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Thanks guys. Looking at original tags this one didn't look right but I always ask instead of assuming.

I'm trying to hone my skills on early fender tags. This one to me appears to be a repo? Am I correct? It's the current 66 on bat.

I go every year. Last year I delivered a very rare AL 66 Shelby trans to a fellow SAAC  member here.This year I may be hanging  by my friends SAAC survivor gold 69 Boss 429. He drives it on the street. Here he was picking me up to go on a cruise. Incredible car.

Bob looks the same. Not at home but out of state but had a friend send me some pics of his and I sent them to Pete.

Apparently not the same then if it shouldn't have the post.

look without  being home and looking at mine I installed mine 25 years ago and have not looked at it since. I should be more clear as in the shape of the Zbar at the bottom looked like mine. To me it is unique as it isn't like a 289-302 or an FE. I asked a friend for a pic of his original. He dug it out and I posted pics of his. They added extra metal for strength on the curved part like I've seen done before on Z bars as his car was drag raced otherwise that is what one should look like .

This is an original a friend has but added support.

Bob looks the same. Not at home but out of state but had a friend send me some pics of his and I sent them to Pete.

About 84-88 lbs circle wrapped in cardboard. I once shipped a may 68 intake abs it weighed 84lbs and also an April 70 that weighed 88 lbs at the same time. Don't know why the 68 weighed less

FWIW the seller posted more pics and didn't answer my question or post pics of the areas in question. See the new pics and what he said and be your own judge . Personally I have no problem with metal replacement if done right. People seem to forget these are Rustangs and very few survive today with zero rust repair or metal replacement from accidents. My friend owns 2 such cars and one is a 5k mile ex drag car 69 B2 and a 69 Calif 69 Boss 9. I've used those cars as a ref for Dearborn cars as to how they were assembled(welded)  as were Shelbys down the same line

Have never seen a body colored grill area before on 69 shelby.

many mistakes when  this car was restored/repainted as I'm sure you know Ed being a judge. The typical using hex washer bolts to hold the front valance on a car instead of the painted bumper bolts.

I think you meant to say painted carriage bolts

you are correct but I have a habit of calling them bumper bolts . Same design. I remember I had to slot them to hold them to break the nut free 3 decades ago on my vert. 4 decades ago I cut the heads right off on my GT500 carriage bolts as they wouldn't budge and I didn't want to screw up the holes in the fiberglass. I also just got some carriage bolts for my front valance for my 68.

original fiberglass is usually pink on the back side. so my guess repo, others will know more. Pete has good reference on his site.

I have original pieces that are white. I also have pink. My header that I'm using which I believe to be an original is white. My original header is pink( original paint broken in 2) When I get back home I'll look at the 2 and compare. My side scoops are white. Pass end cap is white. HL buckets pink. My 2 tail light panels.

Yes, it appears to be a quality repro part.  Engineering # was probably varied on purpose?

so what varied from the one in the OP pic and the pic you posted Don?

Take no offense.  I just wanted to know where or why these questions are coming from.  Thanks.

thanks. I try and be fair and not affect an auction. I've met a lot of new friends thanks to BAT.  BTW I have not posted on the green KR on BAT right now.

Have never seen a body colored grill area before on 69 shelby.

many mistakes when  this car was restored/repainted as I'm sure you know Ed being a judge. The typical using hex washer bolts to hold the front valance on a car instead of the painted bumper bolts.

Read the comments as I often do.  Who is this "Shelbyman70" that seems to comment on every Shelby being auctioned?

that's me. But so do others on 68-70 Shelbys. They are even posting on this thread. So why are you so interested in me? For the record I'm very careful how I post. I don't critique cars on the auctions. Someone asks a question I'll help them. If I think a seller is incorrect I'll sometimes correct them. In this case, the seller thinks the quarter panels are original. They  very well could be, but when I see there are no spot wheels in the wheel wells  which are pretty indicative of a car that has had quarters  replaced ( pause no sound deadener in the pass side trunk but no pics of the ds trunk) so I asked the seller to look close and take better pics of those areas for those who are concerned. on top of that the battery apron was replaced. It looks like the passenger door was re-skin because that is not a factory skin that's on the door. Don't know about the driver's door, but I didn't call out the battery apron nor did I call out the passenger door didn't call out the grill there's other things I could call out.said I believe the floors are factory.  I just don't call out everything that is wrong on a car because every car on there because most are not Concours winning cars.  many times people tagged me to post on a car so I do it.  many times I sent personal messages to a seller of a car asking things for people I know who are interested in the cars. I've helped people bid and buy cars on bat. If you do follow me on bat  you'll find out I really do not post on anything other than 68 to 70 Shelby's or 69 Mustangs. I'm doing a full-blown restoration on a 68 GT500 with a lot of input from Pete so I'm getting pretty well-versed on 68 Shelby's now.  69 Shelbys, I've always been pretty well-versed thanks to Ed, Jeff,  Bob and others over the years and having owned my car for 41 years and and restored  a few.

I believe this is the original frame in my friends 69 boss 429