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The 1969 Shelby GT350 was the fourth model year of Shelby American’s partnership with Ford Motor Company to produce high-performance versions of the Mustang. Although the car was still offered in the 1970 model year they were just re-labeled 1969 models with minimal changes. It featured a number of new additions including the completely revised front end. The 1960 Shelby GT350 would be the last of the original Shelby Mustangs.Both models became more comfortable and luxurious over time but their performance put them well ahead of the standard Mustangs of the era. Over the following four years the GT350 would be joined by the GT500.

The car featured a modified version of Ford’s 289 V8 engine, which had been significantly upgraded, suspension and braking systems were similarly improved. The first Shelby GT350 was introduced in 1965, and it was based on the Mustang fastback coupe.The car was named after its creator, Carroll Shelby, a former race car driver and automotive designer who had previously worked with Ford on the improvement of the Ford GT40 race car.

The Shelby GT350 was a high-performance variant of the Ford Mustang conceived by Shelby American from 1965 to 1970.

Seger’s hits include “Night Moves”, “Turn the Page”, “Still the Same”, “Hollywood Nights”, “Against the Wind”, and countless others. This particular car was previously owned by Bob Seger, the American rock star from Detroit who became a household name in the 1970s and beyond touring with the Silver Bullet Band. The GT350 was powered by an uprated 351 V8 producing 290 bhp. It had a new front-end that looked nothing like the earlier cars in the series – a style decision that would foreshadow the new front that would appear on the regular Mustang in 1971. The 1969 Shelby GT350 would be the last of the mighty original Shelby Mustangs.