Bought it locally from an elderly man that had owned it since 1979.It cranked and drove fine but he said it had been sitting and driven very little,showing 72000 and I believe him.I took it straight to my car guy to have it gone through.All original,nothing missing except the breather and spare.It's a 69 GT350 with air.9F02M482002, 63C 5 3WA 21D 842650 0 X.I decoded it but I am confused on the color 5,(Special Order Color w/Flat Black Hood),why doesn't it say Grabber Blue and give that code?It's Grabber Blue and appears it's always been that color with 1 repaint.The D.S.O 842650,(Home Office Reserve Special Order Unit 2650).I assume that only means Hertz car?He also gave me the original wheels.
Because the paint was special order it wasn't listed on the tag.That is common for all 69/70 Shelby's painted the grabber colors. All 69/70 Shelby's had the "48" in their VIN for home office reserve. It didn't have anything to do with Hertz. I would get a Marti report to get confirmation of the color of your car. You will feel better I think. That report is taken directly from Fords Data Base. www.martiauto.com . I hope this helps. Bob
Thanks for the info. I did order the Marti but they said 3 months before I would see it,WOW,doesn't seem the bad economy is hurting them muchI fell sure it came Grabber Blue and I assume in the DSO where it says (special order unit 2650) all Shelby's say that?
I know the guy we bought it from has had it here in N.C.since 79.He said he thought it was titled in Hertz name until then.
DSO codes explained: In 1968 and 1969 Shelby "DSO" codes (and several other door tag codes) are not like the Mustang codes. This often confuses people who are not used to decoding Shelbys. "DSO" codes on Mustangs specify a specific ordering district for warranty purposes. In the case of Shelbys, the codes start with either a "8D" (1968) or an "84" for 1969. The following four numbers are a batch number. Early cars start with "842501" and proceed upward through production. The number of cars in the batch varies. The nice things about these codes is they make the tags difficult to fake. I would expect other cars in your batch to also be Hertz cars, although it is possible some were not. Most likely they were all small block, automatics with air conditioning. Bob, is correct, special colors do not have a paint code listed on the door tag. You may find a number "5" indicating a special hood treatment. But, since your original hood was discarded by Shelby and replaced with the fiberglass version, that "5" will not help you determine the color of a special paint car. Here is a complete breakdown of your door tag: 9F02M482002 Ford and Shelby VIN. Indicates the car is 1969 Shelby # 2002 (as stated above) and by unique "48" code 63C A deluxe interior fastback 5 Hood treatment code common to special paint cars 3WA White deluxe Mach 1 interior code 21D April 21, 1969 scheduled build date 842650 Special Purchase Order code 0 3 to 1 locking rear axle X FMX auto transmission It's a very cool car, Kevin Marti may also have some additional invoices for your car. You need to specifically ask him for "Eminger" invoices. I highly recommend you gather all your documents and put them in a safe place. Make copies of them for display. Round up the missing parts you need to maximize the value of the car. The 351 W air cleaner is pretty common. It may be a little more difficult to find a space saver tire if you are missing that. Do your research before you buy these parts and don't take a seller's at his word they are correct for your application. You can read more about Shelby documentation on my website. www.thecoralsnake.com
