67 exhaust trim

Those 65/66 modified exhuast trim may be mickey mouse but that was the style on the early models.

 

My car has flat trim fings, not the 65/66 half cut ones. They look like a flat aluminum, maybe they were once polished and are dull now. They appear to be a cast piece maybe and have small pins on the back that are held to the valence witha kind of push on washer/clip. The only ones I have ever seen are on the 67 brochure on the green and red car. The green car has a good shot of them close up too. Would like to see some pics of your trim rings. I was also told once that these were production pieces from a Cougar. Car is#0031 too. Randy

 

Randy,

If you have the time, would you please take a couple of pictures of the trim pieces on your car and either post them on this thread or e-mail them to me directly? I would really like to see them.

Thanks,
Eric

 

Eric, I have some pics for you. Email me:
rcsands@northwestel.net
Randy

 

These where put on the early cars, mainly the cars built with a number smaller than 1000, and, I think even way less than that. And they are 65/66 GT valence trim.
Let's be careful about what we think we know here about this. If you didn't own the car when new, then exactly how do you know?? How can you say?

 

Well I hope the Pic that I uploaded works...... It is of an early 1967 Shelby that has the running lights in the Upper Side Scoops. I took the photo at the MCA 30th Anniversary Show in 1999 at the Lowes Motor Speedway.

 

Here is a photo of the Inboard Head Lights on the same Shelby. You will notice that they stick out past the Grill and do not have the Chrome Trim Rings.

 

My 67 has just a mustang GT rear valance....no trim

 

My car #130 has the same grill and exhaust trim as tesgt350's pictures, 65-66 hipo trim cut in half....and that "is original"....

 

My #738 came with trim rings that are not from the 65/66. They are solid flat steel in a U shape, and were chrome plated. I ordered the 65/66 rings and installed them but the 3 holes did not line up the same. Always wondered where my rings originated from. Cougar?? And my car is not early!

 

The 65-66 hipo trim was an early car exclusive, is my understanding..
Most of the later cars used the standard mustang valence, with the factory exhaust hole punched at the bottom of the panel..

 

Not the best pics,perhaps.Would not know if they are "original",though.

 

They look correct, for an early car...

 

Just want to point out that on my car, #0036, I too have that little screw hole at the top of the chrom that is shown in Cobreen's photos.
It came that way judges.....

 

Roddster,
I totally agree, my car has the screw also....