Posts by 65shelby

  • Hello from NC

    Aaahhh…. now I know the rest of the story. Thanks Fred for your due diligence as well. Hopefully both archives will become accessible before too long as there was a ton of data and pics that need to be brought back from the depths for the next generation of Kar owners, that are just now coming on board.

    See ya around the forums!

    Mark

  • Casting dates vs. build dates

    I said I had never seen one like that...…

    I've been around early Shelby's, K-Codes. and mid-year Corvettes most of my adult life. All have hand stamped VIN's somewhere. All have been faked/re-stamped before as well. If the wrong Font/Characters are used to re-stamp, then it's wonky. I have a small data base of pics of original VIN's and Shelby Tags that I've collected. I can usually spot a re-stamp, but not always.

    Folks on here in the past have also talked about missing VIN's on their engine or transmission.

    Knowing the Ford assembly line, it's very possible that one got missed. Or even had an issue at final inspection and had to be pulled for a replacement on the fly. I would thing that those would never get a VIN stamped factory replacement.

    Anything is possible with Ford assembly lines....

    Mark

  • Hello from NC

    Hello HiPo Folks.... Glad to be back on line here in Charlotte, NC. Member since 2006. Thanks Niko for getting this back up and running!!

    We're home here to the Mustang 30th, 35th, 50th and 55th Birthday Celebrations, Carolina Regional Mustang Club, and the Mustang Owners Museum. I've owned many Mustangs through the years, going back to my first car, a '74 Mustang II Mach1 in 1981. My favorite though has to be my Nightmist Blue '66 K-GT 2+2 that I bought in 2005 out of western Michigan. It's an unrestored, all numbers matching, 4-spd Rally-Pac 3.50 Posi car with all original factory documentation including log books of every fuel fill-up, oil change, service, etc. from new. It was displayed at the HiPo 50th Reunion in 2013 at the Carlisle Ford Nationals. Was also on the cover of Mustang Monthly Aug. 2014 along with a 7-page feature story... 'Fastback Fantasy Tour'. It's my go-to driver for any local AACA, CRMC, and Mustang Owners Museum events with 137k now on the clock.

    I got an email last week that this coveted site was back up and running, so re-joined immediately. Looks to have been operational for a while now so I'm fortunate to get my old name back.

    Looking forward to getting reacquainted with everyone, and possibly a meet & greet at Ford Carlisle this year in early June.

    Mark :my:

  • Casting dates vs. build dates

    I've had my '66 since 2005 and it has all of it's original paperwork. It was ordered on 12/26/65 and built on 4/26/66. So agree with Fred on the difficulty with keeping up with production, on K-Codes at least. Mine is a Dearborn build, and was delivered to Grand Rapids on 4/27/66. So it was built on or most likely a day or so before the scheduled door tag date of 26D. My engine casting date is 3/25/66 (6C25) and was assembled on 4/7/66 (6D07C). I've always heard engine assy. dates to be several weeks to several months ahead of the Build Date, but never the same day. If the casting date pre-dates the engine assembly date, and the stamped VIN is correct to the Kar, then I suppose it's possible. If the VIN is missing or the stamp font/characters look wonky, or not in the right location, then I'd say not. There's also a Date Code stamp on the oil pan sealing service that should coincide with the assembly date as well. To be continued????

    Mark