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LOT #1304.1 - 1966 SHELBY GT350 – NO RESERVE   V8 engine and BorgWarner T-10 4-speed
                             Numbered SFM6S1765, this 1966 Shelby       manual transmission, and Shelby 10-spoke
                             GT350 is one of just 1,356 street cars     aluminum wheels as new. In January 2004,
                             produced and one of as few as 305 original   the GT350 had a new owner, passing in 2007
                             Ivy Green examples known to the Shelby     to exotic-car dealer and vintage racer David
                             American Automobile Club (SAAC).           Bingham of Bellevue, WA, who fully sorted
                             Following assembly, it was placed at the   the car before selling it to noted collector
                             Ford Motor Company storage facility        Ron Pratte in 2009, followed by the current
                             at Wixom, MI, on May 26, 1966, and         owner/collector in 2015. Retaining the
                             eventually shipped to Courtesy Motors,     matching-numbers 289/306hp V8 and T10
                             Inc. of Littleton, CO, which was invoiced   4-speed, the GT350 features a dash-mounted
                             at just $2,917, with equipment including   Shelby tachometer, wood-rimmed steering
                             Shelby 10-spoke aluminum wheels, a         wheel, optional fold-down rear seat and AM
                             rear seat and Le Mans stripes. In October   radio. Its post-restoration care is exemplary,
                             1993, Speed TV co-founder Roger Williams   maintaining the Shelby's concours-level
                             acquired the GT350 and displayed it at     condition. In addition to listing in the SAAC
                             the Speedvision paddock during the 2000    Shelby Registry, documents include the
                             Monaco Historics. In 2003, Williams had    original Shelby American owner's manual
                             the GT350 restored, including a repaint in   supplement and Shelby Serial Number
                             its factory-specified Ivy Green, rebuilding   Verification from Howard Pardee, SAAC
                             and reinstallation of the original 289/306hp   1965-66 GT350 Registrar.

















































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