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Is it paper or plastic ?

That's what they asked me at checkout at Walmart. Joking aside. It's cardboard. Has not arrived yet. But looks unique so I grabbed it.

I acquired this little piece just recently and wondered if Hi-Performance Motors actually used this identifier on their plates? That was the claim by the seller who patterned this repro from file materials he received from Lew Spencer in 1984. My car was invoiced to Hi-Performance Motors so I wanted the piece for the small Shelby shrine I created in the home office.

Thank you Bob for the clarification and insight.

Recent acquisition.  Apparently a service part with label taped on. What am I looking at here? 843 currently has a ridiculous little hold down tab which is apparently all wrong. Friend of mine says there should be the letter "c" stamped on this block shaped clamp which I do not see. If I got seen off it wasn't for a lot. Curious.

Hark, doeth one hear the ever so faint echoes in the background of voices saying "You better get rid of that damn car.  It's the car or me."  and similar such ultimatums.  Anyone gives me such an ultimatum (they didn't either from fear or some heretofore undisclosed reason) they are getting the boot.  That's a lot of Shelbys on the chopping block.  I might actually drive down to Indy and witness the sorrow.

Fun article. I especially enjoyed it because I am currently refurbishing a 64.5 convertible with a 260. However my 260 is a V8 not an inline 6. I am guessing there is a mistake there somewhere.

That is what I thought too about the 260 remark.  Wasn't the 260 a thin walled XP motor that Shelby snapped up for his first few Cobras?  I did not check the c.i. displacement for a slant six.

One hell of a long ride.
https://www.autoevolution.com/news/stunning-one-owner-1964-mustang-with-700k-miles-for-sale-it-s-the-steal-of-the-millennium-233164.html

Ready...settie...goooooowh!

I am hoping it is as good if not better than Fury Road.

Definitely won't be able to sleep tonight..

Naw.  The real horror is life and its end.

A Shelbyized one minute horror story.

See attached, Jeff's image with some added info, the "C" knob is the CHOKE, the air Vent in his image is like the one you linked with the longer two-hole attachment tab  ;-)

Makes total sense. I was thinking the vent knob would have been on the left to be closer to the vent. I was vaguely aware that there is a manual choke knob which I figured would be marked "C" but didn't think that knob would be so close to the actual vent. So I was getting creative thinking maybe the "C" was for cold air. Like the engineer that designed the cybertruck, sometimes I don't live in reality. But I must admit that hunting down correct parts for the car is a lot if fun!

The bracket in your picture looks different in that it only has one bolt holding it and also should it have the "C" stamped in the knob to be original. Here is one on ebay that has two bolt holes and no letter "C"
https://www.ebay.com/itm/155886261671?itmmeta=01HWQA0226CJ52QSXY9PQH8YZP&hash=item244b8b95a7:g:7aIAAOSwgRViH-wk&itmprp=enc%3AAQAJAAAA8FJ3Om0XpjxEVPYVc3aCgeCAKCWdv2%2BYNtec1sbQDutb4a52jXHBoH%2Fw%2BJBBoJ2cyQxqQ%2FMw%2BxQ4bjY8JDRoJlPxux9qXdFFpYTVHVEFS76pseTLdkly2rNfAeJ4ZqSQBCRtePAXi601KHo1Z6Sjgn1FI8Q7fnlnY6ST80jUQ7yXligz%2FZ9%2Bl7z30PKBc1L8Y7jpXFfop49iBVKZQRBLWV%2B56kuvmIk630E8S6JG%2B90ECU8zfI%2FjdzZMKJMBYtmwP6FUVPvF0Scpcw8f8bruxBDss7DJ4cnJsl%2BBWTAq1qkbYzFlqI%2BteRnp%2BOjrdVg5bQ%3D%3D%7Ctkp%3ABFBMlKGA6uVj

Yes, the pull knob. And thank you for that info.

I just bought an oem left hand cold air vent for the car. Looks to be in great shape. None was installed during assembly. I cannot seem to find the screw type to bolt the vent bracket to the underside of the dash. They sell the three nuts to attach it to the cowl but nothing for the bracket. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Thank you gentlemen.  I will not be adding any rubber cap or grommet therefore.  So it is just a small hole in the carpet and the metal dimmer switch and nothing else.  I am good with that.  Has a more Mad Max wasteland feel about it.  Plus it would be added weight to the car no matter how infinitesimal.