Jay Leno was lately visited by the Authentic Venice Crew, they usually introduced alongside a brand new automobile and its designer. The designer simply so occurs to be Camilo Pardo, the designer of the Ford GT of the 2000s, and he explains all the main points behind the brand new OVC GT350 Roadster in his typical type within the newest episide of “Jay Leno’s Storage.”

OVC’s workforce is made up of people that labored at Shelby American’s authentic headquarters in Venice, California, within the Nineteen Sixties, again when the corporate was constructing and racing Cobras and Daytonas, in addition to the unique GT350 Mustang.

The crew consists of Peter Brock, Jim Marietta and Ted Sutton, and late final decade they began constructing, below license, new variations of the 1965 Shelby GT350 Competitors, extra generally often called the Shelby GT350R. Now they’ve returned with one thing distinctive.

Their newest automobile is a Shelby GT350 with a roadster physique penned by Pardo. The brand new physique’s refined adjustments are in step with the interval, lending the automobile a glance that seems as if Carroll Shelby himself accepted it again within the day.

Not like their GT350 Competitors, the GT350 Roadster would not match any authentic specs, leaving prospects with a number of choices with regards to powertrains and chassis. The usual powertrain is a Ford V-8 with 425 hp, however consumers can select a 500-hp V-8 matching the engine within the GT350 Competitors. Consumers may select between computerized or guide transmissions, stable axle or impartial rear suspension, and a livery consisting of black with gold stripes as an alternative of the signature Wimbledon White and Guardsman Blue mixture.

OVC makes use of authentic donor Mustangs for the construct. Further reinforcements are required to scale back the flex attributable to having the highest eliminated, and with the rear seats eliminated there’s further cupboard space to be loved.

Pricing begins at $289,000, and OVC have not mentioned whether or not manufacturing can be restricted. Their GT350 Competitors was restricted to 36 models, matching the quantity Shelby constructed for 1965.