In the first month of having the 1969 GT350 as a daily driver I have learned a lot of things. The car has been a pleasure to drive and it does get a few looks. Just for amusement I thought I would share them with the group. The passenger side rear view mirror of a 1969 Shelby brings new meaning to the saying "Objects in this mirror appear closer than they are." The mirror makes them look very close! The sail panels of a 1969 are difficult to see through. The plexiglass windows in a 1966 were a better idea for visibility. I am glad that I like sports talk radio. 1310 AM "The Ticket" Leaving your parking lights on will drain the battery, just like any other car. Your security measures are "ok" when they can be a hassle for the owner. You or I won't know if they are sufficient until they don't work. Do not assume that everything is stock, even when it appears to be. I didn't go through every part to see if modifications were done, so I ended up creating a problem that caused the car to run rough for a few days. If it is not broke, don't mess with it until you need to. I decided to change the distributor cap and spark plug wires to put correct looking parts on the car. This is a simple process, until the car wouldn't start, and then it ran rough. I did not look to see that the distributor had a Mallory electronic conversion until after the fact. The Autolite cap did not work well with the conversion. The rotor was or went bad. The problem was diagnosed and corrected. Also, I learned that the rebuilt 351 Windsor engine (done over 13 years ago and I don't have any information about it) has one "common quirk." The firing order is standard (302) Ford, instead of the 351 firing order. There is still some work that need to be done on the Shelby over the next couple of months. Even after doing close to a full mechanical restoration. So, I am not ready to get rid of my former daily car yet. If you see an "inconspicuous looking" Orange-Red 1969 GT350 driving the streets of Dallas wave and say hi. You should see it more regularly now. I would not argue with someone saying I may be a little crazy to have this car on the road as a daily driver. I just feel that it is better to have the cars on the road, than sitting in a garage. I won best "10 footer" at the Dallas Mustang open house and car show. Which is a good discription of the car. I have not forgotten the 1966 GT 350H, I am still driving the car on weekends. The same day as the Dallas Mustang show, I took the 1966 to an evening car show. Anyway, I thought I would share my recent experience with the list. There hasn't been much going on recently. Lee A 66 # 869 69 # 2055
Awesome car there.Should be a Five Footer At Least!LOL Very Pretty... JW ----- Original Message ----- From: GT350HZ@aol.com To: shelbymustang@carmemories.com Sent: Tuesday, November 01, 2005 11:23 PM Subject: A month in the life of a 1969 Shelby... In the first month of having the 1969 GT350 as a daily driver I have learned a lot of things. The car has been a pleasure to drive and it does get a few looks. Just for amusement I thought I would share them with the group. The passenger side rear view mirror of a 1969 Shelby brings new meaning to the saying "Objects in this mirror appear closer than they are." The mirror makes them look very close! The sail panels of a 1969 are difficult to see through. The plexiglass windows in a 1966 were a better idea for visibility. I am glad that I like sports talk radio. 1310 AM "The Ticket" Leaving your parking lights on will drain the battery, just like any other car. Your security measures are "ok" when they can be a hassle for the owner. You or I won't know if they are sufficient until they don't work. Do not assume that everything is stock, even when it appears to be. I didn't go through every part to see if modifications were done, so I ended up creating a problem that caused the car to run rough for a few days. If it is not broke, don't mess with it until you need to. I decided to change the distributor cap and spark plug wires to put correct looking parts on the car. This is a simple process, until the car wouldn't start, and then it ran rough. I did not look to see that the distributor had a Mallory electronic conversion until after the fact. The Autolite cap did not work well with the conversion. The rotor was or went bad. The problem was diagnosed and corrected. Also, I learned that the rebuilt 351 Windsor engine (done over 13 years ago and I don't have any information about it) has one "common quirk." The firing order is standard (302) Ford, instead of the 351 firing order. There is still some work that need to be done on the Shelby over the next couple of months. Even after doing close to a full mechanical restoration. So, I am not ready to get rid of my former daily car yet. If you see an "inconspicuous looking" Orange-Red 1969 GT350 driving the streets of Dallas wave and say hi. You should see it more regularly now. I would not argue with someone saying I may be a little crazy to have this car on the road as a daily driver. I just feel that it is better to have the cars on the road, than sitting in a garage. I won best "10 footer" at the Dallas Mustang open house and car show. Which is a good discription of the car. I have not forgotten the 1966 GT 350H, I am still driving the car on weekends. The same day as the Dallas Mustang show, I