1968 Prototype

I thought you might be interested in looking at an advance copy of a new article I will posting (or something similar) The update is scheduled for the second week in July, but you get a sneak peek. This car is a freak....

 

Gee I guess the link would be helpful www.thecoralsnake.com/History12

 

Let me clarify, the car was built with a 428 PI motor and finished at AO Smith as the first GT500 convertible. The first "owner" was "Shelby Engineering" and they are the ones that replaced the motor with a 428 Cobra Jet. They also used the car to test fuel injection, traction lok rear axle and a big block supercharger. I doubt the car had Cobra Jet in the Aug-Sep 67 time frame. The information is from SAAC and comes in the form of a factory inventory sheet of prototypes on hand. I will be massaging the information before I make the final posting in July. This car may have been a factory test car for more than a year before finally being sold to the public. I guess if factory paperwork isn't working for you, nothing will. It was not unusual for these early cars to be around for a period and then disguised and sold as "ordinary" Shelbys. The Registry is full of examples.

 

Re: 1968 Prototype- Clarification

I should further clarify my possible misleading statement. The car is question is a really production Shelby that was used to test prototype parts by Shelby Engineering. I will be changing the article accordingly. Still pretty cool, but way more accurate.