I have said for thirty years that there are early Shelby people and late Shelby people. The defining line being between 66 and 67. The 65 is rude, crude, noisy and not great for long trips. Tick once said it is like trying to slide a 4 x 8 sheet of plywood around on a concrete road, don't turn or stop nearly like today's Mustang. Show it a race track and the sweet music from those pipes at 7,000 rpm in a controlled drift will let you know it is a purpose built machine. It is race car with license plates, built in a limited quanity only to legalize the racing model. The 66 is my favorite because its looks like more than a white Mustang with stripes. A few mods and the 66 can behave like the 65. 67's were transitional, great styling, more weight and some creature comforts. 68 and up Shelbys were cruisers with PS, PB, AC and automatics. Lots of wow, comfortable and more performance than a Mustang. If I was building a replica, it would be an R Model. You can see I am an early kind of guy with a long racing history in Shelbys. Course you gotta realize I am older now and the Shelby would only be for short races or cruises and the discomfort is not a problem. When I was younger, my 65 was a daily driver and weekend racer. We drove from Virginia Beach to SAAC 2 and 3, more than once to Atlanta and all over the east coast. The shameful part of collectors puting these cars away is only the later ones are impressive sitting in a garage. The early ones must be exercised at speed to be truly appreciated, and that is incresingly difficult these days. To each his own SEE Y'ALL Lee
the 65 shelby is rude and crude....oh yea that is the bigest reason I like it a few years back I picked up an interesting 67 mustang fastback. 67 S code 390/4speed car with posi. no radio, no power steering. and no heater. I wonder what they wanted to do with that one. rude, crude and fun bob
Re: Re: favorite Shelbys Only thing that combo is good for is drag racing. I can personally testify to a Mustang Club member who drove to LA and picked up his new 67 GT 500. He brought it to an autocross at the Ford Plant in Melpetis (sp, near San Francisco). Blasted down the straight, kept on going straight at the first turn with the wheels locked full right. Too much weight up front to throw around, also no RPM to dance the rear. Drag racer, that's it . > > From: RSANTER (AT) aol (DOT) com > Date: 2006/04/12 Wed AM 09:52:17 EDT > To: lmathias (AT) bellsouth (DOT) net, ShelbyMustang (AT) CarMemories (DOT) com > Subject: Re: favorite Shelbys > > the 65 shelby is rude and crude....oh yea > that is the bigest reason I like it > a few years back I picked up an interesting 67 mustang fastback. 67 S code > 390/4speed car with posi. no radio, no power steering. and no heater. > I wonder what they wanted to do with that one. rude, crude and fun > > bob > >
Re: Re: favorite Shelbys Lee and all, Call it what you will, the home of the 65-67 Mustangs who would be Shelbys is my home town...Milpitas. The plant is now a shopping mall, with sections of the original lines intact. A nice end to a plant that stood empty for a number of years. I am told (by a fellow I bought a certain 68 KR from) were also race events at candlestick park, home of the 49ers. Wish I had a program from one of those races! all the best, Dan Belick Live from Milpitas (little cornfields in spanish) ----- Original Message ----- From: <lmathias (AT) bellsouth (DOT) net> To: <RSANTER (AT) aol (DOT) com>; <ShelbyMustang (AT) CarMemories (DOT) com> Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2006 3:43 PM Subject: Re: Re: favorite Shelbys > Only thing that combo is good for is drag racing. I can personally > testify to a Mustang Club member who drove to LA and picked up his new 67 > GT 500. He brought it to an autocross at the Ford Plant in Melpetis (sp, > near San Francisco). Blasted down the straight, kept on going straight > at the first turn with the wheels locked full right. Too much weight up > front to throw around, also no RPM to dance the rear. Drag racer, that's > it . > >> >> From: RSANTER (AT) aol (DOT) com >> Date: 2006/04/12 Wed AM 09:52:17 EDT >> To: lmathias (AT) bellsouth (DOT) net, ShelbyMustang (AT) CarMemories (DOT) com >> Subject: Re: favorite Shelbys >> >> the 65 shelby is rude and crude....oh yea >> that is the bigest reason I like it >> a few years back I picked up an interesting 67 mustang fastback. 67 S >> code >> 390/4speed car with posi. no radio, no power steering. and no heater. >> I wonder what they wanted to do with that one. rude, crude and fun >> >> bob >> >> > >
Re: Re: favorite Shelbys Dan and all, I also remember running at Cotti (sp) as well as working flags for SCCA all over Northern California. We ran many rallies around Sacramento in the gold country. The old National Council of Mustang Clubs national in April of 1967 was in San Franciso, complete with an autocross but I don't remember where. SEE Y'ALL > > From: <danbelick (AT) sbcglobal (DOT) net> > Date: 2006/04/12 Wed PM 08:20:48 EDT > To: <ShelbyMustang (AT) CarMemories (DOT) com> > Subject: Re: Re: favorite Shelbys > > Lee and all, > > Call it what you will, the home of the 65-67 Mustangs who would be Shelbys > is my home town...Milpitas. > > The plant is now a shopping mall, with sections of the original lines > intact. A nice end to a plant that stood empty for a number of years. > > I am told (by a fellow I bought a certain 68 KR from) were also race events > at candlestick park, home of the 49ers. Wish I had a program from one of > those races! > > all the best, > > Dan Belick > Live from Milpitas (little cornfields in spanish) > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <lmathias (AT) bellsouth (DOT) net> > To: <RSANTER (AT) aol (DOT) com>; <ShelbyMustang (AT) CarMemories (DOT) com> > Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2006 3:43 PM > Subject: Re: Re: favorite Shelbys > > > > Only thing that combo is good for is drag racing. I can personally > > testify to a Mustang Club member who drove to LA and picked up his new 67 > > GT 500. He brought it to an autocross at the Ford Plant in Melpetis (sp, > > near San Francisco). Blasted down the straight, kept on going straight > > at the first turn with the wheels locked full right. Too much weight up > > front to throw around, also no RPM to dance the rear. Drag racer, that's > > it . > > > >> > >> From: RSANTER (AT) aol (DOT) com > >> Date: 2006/04/12 Wed AM 09:52:17 EDT > >> To: lmathias (AT) bellsouth (DOT) net, ShelbyMustang (AT) CarMemories (DOT) com > >> Subject: Re: favorite Shelbys > >> > >> the 65 shelby is rude and crude....oh yea > >> that is the bigest reason I like it > >> a few years back I picked up an interesting 67 mustang fastback. 67 S > >> code > >> 390/4speed car with posi. no radio, no power steering. and no heater. > >> I wonder what they wanted to do with that one. rude, crude and fun > >> > >> bob > >> > >> > > > > > > >
