Vehicle Description
1968 Shelby GT-500 Fastback White�True Original Survivor #1663
Believed to be one of the most original survivor 1968 GT500 known
to exist Car was sold to Gas Monkey Garage in 2017 and filmed on an
episode of Discovery's Fast N Loud Never offered for sale to the
public since 1974 True two owner documented 1968 Shelby GT500 #1663
from Greenville Ohio Ordered December 1967 and delivered in
February 1968 from Ed Martin Ford Indianapolis Still included with
it's last registered (1974) Indiana license plate, 68C 786 72,889
original miles Mileage in 1976 was 69,700 miles and today the
odometer indicates 72,889 Stored indoors untouched and completely
forgotten from 1976 -2014 (documented) Built on January 31, 1968 at
Ford's Metuchen, New Jersey factory Original date code correct
numbers matching 360 horsepower 428-4V CID police interceptor V-8
engine (S-code) with the original Holley 4-bbl that still retains
factory paint on the block and all related components Engine
currently runs with new plugs, wires, points, starter, coil and
fuel line but the original replaced parts are included New exhaust
from the X pipe back Original C6 Automatic transmission
transmission and 3.50:1 rear axle Deluxe Marti Report included
Original factory line ticket from under the dash and all three
original factory order invoices Original fender tag and buck tag +
rivets still factory mounted Original door tag + rivets still
factory mounted Still retains original body paint grease pencil
marking (M White) in engine bay All original Ford steel and Shelby
A.O. Smith fiberglass pieces with factory marking underside of the
hood - 9 S-14 Wimbledon White paint is 98% factory original in
exception of some touch ups around the car from the early 70's and
the rear underside of the trunk lid has been repainted Interior is
100% original and still retains its original Shelby Deluxe belts
Original early 1968 only Shelby Marchal 656/322 foglights, interior
pillar pads, factory handmade rubber roll bar cover and rear
rectangle chrome reflectors Original cardboard early 1970's
floormats from Greenville Bank when the car was for sale on
Harold's lot Still retains its original double stacked Ford and
Shelby glove box stickers Original dealer installed Shelby hubcaps
mounted on original steel wheels Undercarriage is completely
original with factory red oxide and blackout paint All glass is
original with correct stampings Original Goodyear spare tire, size
G78-14 and original burtex trunk mat Original and very hard to find
"firecracker" sequential taillights Please be sure to check out our
in depth video of this GT500, link can be found at the bottom of
the description� � VIN: 8T02S143521-01663 72,889 original miles
(69,700 miles in 1976 when stored away after the husband suddenly
passed Harold Brewer 1975.) Discovered in Greenville, Ohio barn in
2014 by the original family after it had been parked and forgotten
there since 1976. The widow (Betty Brewer) placed the Shelby and
two other cars in the back of a newly constructed large shop on the
property in 1976 and forgot about the cars after five decades of
storing her collectables in the shop. The Shelby and the two other
cars were re-discovered in 2014 by the family while examining the
estate. Betty passed away in 2016 at the age of 90. Car was then
sold to Gas Monkey Garage in 2017 and filmed on an episode of
Discovery's Fast N Loud. History Harold and Betty Brewer owned
Brewer Motor Mart, a used car lot, in Union City Indiana and
Greenville, Ohio, from 1949 to 1975 plus a farm and residential
properties. In the late 1960's Harold purchased a slightly used
1968 Shelby GT-500 for a gentleman from Indianapolis who ordered
the Shelby from Ed Martin Ford, a well-known Indiana dealer and the
nearest Shelby dealer. In 1974 Harold placed his Shelby for sale on
his used car lot in Greenville Ohio. He sold the car to a local
family located on the other side of the state-line in Indiana.
George and Barbara Dillon bought the Shelby and drove it around
with their kids for a couple of months and had it registered on
Indiana license plate�68C 786, last renewed in February of 1974 and
the last license plate that this Shelby ever displayed on the road.
Unfortunately George lost his Job and the Dillon's returned the
GT500 back to Harold on a $50 deposit hold and never got the car
back but it is rumored that their grandson still has the second set
of original keys in his possession. The short ownership of the
Dillon's was very important with this Shelby's history as they took
photographs of the car that you can still see the same details in
the car as it stands today. Take note to the same tires bought at
Sears in 1974 and the paint blemish in the bottom right passenger
door in the photographs with the car today. The original cardboard
early 1970's floormats from Greenville Bank when the car was for
sale on Harold's lot are still in the car today! Harold drove the
Shelby around again in the end of 1974 but died from a coronary in
1975 the same year he and Betty were building a new house and large
barn. "He never got to work in his brand-new barn or live in the
brand-new brick home" that he and Betty were in the midst of
building, Gene Weyant said of his uncle. Someone, probably Betty,
took the Shelby to have its oil changed before the car was put into
permanent storage. Between 1976 and 2016, only about 2,000 miles
were added to the car's odometer. More than two years before she
passed away, Betty produced a shoebox of skeleton keys to the barn.
"I'd always suspected there might be cars in there," Gene said. It
took him and his wife, Wanda, a long time to locate the proper key
to open the barn, which was chock full of items his aunt and uncle
collected over the decades. The barn was built with a secondary,
windowless smaller space within, which is what Gene went to check
first. After moving several items and cardboard pieces in his way,
Gene found himself staring at the nose of a car he did not
immediately recognize. "I got a cardboard corner up and saw the
grill of a Shelby but didn't know what it was at first," he
clarified. "I'd seen Shelbys on the road but not up close. I'd
never seen a front end like that." After doing some Internet
research, Gene learned the car's identity. "It's in absolutely
original condition - white with black seats. I thought, �We really
have something like this?'" At that time that's all Gene could see.
He and Wanda still needed to find a way to unlock the door to the
separate space. Gene wasn't the only who suspected the barn might
have cars in it. Mark Wolf, who lived across the street, said he
had seen Betty open the barn garage doors for years to get out and
put away a lawnmower but he couldn't see any cars because of the
other items inside. "It was rumored there was a Mustang in there
but not a Shelby," Wolf said. Once the couple finally located the
second key, they found the Shelby wasn't alone. A 1929 Model A Ford
and a 1940 Ford Deluxe two-door convertible shared the space.
"Uncle Howard invested his money into real estate and cars," Gene
recalled. Betty lived until September 2016. Gene and Wanda had the
task of liquidating not only Betty's household belongings but the
barn cars they found. A local auctioneer handled the household sale
and he called some contacts at automobile auction houses about the
three vehicles. Enthusiasts got wind of the find and expressed
interest, one of those being Gas Monkey Garage's Richard Rawlings,
who visited the Greenville, Ohio area in the summer of 2017 to buy
the cars. Current Condition Not much has changed with this Shelby
since it was parked in t...for more information please contact the
seller.
