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| Vehicle Description |
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You are invited to bid on
one of the most unique & possibly the rarest
Shelby in existence. A 1967
Shelby GT500 #0218. Correct
Night Mist Blue, white stripe, 4
speed.
But what sets this Shelby apart from the
others is its vintage high dollar professionally
built, balanced & blue printed 427 high rise
side oiler!!! To add to
its uniqueness is the Weber intake and 4 Hillbourn
dual stack throttle bodies with custom linkage and
stand alone fuel management system! Then there
is the Richmond 4+1 5 speed transmission and the
9” Detroit Locker Lincoln rear end which adds disc
brakes in the rear, making this Shelby a 4 wheel
disc brake car . . . pretty cool! Keep in
mind I have the original 428 PI block, heads &
transmission with the correct Ford VIN
numbers.
The car is completely matching (with letter
from Dave Mathews, 1967 Shelby Regristrar,
confirming the numbers), and all body panels are
original – NO RUST! The floors
are solid as a rock and frame extensions are sound
as well as the torque boxes. The
original sound deadener is still on the quarters
and the spot welds are all still very
apparent.
The interior is mostly original and very
correct.
All correct Shelby tags, numbers and
equipment are all on the car and it is well
documented by Marti Auto Works and the Shelby
American World Registry on pages 627 & 704.
The car was completed on 1/4/67 and shipped on
1/5/67 to Ron’s Ford Sales Inc. (Bristol,
TN).
Delivered to Dealer minus the spare wheel
& tires.
Purchased by present owner Tim Simons (MI)
in 87.
D
= dark blue
B
= black interior
C
= center headlamps
U
= Unlouvered
M
= 5 X 7 Kelsey Hayes
N
= No AC
D
= Detroit Locker
C
= functional brake scoops
J
= 427 engine
3
= 3 owner
According to Marti
Auto Works:
7
= 1967
R
= built at San Jose
02
= Mustang Fastback
Q
= 428 – 8V PI engine
67
= 1967 Model year
4
= 428 8V PI engine
0
= Four speed manual transmission
0
=
Base vehicle no AC or thermactors
F
= Fastback
2
= Night Mist blue metallic paint Ford
#1903-a
A
= Black decor interior
00218 = Consecutive
Shelby product number
Extra cooling
package
Car 1 of 510 painted this color
Courtesy light
group
420 with this paint/trim combo
Fold down rear
seat
1376 with this engine & trans
Power steering
2048 Ordered as GT-500
Power front disc
brakes
2410 Ordered as base vehicle
Interior
décor group
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Where did the
“GT500” name come from?
Carroll Shelby recalls
that it did not come from any dimension or
quantity associated with the car. When it
came time to choose a name for his new, 428 cubic
inch big block power, Shelby wanted something
which was “just bigger than anything else out
there”.
Ford’s top performance engine was the 427,
but they also had a milder 428. Mercury
had a 410.
Chevy had a 427. Chrysler had a 413, a 426
and a 440.
Buick had a 430. Pontiac
had a 400, 421 and a 428. Oldsmobile
had a 400 and a 425. Even
Cadillac had a 429. Those
numbers all referred to the cubic-inch
displacement of their largest engine.
Shelby remembers
thinking that the number”500” was a nice, round,
even number.
And it was bigger than anyone elses number
– even though his new car would not have 500 of
anything.
“I just sorta liked the sound of it. And the
way it would look on those rocker panel
stripes.”
And so the Shelby GT500 was born.
While they were being
produced, nobody else ever named a car a higher
number.
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“The
Super Snake”
was an engineering study that was the result of a
suggestion by Carroll Shelby to Shelby American’s
Chief Engineer, Fred Goodell,. Shelby asked
Goodell to put together a 1967 GT500 powered by a
super high performance 427 engine which could be
used as a test vehicle for Goodyear. The car
Goodell chose was a white fastback (serial
#67402F4A00544). It as
given a lightweight 427 medium-rise GT40 MKII
engine fitted with aluminum heads, aluminum water
pump, mechanical lifters, a single 780 CFM Holley
4V carburetor and a unique “bundle of snakes”
GT40-style exhaust header system. It also
had a large oil cooler and remote filter, a 4
speed transmission and a 4.1 rear end with a
Detroit Locker “No-spin” center section. The car
was topped off with special Guardsman Blue stripes
running up over the top in a narrow-wide-narrow
pattern.
As
soon as it was completed it was shipped to
Goodyear’s test track at San Angelo, Texas for
tire testing. Goodyear
invited a number of journalists for the occasion,
including representatives from Time and Life
magazines.
Shelby drove them around the track at
speeds in excess of 150 MPH. At one
point he was clocked at a top speed of 170
MPH.
Then he handed it over to Goodell to do the
actual testing because he had to be in Washington,
DC. Goodell eventually established a record,
averaging 142 MPH for 500 miles.
The
car was returned to Shelby American, in Los
Angeles, and Goodell started looking for a
buyer.
He turned to Don McCain, a former Shelby
American Field Sales Representative (who had also
been responsible for the GT350 drag program). By 1967
McCain had left Shelby American to become the
High
Performance Sales Manager of Mel Burns
Ford, A Shelby dealer in Long Beach, California
with a reputation for performance car
involvement.
McCain envisioned having Shelby American
build 50 Super Snakes which would be sold
exclusively through his dealership as an Shelby
alternative to the 427 powered Camaros and
Chevelles and 426 MoPars which were in a league
above the standard Shelbys. However,
when he tallied up the cost of everything – even
using a slightly detuned and therefore less
expensive 427 engine – the bottom line was a cool
$7500.
That sticker price was just too high. There was
no question that Super Snake was a real stormer
but when prospective buyers realized it was about
the same price as a 427 Cobra, they usually bought
the Cobra.
The Super Snake was eventually purchased by
a pair of airline pilots who drag raced it on
weekends.
While three 1967 GT500s received 427
engines by special order at Shelby American, only
one was a special model called the Super
Snake.
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| Vehicle Condition |
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Very good original
condition painted more than 15 years ago. Rust free,
all original body panel car. Original
chrome, glass & interior. In great
condition.
Some chips & stress cracks on hood but
has a NOS hood that goes with the car. Even
compartment is show quality!
Mechanically excellent!
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| Terms of Sale |
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All sales are final. Do not bid
unless you fully understand the terms of this
auction & intend to purchase this car and have
the funds available to do so. Due
diligence is your responsibility. The
winning bid is not an invitation to come and see
the car. Full payment is due within three days of
the close of auction via wire transfer. Winning
bidder must contact us immediately at auction
end.
No warranties are
expressed or implied. This car
is being sold as-is, where-is. This
auction is subject to prior sale.
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