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5R002 heading to Auction

Started by tesgt350, January 04, 2022, 07:09:47 AM

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CharlesTurner

What's interesting about the number 3 on the side in that pic is that SFM5003 was written on the cowl and the car was serialized as SFM5R002.  What became SFM5S003 had SFM5001 written on the cowl and the car that became 5R001 most likely had SFM5002 written on it's cowl...
Charles Turner
MCA/SAAC Judge

Bob Gaines

Quote from: CharlesTurner on January 05, 2022, 10:01:28 PM
What's interesting about the number 3 on the side in that pic is that SFM5003 was written on the cowl and the car was serialized as SFM5R002.  What became SFM5S003 had SFM5001 written on the cowl and the car that became 5R001 most likely had SFM5002 written on it's cowl...
Reminds me of Abbott and Costello who's on first skit. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZksQd2fC6Y
Bob Gaines,Shelby Enthusiast, Shelby Collector , Shelby Concours judge SAAC,MCA,Mid America Shelby

gt350cs

Does anyone have a clear picture of the corner marker signs shown in the picture in reply #12? Been searching and can't seem to find anything on it.

Thanks

Bigfoot

Real sale or whatever it certainly went into the wrong hands if it's for sale now....
RIP KIWI
RIP KIWI

98SVT - was 06GT

Quote from: CharlesTurner on January 05, 2022, 10:01:28 PM
What's interesting about the number 3 on the side in that pic is that SFM5003 was written on the cowl and the car was serialized as SFM5R002.  What became SFM5S003 had SFM5001 written on the cowl and the car that became 5R001 most likely had SFM5002 written on it's cowl...
My understanding is job 001 was the street car SMF5S003 and 1st done - job 002 was the R development car SFM5R002 and - job 003 became SFM5R001 the most raced car and championship winner when the tags were finally applied - sometime toward the mid-end of production at least after putting the S & R on the tags became common.
In one of the old Marques the whole mess was sorted out.
Previous owner 6S843 - GT350H & 68 GT500 Convert #135.
Mine: GT1 Mustang, 1998 SVT 32V, 1929 Model A Coupe, Wife's: 2004 Tbird
Member since 1975 - priceless

silverton_ford

The significance of the GT350R - https://youtu.be/afy3JekCCWM

Peter Brock's and John Atzbach's interview really share the historical significance of 002.

deathsled

If I had the chance, on a cool moonlit Autumn night, I would perform a séance in that car, hoping to hear the voice of Ken Miles singing for one last time:  "I'm H-A-P-P-Y. I'm H-A-P-P-Y. I know I am. I know I am. I'm H-A-P-P-Y..."
"Low she sits on five spoke wheels
Small block eight so live she feels
There she's parked beside the curb
Engine revving to disturb
She's the princess from his past
Red paint gold stripes damned she's fast"