took the 1966 to an evening car show. Anyway, I thought I would share my recent experience with the list. There hasn't been much going on recently. Lee A 66 # 869 69 # 2055 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Lee: I drive my 67-500 and 65-350 to work 3 times a week this fall. I just can't do it in the summer when the heat index is in the 100s... You burn up in the car real fast and all the cologne can't stop the body odor coming from the clothes. yuck jon Quoting fordmond@swbell.net: - Awesome car there.Should be a Five Footer At Least!LOL - Very Pretty... - JW - ----- Original Message ----- - From: GT350HZ@aol.com - To: shelbymustang@carmemories.com - Sent: Tuesday, November 01, 2005 11:23 PM - Subject: A month in the life of a 1969 Shelby... - - - In the first month of having the 1969 GT350 as a daily driver I have learned a lot of things. - The car has been a pleasure to drive and it does get a few looks. Just for amusement I thought I would share them with the group. - - The passenger side rear view mirror of a 1969 Shelby brings new meaning to the saying "Objects in this mirror appear closer than they are." The mirror makes them look very close! - The sail panels of a 1969 are difficult to see through. The plexiglass windows in a 1966 were a better idea for visibility. - I am glad that I like sports talk radio. 1310 AM "The Ticket" - Leaving your parking lights on will drain the battery, just like any other car. - Your security measures are "ok" when they can be a hassle for the owner. You or I won't know if they are sufficient until they don't work. - Do not assume that everything is stock, even when it appears to be. I didn't go through every part to see if modifications were done, so I ended up creating a problem that caused the car to run - rough for a few days. - If it is not broke, don't mess with it until you need to. I decided to change the distributor cap and spark plug wires to put correct looking parts on the car. This is a simple process, until - the car wouldn't start, and then it ran rough. I did not look to see that the distributor had a Mallory electronic conversion until after the fact. The Autolite cap did not work well with the - conversion. The rotor was or went bad. The problem was diagnosed and corrected. - Also, I learned that the rebuilt 351 Windsor engine (done over 13 years ago and I don't have any information about it) has one "common quirk." The firing order is standard (302) Ford, instead of - the 351 firing order. - There is still some work that need to be done on the Shelby over the next couple of months. Even after doing close to a full mechanical restoration. So, I am not ready to get rid of my former - daily car yet. If you see an "inconspicuous looking" Orange-Red 1969 GT350 driving the streets of Dallas wave and say hi. You should see it more regularly now. - I would not argue with someone saying I may be a little crazy to have this car on the road as a daily driver. I just feel that it is better to have the cars on the road, than sitting in a - garage. - I won best "10 footer" at the Dallas Mustang open house and car show. Which is a good discription of the car. - I have not forgotten the 1966 GT 350H, I am still driving the car on weekends. The same day as the Dallas Mustang show, I took the 1966 to an evening car show. - Anyway, I thought I would share my recent experience with the list. There hasn't been much going on recently. - Lee A - 66 # 869 - 69 # 2055 - - - - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - - - -
Nice picture. Im curious. Does anyone know what car the 69-70 Shelby (front) chrome bumbers come off of? They look somewhat like the AMC bumbers. jon Quoting fordmond@swbell.net: - Awesome car there.Should be a Five Footer At Least!LOL - Very Pretty... - JW - ----- Original Message ----- - From: GT350HZ@aol.com - To: shelbymustang@carmemories.com - Sent: Tuesday, November 01, 2005 11:23 PM - Subject: A month in the life of a 1969 Shelby... - - - In the first month of having the 1969 GT350 as a daily driver I have learned a lot of things. - The car has been a pleasure to drive and it does get a few looks. Just for amusement I thought I would share them with the group. - - The passenger side rear view mirror of a 1969 Shelby brings new meaning to the saying "Objects in this mirror appear closer than they are." The mirror makes them look very close! - The sail panels of a 1969 are difficult to see through. The plexiglass windows in a 1966 were a better idea for visibility. - I am glad that I like sports talk radio. 1310 AM "The Ticket" - Leaving your parking lights on will drain the battery, just like any other car. - Your security measures are "ok" when they can be a hassle for the owner. You or I won't know if they are sufficient until they don't work. - Do not assume that everything is stock, even when it appears to be. I didn't go through every part to see if modifications were done, so I ended up creating a problem that caused the car to run - rough for a few days. - If it is not broke, don't mess with it until you need to. I decided to change the distributor cap and spark plug wires to put correct looking parts on the car. This is a simple process, until - the car wouldn't start, and then it ran rough. I did not look to see that the distributor had a Mallory electronic conversion until after the fact. The