1967 GT350's & GT500's stamped with the "Z"

I have a picture of 2532 when it was being restored. I can not make out a Z but it is not clear. Is it at the front of the sequence?

 

I thought I read that the Z was stamped after an inspection of the completed car, making sure the car met the laws of the state it was going to, such as outboard lights........

 

I've always leaned towards it is a quality control or inspection stamp and not related to headlights.
Tim

 

You can add 2030..inboards and automatic...

 

2100 is mine and it does have the Z stamping.

 

My #2325 has outboards and does have the Z.

 

Hi Jeff,
My car is #1317 and not #1319 as said in your list.
It has outboard lights.
What do you think of my response about the Z?
/Texas Swede

 

Sorry,
Didn't see your response to my last reply on the old thread.
Here it is again and thanks for checking on the part for me.

Hi again,
My car #1317 has a Z as well. I have heard that an employee at SA
explained the Z as follows:
Many 67 cars were sitting outside at SA in L.A. for many months
and started to deteriorate so crews were sent out to fix them up.
When a car was fixed they marked the serialnumber plate with the Z
to avoid going to the same car twice.
To me that explanation makes sense as my car was ready on 5/25/67,
order from dealer received on 10/13/67 and car shipped on 10/14/67.
This means almost 5 months outside prior to order from a dealer and
probably some time in Aug-Oct. timeframe the SA crew made sure that
the car was presentable as a new car.
Comments, please? Anybody else heard this or is this old Swede getting
too old so dreams and reality get mixed up.
/Texas Swede

 

#2891 with inboards and Z stamp.

I agree with TLEA...i think it was a quality control or inspection stamp.

 

0062 inboards,, no Z.

 

No.486. No Z and Inboards

 

67 # 1446, inboards, no Z

65 # 17 no S or R !!! <65 nuts, like myself, will know what I mean>

Mike

 

1967 GT 500 - #504 - inboards - 2 piece grill

Terry
1965 Sunbeam Tiger
1967 GT 500 Shelby Mustang

 

oops - no "z" on #504

Terry
1965 Sunbeam Tiger
1967 GT 500 Shelby Mustang

 

Mine is #0029, hand-lettered, with no Z.

 

3040: with "Z", outboard headlights.

The "Z" was something that SAAC tracked for the 1997 registry as generic note "A" (reference page 582). Dave Mathews may be able to shed some more light after collecting information all these years. I'm not sure what the current registry has to say on the matter as I don't own one.

 

Hello,

Car number 0100, the first production G.T. 500, does not have the "Z" on its Shelby serial number plate.

Thanks,
Eric

 

#3014 outboard. Z stamped....clearly after the plate was mounted. There is a corresponding dimple in the apron below the stamp. Completed 7/21/67, shipped 7/25. Wouldn't fit with the 'sitting around' part of the above scenario. The 'final approval' or 'ready to ship' ideas seem logical. Somebody out there has to know. Probably getting a laugh watching us all go after this.