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If there is anyone on this forum who lives in Aruba, I would love to talk to you. We will be in Aruba from the 18th thru the 24th. Ron

#550 has AM radio, what it was built with. Owned since '67 when Ford sold it. 4 speed, and Mico. Mico isn't the original one as part of pressure plate went thru the original when clutch exploded. Ron

Member every year since early 1976. Ron

Is anyone here from Auruba? Last time I was there, I met a man who I think said he was in the Auruba Shelby club. We are going to be in Auruba in Jan. 2020, and if I could find someone there to talk Shelbys with, it would be great. If anyone is there, you can send a personal message, or email me at rcmcam@yahoo.com.  Ron

Why not just put an inline fuse in the wire to the amp gauge? That's what I did on 6S550, and our '66 convertible, after the amp gauge on the '66 convertible shorted internally and caused an electrical fire. Ron

I don't have a '65, but had Pertronix in our '66,  6S550, and didn't do any real rewiring  I hooked the wire from the Pertronix to the hot side of the coil. Used the yellow top coil, and  no rewiring for the tach. Hope this helps. Ron

Is Larry McMahan on this site? I met him at the Telluride Cars & Colors car show last weekend. I did not get any contact info, but would like to be able to contact him. Larry and Myrna own  6S863, very nice  '66 Hertz.  Ron

I'm going thru the '66 registry, and the pages are falling out. Will someone at headquarters please address this issue. I'm very careful with it, but have multiple pages falling out. It's only pages I have turned and read. Ron

If I'm not mistaken, the first pic is what you would have gotten if you had new keys made by a Ford dealer. The second pic (blanks) are what should have been original keys that came with the car. Ron

Depends on what kind of restoration you are looking for. For looks, I would reccommend Joe Bunetic, in Fairview Heights, Ill. If you want it to run like new, contact Jim Cowles, as he knows someone in NC, I think, that makes them run like new.  Ron

Ordered all the parts this morning from Brant. Looking down thru the little door where the key goes in, it looked like one of the tumblers had fallen out. and down into where the key goes. I tried driving the pin down, without any luck. Finally drove the cylinder out by hammering on the shaft that comes out the back. New stuff should be here later in the week, so will have it fixed before the big bash at the Shelby museum on the 31st. Ron

I took it to a locksmith, and he did not know how to get the cylinder out of the bezel. There are openings on top and bottom of bezel, but don't find any way to release the cylinder. Ron

Hi Guys, I went thru the trap door, and removed the trunk lock bezel and cylinder that the key goes in. Can't figure how to get the cylinder out of the bezel. I know someone here knows how. Thanks in advance for all the help.  Ron

How would I do that?

Hi Everybody, Yesterday I went to get into the trunk of 6S550, and the key will not go  in all the way. I tried my spare key, and got the same result. I have sprayed WD-40 into the key way several times, still the key only goes in about half way. What would you suggest. How can I get into the trunk, if the problem continues. Thanks for all your suggestions. Ron