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COMPETITION PRESS and AUTO WEEK (later AUTOWEEK) published an article in its December 26, 1964 issue about the new Shelby "Mustang GT, powered by Cobra".  As we all know, this new car from Shelby way back then, is what we now know as the GT350. The article, by Ed Leslie, gave readers an early glimpse into the beautiful car we all enjoy.
   
The Co-Publishers of CP&AW at the time of the article were Bill Finefrock and Russ Goebel. They must have kept a close eye on this new creation from Shelby, and thought it was pretty amazing, as CP&AW purchased two 1966 GT350's directly from Shelby 10 months later. GT350 cars VIN 6S289 and 6S290 were delivered to CP&AW's San Francisco office via Shelby's trailer on November 5, 1965.

Russ drove 6S289 and Bill drove 6S290.

More than 50 years ago, in August, 1967, my parents (mom) purchased 6S289 from CP&AW.

Nearly 53 years after the Mustang GT article was published, in September 2017, the same publication, AUTOWEEK (formally Completion Press and AutoWeek), published an article about 6S289, their former GT350.

In 2016, Russ and his wife joined me (and 6S289) at the Cobra Experience (SAAC-43 Friday Night Social location) Cobra Day car show. They hadn't seen 6S289 since the photo shoot (photo in earlier post) taken in 2007 – nine years earlier.

To make the continuing story even sweeter, Russ and I communicate quite regularly and my wife and I plan to spend our 30th Anniversary with Russ and his wife at their Inn later this year.

Photo 1 – COMPETITION PRESS and AUTO WEEK December 26, 1964 issue cover

Photo 2 – Mustang GT Test article from December 26, 1964 CP&AW issue

Photo 3 – AUTOWEEK September 18, 2017 issue cover. I shot the photo of the AutoWeek key chain my parents received over 50 years ago (when they bought 6S289) displayed on the hood of 6S289.

Photo 4 – 6S289 article (partial) in September 18, 2017 AUTOWEEK issue

This photo of 6S289 was taken soon after the restoration was completed - in early 2007.

The photo includes the following people:

- Jeff (1st from left) and Chris (3rd from left) - the main restorers of 6S289
- Current owners family (5th through 7th from left)
- Russ and Marlene Goebel (8th and 9th from left) - original owners of 6S289
- Current owners Mom (10th from left) - 2nd owner of 6S289
- Current owner - me - (11th from left - or 1st from right...) - 2A owner of 6S289

Oh - you may have noticed that the photo is signed by a few familiar people. I took this photo to a few events and had it signed. It makes for a nice memento.

Original photo by Pete Lyons

Mom loved going to car shows.
I found some more photos of Mom with 6S289.

Photo 1 - Mom in the passenger seat of 6S289 accepting an award for her car.

Photo 2 - Mom giving thumbs-up for 6S289, which is right behind her.

Thanks everybody for the kind words about mom and 6S289.
To answer one question, yes-we still have 6S289.

By the way, in case you are interested, I just added photos and a link to the video of the women's clothing line photo shoot that 6S289 was in. They are in the "In Media" tab on the 66GT350.com site.

I attached one photo from the photo shoot below.
 

The photos below are of Mom and 6S289 from the period following the 28 years in the garage.

-Photo 1 - 2007 - Me, Mom and the Goebels, the original owners of 6S289 soon after the completion of the restoration.
-Photo 2-4 - Mom at cars shows with me and my brother  and of course 6S289

This story begins with a young lady. This young lady was looking for that special car. After some searching, a unique opportunity, with a special car, presented itself. After contacting the owner of this car, a family test drive was arraigned, and the car was purchased.

The year was 1967.

The car is 6S289.

The young lady is my mom.

Mom always loved 6S289, her 1966 GT350, even during those 28 years that it sat idle in her garage.

In 2005, it was my pleasure, after those 28 years of being dormant, to work towards bringing 6S289 back to its former glory. 6S289 was back on the road again in 2007 and mom was so excited to see this after now 30 years. Mom attended car shows and loved to share her experiences of 6S289 with those who would stop by to see her special car.

Mom was able to enjoy these times for just a few short years, because sadly, we lost mom recently.

I want to remember and honor mom and one of the things she loved and really enjoyed.
These photos are early photos of mom with 6S289 - mom's special car.

-Photo 1 and 2 - 1968 - Mom with 6S289
-Photo 3 - 1968 - Me, Mom and brother with 6S289 on a trip to Los Angeles
-Photos 4 - 1969 - Mom and 6S289 in the Santa Cruz Mountains

Hey Brant,

6S289 has black leather on the latch side. Seems there were a few different ways the seat belts were done. Just another item that makes each GT350 unique.

By the way, great story on 6S033. She looks great!

Photos of SFM6S289

Photo 1: Current owner (me) on the left at 8 years old in 1968 with SFM6S289.

Photo 2: 50 years later (10 days ago) - SFM6S289 part of the Muscle Car collection at the 2018 Grand National Roadster Show at the LA Fairplex.

50 years in the family and counting.

Mark