Wow! You flew in and the guy with the 350 let you set up a picture?! You are a lucky man. Very nice photo....NOW how about some details. Steele
The real Mustang.. the P-51, was owned by Michael K. Smith. It is part of the aviation collection named in his honor, which also includes the Howard Hughes HK-1 (spruce goose). I work there as a docent. On a rare (for Oregon) sunny January day I took my 1965 clone to work. Low and behold the P-51 was moved outside the building into the parking lot where I usually park. I borrowed a digital camera and clicked one picture.. then the battery died.. funny how life does stuff like this. My car is a finished project I started in 1975.. It is a combination of real and self made parts. I started with an early SanJose fastback and made the best version of a GT 350 I could. When I stared the project this hobby was very different. Doing what I did was considered and honorable and worthwhile activity. Thanks for asking, jimbo
That´s a great picture. I love the color on you car. We still haven´t been able to get the color right on my project here. Anders
Jimbo, Thanks for sharing the picture. Your project looks great. Can you share more photos with us of the 65? Shelby isn't the only one who builds cool cars. Dave
Here is the motor compartment. I wasn't trying to make it look like a brand new Shelby.. I was trying to make it look like a 40 year old driven car that had been really pampered along the way. (which it is) jimbo
Nice job, The export brace and Monte bar look like originals as well. What is the tag covering the "Shelby" tag? Mike
Jimbo, nice workcar! It looks like you have a wood steering wheel in it. Just curious as to which one? Ken.
It was originally from a 60's sports car of forgotten brand. I made the hub. The "horn button" is real.. I traded a new repro for a dinged up original. The wheel is 15 1/2" diameter. It looks more real than the newly produced versions.. but it is not an original Shelby wheel. jimbo
The guts are "Sun Super tach II" the case and bezel are from a Mack truck speedo ..(delco). I made the face on a computer. Had it burned into a silkscreen and printed exactly 2 of them.. It came out much better than the pops (once again, I left the needle white as a symbol of my personal individuality ) jimbo YouTube - GT 350 start up
