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LOT #1304.1 - 1966 SHELBY GT350

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Numbered SFM6S1765, this 1966 Shelby GT350 is one T-10 4-speed manual transmission, and Shelby 10-spoke
of just 1,356 street cars produced and one of as few as aluminum wheels as new. In January 2004, the GT350
305 original Ivy Green examples known to the Shelby had a new owner, passing in 2007 to exotic-car dealer
American Automobile Club (SAAC). Following assembly, and vintage racer David Bingham of Bellevue, WA, who
it was placed at the Ford Motor Company storage facility fully sorted the car before selling it to noted collector Ron
at Wixom, MI, on May 26, 1966, and eventually shipped Pratte in 2009, followed by the current owner/collector
to Courtesy Motors, Inc. of Littleton, CO, which was in 2015. Retaining the matching-numbers 289/306hp
invoiced at just $2,917, with equipment including Shelby V8 and T10 4-speed, the GT350 features a dash-mounted
10-spoke aluminum wheels, a rear seat and Le Mans stripes. Shelby tachometer, wood-rimmed steering wheel, optional
Following having two Colorado-based owners, the Shelby fold-down rear seat and AM radio. Its post-restoration
was with two personal California owners before Grand care is exemplary, maintaining the Shelby's concours-level
Prix Classics of La Jolla purchased it in the early 1990s. condition. Only sparingly enjoyed by the current owner, he
In October 1993, Speed TV co-founder Roger Williams has put it to the test nonetheless. In addition to listing in
acquired the GT350 and displayed it at the Speedvision the SAAC Shelby Registry, documents include the original
paddock during the 2000 Monaco Historics. In 2003, Shelby American owner's manual supplement and Shelby
Williams had the GT350 restored, including a repaint in its Serial Number Verification from Howard Pardee, SAAC
factory-specified Ivy Green, rebuilding and reinstallation 1965-66 GT350 Registrar.
of the original 289/306hp V8 engine and BorgWarner NO RESERVE.

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