1965 GT350 on ebay - please educate me

I think I see it now... that's a great observation. I didn't even notice it when I went back and looked the first time. I looked again after your post and now I see it.

 

Hi Jeff,

It's not in the notes, it's in the resgistry portion (in the serial number grid code). SFM5S486 is listed as Y R R S S W 1, second position being battery location. In scanning the SA VIN's after S486, there's another late, non R-model with a trunk mount battery listed; 5S525. I knew there were some fliers outside the normal range, but I never realized there were some that were that high that still got a trunk battery.

Hey Mike - whattdya mean you don't have your Registry? You don't take yours on vacation with you? Priorities, man!

Josh

 

Jeff,

You had mentioned that earlier in this thread, and I probably should have been more careful with my use of the word "factory". My original comment was based on the owner being very thorough in his description of what had been changed and his statement that the plastic battery tray in the trunk was the original one that came with the car and not a reproduction. That statement led me to check the Registry, which also stated trunk mount. Based on other things I'd read, I thought factory Lemans stripes and wheel options listed in the Registry were based on factory documentation and I guess I made the assumption the same was true for battery location. I understand now that I was wrong on all accounts, but based on the seller's statements of what's original and what's not (and the fact that they match perfectly with the pictures he provided), I was assuming the information regarding the battery location was probably correct and just surprised that such a high numbered car got a trunk mount battery. Texas Swede's keen observation regarding the rubber plugs in the battery tray bolt holes leads me to think chances are pretty good this was a trunk mount battery car.

5S525? That's a different story.

You're point is well taken, though.

Josh