Autolite cap did not work well with the - conversion. The rotor was or went bad. The problem was diagnosed and corrected. - Also, I learned that the rebuilt 351 Windsor engine (done over 13 years ago and I don't have any information about it) has one "common quirk." The firing order is standard (302) Ford, instead of - the 351 firing order. - There is still some work that need to be done on the Shelby over the next couple of months. Even after doing close to a full mechanical restoration. So, I am not ready to get rid of my former - daily car yet. If you see an "inconspicuous looking" Orange-Red 1969 GT350 driving the streets of Dallas wave and say hi. You should see it more regularly now. - I would not argue with someone saying I may be a little crazy to have this car on the road as a daily driver. I just feel that it is better to have the cars on the road, than sitting in a - garage. - I won best "10 footer" at the Dallas Mustang open house and car show. Which is a good discription of the car. - I have not forgotten the 1966 GT 350H, I am still driving the car on weekends. The same day as the Dallas Mustang show, I took the 1966 to an evening car show. - Anyway, I thought I would share my recent experience with the list. There hasn't been much going on recently. - Lee A - 66 # 869 - 69 # 2055 - - - - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - - - -
Did I post the link to the recent "outting" my Mother and I took the GT350 on? I think I intended to post a link to the story here, but forgot to. Oh well, if this is a duplicate, sorry: http://racecarstuff.com/?p=4 Enjoy. Calvin http://motors.search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZcalvin767
I understand about the summer heat down in Dallas. The car is an ex-Hertz. They were all equiped with air conditioning!! A must for a daily driver in Dallas. Lee 66 # 869 69 # 2055 -----Original Message----- From: jonlee@wt.net To: Shelby List <shelbymustang@carmemories.com> Sent: Tue, 1 Nov 2005 23:39:55 -0600 Subject: Re: A month in the life of a 1969 Shelby... Lee: I drive my 67-500 and 65-350 to work 3 times a week this fall. I just can't do it in the summer when the heat index is in the 100s... You burn up in the car real fast and all the cologne can't stop the body odor coming from the clothes. yuck jon Quoting fordmond@swbell.net: - Awesome car there.Should be a Five Footer At Least!LOL - Very Pretty... - JW - ----- Original Message ----- - From: GT350HZ@aol.com - To: shelbymustang@carmemories.com - Sent: Tuesday, November 01, 2005 11:23 PM - Subject: A month in the life of a 1969 Shelby... - - - In the first month of having the 1969 GT350 as a daily driver I have learned a lot of things. - The car has been a pleasure to drive and it does get a few looks. Just for amusement I thought I would share them with the group. - - The passenger side rear view mirror of a 1969 Shelby brings new meaning to the saying "Objects in this mirror appear closer than they are." The mirror makes them look very close! - The sail panels of a 1969 are difficult to see through. The plexiglass windows in a 1966 were a better idea for visibility. - I am glad that I like sports talk radio. 1310 AM "The Ticket" - Leaving your parking lights on will drain the battery, just like any other car. - Your security measures are "ok" when they can be a hassle for the owner. You or I won't know if they are sufficient until they don't work. - Do not assume that everything is stock, even when it appears to be. I didn't go through every part to see if modifications were done, so I ended up creating a problem that caused the car to run - rough for a few days. - If it is not broke, don't mess with it until you need to. I decided to change the distributor cap and spark plug wires to put correct looking parts on the car. This is a simple process, until - the car wouldn't start, and then it ran rough. I did not look to see that the distributor had a Mallory electronic conversion until after the fact. The Autolite cap did not work well with the - conversion. The rotor was or went bad. The problem was diagnosed and corrected. - Also, I learned that the rebuilt 351 Windsor engine (done over 13 years ago and I don't have any information about it) has one "common quirk." The firing order is standard (302) Ford, instead of - the 351 firing order. - There is still some work that need to be done on the Shelby over the next couple of months. Even after doing close to a full mechanical restoration. So, I am not ready to get rid of my former - daily car yet. If you see an "inconspicuous looking" Orange-Red 1969 GT350 driving the streets of Dallas wave and say hi. You should see it more regularly now. - I would not argue with someone saying I may be a little crazy to have this car on the road as a daily driver. I just feel that it is better to have the cars on the road, than sitting in a - garage. - I won best "10 footer" at the Dallas Mustang open house and car show. Which is a good discription of the car. - I have not forgotten the 1966 GT 350H, I am still driving the car on weekends. The same day as the Dallas Mustang show, I took the 1966 to an evening car show. - Anyway, I thought I would share my recent experience with the list. There hasn't been much going on recently. - Lee A - 66 # 869 - 69 # 2055 - - - - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - - - -
