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BTW has anyone looked this detail up in the 69 Add/Delete sheets yet?  Just a thought

Just to report back to confirm that apparently Ford didn't add the Shelby emblems. Just in case someone had that question 

Another example of where engineers and people in the big office had one idea and plan then things changed, were altered or workers decided differently and got away with it. That IMO is the challenge of these sort of documentation. They show a point in time when someone drew, planned or put into play a detail when it could have been changed or rethought the following day. If so we just don't have that replacement drawing or the one after that one. Not to say this sort of documentation is worthless but I find documents such as TBS to be easier to trust since they report of what did take place (change or problem)  at a plant or with a particular process or part. Unfortunately in neither place do we have all of the details we would wish for.   

BTW has anyone looked this detail up in the 69 Add/Delete sheets yet?  Just a thought

It was pointed out to me that I should not show the block date and assembly date so I cropped the photo - thanks for the info..

Would not worry about assembly date or casting date but its up to you. BTW you didn't show the assembly date that I saw - only the machining date for the block that can't be seen once the engine is assembled

Using the search found a number of earlier posts discussing and showing original hardware (well at least the visible heads)

Thing of the selection the one below will provide you with the answer to that question

https://www.saac.com/forum/index.php?topic=1790.msg15453#msg15453


Likely have another hundred of examples in picture form if we need more

............... Don't you find it interesting 3 new Shelbys at Ed Martin Ford at the same time all have different iterations on this the last being a F-60-15 car? I do.

Yes. Guess a kid stealing one could have grabbed them from all three if they were parked close enough to one another at the dealership or on the transporter when ever it travel from or was parked for the night. Just another possibility since we're exploring them

Has anyone seen a 65-8 Mustang that looks good with a front spoiler on it?

Yes in the 80's. Tastes change for many people and the masses

Yes, it's not just BAT it happens at all auctions. BAT just makes it more visible and in some cases obvious

Recall selling a GT350 (67) at an auction and the guy asked me if the car was a KR,    Did not even think or know to at least start with the side stripes.

The reason he had to have a KR? He had read in a fairly recent newspaper article (that should date when the sale took place) that the best investment at that time was a KR. So he was following them with just recommendation.

Can't tell you how many fakes I've seen for sale and change hands over the years.  But for some reason, likely bragging rights, it is not important to some to have a correct or in some cases complete car, just to have a pretty one that they can show off to friends or list as part of their collections. Seems to have always been this way.

Here is a shot of an unrestored San Jose built 68. Hope it helps

It is great that we get these announcements so early compared to the "old days" when it often wasn't till after the show year before we got the date.

Just wanted to take this opportunity say thanks. It's a great help for everyone

There were no 65's that I recall.

Short answer is all Group I's and II's for 66-67's were originally built as K codes.

The "twist" is that some of the 67's were given new serial numbers for the 68 season when they were "updated"

Would not expect them both to align but have not done a complete survey yet. Challenge is that you need the dates from the frames to confirm that the cars your looking at are even possibly original to the cars and allot have been replace and swapped over the years. Would have to review the details but their may be multiple ribbed versions also. Making it even more of a challenge and this is not even bring in the all steel hoods to the mix 

Older VW engines are cast from magnesium so if you have an engine fire one of the worst choices is spraying water on them. It just intensifies the flames, heat and such.  Had a few during my career 

Thank you all for the info.. I appreciate it! I think I'll be going with multi purpose units...

Understand that by design most multi-purpose will have some compromises in order to address multiple needs. Though most will tell you differently. Not that this a a bad thing just something that gets figured in when making a choice.

Yes there is no one best extinguisher for all situations that is why there are different classes. You can only anticipate (read guess) what your likely to use the extinguisher for then plan accordingly.  With a older vehicles (new ones are different since there are allot more types of materials used to make them now) you can plan on gas/oil and/or electrical fires. Basically each works differently "removing" on side of the fire triangle to extinguish the fire hopefully.

That and really good insurance, as well as a phone, are your best weapons. Of course training on how to use each type of extinguisher. You can't believe the things people will do when they panic and using a fire extinguisher is is a good example of this in my experience

Michael Shally

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