice Crew Cranks Out New Build 1965 Shelby Mustang GT350s

The Original Venice Crew worked in Shelby’s garage cranking out Cobras, GT40s, and whatever ole’ Shel’ happened to be cooking up.

When the 1965 Mustang first hit the streets it was both a cultural phenomenon and a sales success launching a whole new class of what would come to known as the “pony car.” As part of Ford’s Total Performance campaign in the 1960’s, they approached Carroll Shelby, who described the mild mannered Mustang as a “secretary’s car,” and asked if he could spice it up for the street and track.

What he and his Venice shop came up with was

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