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I use to own this car....

Feel free to email me

bret@capecodmustang.com

Quote from: gt350hr on July 30, 2020, 01:21:35 PM
   Bret,
      One of mine is dated 6F2 , so right in line with yours. Finished cases would be warehoused at the Wayne axle plant for "builds" they did. "Some" out of a "run" would be sent to Parts and Service division for OTC sales. "My " speculation is the inventory ran low ( or out) and the only foundry with available time was the "Specialty" foundry. So a run of a thousand or so was done with the SPEC "label".
   Randy

Mine is dated......6F2...
Imagine that.....

Quote from: gt350hr on July 30, 2020, 12:09:47 PM
   Bret,
       There were C4AW-B cases cast IN '66 with regular date codes at the Detroit Iron Foundry. I have at least two at the moment. The "SPEC" cases were cast in early '67 through Oct '67( by Kerry W. and my personal research) at the little know "specialty" foundry at Ford. Since the SPEC tag is where the date code normally is we can't say when they began ( with 100% certainty). Kerry has found some Oct '67 "dated" non SPEC cases. "Most" of the time parts cast at that facility had a ''SPEC" tag added to the core pattern to indicate it was not from the "normal foundry". I have seen cylinder heads , water pumps , exhaust manifolds , and other misc parts with the SPEC tag added.
    If yours has a later '66 date and the car was built in '66 to 1-67 , (IMHO) it would not have a SPEC case.
    Randy

Randy:  Thank you for that excellent explanation.
This 67 WAS built in that time frame.......

The tag on the rear is dated 6MC...
But it's non-spec
The actual housing is dated June 1966

My initial reaction is that someone's been there however the car is so original and it's been sitting for decades.

Bret

67 GT 500

I just purchased a 1-owner 67 GT 500.  It's been sitting since 1982 and SAAC confirmed it's a one owner car.

Night mist Blue/4 Speed/Inboards.

I've had about 60-70 1967 Shelby's and this '67 is by far one of the most original untouched Shelby's I've ever owned..

However....
No spec case.
There's a rear end tag and it's dated perfectly to the vehicle.

Anyone have any knowledge of non-spec case 67 GT 500's?

Bret

I'm familiar with the car and this Marti Report..

It's been corrected by Kevin Marti

Quote from: Special Ed on July 18, 2020, 07:48:28 AM
This car was bought out of TN by KG a local guy here years ago before john bought it.

I think Kevin Gibson is who you're referring too...

Kevin offered me the car at the time he was selling it...

Congrats on your purchase Eric

I had #1016 about 10-12 years ago...

I'll try to find some photos...

Welcome to the Shelby Convertible Gang...!


Bret

I think it's beautiful....

But I prefer GT 350's..

Quote from: Greg on June 24, 2020, 09:47:26 AM
I'm not well versed on 69/70's parts cost but I imagine you are looking at least another $30K in parts and $50-60K in labor and paint which is extremely conservative if someone built the car for you.  $115-120K all in.....  If you did most of the work yourself, you would still be in it at $80-90K IMO without good provenance if you decided to resale it.

Correct..

Without question...

This is a beginner car for someone without a big budget but gets them into a GT 500

First....
The VINs are stamped on the aprons of the car but the tag is missing
If this were a 66 Shelby with all the numbers but the Shelby tag missing it would be sought after and the
missing tag would be quickly forgiven.

Second..
There's really no evidence that someone knowingly tried to make a Shelby into a Mach 1.
If the car was stripped perhaps he thought he was restoring a 1969 Mustang....Not a real Shelby

About 20 years ago I looked at a 1970 Mach 1 for sale in New Bedford Massachusetts.
There was a 351 engine in the car and there was really nothing saying it was a Mach 1
But it had a "Z" in the VIN...
And the title said "1970 Mustang"

I'm simply saying that the VINS on aprons or the frame of any vehicle should be more important than missing tags.


Just my .02...

The transmission tag should be Rug, Rug 1 or Rug 2....

Your car is a 4 speed and it should be very easy to determine if it's original to the car.
The Ford number is stamped on the bottom and very easy to access

My Dad's been gone for 26 years and i miss him terribly..

You know...
The older I get the more I realize he was a bit smarter than I ever gave him credit for...!

Just my .02 of a memory

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