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Messages - Vernon Estes

#31
Quote from: paul on January 04, 2024, 06:11:27 PM
Not intending to complicate things but there are at least 2 versions of the 15" slotted wheel. A thin wood grip and a thicker wood grip.

Also not looking to complicate things...but people should be careful about "thicker wood grip versions"... yes there was an original produced with thinker wood rim but it is still "thinner" than any repop ever made. Has a different "dish" to the wheel as well...among many other differences.

#32
Hey Guys,

Broadway stuff can be tough to find so posting this in the hopes that someone with a Broadway delivered car might like to have it. Broadway was KC's only Shelby dealer from 65-67...quite a few cars were delivered there although finding dealer emblems from them can be tough.  No affiliation with the seller..

https://www.ebay.com/itm/115950576544?hash=item1aff3163a0:g:fOsAAOSw07tlNbiG&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAA8L%2FElMnDAKCR5Du%2BiBpvaQLZ8fNwqWvYlpe1PdKyyM2D6YbCeTWMZP%2BY%2BhVTrWH26aYekzLIaamUtWrngurIRlBaZI3mSpJtllKmMONHRChvzX2WRQVdZFtgMQMfmdKW5itYO0uc%2BWx6grm8hrIWJleZNvZ3aUkJ05sq%2FSP%2BAksNUP%2BVeYh31Tsl86vl5nZzOnifK9K5icnGKU1qQ72Q0B18AnIAjxDh3IgZkqB83CiND1SEag3Hij63ZG%2FNaDiHBTiK8kcST6zHeGJVDsE%2BNeytzsykUBetpkDM9TJx8vzcm%2BH%2FMq6%2FOYKxD8AUZaTJ8w%3D%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR57cpuOXYw

Kind regards,
Vern
#33
Wanted to Buy / Re: Movable Lift
December 23, 2023, 01:55:14 PM
Advantage Lifts are great if you want all the bells and whistles... my father has one and its a pretty incredible thing in terms of build quality.

That said, just throwing this out there...but theres nothing wrong with the typical chinese lift.....and most of the lifts you are going to buy (with very few exceptions) are going to be coming from China regardless of the extensive marketing attempts by the part of these lift companies to make you think otherwise.

The Chinese stuff certainly serves a purpose and works fine....there ARE different levels of quality and features from these international products also.

Kind regards,
Vern
#34
1965 GT350/R-Model / Re: original hipo lid or not ?
December 20, 2023, 10:22:26 PM
I'll add that hole size for the stud is an easier tell than the contours when photo angles can make seeing the profiles of the lid contours difficult.

Looks like the real McCoy to me
#35
1 of 1 production 65 GT350 ever made with rocker trim and standard shock tower braces, obviously

#36
Up For Auction / Re: 6S406 - Bring A Trailer
December 06, 2023, 04:21:13 PM
Quote from: s2ms on December 06, 2023, 11:25:22 AM
Not that unusual. I have a spare block cast on 2-1-66, assembled on 2-2-66.

Discussions like this depend on people's interpretation of the phrase "not that unusual" but I'd personally call a 1 day spread pretty unusual..just my own judgement though.

Not saying it's impossible at all, just certainly a LONG way away from the norm from my experience scrutinizing engine vins and date codes.

I'll also throw in there that, in my opinion, a hipo engine would be even less likely to have a 1 day spread since they were almost certainly assembled in batches after periods of casting cores where they would be measured for core shift and the best castings put to the side to build hipo engines out of. Not continuously assembled like on "lowpos".  Was the engine your referring to a hipo or a regular strength?  ;D


Just my opinion here..interesting discussion.

Kind regards,
Vern
#37
1966 Shelby GT350/GT350H / Re: 6s364 tags
December 06, 2023, 09:23:26 AM
We are in the process of getting the tag back to the car it belongs to.

Kind regards,
Vern
#38
That's a very early reproduction but a cool piece nonetheless.

Kind regards,
Vern
#39
Up For Auction / Re: 5S305 - Bring A Trailer
October 29, 2023, 04:12:35 PM
Quote from: Coralsnake on October 20, 2023, 10:47:00 AM
Just curious is the rear mount battery correct for this car?

What are the round covers on the doors for?

