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An SPF40, with an accurate tub and roof, especially in the RH drive, full mechanical shift linkage variant is .... faithful. They are no hokie kit car to be sure.
Its faults are the accurately reproduced faults of a GT40. It is my understanding that you have to want to like it and it won't disappoint. It is not a 2020 M series BMW.
The hypocenter of the SPF40 world is http://www.olthoffracing.com and Rick at https://www.timemachineauto.com/

Regarding the fuel tanks: the SPF40 is equipped w tanks. Bladders are a $6800 upcharge.

Good Luck

To pick up upon 2112's pic showing just how small a GT40 is:

Agreed, they were not at all sequential.
Here's a specific example:
Bo's car 5S275 is 64 VINs 'junior' to my car 5S339, however my car was delivered to SAI before his, May 9 v May 13.
There is a very good chance that 5S339 had an earlier FOMOCO VIN than 5S275.

These examples are all over the place: 5S479 was delivered before 5S259 and thus may well have a FOMOCO VIN hundreds of numbers 'older' and so on.

Yes, I was a member of COCOA OC and yes I knew Randy Hermans. He and Jim 'recruited' me to COCOA OC from a COCOA LA meeting at Galpin Ford 1974~.
Randy had an outstanding 65 350 then which he sold and then got another shortly thereafter. Very nice guy, I seem to recall he was aspiring to dental school ?? at the time.
Man, that was a long time ago. Thanks for bringing that up!

That's Jim Wallace next to Gordon.
Jim was the President of COCOA Orange County 1975.
He had street driving privileges in the Coupe when owned by Shoen and even brought one to the monthly meeting at Pacific Stereo/ Anaheim via the I-5 Fwy!
Carroll used to show up at the meetings just to kick tires and make small talk. Totally approachable.
He was a Chili salesman.

Sadly the S1MS was a manifold of poor materials, poor design and poor performance. Early well intentioned attempts at enhancing its performance were ineffectual and it was quickly superseded by a sequence of  similar, but improved, dual plane manifolds by Shelby and the aftermarket. This appears to be detritus from that period.
The S1MS was an Offenhauser gravity sand casting of poor aluminum integrity, also the design was not robusted to compensate for this poor materials quality. It appears the posted intake has had its rear ears broken off and 'repaired'. This is sadly common and that design is in no mans land at 10-15 ftlbs tq. Expert repair and reskinning is available ($$), but then what do you have?
The holes have been enlarged / hogged out so be careful on port alignment and barely snug those last two bolts!
On a 260 this intake may well diminish that engine's efficiency.
The S1MS does live on in lore though, and it is of value to a restorer uninterested in performance.
(If on a budget there are a lots of F4Bs cheaply available)
Same intake broken and repaired/reskinned:

Save for this singular notable exception (congrats to buyer & seller) looks like a near total collapse for early SAI cars at all three auctions this year.

My original 65 Detroit Locker didn't break. It fell apart. And my car was only 10 yrs old and hadn't had any abuse. Happened getting on the San Bernardino Fwy at Tyler 1975. Definitely wasn't cool. These things were Furnace Brazed 'together' with schlock quality. Useless. I posted pics of it on old forum, still got it here somewhere. I had another 'gen-one' which I ran for a while, then switched to a Traction-Loc which is still in the car, never a bit of trouble.
The Locker: Street driving a PIA. Slow u-turns were a fight until it clunked.
Its sitting on the shelf w my original T-10M-1. Another useless anachronism!!

I love the 1965 GT-350 and have had the pleasure of driving one almost my whole life, and I respect the purity of the concours cars, but many of the now-vaunted early parts simply didn't hack the load of hi-performance street, weekend racer duty.
There's a reason why radiators, fuel pumps, fans, intakes, M-1 transmissions, etc are now 'rare'....and it wasn't because they were good!

HEAR HEAR! Coralsnake!!
This is a car forum, let's keep it as that.
Most of us have ridiculous political opinions anyway, let those who want to vent their spleens go to political forums and fight endless fights there.

This is a great thread. Richstang and Honker you're really to be commended IMO.
Shades of the 'old' forum.
(Wish I had something to contribute!)

From the old forum:
(my little brother)

https://youtu.be/TH1y-XVEbEc
https://youtu.be/ltXX983lP10

Downright bitchin.

Those are Avons underneath?

Thank you Brant.
What about the facing side per chance?
I've got a Carryover in the shop with presumably original wheels.
The inside is smooth w/o a beadlock, however the facing side is a countoured beadlock.

Pics below show:
- the Carryover rim which is almost too shiney to discern;
- a wheel depiction showing similar beadlock contouring on the  wheel face side to the Carryover rim; and
- a 1964 Crager S/S. This early Crager clearly is without beading/ contouring on the inside nor the outside.

Do original Shelby Cragers have a contoured safety beadlock on the facing side w/o an inside safety bead unlike the early Crager S/S which has neither?

Would anybody, by chance, have a pic of an original Crager without the the safety beadlock?
Thanks

The 'seller' lists a number of SAI cancelled checks.
Could these have had their origin in the boxes of then forlorn SAI docs 'found' in Gardena in 1976-1977ish timeframe?
You know, the ones that have been hoarded and made 'experts' and 'registrars' out of those who tease us occasionally with their contents?