Classic Shelby GT500 Re-Imagined as a Pro Touring Masterpiece
With the help of some repurposed 2020 GT500 components, this 1967 pro-touring version is ready for the road course.
Remember the Pro Touring movement of the early 2000s? The idea of taking a two ton, solid axle, body on frame muscle car and transforming it into a road course menace might have seemed laughable at the time. Once folks started accomplishing that goal, though, it practically took over the muscle car community for a few years.
We kind of miss Pro Touring here at The Mustang Source. What goes around comes around, though, and it’s high time for the trend to make a return in the 2020s. Don’t believe us? Check out this render spotted online by Auto Evolution. It’s like Pro Touring never left.
This render by Car News Network shows us how a classic 1967 Shelby GT500 would look if it was modified in the current tuner style. Visually, we’re looking at a wide set of aluminum wheels—they look to be about 18-inch in diameter—as well as lots of carbon fiber accessories, including the lip kit and a large rear spoiler that piggybacks the stock Shelby’s “ducktail” spoiler. LEDs replace all of the lights, and the obligatory fender flares make clearance for a wider stance.
Something Old, Something New
This Shelby Mustang is far lower than stock. There’s almost no gap between the fenders and the tires—the wheels are tucked in nicely under the flares. If all of the car’s components look familiar, there’s a good reason for it. Almost everything the digital artist added to the render came straight from the 2020 Shelby GT500.
As much as we appreciate a car that can really handle, we generally prefer to enjoy our classic muscle cars in more or less their original form. For the most part, Pro Touring cars don’t have wild body modifications — almost all the good stuff is hidden underneath the classic body.
We enjoy flights of fancy like these renders, though. They can allow us to see a rare classic in a new light, in a way we never would have the chance to otherwise. Even though we think a stock ’67 Shelby GT500 is just about perfect, we can appreciate this wild, modernized concept, too.
Photos: Car News Network/Auto Evolution
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