Worse, Carroll Shelby was doing it with Ford's smallish ... A visiting photographer's BTRC photo from March 1963 of a tack-welded Cheetah chassis, still lacking suspension or rollcage, disputes ...

However, once these issues were worked out, the Cheetah GT became a venerable competitor to its main rival, the Shelby Cobra. When it comes down to the numbers, specs regarding the Cheetah GT vary.