I'm a rookie with Shelbys and new to this forum, so I really need help. I'm interested in purchasing a 66 350H. It is on an auction site and listed as a 4-speed, but has serial number is 1700. The auction compnay won't provide any contact info for the seller. In doing some research, it appears the total production for 66 was 2380 with 1000 going to Hertz. Only the first 85 Hertz units were 4-speeds, so I'm trying to figure out how serial number 1700 (later production?) could be a 4-speed. Is there anyone out there that would be willing to share some expertise so I don't get taken in? Thanks.
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you will find out that whatever you point out as looking different from what you expect, you will be told it came from the factory that way. In other words, pass the buck. Z.
The question you need to answer is whether the car having the wrong trans is a fatal flaw for you. You could easily replicate the 66 K code C4 transmission, and I can tell you, it is a lotta fun to drive. Or you could leave the 4-speed in, which is also great fun. The cost of returning the car to original condition should be factored in as a price reduction. This would include aquiring a 66 C4, and the large servo, and having it rebuilt and installed. You'd also have to have the firewall and trans tunnel repaired where the holes were made for the 4-speed clutch rod and speedo cable. This will involve removing the seats and carpet, and careful welding by an expert. As for getting the name of the seller, forget it. That's why he's using a dealer. Even if he knows about the trans swap, he's not telling, or it would be in the sales literature.
2+2GT, In what way is the transmission tunnel different between a stick and an automatic? I've always thought that they were the same. The shifters come up through the same hole. There is a punch-out in the firewall for the clutch rod. That would have to be repaired when turning the car back to auto.
You have to parse my statement together: I'm talking about two holes. There is actually one more hole, if they did it right, in the RH toe board, for the speedo cable retaining clip. 3-speed and auto trans cars had no hole there. Anyway, there was a hole in the trans tunnel by the top of the gas pedal for the 4-speed cable. 3-speed and auto trans cars had no hole there, either.
