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1967 Shelby two piece exhaust tips

Started by Ron842, December 11, 2023, 12:36:56 PM

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Ron842

Hello
I have a pair of exhaust tips I bought over 30 years ago from a person who said they were for a Shelby or Boss
I am trying to identify them. I have had two Shelby enthusiasts check them out and they said they are the real deal
They did not come in any boxes back then and there is no stampings but I was told not all were stamped
The chrome looks to be factory not reproduction.
I bought them to put on my Mustang bu never did.. Maybe that was a good thing
Input would be appreciated
Thanks Ron

Coralsnake

The original Influencer, check out www.thecoralsnake.com

JD

#2
They do look to be Here is the early version (welded two-piece) used on the '67's...
'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

Bob Gaines

Quote from: Ron842 on December 11, 2023, 12:36:56 PM
Hello
I have a pair of exhaust tips I bought over 30 years ago from a person who said they were for a Shelby or Boss
I am trying to identify them. I have had two Shelby enthusiasts check them out and they said they are the real deal
They did not come in any boxes back then and there is no stampings but I was told not all were stamped
The chrome looks to be factory not reproduction.
I bought them to put on my Mustang bu never did.. Maybe that was a good thing
Input would be appreciated
Thanks Ron
Those in  your picture are repros . Branda has been selling them since the 70's. The two piece version that came on the earlier production 67 Shelby's had the weld at the base of the bell shape and not further back on the straight pipe like seen in the picture.
Bob Gaines,Shelby Enthusiast, Shelby Collector , Shelby Concours judge SAAC,MCA,Mid America Shelby

Bob Gaines

Quote from: JD on December 11, 2023, 01:12:38 PM
They do look to be the early version (welded two-piece) used on the '67's...
JD your correct picture is different then the OP's repro picture.
Bob Gaines,Shelby Enthusiast, Shelby Collector , Shelby Concours judge SAAC,MCA,Mid America Shelby

Coralsnake

The top pictures mske ot seem like the pipe is flared out as well
The original Influencer, check out www.thecoralsnake.com

Ron842

This is the picture I got off Tony Brada site . They seem to bulge before the weld

Bob Gaines

Quote from: Ron842 on December 11, 2023, 02:08:45 PM
This is the picture I got off Tony Brada site . They seem to bulge before the weld
Yes that is apparently the current version Tony Branda version . The OP's picture is apparently the older version. As I said they have been available since at least the early 80's . There are different older versions but they are still reproduction.Things can change over the course of 40 years . ;) The fact remains that the original was welded at the base of the bell shape.
Bob Gaines,Shelby Enthusiast, Shelby Collector , Shelby Concours judge SAAC,MCA,Mid America Shelby

Bob Gaines

I should clarify that even though they are repro they are meant to look like the 67 Shelby tips but not "the real deal" . :D
Bob Gaines,Shelby Enthusiast, Shelby Collector , Shelby Concours judge SAAC,MCA,Mid America Shelby

JD

Quote from: Bob Gaines on December 11, 2023, 01:59:46 PM
Quote from: JD on December 11, 2023, 01:12:38 PM
They do look to be the early version (welded two-piece) used on the '67's...
JD your correct picture is different then the OP's repro picture.

Yes, you're correct - NOT the same as two-piece "originals". 

I didn't look at his photos before posting was in a hurry - apology to all
'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

shelbydoug

Quote from: Bob Gaines on December 11, 2023, 02:26:31 PM
I should clarify that even though they are repro they are meant to look like the 67 Shelby tips but not "the real deal" . :D

EEE! Only a Shelby Judge could tell the difference. I mean crawling under the car, in the dirt, with a flash light. Immune to all the dirt, grime and grease!

Good for you Bob! They look original enough to me, but I shun the grime on my sneakers getting under there?  8)
68 GT350 Lives Matter!

Scott Fuller

+1 on everything Bob said.

I have quite a few original tips and original tips still attached to original exhaust systems.  Some from Mr. Gaines I'm sure.  Where did the description and photos come from on the original tips in this thread (reply #2)?  Never seen that before.

Scott

JD

Those are part of the '67 Running Changes article in the Fall of 2013 Shelby American.
'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

Scott Fuller

The changeover from the early style tips to the later style tips was approx car #1600.  I have the original exhaust off of car #1637 and it has the early style tips.   Car was built 3/23/67 and has a 12/66 dated muffler.

Scott

shelbydoug

So does anyone make an exact duplicate of the late one piece?
68 GT350 Lives Matter!