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SAAC Forum Discussion Area / Looking for 1967 Shelby GT500 car# 820
« on: September 16, 2020, 07:18:40 PM »
As the title states, I'm looking for '67 GT500 car# 820 (full Shelby vin# 67400F2U00820).  I owned this car as a kid (17 yo) and built it into a street racer that I raced off of Whittier Blvd, CA back in 1981-83.  I lived in Downey, CA at the time and sold it to Duane Karam in '83, who lived in Glendora, CA.  It was sold to a couple more guys in Glendora and the trail goes cold in 1990/91 when it was sold to a guy who supposedly owned some Boss 302 Mustangs and some Panteras and who claimed he planned to completely restore it.  I built a 427 side oiler (stroked with a 428 crank) and changed the interior from white to balck.  Could be in any condition now.  Dave Mathews does not have any further info on it and I checked with Kevin Marti but no report has even been pulled on it.  I would love the opportunity to buy it back or trade it for another one of my '67 GT500's that I currently own.  I would like to offer a reward to anyone who can provide me with info that leads to me putting eyes on the car.  I thank each and every one of you who took the time to read my post and assist in the effort to find this car.

Here is a pic of it circa '83

Thanks,  Jim 949-370-8699 or Bigblueovalfan@gmail.com

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SAAC Forum Discussion Area / Looking for 67400F2U00820
« on: January 08, 2020, 09:35:04 PM »
So it's been a long haul but I caught a break in my search for my old 1967 Shelby GT500. Thanks to a great community of car guys and my new friend who I sold the car to back in 1983, Duane Karam. If anyone knows anymore information or recognizes the car, place, people, please reach out to me. The car was later sold by Duane to Mike Johnson, who owned it for a couple years and then sold to John Frimand who sold it around 90/91 to someone who claimed to be performing a full restoration. John does not remember who the guy was he sold it to so the trail has gone cold but the big break is that we have the VIN now. Here is a pic of what it looked like around 1983 just after I sold it to Duane and most importantly, the Shelby VIN is 67400F2U00820 which was an original Dark Metallic Blue, White Interior, 4spd, non-thermactor, non-AC car. I changed the interior to black in 82.

I lived in Downey, CA and sold the car to Duane who lived in Glendora, CA. Mike Johnson who is the next owner also lived in Glendora, CA, he sold it to John Frimand who also lived in Glendora, CA. John stated he sold it to a guy who lived on a side street off of Grand Ave in Glendora, CA who owned some Panteras and Boss mustangs and claimed he intended to perform a full restoration on the car. This was back in 90/91.  John Frimand would have been the last known registered owner of the car and sold it for aprox $11,000.

I've checked with Dave Mathews who is the 67 Registrar and he has no more info other than the original buyer in 67.  Both the Ford and Shelby VIN's have been run through the NMVTIS federal datatbase and nothing shows up.  I also checked with Kevin Marti to see if a report has ever been pulled and they said no. This tells me it's probably never been restored and could be sitting in a garage somewhere.

In the background is Duane's 1968 Shelby GT350 which is car# 3166 which is also lost and he is looking for. Any info for that car should be passed along to Duane.

***Reward to anyone who puts me in touch with the current owner***

Thanks to everyone and best of luck in all of your searches.  Any help is greatly appreciated. 

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