5S558 For Sale

[Dkutz]

I would post pictures but I can not figure out how to do it.  It says that something is full.

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[Silver Bullitt]

Was the transmission crossmember and E-brake bar painted black from factory?

[J_Speegle]

Was the transmission crossmember and E-brake bar painted black from factory?

Trans cross member - Yes

Ebrake "bar" (if I understand what your describing)  - no

[acman63]

558 was not switch from side exhaust to rear exit exhaust because there were no holes in the floor pans for the side exhaust  I would post pictures but I can not figure out how to do it.  It says that something is full.

Not all 65s with side exhaust had holes for hangers in the floor pan.  The explanation I got from some of the SA employees were that since the mufflers were just clamped on at SA  rather than welded , that once they were delivered they would start loosening up in use  as there was only the bracket left on the leaf spring . They instructed  the dealers to support the system with a strap bracket thus lots of dealers just drilled in to the floor pan tunnel

[69mach351w]

What a cool period photo

[Bob Gaines]

558 was not switch from side exhaust to rear exit exhaust because there were no holes in the floor pans for the side exhaust  I would post pictures but I can not figure out how to do it.  It says that something is full.

Not all 65s with side exhaust had holes for hangers in the floor pan.  The explanation I got from some of the SA employees were that since the mufflers were just clamped on at SA  rather than welded , that once they were delivered they would start loosening up in use  as there was only the bracket left on the leaf spring . They instructed  the dealers to support the system with a strap bracket thus lots of dealers just drilled in to the floor pan tunnel

Early cars did not have the extra strap used to hold the pipe where it turns out. The later cars typically came with the extra hanger. I think it was the early cars that may have got converted by Dealers to include the extra hanger if it became a problem. The extra hanger is pictured and included in the 65 Shelby exhaust picture.

[Brant]

If the exhaust is not welded and is clamped like original, you will find that it's almost impossible to keep it in place without those "hangers" on the floor pan also.

If it's welded all up, just the hangers at the leaf springs bolts (at the rocker) work fine by themselves.

[Dkutz]

Did 558 sell?  The website is not up anymore.  Would love to know where it ended up.

[GT350Lad]

Did 558 sell?  The website is not up anymore.  Would love to know where it ended up.

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[Dkutz]

I just found a cool pic of 558 on the day it was bought by the original owner.  Thought I would share here for future reference.  Would love to know where 558 is today.

[texas swede]

Thinking of the picture of the car and girl, my friend in Sweden was selling his 68 GT350 and he said to a prospective buyer
he wanted 100000 SEK for it but if the buyer was willing to take his wife with the car, he wanted 50000 SEK.
Texas Swede

[Side-Oilers]

What a cool period photo

Remember when putting a STP sticker on your car (or bicycle) instantly made it cooler? 

[Bob Gaines]

What a cool period photo

Remember when putting a STP sticker on your car (or bicycle) instantly made it cooler?

It also gave you another 10 HP too  . at least that was what we wanted to believe.

[s2ms]

It also gave you another 10 HP too  . at least that was what we wanted to believe.

I used have "part" ownership of a 1965 Dodge Dart, 273 2V, kind of a "community" car. We put every high performance sticker we could think of on the back side windows. The extra weight of the stickers made the car slower...