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1966 Shelby GT350/GT350H / Re: 1966 California Shelby’s
« on: July 12, 2019, 07:27:29 PM »
Also interesting in the doc that cob4ra posted about Cobras and Shelbys being exempt must have had something to do with small-volume manufacturer regs, and certainly not because the cars were emissions clean.

CA didn't have many smog rules until the PCV requirement in 1966.

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1966 Shelby GT350/GT350H / Re: 1966 California Shelby’s
« on: July 12, 2019, 07:25:11 PM »
I believe the red EXEMPT sticker was from 1974-ish, and was a result of needing to have an aftermarket NOX system (which basically retarded the sh*t out of the timing) installed or not.

AFAIK, CA did not have those red stickers in 1966.

I definitely do recall the CHP's pop-up vehicle safety and muffler check stations. I don't recall if they actually tested emissions or not, but they were on the look out for missing smog equipment and loud mufflers.   Several times, I made a hasty u-turn in the middle of the block to avoid them.

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Just to further corroborate:  I located a 1964 yearbook from Culver City High School, and found the same photo of the white 289 Cobra on Culver Motors' showroom.

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1969-1970 Shelby GT350/500 / Re: Counting Cars restores 1969 GT500
« on: July 11, 2019, 04:48:59 PM »
Yes, in other words: Fantasy TV.

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The Lounge / Re: GTO Judge "Eyebrows"?
« on: July 10, 2019, 07:57:19 PM »
Happy to help, Rich.  I've owned a few 1960s Ponchos over the years.
Van

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The Lounge / Re: GTO Judge "Eyebrows"?
« on: July 10, 2019, 07:32:16 PM »
I think it refers to the fender-top decals.  If you look at the car from the side, the tires/wheels are eyes, and the fender decals are the eyebrows.

Of course, there are more changes between '69 and 70 than just those decals. Different grille/headlight design, side marker lights and tail lights, for instance.

I can't post a photo now, but will after the server full issue is resolved.   Or you can just do a Google search of 1970 GTO Judges.

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Thanks for another great job, Steve!   Not sure what I can add to that.
Van

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Shelby American History / Re: Another S-A building 8405 Pershing Dr.
« on: July 10, 2019, 03:23:53 PM »
Vern, are you on this thread?   Can you add anything to the questions about the Pershing address?


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Up For Auction / Re: 1969 Shelby? on ebay
« on: July 10, 2019, 11:34:42 AM »
How much for the ceiling fans? Those look sweet.

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Shelby American History / Re: Shelby American 1980-90s office
« on: July 09, 2019, 11:58:21 PM »
Thanks. Any idea where he lived in the Marina?  And for what years? 

He lived in Bel Air in the '80s, and up until his death.

From about 1982-88 (or maybe longer) he had the Chrysler Shelby Performance Center in Santa Fe Springs, then in '88-89 added the Shelby Autos assembly lines (CSX and Dakota) in Whittier.   I was at both places a lot.  (I worked for him at the Whittier location.)  He had an office at both facilities.  After the Whittier production stopped, I'm pretty sure he moved his main office to the Gardena facility.

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Shelby American History / Re: Another S-A building 8405 Pershing Dr.
« on: July 09, 2019, 10:24:14 PM »
A pix of the paper item that Vern had for sale a while ago...

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Shelby American History / Re: Another sales location
« on: July 09, 2019, 10:22:33 PM »
Thank you SFM66H and George Watters for the clarification!

We lost the equivalent to the Shelby Library of Congress with 1.0 meltdown. 

At least we are all contributing to get it somewhat back to shape in 2.0.

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SAAC Forum Discussion Area / Re: Random car pictures
« on: July 09, 2019, 08:30:26 PM »
Classy!

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Shelby American History / Re: Another S-A building 8405 Pershing Dr.
« on: July 09, 2019, 11:50:03 AM »
Same address?

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Shelby American History / Another S-A building 8405 Pershing Dr.
« on: July 08, 2019, 11:52:54 PM »
Thanks to a paper item that Vern offered for sale a while ago, we know that S-A had an office at 8405 Pershing Dr, Playa del Rey, CA 90291.  It is close to the backside of LAX. (I will post a pix of that paper item as soon as the SAAC server allows photo uploads again.)

I know quite a bit about that area, as we lived within a couple blocks of that address in 1961.  Of course, Shelby wasn't likely occupying it that early in S-A history time.  Also, the fact that there is a zip code in the address means it was no earlier than July 1963 (when zip codes began.)

Would be really fun to know where Carroll lived during that time.  The Playa del Rey area was very nice and overlooked the ocean.

Here's a pix and map:
https://www.google.com/maps/place/8405+Pershing+Dr,+Playa+Del+Rey,+CA+90293/@33.9572871,-118.442991,3a,75y,230.88h,90t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s1YZSN6e1rgmUeYILjRKPCQ!2e0!7i16384!8i8192!4m5!3m4!1s0x80c2b06084f14fe1:0xd59f6a959afa5338!8m2!3d33.9570879!4d-118.4432657

Directions from 8405 Pershing to 6501 W. Imperial.  Less than 4 miles.
https://www.google.com/maps/dir/8405+Pershing+Dr,+Playa+Del+Rey,+CA+90293/6501+West+Imperial+Highway,+El+Segundo,+CA/@33.9440259,-118.4372578,14z/am=t/data=!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x80c2b06084f14fe1:0xd59f6a959afa5338!2m2!1d-118.4432657!2d33.9570879!1m5!1m1!1s0x80c2b13120295fb5:0x7bcde969f594a3a6!2m2!1d-118.401614!2d33.9324982!3e0


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