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Make / Model: Shelby / GT350
Title Status: N/A
Exerior Color: White
Interior Color: Black |
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Year: 1966
Mileage: 23793
Engine: Transmission: Manual
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Price: $0.00
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Seller Type: Dealer – Russo And Steele |
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Vehicle to be offered for Auction sale August 13th – 15th, 2015 at Russo and Steele’s 15th Annual Monterey California Auction. Please contact us for more information.
To ensure that Shelby American would have its 1966 GT350 models in dealerships when Ford released the new ‘66 Mustangs, Shelby ordered an additional 252 cars from Ford’s San Jose plant at the very end of 1965 production. These ‘change-over’ cars (often referred to as ‘carry-overs’) were essentially Shelby-spec ’65 GT350s, and received the same performance modifications, and the addition of full-length exhaust, functional rear brake-cooling ductwork, and plexiglass rear quarter windows. To many collectors and experts, the 252 1966 ‘change-over’ cars are unique and represent the best of both worlds since they fully reflected Carroll Shelby’s original, harder-core vision for the ’66 GT350, along with the updated visual cues of the new-generation cars.
This 1966 Shelby GT350 ‘change-over’ car, serial number 6S213, was shipped from Shelby American to McFaydens Ford, Omaha, Nebraska on October 15, 1965, and delivered to its original owner, Ralph Barbe on November 20th. Barbe was a life-long active member of the Nebraska Region SCCA and used 6S213 sparingly for time-distance rallies, gymkhanas, and other club-related events, before selling it in 1990 with only 23,617 miles on the clock to the current owner. While 6S213 was a one-owner, rust-free, and undamaged car not needing restoration, it was restored nonetheless to join the current owner’s 1965 GT350 (5S179), which is one of the country’s best unrestored examples. The restoration work was performed by Jim Cowles and Shane Whiting of Shelby Parts & Restoration, and Bob Perkins of Perkins Restoration. Complete photographic documentation collected during disassembly confirmed all factory paint codes and inspection marks. Since the entire underside of the car had been heavily undercoated prior to delivery to the original o |
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