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Would the Dealer Added Ford Hang On A/C with out Documentation garner you Fewer or the Same Points Deductions as a Vintage Air A/C?  I would hope Fewer.

This is why I asked if it was a driver. Adding AC even a full 1969/70 setup will lose you points. A dealer added setup with receipts is still a day two mod. If it's not on the Marti it's a deduction.
The OP needs to understand there seems to be a current trend for these cars to be returned to as born. While his desire for AC makes sense there are those who will look down their nose at whichever system he installs. As for me his car his choice - I'm not into judging and don't like a cars history being lost by turning it into a day one trailer queen.

The good things is, I don't care about points. I want a drivable car 365 days a year, and in Vegas that means AC. It's going to get done one way or the other. I don't want to do anything stupid or ugly, but it has to happen.

 Points schmoints.....Atta boy !

Use it, like it was meant to be.

In the end you will rejoice on all the good memories made.

By the way what type of refrigerant will you be using in your new Day Two air conditioning system.....chilling

Another strange question but worth exploring......... I have owned well over 100 Mustangs over the last 40 Years, many 69/70 Fastbacks. a couple of them actually came with Dealer Installed Ford A/C that ran along the Lower Dash on both sides.  I know when Judging, you ding for Aftermarket A/C. Would the Ding be just as bad if was a Dealer Installed Ford A/C? 

Also, does anyone know if any Shelby was sold with a Dealer Installed Ford A/C?


Reason I ask is, I have seen a couple at the big Moultrie GA Swap Meet for sale in the past.

I have a buddy "Mikie from Miami" he own a bunch of cars.

One is a very original paint, interior 1970 shelby 500 4 speed car, he bought from the original owner.

The original owner of the 500, back in 71 or 72 drove back to the original dealer of purchase and had factory AC installed.

Included was a new dash, vents, under dash parts, the hole kit and kabootle.

When Mikie asked for "more documentation" like the sales receipt for the parts and install from the Ford dealer.

The original owner snarled at him with a who keeps all that crap. Its a old car, you going to buy it or not ?
If not get out.


Mikie gave him the Benjamin's and trailered it back home.

No paper work, no proof. Guess this install never happened....

Values, wow that's deep

You have sentimental, intrinsic, material, extrinsic e5c

But look at current SOLD values and add or detract for options, colors, etc

Most importantly be happy with your purchase and drive it

They say "life is short"....enjoy

If it's for a driver go with the Vintage Air. One stop shopping plus it fits and works great. Designed to use modern freon. The only thing I would change is to find and use the original Ford dash vents.

https://vintageair.com/1969-70-mustang-without-factory-air-gen-5-surefit-complete-kit/

Definitely this A big Plus One

And try to find the original Ford vents to give that all original look

Best of luck on your endeavors

Next Topic :

what refrigerant should I use....lol !

Well today I braved the cold weather in Floridaland and got my bucket and mitten gave it a nice bath.

What a beauty and much quicker now that its clean!

A buddy of mine gets the normal gasket and has them painted or coated white

He uses a local guy that coats headers and stuff with that high heat coating

Congratulations to the new owner!

 Hopefully you will join the very best Shelby Forum, that's us!

I strongly recommend unzipping the window. Although it will fold sufficiently to allow putting the top down with it in place, the severity of the fold eventually causes the silicone hinge strip to detach from the edges of the glass. I have seen this many times on convertibles that I have sold over the years.

This is especially so now that the material may be decades old. Bear in mind the Ford / Shelby did not engineer these cars to last fifty plus years. Unzipping the window allows it to rest in the top well at a gentle angle, which prolongs the bond of the strip to the glass.

Best advice ever, especially on an old top
Big + 1

Hire an appraiser to go out and take a good look at it.

I did on all our old cars, probably the best couple of Benjamins we spent.

Sales correction information on this "Black and Gold Bad Boy"

1966 SHELBY GT350H SFM#6S1618, an automatic Hertz car, sold at Barrett-Jackson for an incredible $420,000 or a total price of $462,000 including buyers' premium.


