'69-'70 shelby GT500 starter

[shelby1848]

Looking for a C8AF-11001-A starter for my '70 GT500 428 CJ.  Car was built June 12, 1969. Sold at Galpin Ford in LA. Need a date of April/May of 1969 but willing to take a date before those mentioned. Thanks in advance for your help.

Mike

[Bob Gaines]

Just so that you have realistic expectations. Those are extremely hard to find given the applications it was used on . Finding one will be hard enough but the odds of finding one with just the right date code is getting into lottery comparable odds  . With all that said if you find one you may consider getting it regardless of date code if not right and use it as a place holder until and or if another better more appropriate one comes along. The last one I saw for sale was in the 700.00 neighborhood a few years back. I didn't keep track so I don't know if it sold for that or not. If you can find one in the 500.00 range restored I think that would be a good deal. Best of luck on your search.   

[Bob Gaines]

FYI I just saw a bogus Ebay auction for a C8AF-11001-A 428CJ Starter. A genuine starter will have the engineering number metal stamped in the center barrel along with the metal stamped AUTOLITE trademark. This rebuilder puts a ink stamp (which was phased out in later 67 production). Stay away from these guys
 https://www.ebay.com/itm/284302210702

[J_Speegle]

FYI I just saw a bogus Ebay auction for a C8AF-11001-A 428CJ Starter. A genuine starter will have the engineering number metal stamped in the center barrel along with the metal stamped AUTOLITE trademark. This rebuilder puts a ink stamp (which was phased out in later 67 production). Stay away from these guys
 https://www.ebay.com/itm/284302210702

Agree with the starter not being marked as it should. At least with small block starters the ink stamping continued into 69 production with a period of overlap when both marking styles could be found on starts being installed at the car plants

[shelby1848]

Bob and Jeff:

Thanks for the reply. After a lengthy dialogue with the ebay starter, I was told the starter wasn't for sale and people who were interested would contact them requesting a date code. They would then search for one. Figured the same as you did Bob, so I walked away. Will continue my search as that is certainly an elusive item.