The Tragic Story of Jim Morrison’s Shelby
Автор: Beyond The Riff
Загружено: 2025-05-23
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What Happened to Jim Morrison's Missing Car?
In the summer of 1967, The Doors were setting the world on fire—literally. Their breakout hit ‘Light My Fire’ was burning up the charts, and Jim Morrison was living life at full throttle. To celebrate their success, Elektra Records president Jac Holzman offered each band member a gift. Anything they wanted. John Densmore wanted a horse, because why not I guess. Ray Manzarek and Robbie Krieger opted for a state-of-the-art reel-to-reel tape recorders. But Morrison? He chose something far more dangerous… a car that matched his untamable spirit.
Morrison wasn’t sure what he wanted at first, then he saw a Shelby Mustang GT350, owned by hair stylist Jay Sebring. If that name rings a bell, it’s likely because Sebring was one of the victims of the Manson Family Murders in 1969. Holzman not only got Jim the Shelby GT, he went all out and got the new Nightmist Blue GT500. This wasn’t just any car. This was a 1967 Shelby GT500—one of the most powerful muscle cars ever built. Under the hood? A monstrous 428 Police Interceptor V8, dual Holley carburetors, and a four-speed manual transmission. A car built for speed… and rebellion. For you gear heads out there, we’re talking 335 horse power at 5,400 rpm’s and 420 foot pounds of torque at 3200 rpm’s. This delivered a consistent 0-60 miles per hour time of 6.5 seconds and a quarter mile of 15 seconds at 95 miles per hour. Not bad for 1967. Jim was a drinker, alcohol and driving don’t mix, and because of this the Mustang suffered many accidents with Jim behind the wheel. Morrison christened it ‘The Blue Lady,’ named after a character from his unproduced screenplay. And just like its owner, this car would soon vanish into legend….or did it?
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