Ford partnered with Carroll Shelby in 1965 to create some fire-breathing magic with their new Mustang pony car. What would become known as the GT350 started with a 2+2 fastback equipped with a Hi-Perf 289 V8 that Shelby would massage to produce more than 300 hp. The GT350 would be built through 1969, including this nice example that resides in Peistany, Slovakia. I have no idea what it will take to ship this one to the U.S. (including duties) and then title it in your state of choice, but the bidding here on eBay has only reached $15,100. Thanks, Darrun, for finding this rare car in an overseas market.

The Mustang went through its third round of styling on the same platform in 1969 and that model year would also be the last for the GT350 (there was now a GT500, too). These Shelby’s, which saw 1,085 produced, were fitted with the 351 cubic-inch Windsor V8 that put out 290 hp when Carroll’s people got through with them. The last two years of the GT350 saw Ford getting more involved in their development, with production shifting from Shelby American in California to Michigan where the cars would be built alongside standard production Mustangs. We assume that Shelby didn’t like this arrangement and terminated his contract with Ford after 1969.

Limited information is provided by the seller on this ’69 GT350 other than that it’s an “original” car that bears 80,000 miles. Just so you might not think this is a real ad with a real car, the seller photographs it in a garage surrounded by other vintage cars, including other Mustangs. He provides his phone number in Slovakia and indicates more information can be found on their website but doesn’t provide a link to it. This car has an automatic transmission, something not available with the earliest of the Shelby Mustangs. In fact, by 1969, the cars were marketed as just Shelby GT350s (and Shelby GT500s).

Purists might debate that the 1968-69 GT350s are more Ford and less Shelby, and this may be reflected in the resale value of the cars. 1965-66 Shelby GT350s seldom trade at less than six figures, while the 1969 GT350 barely reaches $100,000, according to Hagerty. But they’re still cool and rare cars and this one could be, too, if completing the transaction and getting the car into the U.S. doesn’t turn out to be a big hassle.