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1968 Shelby #101 up for auction

Started by Coralsnake, February 13, 2021, 07:51:57 AM

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shelbymann1970

Quote from: Coralsnake on February 17, 2021, 08:31:48 AM
I can post more here-leading up to auction

Just in case anyone is a consultant for a buyer 😀
or THE Buyer.

Here is the end result

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QI6raT_epFc
any idea why do many of these cars went to Colorado? Little Red, Eric's car(67 500) and #101?
Shelby owner since 1984
SAAC member since 1990
1970 GT350 4 speed(owned since 1985).
  MCA gold 2003(not anymore)
1969 Mach1 428SCJ 4 speed R-code (owned since 2013)

Coralsnake

I can only surmise someone there had a connection and wanted the used cars. All the cars (new and used) from Pletcher Ford went there when that dealership closed down.

Coralsnake

Looks like they have updated the auction listing for Don!



Coralsnake

Don, just a few more weeks and you can bid away!

Coralsnake

I will post some of the pre restoration photos Soon

Coralsnake

Some of these are Phils photos. He did a great job working on the car

They represent some of the extra sound deadner. I will go into how I deducted that "sound pkg" was actually sound deadner


Coralsnake

Obviously not normal applications of deadner and all done at the same time.


Coralsnake

#53
Even under the car, so someone had a goal in mind, the presence of the factory style jute inside the car was also a clue


Coralsnake

#54
One day I found someone that had posted a bunch of invoices they found. These were for 1969 cars. But, one notation stood out to me. NVH is noise, vibration and harshness. A very common feature on a 1969 Mach 1, tested on a 1968 Shelby before the introduction of the Mach 1




honker

#55
thanks for posting ! interesting doc. I noticed bottom left, very faint lettering, Ship to...  "Service Research Centre"

Also top centre Dealer No. 892 03J, where, and who was that ?

Mike

Coralsnake

I have no ideas, that document really has no connection to 101 other than providing the key to deciphering the "sound package" notation on the engineering inventory sheet

Side-Oilers

Quote from: honker on February 24, 2021, 07:36:06 PM
thanks for posting ! interesting doc. I noticed bottom left, very faint lettering, Ship to...  "Service Research Centre"

Also top centre Dealer No. 892 03J, where, and who was that ?

Mike

The facility on Oakwood Blvd. was just down the street from the Dearborn Proving Grounds.
Current:
2006 FGT, Tungsten. Whipple, HRE 20s, Ohlin coil-overs, 3.90 gears. Certified 210.7 mph.

Kirkham Cobra. 482-inch aluminum side-oiler. Tremec 5-spd.

Formerly:
1968 GT500KR #2575 (1982-2022)
1970 Ranchero GT 429
1969 LTD Country Squire 429
1963 T-Bird Sport Roadster
1957 T-Bird E-model

Coralsnake


CharlesTurner

Quote from: Coralsnake on March 05, 2021, 08:33:56 AM
reformed Head judge or former Head judge to be slightly more accurate

Reformed sounds good... glad all that therapy helped...   ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Charles Turner
MCA/SAAC Judge