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Few pictures here
https://mycarquest.com/2023/01/when-it-rains-it-pours-but-still-a-cobra-meet-happened.html

When i was at the Petersen Museum 100th Anniversary of Shelby show a resident of the Inland Empire said they were having a Shelby show at a dealer near Rancho Cucamonga in April? I neglected to write down which dealer. any clues?  Thanx

I saw Steve Beck, the Shelby expert, at the Petersen Museum show and showed him the painting He said the car went out with a failed transmission. I thought it was a bad piston Anybody know?
The website Racing Sports cars was my reference.

https://www.racingsportscars.com/results/Le_Mans-1967-06-11.html


Still if I were  a GT350 owner I'd be proud it posted more laps than a GT40 or V12 Ferrari further down the list of cars that DNF'd.


14   Piper / Thompson   Mirage M1 Ford   J. W. Automotive Engineering   59         Broken inlet valve   P+5.0   
17   Dubois / Tuerlinckx   Shelby GT350   Claude Dubois   58         Piston   GT5.0   
44   Preston / Wagstaff   Lotus 47 Ford   Team Elite   42         Overheating   P1.6   

Event took place despite weather predictions. The sun even shined for awhile. About 50 Shelby-related cars at least--a whole row of Cobras though most were replicas from Superformance. One real one was Bruce Meyers own very early Cobra. Bruce is head of the Museum. Around 10 am or so  some former Shelby employees took the stage and talked 'bout old times. There were two '65 or '66 GT350s, one GT40 (that seemed to have a  modern engine) Glad everyone braved the rain where they started from to get to the sunny roof of the Petersen museum parking structure. Especially liked seeing whole families attend....those kidlets are the future Shelby fans....

In Ontario one hour to the East, raining saturday

At 8:31 am Friday weather prediction for los angeles is 100% rain saturday but cloudy and sunny sunday.On the other hand bright sun Friday so that's a good omen

Thanks for your research, TransAm Ed. I agree on the hood pins, the second set has  lengthy wires going from the hood to where it's held down outside the hood. The  hood did bulge badly even after the pins were installed.
I would prefer and did in my first painting, to depict the car as it looked during a certain point of time; preferably at the start of the race when it wouldn't have any battle damage yet. There is another school of thought that likes to depict the car after damage when it's still carrying on valiantly despite its wound (like the GT mk.IV which had its whole rear body fall off and it was taped in place in the pits). I'll do the rear 3/4 next, out on the track, in traffic.

The words ff their press release:
Carroll Shelby Centennial Celebration & Car Show

Date: Saturday, January 14, 2023
Time: 9:00AM- 3:00PM
Location: 19021 S. Figueroa St. Gardena, CA 90248

Join the official Carroll Shelby Centennial Celebration hosted by Carroll Shelby International on Saturday, January 14, 2023, in So Cal. We will honor the 100th birthday of the legend with a morning filled with great cars and prestigious people.

Don't miss meeting Carroll Shelby's grandson, CSI board member Aaron Shelby, and Shelby American President Gary Patterson as they unveil a special anniversary Shelby vehicle. You can tour the Snake Pit, Shelby HQ and the Original Venice Crew Shop, park your car in the cruise-in, and enjoy free coffee and donuts as you gaze on the amazing vehicles. The Carroll Shelby Foundation will conduct a silent auction and several Shelby legends are expected to attend.

LA SAAC invites Shelby and Ford-powered performance vehicles to be part of their judged car show. A portion of the proceeds from the car show will benefit the Carroll Shelby Foundation and participants will receive a commemorative gift package.

You will not want to miss this once-in-a-lifetime event"

Note weather forecast is for rain; the next day is a Shelby Cruise In at the Petersen Museum about 20 miles to the North

from Craigslist, Orange County CA
https://orangecounty.craigslist.org/pts/d/santa-ana-cobra-theme-vintage-jacket/7577709529.html

More pictures of the '65 Shelby running LeMans in '67.Still can't figure out which ones were shot during the race. Seems like the white chin spoilers are smaller in some pictures than in others
Any opinions appreciated? (Painting done but I can go back and paint in the spoilers once sure it wore them during the race)

The car pictures didn't load...except for this

Found more pictures of '65 R model at LeMans in '67 and
came to more conclusions (what's your opinion?)


