vanessalane Posted April 7, 2011 Report Share Posted April 7, 2011 i dont know about the 350 in shelby, can anyone tell me that what is the 350 stand for in a Shelby GT350? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Canfield Posted April 7, 2011 Report Share Posted April 7, 2011 That's a well knwon story that dates back to the mid-60s. Shelby was looking for a name for his small block powered Mustang based sports car and finally asked the group how far it was from th eoffice to the shop. Someone replied about 350 feet, and that' where the name for all of the 'smaller' engine Shelby Mustang came from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanessalane Posted April 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2011 That's a well knwon story that dates back to the mid-60s. Shelby was looking for a name for his small block powered Mustang based sports car and finally asked the group how far it was from th eoffice to the shop. Someone replied about 350 feet, and that' where the name for all of the 'smaller' engine Shelby Mustang came from. its interesting story thank you for reply Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Johnston Posted April 12, 2011 Report Share Posted April 12, 2011 its interesting story thank you for reply Part 2: CS' explanation that the "350" did not stand for the engine size or horsepower: if it was a good car, the name wouldn't matter; if it was a bad car, the name wouldn't save it. Class dismissed. B) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SGT0225 Posted April 13, 2011 Report Share Posted April 13, 2011 Part 2: CS' explanation that the "350" did not stand for the engine size or horsepower: if it was a good car, the name wouldn't matter; if it was a bad car, the name wouldn't save it. Class dismissed. B) I think i ready somewhere that Shelby and FORD planned to build the GT500 and decided to build a small block car that had to have a number less than 500 (GT500) AND the above responce to 350 feet between the shop and office is how the GT350 got its name. I am no expert, but I do research things on the internet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Canfield Posted April 13, 2011 Report Share Posted April 13, 2011 The GT350 was conceived long before a big block car was ever thought of. The GT500 name came with the '67 model year and was given to the 428 PI powered car because is was a bigger number than anyone else had (i.e. 440,427, 396, 400, etc.). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UltraStang#1 Posted April 27, 2011 Report Share Posted April 27, 2011 Shelby asked Phil Remington how far it was from the race shop to the office. Remington replied, "About 350 feet." Shelby said, "Call it the GT 350. If it's a good car the name won't matter. If it's a bad car the name won't save it." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmcmotorworks Posted March 9, 2014 Report Share Posted March 9, 2014 Good thing it wasn't just 125 feet or thereabouts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ViperNC Posted March 9, 2014 Report Share Posted March 9, 2014 I recall CS stating, "A car makes a name.... a name does not make a car". No truer words have been spoken in the automotive industry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeljgt500kr Posted March 10, 2014 Report Share Posted March 10, 2014 I recall CS stating, "A car makes a name.... a name does not make a car". No truer words have been spoken in the automotive industry. Yep, that also goes for some cars some call a "Shelby", or a "Cobra" or a "GT500", etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DubbsFaris Posted March 11, 2014 Report Share Posted March 11, 2014 To hear Carroll tell it makes for a much more colorful version of the story, but that's it in a nutshell. Just add cuss words and a loss of patience for meetings with Ford executives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmcmotorworks Posted March 11, 2014 Report Share Posted March 11, 2014 I heard he had his guy step it off 37 times (with different size steps) until he hit 350 exactly. Just teasing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
czardoz1 Posted March 22, 2014 Report Share Posted March 22, 2014 I heard he had his guy step it off 37 times (with different size steps) until he hit 350 exactly. Just teasing. Yeah, it would have been horrible if it had been 350 & 3/4.......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSSSSS Posted October 1, 2014 Report Share Posted October 1, 2014 Didn't Lamborghini, about the same time (early 60's) have a car called the 350GT? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Johnston Posted October 2, 2014 Report Share Posted October 2, 2014 Yes. It referred to the engine size. Nissan has a 350GT. No correlation in either case to the Shelby GT350 as the Shelby name never represented engine displacement or horsepower. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Hawkins Posted November 18, 2014 Report Share Posted November 18, 2014 I recall CS stating, "A car makes a name.... a name does not make a car". No truer words have been spoken in the automotive industry. SOOOOOO TRUE.................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Johnston Posted November 19, 2014 Report Share Posted November 19, 2014 One other version of the GT350 quote from CS has it as, " if it is a good car, the name won't matter; if it is a bad car, the name won't save it". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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