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Title: World's HOTTEST Showroom Stock Car GT350 ad
Post by: 6s1640 on October 18, 2020, 03:52:38 AM
Hi all,

Does anyone recognize this ad and where it was ran back in the day?  I have the piece, but neither side ID's the publication nor a date.  It also is not a common ad.  Very cool.

I expect it was a one time deal, like the Montgomery Ward's Quarterly magazine ad with the same image used in the 65 GT350 postcard.  A one time deal.

Thanks

Cory
Title: Re: World's HOTTEST Showroom Stock Car GT350 ad
Post by: Vernon Estes on October 18, 2020, 10:35:58 AM
I wish I could be of more specific help here but I did have that ad in the original program a LONG time ago. I'm 95% sure it was a 1965 ahra program of some sort. It had very simple red cover. Wish I remembered more. That's the only place I've ever seen that particular ad.

Kind regards,
Vern
Title: Re: World's HOTTEST Showroom Stock Car GT350 ad
Post by: SFM66H on October 18, 2020, 11:39:56 AM
Cory,

What a COOL ad! I've never even heard of that one before, Thanks for posting.

PM sent.

Kieth
Title: Re: World's HOTTEST Showroom Stock Car GT350 ad
Post by: Clone65 on October 18, 2020, 04:20:25 PM
Anyway to enlarge dealers info so it is legible?. Neat article. Thanks
Title: Re: World's HOTTEST Showroom Stock Car GT350 ad
Post by: 1175 on October 18, 2020, 09:21:26 PM
I saw it on eBay a couple weeks ago.  I had never seen it up until then.

I'm assuming it is showing #002 and #003?

Jon
Title: Re: World's HOTTEST Showroom Stock Car GT350 ad
Post by: honker on October 19, 2020, 03:19:17 PM
Cory, cool ad thanks for posting !

Jon, here's a screen grab of the bottom half of that ad with the dealer list from the Ebay ad.

Mike
Title: Re: World's HOTTEST Showroom Stock Car GT350 ad
Post by: CSX 4133 on October 19, 2020, 03:55:24 PM
Quote from: honker on October 19, 2020, 03:19:17 PM
Cory, cool ad thanks for posting !

Jon, here's a screen grab of the bottom half of that ad with the dealer list from the Ebay ad.

Mike

Thanks for the screen grab Honker, I pm'd Cory asking for a legible version of that very listing.
~Steven
Title: Re: World's HOTTEST Showroom Stock Car GT350 ad
Post by: Szabo on October 19, 2020, 04:31:50 PM
Here the cars in HQ

Pic is from Press Shot, was also on the 65 Press Pack

i had the original who show a little bit more than the offical cars, pic was made on LAX

Quote from: 1175 on October 18, 2020, 09:21:26 PM
I saw it on eBay a couple weeks ago.  I had never seen it up until then.

I'm assuming it is showing #002 and #003?

Jon

i dont think this was 5R003 because of the Vent Window ...



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Title: Re: World's HOTTEST Showroom Stock Car GT350 ad
Post by: CharlesTurner on October 19, 2020, 06:40:27 PM
003 never had production style Cragar center caps (when it had Cragars installed).  Can always rule out a car being 003 if it has the production style CS with white background.  The only Cragar center caps it ever had were the milled center caps with no logo in the middle.
Title: Re: World's HOTTEST Showroom Stock Car GT350 ad
Post by: Clone65 on October 20, 2020, 01:23:32 AM
Prototype center cap
Title: Re: World's HOTTEST Showroom Stock Car GT350 ad
Post by: 6s1640 on October 20, 2020, 03:17:24 AM
Here is a higher resolution copies.  The total ad not so good, but the dealer list, much better.

Enjoy

Cory
Title: Re: World's HOTTEST Showroom Stock Car GT350 ad
Post by: Clone65 on October 20, 2020, 03:23:35 AM
Yes legible when enlarged. Thank you, very interesting  ad. Is this all of the dealers Shelby sent to? I wish to collect licence plate frames from as many dealers as possible

Title: Re: World's HOTTEST Showroom Stock Car GT350 ad
Post by: Coralsnake on October 20, 2020, 06:56:22 AM
The franchise dealerships were constantly changing.

Not all dealerships used "dealer" frames