65 Shelby body

The only thing that can prove it is the

correlation between the Ford number

and Shelby number. If it's a 65, GT350

body it should have both numbers even if the

Shelby tag is missing. When you have

both, just call SAAC's Howard Pardee and he will

verify either way. However, he won't give

out any of the numbers. You must tell him and

as said he will verify.

/Bo

The upper control arms on the Shelby's were lowered one inch. If it is a Shebly there should be a second set of upper A arm holes visible from the engine bay.

Other things to look for would be the cowl support piece with evenly spaced holes that an original export brace would bolt to and holes where the override traction bars pass through into the passenger compartment plus the inside brackets.

But as Bo mentioned, the first thing to do is to verify the Ford and Shelby VINs match.

Any part of the car that is supposed to have a hole, lowered control arms, export brace etc- is easily duplicated. What is hard is correcting an area where there isn’t supposed to be a hole but one exists. The shock tower area on Mustangs not intended for export has the brackets for the cowl braces. To install the export brace, the welded on brackets would have to be cut off and the welds ground down. This is impossible to hide for a real expert. Another area is the dimples for the fold down door hinges going into the trunk area. These were drilled on all Mustangs EXCEPT Shelby’s. Once again, impossible to hide. You could weld them up, grind them down and with enough paint, maybe get away with it except for someone who really knows what to look for. Years ago, I asked Howard Pardee if a 65 Shelby could be re-bodied and be indistinguishable from real car. He told about the above things and said there were a number of other things he wouldn’t talk about. He did add “It would be virtually impossible to fool us”

Congratulations on the Shelby. You will have a wonderful piece of history. Tell us more about the condition and your plans for it.

Tell us more about the car. Shelby #, condition, how you found it, etc...

Mike

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Tell us more about the car. Shelby #, condition, how you found it, etc...

Mike

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Mike

I would love to see some photos of your car. Check out

http://1965gt350mustang.com/

Thanks

Bill

not much to look at: some pix of the car sitting in the garage I found it in <owner had bubble wrap on it!>, going on the trailer, etc.

Solid car with neat super early dated carb, cool early intake...blah, blah, blah. Missing a few items <someone PLEASE help me - look @ my wanted ad!>

Mike

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Adison.... what is the car number (just thought I might know the car ??

I have the following NOS items you are looking for:

NOS Rotunda exterior mirror

NOS 65 Gas cap

NOS interior day/night mirror

Paul