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Congratulations to our friend Vern who got another daughter this morning. The mother is all good. His son is out numbered with 3 girls now. and counting         

Did anyone get the contact info for the seller of the new made cardboard heater plenums at the convention this year?

I found the auction this morning. The seller is a well known and honorable who's only downside that I can see is that he loves Hillary Clinton   . All kidding aside these parts look to be another top notch on the nose reproduction. GT350-   https://www.ebay.com/itm/157158529162   GT500-
    https://www.ebay.com/itm/157158530762 . I highly recommend this seller.

Original used but tested to work assemblyline turn signal light sequencer box . I have 3 to sell. 100.00 + 12.00 US shipping. PM if interested. Thank you for looking.

I recently purchased some 69/70 Shelby parts from a long term restoration project (late 90's) that never happened. New condition never used 1969-70 Shelby Exhaust port. This attaches to the exhaust collector and is the part that you see extending from the rear valance. Branda gets 450.00 .You can get mine for 350.00 plus shipping and insurance to US address . I take PayPal friends and family. PM if interested. Thank you for looking.

New unused Trigo Halibrand style wheels for 427 Cobra . Extra set of 7.5 and 9.5 6 pin knock off wheels for my Cobra which has a new home now so 750.00 plus shipping to US address. PM me if interested. Thank you for looking .

One of the first Mustang organizations. Sew on patch for jacket etc. from the 60's and decal transfer from the same group for windshield or back glass. 35.00 PayPal friends and family plus 12.00 US shipping. PM me with any questions . Thank you for looking.

I am looking for a nice working AM radio with a nice plastic face and no pits in the chrome. PM me if you can help. Scammers please don't waste yours and my time. Thank you for looking.

A deceptive description in that it lies by omission as it implies that it is a original antenna but does not explain that this is made up from original parts and that it is not functional. https://www.ebay.com/itm/266757337179   . It is missing a part inside that connect the coaxial cable to the internal parts. You can look into the screw in antenna receptacle and see that it is empty! That means there is nothing inside to make a connection to the coaxial cable from the radio. The antenna looks the part but will not provide radio reception. It maybe worth the price to a buyer even though it doesn't function but a buyer should know that before making a decision. I did not bother to notify the current auction seller because he typically has a smart a$$ condescending response when I have sent messages trying to help with perceived deceptive auction descriptions in the past. I am also familiar with the typical seller of these antennas. He is reputable and typically includes a explanation that it is made up from original parts but does not have a part inside that allows it to function. He bought a warehouse full of antenna and trim parts from a MFG . He makes up the rare Shelby antenna from those original parts.  The current seller no doubt in some way or another ended up with one of those antenna's but he is NOT the reputable seller that made them up. I didn't want a buyer to be surprised when it doesn't work. That may or may not be important. Typically you can get some FM signal even without a antenna plugged it. AM radio absolutely needs a antenna.     

A Lot of the 67 Shelby fiberglass hood and trunk lids were made by Plaza Fiberglass. The company would identify their product with a sticker applied before it was sent to SA. The sticker was typically placed along a outside edge of the hood on the latch end of the hood. The trunk lid had similar placement on the latch end of the lid . I have only seen them placed away from where any weatherstrip would be placed. The bottom side of the hoods and trunk lids came ether painted black or less often bare fiberglass.  With all of this said I constantly see a common mistake with placement. Since these were place before arriving at SA they would be subject to the same body color overspray that the hood or trunk lid was painted with. There should be the same amount of area overspray that surrounds the area that the sticker is placed in. Most of the time I see these stickers stuck pristine within a field of overspray. They should have a equivalent amount of body color overspray as the field that they are place in. If they are placed far enough away from the edge and there is no overspray in the area then they may be clear of any. Also these stickers did not stay on well. Many fell off even before the painting process happened . Many fell off shortly after. Maybe even before the car was sold from the dealership to the first owner.If one fell off after the painting process then it would leave a rectangular shaped body color witness line with a black center of where the sticker was. Many 67 Shelby's still bear the outline.  If the sticker fell off prior to the painting process there would be no evidence it was ever there. From a historical standpoint a restoration you could pick from any one of the 3 different scenarios I mentioned and be seen as correct. If however a sticker is applied in a field of oversprayed area and the sticker does not have any overspray then it would be a deduction in concours. A small deduction for sure I but a deduction nonetheless. The plaza fiberglass sticker is a relevant historical detail if it is used in a properly detailed context on a later production car. Maybe Dave Mathews has some info to narrow down when the Plaza Fiberglass company started to be seen in 67 production. The picture I included shows how not to do it. The sticker has been placed on top of the overspray . The sticker should have overspray on it in the same proportions as the surrounding area because it would have been there when the painting was done.       