-front separate chin spoilers were only used in  practice in April
--the metal tube running across the front bottom (for jacking up car) did not have the soup can-sized object on the passenger side all the time, maybe not during the race
-the bonnet/hood had the hinges and springs to lift it a la American style so still leaves a mystery was the second set of pieces of metal (halfway between windscreen and nose) are
-rear window trim was black and not chrome or is that black racer tape?
-who dat bozo in the pits huggin' every girl wot walks by?

Dual wiper arms were used on the GT40 as this Superformance mk.II shows
The original use was on airliners. at least one Shelby man (Ritchie Ginther early on) came from the aircraft factories. I never noticed them on mass produced GT-350s
but an ad on ebay claims they were avaiabje. here's the ad copy:
BRANDA PERFORMANCE INC.
SHELBY & MUSTANG PARTS
*** PRESENTS ***

1964 1/2 - 1966 MUSTANG
(FITS ALL MODELS & ALL BODIES)
&
1965 - 1966 SHELBY GT350
ORIGINAL / USED
TRICO WINDSHIELD WIPER ARMS
1-PAIR

2 NICE ORIGINAL / USED & USABLE FORD / TRICO
WIPER ARMS: 64 1/2-66 MUSTANG & 65-66 SHELBY
TRICO WINDSHIELD WIPER ARMS

MADE by TRICO for FORD MO.

THE SECOND PICTURE , IN MOTION, SHOWS THE SMA; HORIZONTAL CHIN SPOILERS, AND THE SOUP CAN SHAPED OBJECT OVER THE  TUBULAR BAR UNDER THE RADIATOR, WAS THIS TAKEN DURING THE RACE OR IN APRIL PRACTICE?

site has pictures
from https://www.classic.com/m/ford/shelby-mustang/1st-gen/1965-1966/gt350r/
MARKET PRICES
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This othr site has pictures
https://www.classic.com/m/ford/shelby-mustang/1st-gen/1965-1966/gt350r/
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1965 Shelby Mustang GT350R
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TMU · Manual · LHD · Restored-Modified
Auction · 8 months ago
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1965 Shelby GT350 R
$775,000 SOLD
1965 Shelby GT350 R
TMU · Manual · LHD
Auction · 1 year ago
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$1,265,000 SOLD

1965 Shelby GT350R Fastback
TMU · Manual · LHD
Auction · 1 year ago
Monterey County, CA, USA

1965 Shelby GT350R Fastback
$800,000 HIGH BID

1965 Shelby GT350R Fastback
Manual · LHD
Auction · 1 year ago
Indianapolis, IN, USA


1965 Shelby GT350R Fastback
$1,100,000 HIGH BID
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4,930 mi · LHD
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$3,850,000 SOLD
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Auction · 2 years ago
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1965 Shelby GT350 R
$720,000 SOLD
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LHD
Auction · 4 years ago
Monterey, CA, USA


1965 Shelby GT350R
NOT SOLD
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LHD
Auction · 4 years ago
Scottsdale, AZ, USA

1965 Shelby GT350 R
NOT SOLD
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LHD
Auction · 4 years ago
Phoenix, AZ, USA


1965 Shelby GT350 R
$742,500 SOLD
1965 Shelby GT350 R
LHD
Auction · 6 years ago
Monterey, CA, USA

1965 Shelby GT350 R
$770,000 SOLD
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LHD
Auction · 7 years ago
Fort Worth, TX, USA

1965 Shelby Mustang GT350 R
$984,500 SOLD
1965 Shelby Mustang GT350 R
LHD
Auction · 8 years ago
Fernandina Beach, FL, USA

1965 Shelby GT350 R
$990,000 SOLD
1965 Shelby GT350 R
Manual · LHD
Auction · 10 years ago