The Shelby GT350 occupies sacred ground in American performance history. When Carroll Shelby and his team transformed the 1965 Mustang fastback into a purpose-built road racer, they created a car that would go on to dominate SCCA B-Production and establish the Mustang’s performance credentials for generations to come. The ultra-rare R-model competition variant remains one of the most coveted Shelbys ever produced, with authenticated examples commanding astronomical figures among serious collectors. To mark the 40th anniversary of both the GT350R and the legendary 427 Cobra, Shelby licensed Unique Performance to build just 40 continuation examples — a program that ended prematurely when the company folded, leaving fewer than 20 cars completed and making surviving examples genuine rarities in the Shelby canon.

This is chassis #002 — the very first GT350SR 40th Anniversary continuation car assembled, featured in Mustang Enthusiast Magazine and accompanied by a Letter of Authentication from Unique Performance verifying its build sequence. Finished in Silva Silver with blue Le Mans stripes, the fastback presents with a fiberglass hood and polished lanyards, billet grille, Hella headlights, plexiglass quarter windows, satin trim, functional side scoops, and a pinned decklid. Custom badging and functional side-exit exhaust complete a presentation that honors the original R-model while reflecting modern craftsmanship throughout. It rides on 17-inch Foose wheels wrapped in staggered Nitto NT555 tires.

Under the hood sits an all-aluminum Shelby Performance 351 stroked to 427 cubic inches, producing 585 horsepower through DC&O eight-stack fuel injection with polished stacks, aluminum Shelby heads, MSD ignition, and JBA headers feeding a full stainless exhaust with SpinTech mufflers. Power is delivered through a Tremec five-speed manual and a blowproof bellhousing to a Chassisworks FAB9 housing with a Currie 9-inch center section, Truetrac differential, and 3.25 gears. QA1 coilovers at all four corners, a Watt’s link rear setup, power rack-and-pinion steering, and Baer four-wheel disc brakes with an adjustable in-cabin proportioning valve deliver genuine track-capable composure.

Inside, Shelby-branded high-back buckets are paired with G-FORCE four-point harnesses and a four-point roll bar. The dash features Shelby signature gauges, modern HVAC, a Kenwood Bluetooth audio system, a billet Shelby shifter, and a wood-rimmed steering wheel on a polished tilt column. This is a documented, licensed Shelby continuation car — a serialized piece of Shelby history that rewards the driver as thoroughly as it impresses the observer.