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Thank you so much for that work. Even more for sharing it here.

CSX 2057 on sale from Belgium, on display at Germanys Motorshow in Essen.
Acc. to the sales ad raced with a 289, returned to a 260 in a restoration process after 2014, FIA ready until 2030.

On sale now at Mo-vendi in Germany for 995.000 Euro.
https://mo-vendi.de/de/fahrzeuge/999-shelby-cobra-289/

I prefer a Wally aka Historybuff post over some others. It has at least some related car content.

And at least he was there when things happened as an editor, he shares the passion for most Fords and Shelbys and he has to contribute something once and then or tries to dig for knowledge beyond borders. An open mind and an open hood (if he still has a related car) for sure.

If he does some "Wally with a hat behind the fence" car related advertising for earning money for his living, I can understand that.
I personally like the canvas art. Maybe a Ferrari is not the best chosen topic here, but the movie has at least a Shelby connection.

Maybe ...to contribute rather to the topic than the poster...it would help the artwork to add a door number to be more precise, which one is meant.
Here is a pic from the movie cars sale.

or this

Owner decided not to sell it yet, maybe in August.
Bratzo Vicichs daughter Andrea`s visit may have caused him rethink another outlet. Live onsite reporting for peruvian enthusiasts was going on on FB.

Published from Cliff Reuter via etceterini.com. I think they are there since 2012/2013
https://www.cliffreuter.com/etceteriniJerryMeltonSCCAPhtosPage.htm

Kevin had given them to Dave Hammar back then only for the end of 1966 (1967 model) from October, when the production started in Venezuela/Valencia 100km south of Caracas.
Oct 27
Nov. 67
Dec. 137
Total 231
Could mean they made at least 1500 in the calendar year 1967 of the 67/68 model.
Production went through to 1973.

Acc. to the Int. VIN Decoder, I found in a Ford book and shared with Dave, this a.m. was built in April 68 (..HG20...)

Just popped up on FB and spread fast.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WyooktlMLA

The Alan Mann Racing Team with Peter Procter in the AM and Cowan in the Shelby.
Andrew Cowan also drove the white convertible up the Furka pass in Goldfinger as stunt driver.
Interesting is also that AMR used the ABP325B licence plate of the Jacky Ickx Mustang Hartop on this day on the Shelby.

Each car had typically a document with it showing which item was N.O.S, new, restored or replaced. Probably not kept from many owners...

To be exact..at the beginning of the interview I did with Claude Dubois  he said:
"I sold 9 at the 1966 Bruxelles Show". Helps to know that this was January 66. By April they weren't delivered yet. In his book above he says, that only 7 (of 9 or 10) were delivered in 1966. So the numbers may not contradict, if the buyers let go. In the end it is just an interview and a book with memories. In his VIN files, no 66 are listed, only 67-71.
In his book also mentions his own green Shelby G.T.350 with which he went to Le Mans 66. Might be there are some pics from 1966 Le Mans testing at least out there to research.

Claude Dubois used the same P.V.A. 40259 (procès vebal d'agrément) for all Shelbys 67-71 and the GT250......(those were the times). As far as I know Belgium typically used P.V.Gs, so there is another thing to interpret or research, what type of car approval was really used to get the Shelbys in Belgium on the road. The name Shelby Cobra may indicate something around the source of paperwork.

A bit more background on the delivery channels:
Acc. to Howards list he sent me back then a few more than 70 66 Shelbys were sent via Ford Advanced Vehicles/UK headed by John Wyer, which was the preferred channel capable and in charge to import Ford USA cars early on.

Claude Dubois sold 9 66 Shelbys at the early Jan 66 Bruxelles Motor show, but his orders to Ford Belgium were not processed by them, so he got them from FAV. 6S923 is one of them that came in via FAV to Belgium in 1966. He was a direct importer from 1.1.1967 on after a deal was made with CS.

Alan Mann sold at least 12 Shelby GT350 sitting for 3 month at FAV, I think at and after the London Racing Show Nov. 65.

Arrived in Germany through swiss mail distribution. Seems I missed a lot in the digital versions. Interesting article on 5R529 and the peruvian R-models and the Orange Blossom Special and...and.. Thanks for all the decades of digging for new untold stories.

1G Sierra Montana on #176 photo proof