Ken Miles Shelby GT350R Headed To Mecum May Surpass Bullitt Record

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The "Flying Mustang" prototype is the headlining star at Dana Mecum's 33rd Original Spring Classic.

There's always a wide variety of cars to expect at any auction, especially one such as Mecum. Dana Mecum's 33rd Original Spring Classic will be held this July 10-18 at the Indiana State Fairgrounds in Indianapolis. Scheduled to cross the auction block is John Atzbach's enviable car collection, and that includes the 1965 Shelby GT350R Competition Model, also known as the "Flying Mustang", that was very first one built.

This particular GT350R has quite the history. Ken Miles piloted this GT350R at Green Valley Raceway on February 14, 1965, and it was the very first Shelby Mustang entered competitively in a sanctioned event. During this race, Ken Miles made history by nabbing first place. To make it even sweeter, one of the best and most notable photos ever taken in motorsports history shows the Shelby airborne with all wheels off the ground and in the air.

It's safe to say that this is quite a unique and special car about to hit the auction stage being a prototype Shelby Mustang GT350R, and attached to a name like Ken Miles, well-known race car driver.

A couple months ago, the original Bullitt Mustang made history as it brought in $3.74 million at the Mecum auction in Kissimmee back in January, making it the most expensive Mustang to ever be sold at auction. Some organizers believe that this historic Shelby Mustang prototype may actually break that record just set by the Bullitt.

Given chassis 5R002, this is indeed one of the most incredible and iconic American classic cars. This car served as a rolling test bed which helped build the second car (5R001), as well as an engineering mule for Shelby. A total of 34 of the R models were produced for customers.