Vehicle Description
1969 Shelby GT500 2-dr Convertible
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Designer: Carroll Shelby, Matt Donner
Estimate: $135,000 - $170,000 Without Reserve
Chassis Number: 9F; 03R482546
Decoded: 9=1969; F=Dearborn, MI assembly, 03=Convertible; R=428 cid
V8; 48=Shelby American; 2546=2,546th Shelby Mustang scheduled for
production.
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Engine: 428 cid "Cobra-Jet" V8
4-barrel Carburetor/360 bhp
3-Speed Cruise-O-Matic Automatic Transmission
Power Assisted Front Disc Brakes with Hydraulic Rear Drum
Brakes
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Odometer: 30,300 miles
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Heritage Verified by Marti Report
High-Impact Colors, High Performance
Hot When New, Hot in the Market Today
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The Model - When first born, the little sport compact called
Mustang was developed from the popular Falcon. It had classic
composition for a light performance vehicle and was economical to
purchase and operate. That is until a Texan who loved to make cars
goes fast got his hands on one. Carroll Shelby made his Mustang
based cars into legends overnight. By the late 1960's, Shelby had
personally stepped back from the Ford Mustang program, but the cars
bearing his name were just as potent and he had a hand in their
design and development. For 1969, the Mustang GT's featured a
totally different front end, and many said the hand-selected
engines put in the Shelby's had just a bit more kick than the
regular Ford products. There were few other machines from 1969 that
could match the mighty GT500. And what few other performers could
do was produce a car in striking colors and then offer it as a
convertible.
The Car - One of just 42 GT500 convertibles finished in Grabber
Green, according to documentation associated with this car, its
original owner was Dennis Walsh, Regional Sales Manager. Shipped by
rail to East Point Ford in Georgia, Walsh used the car to show off
the performance of these mean machines. Showing just under 30,300
miles on the odometer today, the car was in the family for over 20
years and has always been cared for. According to the family, the
car was equipped with a special intake manifold that was to be
evaluated by Walsh for future planned production. It is reported
this car retains it numbers matching engine with a deviation of the
VIN stamped on the back of the block. Given a full restoration, it
has been presented a number of awards and trophies since it was
completed in 2005. It is fitted with factory AM-FM radio, interior
D�cor group, tilt-steering wheel and its original NACA
air-induction hood. Topping off this car's history is a copy of the
Marti report which details the factory specification for this car.
Well documented from birth, the next chapter in this astonishing
car's history should be in your collection.
