Well that brings up the age-old question, are Shelby's produced in 1968, 1969 1970 genuine Shelby products since they were built by Ford? My opinion, if they came from the factory with Shelby on the car they are Shelbys. Some may have more pedigree than others, but if you are going to say SVT produced GT500's aren't real Shelbys I think you are insinuating that neither are 68's, 69's and 70's. Just my opinion.
Great points you bring up, but I slightly differ from your opinion.
I think the 69s and 70s had many influencers in their production.
They had the Ford Motor Company, A. O. Smith, Shelby Automotive and lastly the Federal Government. Shelby was still the picture in 1970 at least contractually. So by default (in my eyes) they qualify as the last S H E L B Ys of that era.
The new ones fall into two groups, those that are licensed and labeled by Ford as shelbys.
Those that make the pilgrimage to Shelby American and become S H E L B Ys.
Yes they both are S H E L B Ys (I can read the name plate and stickers) but truly they are not.
Just like the fellas with the plastic cobras, you compliment them on their cars. They come back with its a real 65 cobra.
No it's not, it's a fiberglass replicar tilted in you state ( pick a year) 1965
And of course it's real, I can see it, touch it and hear it. But it's not a real 1965 cobra.....
Let's get back on track, them there new fangled mustangs, shelbys or not ?
Not