What makes Little Red so special?
Aside from the obvious answer of it being a GT500 prototype, Little Red has a few more special attributes going for it.
Little Red is the only GT500 hardtop coupe (not Fastback) ever built by Shelby American. All other coupes had small blocks for SCCA racing. Instead of a small block, though, Little Red has a 428 cubic-inch V8. It’s also the only Mustang coupe ever to get a 428, too.
Additionally, it was the second Mustang ever built with a 428 cubic-inch V8 (across all body styles) and the third 428 Mustang to be serialized by Ford.
Most notably, though, Little Red was fitted from the factory with “dual-quad carburetors,” making it the only Mustang ever to leave the factory with more than one carburetor on it.
Shelby GT500 Long Lost Prototype Was Found in a Field and Fully Restored
This GT500 prototype almost rotted away in a field forever until a wealthy car collector hired a detective to find it for restoration.
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