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KR, are there different Carlite codes identifying whether it's for a FB or Vert?

Not on the glass to be used to identify it.

Was there a specific date change? .............The Mustang K collectors may have an actual production date for when changes occured.

At least at San Jose likely not it appears. More likely a range when it too place would be the closest we could/can determine. Two problems - #1 we don't know specifically when each car was built (as Mustangs) and #2 when the change over took place they likely used up what was in the supply pipeline and in the small inventory at the car and at Sterling that supplied them and they likely were not concerned about which got used in any particular order since the change did not affect any of the other parts on the car unlike other running changes that took place (example change over from generator to alternator where there were a bunch of related parts that needed to be changed all at the same time.

The car is number 3081, I have had it since 1986. I feel like I will put it on the car at this point.

Thanks that helps. Seeing that car spent allot or most of its life in the north east there is the likely possibility IMHO that someone replaced the export brace from one from a NJ built Mustang from the  April-May production period there.

Hello everyone, perhaps you can help me out here. I have a 67 GT500 and have had a few different export braces in the garage over the years. The interesting one (that I believe came on the car 37 years ago) has 8 holes, 4 that alight for an earlier car 65 66 and 4 that align with the 67 etc. Has anyone ever seen this?

Interesting. What car number did this come from? 

How long have you had the car?

What else may have been changed on the car?

Perhaps it was a leftover at LAX that got redrilled or something? The picture is in primer and a little hard to see, sorry.

If ones like this were originally used on cars then it would be a San Jose/Ford thing since that is where they were installed not at Shelby

Since you mentioned the "reproduction" word be aware that most if not all of the electronic ones have a visible different from the original. The difference is often the base below where the wire loom plugs in if your looking for something that looks like an original

Rarely have problems with originals or service replacements. Reproduction electric items can often be an issue from reports over the years on the forums. Hopefully there are some good ones out there the issue is that in buying from resellers (the catalog companies) you often don't know who the supplier is of each

As always do your home work or get help doing it

Agreed.  The pure number of similar cars doesn't always impact the value from what I've seen.

Also, in this same auction (Mecum Indy 2023) we saw a blue 66 GT350 with a repro tag (amongst other things) sell for $308K all in. 

Somethings cannot be explained.   

Never, over the decades, have I ever attended an auction and not gone away with mixed feelings and results both up and down market.

Remember that 67 and 68s were built at two different Ford assembly plants and each year that cars were converter by two different companies. Because of this, and other things its often not a good idea to lump but together. Not to say that there are not plenty of "restored" cars that owners and builder have not borrow details from one another only to get found out later

Just a suggestions