{"id":8042,"date":"2026-08-24T19:01:46","date_gmt":"2026-08-24T19:01:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/corvettenewsforum.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/24\/moonstruck-monday-presents-1968-ford-shelby-gt500kr-convertible\/"},"modified":"2026-08-24T19:01:46","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T19:01:46","slug":"moonstruck-monday-presents-1968-ford-shelby-gt500kr-convertible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/corvettenewsforum.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/24\/moonstruck-monday-presents-1968-ford-shelby-gt500kr-convertible\/","title":{"rendered":"Moonstruck Monday Presents; 1968 Ford Shelby GT500KR Convertible"},"content":{"rendered":"<body><p><\/p>\n<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"24015\" class=\"elementor elementor-24015\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f96d24 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0f96d24\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5df1553 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5df1553\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-24018\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/corvettenewsforum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/cvmike.png?resize=640%2C233&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"cvmike\" width=\"640\" height=\"233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/corvettenewsforum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/cvmike.png 668w, https:\/\/corvettemike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/cvmike-300x109.png 300w, https:\/\/corvettemike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/cvmike-600x218.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 668px) 100vw, 668px\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/p>\n<h2>A Very Special Shelby Has Joined the Corvette Mike Collection<\/h2>\n<h3>1968 Shelby GT500KR Convertible<br>428 Cobra Jet \u00b7 Acapulco Blue \u00b7 One of Only 267 With A 4-Speed \u00b7 Fully Restored &amp; Marti Report<\/h3>\n<h3><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-24016\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/corvettenewsforum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1968-Blue-Shelby-GT500KR.gif?resize=640%2C427&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"1968 Blue Shelby GT500KR\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/h3>\n<h3>Your Chance to Own One of the Most Iconic Shelby\u2019s Ever Built!<\/h3>\n<p>We\u2019re excited to announce the newest addition to our inventory: a spectacular 1968 Shelby GT500KR Convertible, finished in factory-correct Acapulco Blue over Black. And yes, it has the highly desirable 4-speed manual transmission (one of only 267)!<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cKR\u201d stood for King of the Road, and underneath the hood is the legendary 428 Cobra Jet V8 that helped earn it that name. Combine that big-block power with a 4-speed, open-air convertible body, and classic Shelby styling, and you have one of the most desirable combinations of the muscle-car era.<\/p>\n<p>This example has undergone a comprehensive high-quality restoration and is loaded with desirable equipment, including a power convertible top, power front disc brakes, power steering, Tilt-Away steering column, AM\/FM radio, shoulder harnesses, and the GT, Interior D\u00e9cor, and Visibility Groups. A Marti Report accompanies the car and documents its factory specifications and original equipment.<\/p>\n<p>For the serious Shelby collector, they simply don\u2019t get much better than this.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The King of the Road has arrived at Corvette Mike!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"button btn\" href=\"https:\/\/lbpej8hbb.cc.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=001TRYelT3ykdcdKu2TXwcjqrWJbh0BY3ah78NDsu6etgxFsaTiwL33Pjh1w5audhkQ0l_VQUCnMDEXLqsMqSCDjrmeAj-U2rB3JhhulGI7Ub9ThEbR1RmKGyoTZ1HHtoZq3CIBeZ_DYev1obbfWysjcOrFiNz6lSwxH_HSqTbQtyMSPk8F6RCeaFizAK_s4i1-mGIW_sIzCanhuppp_Ey7mihXcW30p4spUHCG8K5DfxSm_x7CH_d_m337JA5SH3AS&amp;c=7PBn6TVAhYyh3ZPKwNmDG78732teEmlpoltOSniCZXhp6LtsOPDnBA==&amp;ch=uwIbo7uaDZKjUOwEFpT8FtBlVDqvh-cMC0fooQI55Wf4CP4L8_qLNg==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Click Here to View this Shelby on Our Site<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/corvettemike.com\/automotive-news\/moonstruck-monday-presents-1968-ford-shelby-gt500kr-convertible\/\">Moonstruck Monday Presents; 1968 Ford Shelby GT500KR Convertible<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/corvettemike.com\/\">Corvette Mike<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wpematico_credit\"><small>Powered by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wpematico.com\" target=\"_blank\">WPeMatico<\/a><\/small><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<\/body>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Very Special Shelby Has Joined the Corvette Mike Collection 1968 Shelby GT500KR Convertible428 Cobra Jet \u00b7 Acapulco Blue \u00b7 One of Only 267 With A 4-Speed \u00b7 Fully Restored &amp; Marti Report Your Chance to Own One of the Most Iconic Shelby\u2019s Ever Built! We\u2019re excited to announce the newest addition to our inventory: a spectacular 1968 Shelby GT500KR Convertible, finished in factory-correct Acapulco Blue over Black. And yes, it has the highly desirable 4-speed manual transmission (one of only 267)! The \u201cKR\u201d stood for King of the Road,&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8043,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8042","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-corvette-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/corvettenewsforum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/cvmike.png?fit=668%2C243&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/corvettenewsforum.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8042","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/corvettenewsforum.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/corvettenewsforum.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/corvettenewsforum.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/corvettenewsforum.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8042"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/corvettenewsforum.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8042\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/corvettenewsforum.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8043"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/corvettenewsforum.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8042"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/corvettenewsforum.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8042"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/corvettenewsforum.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8042"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}