 

You just can't deny those Black and Gold Bad Boys

Ahem, red and gold...

Bonjour mon ami,

Practicing my French so when I arrive at McDonalds, I can order my meal properly when I say "French Fries"

Moving to the topic at hand, 1966 Shelby GTH that got SOLD for $420,000 cash money. ( heck we are almost millionaire's now with this documented 66 Hertz sale)

We are in a very exclusive club its the "Hertz Rent a Racer" club


Yes we know that those "66 Bad Boyz" came in assorted colors Wimbledon White, Candy Apple Red, Ivy Green, and Sapphire Blue.

But that "Gansta Raven Black paint with de Gold Le  Mans and side stripes" makes those particularly the "Baddest of the Bad Boyz"

Almost a "Darth Vadarish"  sinister if we do say so.

Well enjoy your new found 1/2 Million Dollar Hertz Mobil car

Until next time do stay WARM !

Its been a crazy FUN,LONG exhausting week out in the desert... home of THE worlds greatest auction. Great to hang out and see old time friends and a few new friends thrown in for good luck. Prices seemed a bit soft this year with a few home runs but the fun was off the scale. To all those headed back to the frozen tundra of half of the states... Be safe till we meet again, and keep it swinging, and the tires rolling!    

Great to hear you went out and enjoyed yourself.

We are still toiling in this heat encrusted area .... go greta go!

More info on this Black and Gold Bad Boy SFM6S1618

Vehicle Details Page

Lot: 1316

2026 Scottsdale

No reserve

Status: Sold

Location: North Show Case G-4

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1966 SHELBY GT350-H

Powered by a matching-numbers 289ci Hi-Po V8 engine with original drivetrain.

Completed April 18, 1966; delivered to Shelby's High-Performance Motors and served as a Hertz LAX Rent-A-Racer. Concours-restored in 2025 and awarded Premier status at SAAC-50.



This 1966 Shelby GT350-H, serial number SFM6S1618, is powered by its matching-numbers 289ci High-Performance V8 engine with its original drivetrain.

 The car was completed on April 18, 1966, and delivered to Carroll Shelby's High-Performance Motors in El Segundo, CA, for dealer preparation before being assigned to the Hertz Los Angeles Airport Agency for rental use.

It was sold in August 1967 and remained in Phoenix, AZ. A concours restoration began in March 2024 using primarily restored original or NOS components and was completed in 2025 under the direction of the SAAC Head Judge for 1966 Shelbys, with the goal of creating the most accurate GT350-H restoration to date.

 At SAAC-50 in Sonoma, CA, #1618 earned the Premier Award in Division 2, the highest honor in Shelby concours judging, and remains the only 1966 GT350 to receive this distinction.

With ALL the speculation on Jimmies car, this is the only information that our SAAC registry has registered for it

Holy Moses we know must entertain different  conspericiese, theories or concepts to old Jimmies car disappearing.


Jimmie was driving recklessly and hit a telephone pole on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles. After inspecting the damage, he walked to the Whiskey A-Go-Go and partied the night away. When Morrison returned, the car was gone.

Towed it stolen, who knows.

Then someone mentioned:

What PROOF do you have it was a totaled car in the 60s?

Great question!

Wouldn't it be something if a SAAC member owned it and just wasn't ready to discuss it or how he found it?

GADZOOKS BATMAN ! what does he mean?


Jimmie parked the car at Los Angeles International Airport while The Doors went on tour, and when he returned the car had been towed or stolen.

Again who knows

1971 newspaper add

There's also speculation that the car was sold and resold multiple times—with the owners unaware of what they had—before it was driven into the ground and eventually crushed in the 1980s.

Who, what when, where?

Even if found, the condition and originality of the parts would be suspect.  Forget the engine, the most valuable parts would be the doors!

Sorry about that...

Donnie you sir are the BOSS

Chi Ching !