Richardson Ford Albuquerque, New Mexico

A good place to look would be the advertisements that Shelby used in the
60's car and men's magazines. See if it is listed in an old Playboy for instance. Back then though, there were only certain signed up dealers allowed to sell the cars, especially in the early days (65-67)

 

Here is the phone # for Richardson Ford 505-897-2500. Thet still are at 8601 Lomas Blvd.

Mike

 

I went to Google and put in the name of the dealer and the results came back and it looks like he could be a govenor.

Mike

 

override,

I lived in Albuquerque from 1965 to 1981 and bought my first new Shelby
( 1967 GT350 #1111 ) From Richardson Ford. They were an authorized
Shelby Dealership. They were heavy into Shelbys and Cobras and
participated in Ford's Total Performance program. They were very good
at taking care of their customers.

The service manager and a couple of the mechanics had a great interest
in the Shelbys and really worked hard to take care of the Shelby owners. One mechanic in particular, loved the test drive after a tune up and was not done until it was running to his satisfaction. The service manager, gave me
a ride in a Ford GT that was on display at Richardson for a performance promotional program. What a Blast! They sold a large number of Shelbys
and some Cobras too. By sales volume, they were one of the biggest
Shelby dealers. Interesting because of being somewhat isolated in the west.

Usually, on a Saturday morning, The hauler would deliver the new Shelbys
and a number of us Shelby guys would gather to watch them being unloaded.
The Shelby that my friend bought, arrived on one of these mornings as we watched. Little did I know that someday I too, would own that Shelby.
( 1967 GT350 #1688 )

Richardson Ford sponsored various performance clinics and had one of Ford's
top drag racers appear for a show and tell demonstration. One of my
friends won the "door prize" : a 427 two 4 barrel aluminum intake complete
with carbs, linkage, fuel log, the whole enchilada!

Yes, Richardson Ford was one of the players during the Shelby years. Your
question about them, brought back many memories of that time. Thanks!
If you would like to know more about Richardson Ford and some stories
about what happened back then, give a call. Regards,
shlby66

 

67GT500#2100

I guess I should have addressed my previous post to you, sorry. It would be interesting to know where in New Mexico the original owner of your Shelby lived and when it was bought. There was not many red Shelbys at the time. A scientist at Los Alamos had a red one, but I remember it as being a GT350.

Several military guys at Kirtland Air Base had them. One of those was the medium charcoal gray; a beautiful color on a '67. Only a few came in that color. The offer stands; if you want to know more about Richardson Ford and what went on back then, give a call. Regards,
shlby66