
The original Mustang Shelby GT500 had a short four-year lifespan from 1967 through 1970. It would take another 37 years for the nameplate to return, and its revival cemented the OG Shelby as a legend. Buyers flocked en masse to Ford for the reborn 2007 Shelby GT500, assuming it would be another short production run, but it quickly became the flagship Mustang for over a decade—give or take a couple of model years.