Battery switched to the front, give or take, in the 325-335 region from what I have seen. Only car I've personally owned in that range was 5S327 which was a rear battery...although it hardly counts as a reference for battery location as all drag units got rear batteries...even in 66s when all 4 were carryovers. 351 and 360 were drag units also and had rear batteries despite being late enough that they would have otherwise had front mounted batteries.

Kind regards,
Vern
#40
SAAC Forum Discussion Area / Re: Ray Brown Seat Belts?
October 13, 2023, 07:47:03 AM
Quote from: s2ms on October 13, 2023, 12:12:36 AM
Quote from: Vernon Estes on October 12, 2023, 06:20:46 PM
Just bought a 66 that has these belts on the drivers side and American Safetys on the passenger side.

I know we have hashed out seat belts before on another thread...but i have recently been seeing American Safetys in an awful lot of early 66 Shelbys lately. Starting to make me wonder if there is more to learn here.

Hi Vern,

Did the belts in the 66 you just bought have the same floor attachment hardware shown in the original post?  I've never seen those on original belts...

Thanks,
Dave

Sorry for the confusion... yes, the drivers side belt in the car has the same attaching hardware as what is pictured but I was not meaning to imply that I felt that they were original to the car.

I was more referencing the passenger side belt which is am American  Safety belt.

In researching 6S750 (has matching American Safety belts in it) for its restoration I just so happened to know the owners of 2 other cars which were right around the same SFM number. When the subject of seat belts came up in conversation...both of the other owners said their cars had American Safety belts just like what I had sent them a picture of...they said they got rid of them in favor of ray browns because that's what everyone said belonged in the cars.  Just bought another considerably earlier 66 and it has an American safety on the passenger side.

I've discussed the topic of American Safety belts with a very well known 65-66 restorer and he claims unequivocally that American Safety belts came in 66s from new but that the theory that all early cars had Ray browns is so prevalent that it probably wasn't worth the fight  ;D I guess, at this point, I am at least open to hearing from people who have cars which have correctly dated American Safety belts in their cars.  It seems incredibly coincidental that, in my very limited research on the topic, that a sample of 5 "early" 66s would had happened to have owners who all replaced their lap belts with the EXACT same American Safety model, finish, etc when there was so much choice out there for racing belts at the time...let alone choices of more "stock" type replacements. Add to that...American Safety, Ray Brown, and Impact were all mfg'd by the same company, right?

Not meaning to stir the pot...just throwing it out there.

Vern
#41
SAAC Forum Discussion Area / Re: Ray Brown Seat Belts?
October 12, 2023, 06:20:46 PM
Just bought a 66 that has these belts on the drivers side and American Safetys on the passenger side.

I know we have hashed out seat belts before on another thread...but i have recently been seeing American Safetys in an awful lot of early 66 Shelbys lately. Starting to make me wonder if there is more to learn here.
#42
Up For Auction / Re: 5S443 at Mecum Dallas
September 24, 2023, 10:27:04 AM
I sold the car to the current owner (or at least as of yesterday)... it's never been on eBay although a few other cars in the 400s have been.

The car was a no-sale a few times most notably at Mecum Indy which was a hard sale to sell anything at....horrible results all around at that sale.

Strong price yesterday though!

Kind regards,
Vern
#43
FWIW... to all the scammers out there... I've already had a few emails from guys saying "I have Original 1965 GT350 "slotted" 15 inch steering wheel and hub and the item is in excellent condition" while attaching an image of a wheel that they pulled off google images....

Please... feel free to not waste my time or your own time.  In fact, your time can be better utilized doing other things... such as, maybe, playing in traffic?

;D
#44
Howdy folks!

Looking for an original 15 inch "slotted" steering wheel for a 1965 GT350 as well as an original S1MS hub.

Looking for a friend with a great, original 65. If anyone has one or both items... we know that the parts won't be cheap. Not looking for repop stuff.

Please reach out via PRIVATE MESSAGE or text message to 913. 687. 1sixsix 8 if you have something!

Pic for attention!

Vern
#45
As Tim said above...its not for vendors not "wanting" to produce wheels. For some of the wheels its a lack of available materials to produce the wheels. For other parts specifically...there is currently not enough percieved demand to justify the MfG-ing of the product.

Certainly frustrating but its likely the "new normal" IMO