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Might be #0176 GT350, later turned into a GT500 with a 428 ordered originally aqua, believed to be converted to lime gold used early for Popular Science and Car and Driver..and on...typically press cars are held in a pool...or it ended up in the Popular Hot Rodding Engine annual and Yearbook of C&D.

One more of the 'ol" road mates has vanished. Sorry to hear about his death and my condolences to his family. Seems to be an eternity since we exchanged the first mail to share information about potential Shelbys. I am glad I helped him a bit in 2005 by checking out a local 67 GT500 from a bavarian wrecking yard that he could buy and restore.

I like the choice of the cover car for the Publisher's edition. Ray Wolfe's back door effort that Cantwell also drove. http://www.ponysite.de/66_notchback_Ray_Wolff.htm

Ponysite does have the Wolfe/Cantwell date wrong it was 9-18-66. The Riverside 4 hour ..

..if you read it again, my page just said September 4hour race, not September 4th..:-)
Anyway Greg gave me some insight in 2024 to this special race when researching the subject. A few things in sorting out the Pike/Peck cars and showed me a number of great pics of the Sept 18th 4 hour race, which will be certainly in the book. I intended to wait for the publication in 2025, good to hear it is finally out in December 26. Looking forward to it.
Ponysite is rather a continous research lab and connects owners and researchers and helps in the background to collect missing data ...occasionally. No competition to a book.
At least we (mostly contributors) will have 67 #19 soon as a new rare find, once the owner has a major publication out. Thanks to Kranky for helping with his unlimited records here as well.

Wonder a bit how to differentiate the clone from the real thing. I can not for sure.
Could be the auction video also shows the clone?
Here is the one that raced 2015 by the Ellerbrocks at the AVD/OGP at the ring.
I have no close up of the tag, but the tag in the video looks "similar" :-)
Or the Ellerbrocks raced the real thing at the Ring. Who knows?

Little history on the last owners after Bowman mentioned. I assume they are the sellers.
Came to Germany in 2005 and later given to the buyers sister Elena Ellerbrock. The Ellerbrock raced it at famous racetracks.
2013 at the Ring.
(Exhaust was occasionally adapted to track noise requirements as far as I heard, but from other sources, this below pictured one could be also the "racing clone" to prevent damaging the original in their ownership)

The McQueen family checked typically all cars out that come up with a McQueen name, especially when for sale. A faded blue metallic 69 blue 9R02M104817 was "claimed, advertised and announced to go to an US auction as McQueen driven car" until the commissioned dealer pulled it finally due to a lot of pressure. Maybe he just wanted attention, as no preps had been made to reimport it in time.
The key claim was around a name of "Steve McQueen" put in a document, living in Madras, but a strange adress, which one could easily google. Could be still that more Steve McQueens were around those days.
More storylines were invented about how the name came on the document, yet, more proofs against it later turned up when checking the initial export route and presented docs at that time. As said the McQueen trust is closely following such claims with experts involved, when it comes to an official sale.

The story was viral already around 2007, but no real evidence presented. Rumours were around since the early 9oies, but may have been caused by "made up" stories from WB employees after the movie and early buyers believing in those fairy tales.
The auction was from 20th Century Fox, not WB. (Also mentioned in the registry)
 
Time will tell or may even see other "proofs", but the common sense was that the story was made up by WB employees with several cars, not only this 67 GT350. Actually another "WB sold McQueen car" - a DHG dark green 68 was sold to another auction buyer with certain documents signed by WB employees. It ended up in my neighbourhood and the owner (a rich factory owners son) threatened us, if we would ever put out any other truth. Later he stopped using that claim by himself. Never heard again of that car.

Current panhard rod on AMR TDF (no-winner) DPK5B, 5F07K208109. Pic taken by myself in 2017 at AMR.
Does not say it was there in 1964..car was "rebuild" 5 times since then.

Thanks for posting love it, but i couldn't help but notice even AI doesn't know the difference between 67 & 68 side stripes  maybe it's been done wrong so many times even AI thought it was correct

This was a 3 minutes job with Gemini Pro within Google AI Studio, with more time one could get it more accurate of course. Just exercised some free of charge opportunities with movie cars.
I aged it a bit more in another short trial and finetuned Robby Kriegers Gibson guitar. Enough for a nice framed pic for a period Doors enthusiast like me.
Actually the Bullitt camera car #559 did not look much different while in its KY barn. (real pic, not AI)

Anyway a cold case since decades, but somehow they keep catching readers and you never know..if there isn't a new hint coming up. I prefer mystery Mustang stories.

Until it will be found....some inspiration what to look for.

At least an idea for a future museum display instead of being in a Mecum glass box.

I had been in touch years ago with the OMNIA team, which did actually a professional paint inspection on 559. They do top-level car inspection for expensive cars.
https://omnia-online.jimdofree.com/bullitt-analyse/

They have been helpful to the McQueen trust in more cases meanwhile (like a claimed 69 "Blue Lady" some years ago), so I would expect that they are called in in time once it goes on sale with any relation to the known names.

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Here are some of the other pieces on site. At least at one time all the remaining pieces were in one spot to see and check by an independent.
Made little sense to turn the wheel back at that time and weld the rusty floor and items back in, or? Everbody may have his opinion on that or what he would have done. Simply, it was too late. Bad timing of asking for a report.
I guess you get the stuff with it and can return it to "as found" :-) once it goes for sale.

..and all already cut-out or disassembled pieces on site to check for Kevin (floor, rooftop, hood, valances etc.)
Yep, the fenders were probably gone while it was on the wrecking yard.

It was clearly visible on the wreck :-)

Some rotten body pieces (which were present on pallets outside during Kevins inspection) are used for a REC #558 exklusive Series of watches. A way to finance the rest of work to build something around the VIN and pieces.

The thrill of 558 rather lies in what it was than what it is.
It would make more sense to use #558 as an experience car for interaction with visitors. Maybe a 3D hydraulic Stunt Drive simulation.  I hope the anounced Sept 2026 Show will be like that. No need for another glasshouse display.