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Man I love that story and drive to Julian " so cal dry oaks hills and apples! No potholes in the smooth roads ( that's probably why my Shelby still has original shocks) ! In 1964 with my best friend Jim Best we played in the hills overlooking Julian as his uncle owned " Best Garage "(now a converted trinkets store for tourists) !he told us of many stories to use his wrecker " to pull out corvairs with " swing axles out of the canyons!  How was I to know that 34 years later I would buy my 66 Shelby with low miles on it Just down the road in Ramona!! Small world sometimes (  and Ben Deness " that owned my Shelby was a member of the " Shelby owners club "so what's its story ) ??

Cool decals JD ! When were they a Club? Built April 1966 !!

Since there's some wisdom in the comments here; others may agree with me that having an original Shelby with its original sheet metal and drive train with no rust repair would without a higher level of restoration VS one that has replaced important parts and or sheet metal but restored to the highest level?? I'm a taker of the one with its original provenance!  Wow those 65's bid up disproportionate to a 66 in MHO !

Hi everyone! I've always been curious about the drivers side window decal found on my Shelby 1680 ; it's from the San Diego airport and sold through Drew Ford in San Diego; I found it in 1997 in a San Diego inland town called Ramona ? Shelby owners Club ?? History? Era ?? Anyone here ever a member ?   I love the logo !!

Thanks so much to everyone for the valuable info! I'm hoping that it's not too horrible to run my BFG"s and representing the trunk with a nice original magnum 500 with a blue streak on it ?? Any opinions are also helpful as I'm trying to get my Hertz to the higher level but still wanting to drive it occasionally to shows etc! Thanks

I'm hoping to get some great information on Blue Streaks for my Hertz ; who had the correct size and lowest cost??

Wondering if that's good on my intake manifold and oil pan ?? Thanks for posting this helpful info

Thanks fellow Shelby owners! The depth of knowledge about this special Car is sooo valuable because of its limited build and special SoCal sports car / hot rodders inspiration! Oops sorry Chevrolet! I love asking Chevy enthusiasts what's the only us built engine to win a European championship??

What cost would anyone estimate to totally restore it back to day one??

As I'm finally finishing my restoration of 1680 Hertz I'm curious if my auto trans pan is steel color or?? ; mine has always been without any color?? Thanks for your help my brothers of the "66's"

"Finally " after apart for 3 1/2 years; completing its restoration to a higher level ; 1680 is back and made a big splash leading the famous " Car D'Alene " cruise with my brother David's beautiful red 66 Shelby (last picture is David and I and my "1680"and his "898" 66's)