Vehicle Description
302CI V8 4 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION
ONE OF ONLY 404 SHELBY GT350 CONVERTIBLES EVER BUILT! ONE OF ONLY
82 IN SUNLIT GOLD OVER BLACK INTERIOR!
WE ARE PLEASED TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO REPRESENT THIS 1968
SHELBY MUSTANG GT350 CONVERTIBLE FINISHED IN ITS FACTORY ORDERED
COLOR OF SUNLIT GOLD METALLIC OVER DELUXE BLACK VINYL INTERIOR WITH
A WHITE FOLDING CONVERTIBLE TOP. UNDER THE HOOD LIES THE ORIGINAL,
NUMBERS CORRECT, 302CI V8 ENGINE MATED TO THE FACTORY 4-SPEED
MANUAL TRANSMISSION AND 3.89:1 REAR AXLE RATIO. OPTIONS ON THIS
EXAMPLE INCLUDE POWER DISC BRAKES, POWER STEERING, POWER GLASS
BACKLITE CONVERTIBLE TOP, EXTRA COOLING PACKAGE, WHEEL LIP
MOLDINGS, ORIGINAL MARCHAL FOG LAMPS, TILT-AWAY STEERING WHEEL,
HEAVY DUTY BATTERY, TACHOMETER TRIP ODOMETER, VISIBILITY GROUP,
PHILCO AM RADIO, PADDED ROLL BAR, SHOULDER HARNESSES, COBRA LAP
BELTS FRONT AND REAR, INTERIOR DECOR GROUP, REAR SPLASH GUARDS, 15"
ALUMINUM SHELBY 10-SPOKE WHEELS, AND STEWART WARNER CONSOLE GAUGES
FOR OIL PRESSURE AMPERAGE.
THIS EXAMPLE IS SPECIAL ORDER #2747 COMING FROM LARRY LANGE FORD
INC, BASED IN CEDAR FALLS, IOWA. IT WAS SCHEDULED FOR BUILD ON
MARCH 19TH, 1968, BUT CAME IN AHEAD OF SCHEDULE BEING DELIVERED ON
MARCH 12TH THAT YEAR. ITS EARLY LIFE IS UNKNOWN, BUT THE CAR LIVED
OUT ITS RETIREMENT YEARS IN PHOENIX, ARIZONA WITH TITLE RECORDS
FROM 2003 TO DATE. IT REMAINED WONDERFULLY ORIGINAL WITH EXCEPTION
TO AN OLDER EXTERIOR REPAINT THAT TODAY WOULD BE BEST DESCRIBED AS
A VERY GLOSSY AND VIBRANT, BUT SHOWING FEW TOUCH-UPS HERE AND
THERE. IT IS SUSPECTED THAT THE TOP HAD BEEN REPLACED AT THAT SAME
TIME YEARS AGO. IN JULY OF 2016, THE ENTIRE INTERIOR WAS RESTORED
WITH BRAND NEW CARPET, COMPLETE SEATING UPHOLSTERY AND FOAMS, ALONG
WITH A BRAND NEW GLASS BACKLITE CONVERTIBLE TOP BOOT AND COVER. THE
INTERIOR CENTER CONSOLE RECEIVED A NEW, CORRECT COBRA EMBOSSED
ARMREST PAD, SHIFTER BOOT, CHROME TRIM BEZEL, ALONG WITH FRESH WOOD
VENEER.
FURTHERMORE, ALL FOUR TIRES WERE REPLACED WITH NEW BF GOODRICH
RADIAL T/A WHITE LETTER TIRES, THE FUEL SENDING UNIT, COOLANT TEMP
SENSOR, AND SWAY BAR LINKS BUSHINGS. THE PREVIOUS OWNERS HAD
ALREADY RECENTLY ADDED FOUR NEW SHOCKS, NEW MUFFLERS, OIL PAN
GASKET, AND A FRESH FUEL PUMP. TODAY, THE ODOMETER SHOWS 99,473
WHICH WE FEEL VERY CONFIDENT IS ORIGINAL, BUT WITHOUT EXCELLENT
RECORDS, WE ARE SELLING THE VEHICLE MILEAGE EXEMPT. AS FOR THE
ORIGINALITY, THE ENGINE STAMP PAD READS 8T173042, WHILE THE VEHICLE
NUMBER WOULD BE 8T183042. FROM A PROFESSIONAL STANDPOINT AND
ASSESSMENT, FINDING SEVEN OF EIGHT NUMBERS TO MATCH, PARTICULARLY
THE FINAL 4 DIGITS IN THIS CASE, WE ARE COMFORTABLE STATING THIS IS
THE BORN-WITH ENGINE THIS CAR DELIVERED NEW WITH. QUITE POSSIBLY AN
ERROR ON THE ASSEMBLY LINE DURING PRODUCTION. THE BLOCK ITSELF IS
FURTHER STAMPED WITH 8B9 ON THE FRONT ALSO INDICATING A CORRECT
1968 PRODUCTION DATE WITH COBRA INTAKE S2MS-9424A FITTED WITH
PROPER HOLLEY S8MS-9510C/LIST 4234 CARBURETOR. THE TOP LOADER
TRANSMISSION MAINTAINS FACTORY INSPECTION MARKINGS AND TAG STAMPED
RUG N1 REPRESENTING A CORRECT 28-SPINE CLOSE RATIO UNIT FOR A SMALL
BLOCK APPLICATON.
