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That is a check from Shelby to Toller to cover the warranty work.

Quote from: Royce Peterson on June 06, 2021, 02:21:50 PM
Not seeing anything that said the car was new then. Very unlikely IMHO.

Quote from: Bill on June 06, 2021, 02:11:30 PM
Yet, the dealer warranty paperwork shows his cars VIN with the requested warranty paperwork, parts used, dates from initial submission, to approval by Ford management.  Dealers where known to swap out such ancillary items as rims to make a sale, or spiff up a car they wanted to sell off the lot. In this cars case, I'd say the paperwork is sufficient enough to make the OP's case that the car was "sold new" with them installed.

Just my two cents worth.

Bill

Quote from: Royce Peterson on June 06, 2021, 01:51:59 PM

Did you scroll to the right and look under the date of sale. 3/31/69

My warranty paperwork for the same recall (I got the updated lug nuts only) does not have the date of the recall service listed, but the date the car was originally sold. In this case, I imagine leftover 68, sitting midway down the lot, a little dust and dirt, waiting for a big ticket buyer. Buy likes the car, but hates the rims installed. Sees a 69, and tells the salesperson to change them out and he/she will buy the car on the spot.

Just one of many scenarios rolling around in my head this afternoon

Bill

Yet, the dealer warranty paperwork shows his cars VIN with the requested warranty paperwork, parts used, dates from initial submission, to approval by Ford management.  Dealers where known to swap out such ancillary items as rims to make a sale, or spiff up a car they wanted to sell off the lot. In this cars case, I'd say the paperwork is sufficient enough to make the OP's case that the car was "sold new" with them installed.

Just my two cents worth.

Bill

Quote from: Royce Peterson on June 06, 2021, 01:51:59 PM
He's got a 1968 GT500KR. It wasn't built in 1969 and didn't come with 1969 wheels when it was new.

Quote from: Bill on June 06, 2021, 01:38:01 PM

Quote from: Royce Peterson on June 06, 2021, 01:31:45 PM
Looks to be a receipt for "Wheels Only" dated June of 1969 so the car was about a year old then.

You have to look closely, the wheels are listed under the U-01 recall along with new lug nuts, the paperwork attached is not a sales receipt but an internal warranty sheet.

Submitted the same day 1584 was built. Work done 4/5/69, approved 7/15/69 for reimbursement
Bill

Quote from: Royce Peterson on June 06, 2021, 01:31:45 PM
Looks to be a receipt for "Wheels Only" dated June of 1969 so the car was about a year old then.

You have to look closely, the wheels are listed under the U-01 recall along with new lug nuts, the paperwork attached is not a sales receipt but an internal warranty sheet.

Submitted the same day 1584 was built. Work done 4/5/69, approved 7/15/69 for reimbursement
Bill

Quote from: 67 GT350 on June 01, 2021, 08:08:40 PM
Seems like a nice way to raise some money.

Not taking sides here, but this went for 65K, 100% went to Make-A-Wish in a very down auction market in the spring of 2007

Got back at 3am and over slept this AM, someone post some pictures when you can.

Thanks

Bill

Better not let SWMBO see this one as it is identical to 2177. 

Hoping to be there, have some scheduling logistics we are still attempting to work out.

Bill

1584 came with the F70 Goodyears per Mongo, but the larger KKX spindle assemblies when new. I used the BFG's for many years and recently (IE two years ago) switched over to a Goodyear Assurance 215/65R15 (smooth black wall which I can eventually add raised white letters to with the kits out on the market). It fills the wheel wells fairly well, not quite that same look as the F60, but the ride and the handling are great, both around town, and at "highway speeds" 


Spec wise, they are close enough for me
Original F60
Overall Diameter in inches-25.9
Section Width in inches-9.2

Goodyear Assurance 215/65R15
Overall Diameter in inches-26
Section Width in inches-8.5

Other than the Avon's, or the radial version of the Firestone wide ovals, not original, but still a period look, I have not found a worthy alternative...I was recently told that the Cooper Cobras are a nice, all around tire, I'd have to mount them blackwall out though. Have yet to hear from anyone running the radial version of the Firestone, would be interesting to know how they are for mixed driving.

Quote from: oldcanuck on May 16, 2021, 03:21:17 PM
Is there a way, or a reference resource, to find out who built a particular CSX4000 car ?

In asking an owner, he responded he didn't know if his car was a HST build, and, or where it was built. He told me it really didn't matter. I'm not well versed on these but I am assuming I would rather own a Shelby Automotive built example than a HST built south of the border ......

I appreciate any assistance.

Might take me a week, but PM me the chassis number and I'll see what I can find.

Quote from: shelbydoug on May 15, 2021, 04:34:51 PM
When someone tells me the chassis is aluminum on a Cobra, I'm not thinking of suspension components like a-arms, forged or not. I'm thinking that the main tubes are aluminum.

Forged aluminum a-arms are nothing new. They've been around since the '60s.

I'd suspect that Kirkham sourced them from something like Porsche or Corvette and just built chassis uprights to accept them.

289 Cobras with their 3" mild steel tube frames were often tweaked or twisted by the torque of the engine. 4" tubes were ordered for the 427 coil spring chassis.

What alloy of aluminum would be needed to replace the steel tube frames?

Considering the Hall Pantera billet a-arms being heavier then the original steel, I can't help but extrapolate that to a Cobra chassis and if that is the case would wonder why anyone would bother?

A Larry Ellison (CEO of Oracle)  commissioned the "billet cobra build"

Quote from: platnumheart666 on May 14, 2021, 06:36:58 PM
No asking price, but I am not personally selling - please let me know if this should be posted elsewhere?

Thanks,

To the OP, the only place such "found on the web" gets posted is in the "up for auction" subsection.

As for the link, it appears to be DOA

The aluminum chassis is "Billet", not aluminum round tube rails.

Yes, been at it for a long, long time. David and crew are the tops

Bill

Quote from: SChatman on May 08, 2021, 06:41:28 PM
Thanks Bill, does it look like there's a washer under the bolt?

I do not see one. if you want PM me your email address and I'll send you the original (BIG) files for both shots.

Bill

Just walked out to 1584 and took these two quick shots.