MUSTANG: Motor Under Strain, Transmission Almost No Good

1969 was a year of radical of styling changes. Probably more sheet metal
changed between 1968 and 1969 than in all of the receding years. Ford was
up to its corporate cars in the muscle-car race. The swoopy looking body
designs did not belie the powerful machinery available under the hood.
So competitive did Ford become with their muscle cars that the more
expensive Shelby line could no longer compete. Thus, 1969 was the last
full production year for the Shelby.