Ken Miles was not a well-known name outside of certain circles. The British racing driver recently shot to fame as one of the heroes of the movie Ford vs Ferrari. Click here to read about the Ford GT40 that was driven by Miles in the recent movie that is now up for sale. A year before Ken Miles set lap records at Le Mans in a Ford GT40, as outlined in the big-screen hit, the noted racecar driver and engineer made waves on the track in the first 1965 Mustang Shelby GT350. Ford is celebrating this legacy with a new limited-edition Mustang Shelby GT350 Heritage Edition.

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Shelby legacy

Miles made the Shelby GT350 a legend when he drove it to victory at Green Valley Raceway in Texas in 1965. To celebrate the 55th anniversary of this legendary car Ford is producing a limited run of Heritage Edition fastbacks. Each car will be finished in Wimbledon White with Guardsman Blue side and over-the-top stripes, as it was on the 1965 GT350 competition version.

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Other Heritage Edition cues include front and rear exterior badges finished in the same shade of blue as the stripes and a unique dash badge inside. GT350R models will feature all-black seats with red accent stitching. The Mustang GT350R Heritage Edition also has other upgrades that regular Shelby GT350s have. These include revised front chassis geometry for improved steering feel, revised antilock braking and optimised aerodynamic components resulting. There is a new steering rack and recalibrated electric power steering control.

In his own words

“Looking back on it, what Ford and Carroll Shelby created back in the mid-1960s was so important to Mustang,” said Jim Owens, Ford Mustang marketing manager. “With their authentic exterior livery, unique appointments and performance Ken could have only dreamed of, the Mustang Shelby GT350 and GT350R Heritage Edition vehicles are a meaningful tribute to the legacy of the Shelby brand.”