SAAC Forum

  The first 130 Shelbys have the headlight buckets mounted using bands around the circumference of the bucket.  Each band is held on by two bolts each.  The question: what marking is on the bolt heads?
 Blank? three slashes? "Rockford"? or "Dorman"?
  These buckets during the early assembly were installed at Shelby American, not at the San Jose assembly plant.  In conversation with some other owners, they have some "Rockford" headed bolts on these bands.  Way back then, many parts stored had a rack of "Dorman" bolts in drawers.
  Sorry, my car #0036, I mistakenly bought bolts at Ace hardware.  These are very like Chinese and they gotta go!
   My newest AMK catalog, (2014) does not show either of the Rockford or the Dorman headed bolts.  Would S/A have called a local auto parts store for a supply.  As in "we need these today"?
   Likewise, the four bolts that hold the grill to the support bar.  What would the head markings be?

Challenger T/A's ,the four speed ones, came with a pistol grip handle. The only engine those came with was the 3, two barrel 340. You could get the auto trans in either console shifter, or on the column.

A wee bit pricy considering the pitted chrome on the face. As much as I'd like one, for that amount it better be perfect.

  3/3/2024: Really, with those pits it ain't worth $300.00.  Another estate sale find dreamer.

  I imagine NPD can overseas ship.  Those would be repop mirror(s)

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  Plus they often, if not always, get their "storage fee".  A daily charge.

  Check Ebay.  There were a few pairs (both bowls) last time I looked.  The brass hardware was new but the bowls themselves matched from the 60's.  Except the accelerator pump mounting block.  That had a little cast-in addition.

  You have to watch as a lot of T-bird 428's end up being sold as PI blocks.  Or attempted to.

  Nah, I was trying to see if we could pin down yet another 67 running production change and when, along the range of car numbers the switch from the long and the short plastic might have happened.
  Won't matter to me but those Division 1 restoration it might matter to.

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  Just want to know if there is a difference, the rest of the class knows this:
    Is there a difference in the plastic length between early and late cars?   If so, please post a photo of that.

  And a little story about my original steering wheel:  When I bought my car, one of those plastic sections was broken.  The 2nd owner had used wire to hold it together.  I couldn't stand that so down to Warshawski's (thats in Chicago, near the Loop) I went and bought a Cal Custom wood wheel.  I got the broken original one off, went out to the alley, and placed it next to the garbage can.  Next day it was gone. This was in 1971.
  Then in 1974, I ran a "wanted" ad in Hot Rod magazine for a 67 Shelby steering wheel.  A couple of months later there was a knock on my door.  Some fellow from Florida was there with one.  Best $75.00 I ever spent.

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  Tim, check Ward Auto Supply (google it).  I think they are in the Carolinas.

  About 10 years ago they had them in the original boxes.  I bought some.  Reasonably priced until some Bonehead told them they went on 67 Shelbys

  Love that #74 car.  Looks so good.  Thanks.

  Great update Pete.  Enjoyable read.