The Mid America Shelby Nationals celebrated the 50 anniversary this year. Jim Wicks founder of the show and a host of others enjoyed the big get together. The most memorable moment for me was when Jim was surprised with his 289 Cobra that has been going under refurbishment/restoration for at least 30 years. 20 years at Dan Cases  place and when Dan moved to Montana Jim had to hurry up and pick the car up in Alabama and take it to John Brown of Thoroughbred Restorations shop were it was at for the next 10 years uncompleted because Jim kept taking cars to John to work on that had to be done (for whatever reason ) before the Cobra. I believe Jim's son Dale(one of the ram rods making the show happen) wanted to do something special for his Dad in honor of the 50 year occasion. John B. dropped everything understanding the signifgance and made it all happen so that the car was a running driving beautiful surprise. Jim didn't know anything about it and thought it was still apart at John's shop. The plan was to fake a late car entry into the Expo building where a Thursday night meet and greet was taking place and surprise Jim with the car when the overhead door rolled up. This was supposed to take place around 6:15 or so . It almost didn't happen because at 6:00 Dale started looking for his Dad and found out he was going for a quick haircut before the later night festivities . Dale had to think fast and made up some story about a late car coming in that as part of the Shelby group of cars he needed Jim there to smooth over some snafu about the preferred display parking spot that Gary Patterson wanted for the car. Jim knew his duty and turned around to came back . About 20 of us knew the low down on the surprise so we followed Jim and Dale to the overhead door . The door rolled up and there was a white Cobra with John Brown at the wheel. Jim had a typical smile on his face like he would seeing any Cobra at least for a few seconds that is. It was priceless to see the expression on Jim's face change from when the realization set in that this wasn't just any Cobra But HIS Cobra. His Eyes got big, his mouth dropped open and he got animated with his hands in the air. It was a sight that all of us enjoyed seeing. I posted a picture of the magic moment. Jim traded places with John behind the wheel, Dale rode shot gun and they drove the car the rest of the way in to its parking spot in the display . He got out and proceeded to regale everyone with stories about how he acquired it and many other cars he has owned over the years. One of his cars a black GT350 H was there in the display still unrestored as it was when Jim had it at the very first Show. I also enjoyed John's comment to Jim at the end of the night when he said it is your Baby now and not my responsibility anymore. Just remember John said there is no insurance and no licenses plates. Jim had a couple days to figure the logistics out. A big weekend with Hallett on Thursday and Friday . There was a morning Route 66 car cruise and the drag strip on Saturday. The weekend ended with a cars and coffee type car show format on Sunday. All in all a great weekend.               

I am trying to get a take on how important the metal pan is under the CJ cast iron intake.I have a chance to buy a cast iron CJ intake at a reasonable price unfortunately it is missing the sheet metal heat shield pan. I understand the pan is Cobra jet intake unique so I can't substitute one from a 390.What say you?

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I am tying to get a consensus on the number of threads showing on undisturbed 65 66 GT350 proportioning valve adjuster. The valve was adjusted differently then a regular Mustang because of the larger rear wheel cylinder and brake shoes used on a 65 66 GT350. A regular Mustang typically had 12 threads showing for example.

Seller implying that his Motorcraft restamped distributor is for a 69 Mustang. FYI The C7AF -AA engineering number is for a Fairlane application .
https://www.ebay.com/itm/335238612019   Restamped numbers and letters are so obvious it is laughable. You can see the partial truck part (TF) number under and between the new bogus stamp. It isn't a significant distributor in any sense but it made me laugh because it was so bad. I hope it made others smile or laugh too. 

A repro 69/70 Shelby wheel has a updated DOT rim with a safety lip and and the aluminum center (which is exact)has a steel slug cast into it so that the center can be welded to the rim. The so called restored wheel has to use the updated DOT rim with safety lip and instead of rivets a cap screw is threaded into the the original center if it is not too brittle or corroded . Both repro and restored wheels are deficient in the same places compared to factory original . At the end of the day the restored wheels has almost the same repro parts in it as the repro  wheel. Consequently in concours nether wheel is any better then the other. Restoration cost is comparable to the cost of a new repro wheel. So the question is why would anyone buy a set of used 69/70 wheels and pay substantial money for them and then spend a substantial amount more to have them restored and end up with basically the same thing as the repro wheel ? If you buy a set of original 69 /70 Shelby wheels they had better be good enough as is to use for your purposes regardless if for show or pleasure driving.  If you have to restore the wheels you are dollars ahead to just buy the repro wheels to begin with because you will end up with the same thing without the extra expenditure of money. 

A interesting read that Hagerty published today. Especially interesting to me given I purchased the car from the articles subject Phil Jacobs close to 20 years ago.  https://www.hagerty.com/media/car-profiles/jacobs-shelby-mustang-gt/

Looking for a original left brake rotor splash shield with little to no metal pitting. I will buy a nice pair if I need to. Thanks for checking . Click on my name and PM or email me . Scammers don't waste your or my time.

 https://www.ebay.com/itm/325751596219. Looks like a Mopar wheel to me. Close but no cigar.