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Did 67 GT350s come with a matching spare?

Started by Shelby4Life, June 15, 2021, 11:02:24 AM

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Shelby4Life

Did 1967 GT350s come with a matching spare? Would it be a steel wheel or a Magstar?
1967 Sprint 289 Auto, Deluxe, AC.
1967 S Code GTA Deluxe, AC.
2004 Gated 6-speed Ferrari 360.

PrettyMuchAShelbyGuy

#1
My hub cap car came w/a steel wheel spare...  My gut recollection is only 4 Magstars were provided, and a steel wheel was used for the spare...I know many may have added a 5'th Magstar for the trunk.  May take an older guy than me to confirm... I'm only 60!
Tom - DFW, Texas

JD

#2
'67 Shelby's were shipped from San Jose with 5 matching wheels; 5 Steel wheels w/4 wheel covers, 5 Mag Stars or 5 aluminum 10-Spokes. 

Also each of those 3 wheel types had it's own style lug nut and wheel center and sized emblem
'67 Shelby Headlight Bucket Grommets https://www.saacforum.com/index.php?topic=254.0
'67 Shelby Lower Grille Edge Protective Strip https://www.saacforum.com/index.php?topic=1237.0

Richstang

Quote from: JD on June 15, 2021, 11:26:30 AM
'67 Shelby's were shipped from San Jose with 5 matching wheels; 5 Steel wheels w/4 wheel covers, 5 Mag Stars or 5 aluminum 10-Spokes. 

Also each of those 3 wheel types had it's own style lug nut and wheel center and sized emblem


JD is the man! different lugs for each wheel style...I assume that means different lug wrenches for each as well?
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JD

'67 Shelby Headlight Bucket Grommets https://www.saacforum.com/index.php?topic=254.0
'67 Shelby Lower Grille Edge Protective Strip https://www.saacforum.com/index.php?topic=1237.0

Richstang

Quote from: JD on June 15, 2021, 01:33:08 PM
there is this thread from a while back:
https://www.saacforum.com/index.php?topic=1062.msg8429#msg8429

JD, thanks for posting that link to the older thread.

I re-read it again and it is now clear to me there were only two lug wrenches for 1967.
3/4" for the MagStar wrench and 13/16" for the steel rims and the 10-spoke wrench.
1967 Shelby Research Group 

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Bob Gaines

Quote from: Richstang on June 15, 2021, 04:19:49 PM
Quote from: JD on June 15, 2021, 01:33:08 PM
there is this thread from a while back:
https://www.saacforum.com/index.php?topic=1062.msg8429#msg8429

JD, thanks for posting that link to the older thread.

I re-read it again and it is now clear to me there were only two lug wrenches for 1967.
3/4" for the MagStar wrench and 13/16" for the steel rims and the 10-spoke wrench.
It wasn't clear back in the day ether. You needed a jack with a 3/4 drive for the Magstars to match the wrench and a more typical jack with the 13/16 drive for the steel wheels and Tenspokes and its wrench. There was a time when the wrong jacks were mixed up on Magstar equipped cars in which case Ford suggested sourcing a appropriate lug wrench locally (hardware store etc.) and reimbursing the customer for the purchase to solve the problem. 
Bob Gaines,Shelby Enthusiast, Shelby Collector , Shelby Concours judge SAAC,MCA,Mid America Shelby

Shelby4Life

Wow! This is terrific. Thank you JD and Richstang.
1967 Sprint 289 Auto, Deluxe, AC.
1967 S Code GTA Deluxe, AC.
2004 Gated 6-speed Ferrari 360.