I wanted to revisit this topic with some clarity and questions.
Car #00706 was built at San Jose 1/18/67, but was not completed by Shelby American at LAX until 2/17/67.
Since the trim rings were not added by Ford the SA completion date is important and should be considered.
I recently saw a car in the #00240’s VIN range (believed to be a survivor) with painted headlight trim rings.
Its San Jose build date was 12/12/66 and its Shelby American completion date at LAX was 1/4/67.
So far this appears to be the highest VIN number I’ve seen with painted headlight trim rings.
Has anyone seen chrome trim rings on an original car earlier (either VIN # or completion date), or painted trim rings later (again either VIN number or completion date)?
This is one of those details that doesn’t get talked about much and many cars appear to get restored with chrome trim rings, unless very early.
An old 1.0 forum thread noted the chrome trim rings started use during the 2 piece slanted grille time frame (after early December, possibly as late as January).
Can anyone elaborate when ‘approximately’ did this transition to chrome take place?
We also know these four (4) trim rings are smaller than the standard 67 Mustang pieces.
Were they made specifically for the ‘67 Shelby’s, or were these borrowed from the Ford parts bin and found on any other cars? (I’m guessing Shelby specific)