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Help the SRG by forwarding copies of your car's paperwork.

 
The SRG *TOP 20*
 
Fulfilling any document/photograph request on this orange *TOP 20* list will score you a cool piece of SRG merch!

If you car appears on this list, you may have paperwork that benefits our research.
 

Shelby Paperwork

Shelby Production Orders that contain a circled alphanumeric code to the left of the dealer's name -- other than X99 and
other than any car on this RTQ.

Shelby Production Order and/or Continuation Invoice for any of the
37 Ford District Demonstrators that we don't have the "F-0xxx" purchase order number for.

Shelby Production Orders for any Company Car or H.O.R. car without a "Y" in the [Have PO?] column
on this page.

Production Orders or Invoices for the earliest cars to receive the standard steel or Shelby wheels. We'd like to verify cars #0529, #0999, #1117, #1128 and #1225.

Production Orders for cars with a Ford San Jose (FSJ) build date between 5/17/67 and 5/19/67. We're studying why a couple of cars in this range show that they left FSJ with steel wheels whereas the overwhelming majority of them built in this range indicate they left FSJ with Mag Star wheels.

Shelby Production Orders (or Marti Reports) for cars on DSOs 2534, 2536, 2538, 2539, 2540. These DSOs, all appear to be involved in the 428-8V SI emissions engine availability and make-good operation (cars getting built with a different package code from what the DSO specified). A total of 66 units (33/33) have deviated package codes as a result. Help us find the missing Item Numbers and Dates of this RTQ. Item numbers can be found on either the Shelby Production Order or a Marti Report.

Shelby 'Continuation' type Invoices for any car that shows a credit for (was NOT sold with) an AM pushbutton radio.

Shelby Sales Invoice ('Vehicle' type) dated in CY-1966 (Oct/Nov/Dec) that should include a typed customer number for any dealers in our Dealer 'Missing Bits' Listing that have a blank cell for the [SAI Cust. #] field.

Shelby Sales Invoice (or Window Sticker) for any car sold through the following dealer records that have a
blank cell for the [Freight Charge] field in our Dealer 'Missing Bits' Listing.


Ford Paperwork

Multi-page Ford Special Vehicle Order and Parts Specifications (SVO) a/k/a/ the 'add/delete sheets' that provides any of the information (ordering district and/or dates) that is missing from the list of SVOs we've collected so far. These multi-page documents have been found under the carpet, typically behind the driver's seat. Each of these documements apply to all cars ordered on the same DSO.


Marti Reports

Marti Report (the Ford Computer Record) for any car requisitioned as part of Ford DSOs 2542, 2547, 2548, 2563, 2567, 2569, 2585, 2587, 2588, 2597.

Marti Report for Brittany Blue cars on DSOs 2534, 2538, 2539, 2540, 2542, 2543, 2544 and 2546. We're studying an interesting pattern that seems to organize the Brittany cars in a different data entry sequence from the other paint groups within each order.

Marti Report for any car on DSO 2548, including car numbers #1055, #1057, #1066, #1123, and #1073.

Marti Report for any white car on DSO 2550, including car numbers #0839, #0967, #0970, #01176, #1258, and #1314.

Marti Reports for cars on DSO 2538, 2539, and DSO 2540. We're studying an anomaly with the serialized dates found in the Ford Computer Record (FCR) with cars on these orders. Shelby car numbers for the DSO 2539 cars include #0367, #0368, #0382, #0394, #0397, #0420, #0436, #0437, #0438, #0441, #0462, and #0517. For DSO 2540, car numbers include #0427, #0429, #0432, #0433, #0444, #0446, #0447, #0450, #0452, #0459, #0464, #0468, #0470, #0507, #0509, #0510, and #0514.
This page will list those that have been collected so far. If your car doesn't appear in the query, we'd appreciate a copy of the Marti Report. .


Shelby VIN and Ford Door Tag Photographs

Hand-engraved Shelby VIN plates for
any car not listed on this page.

Mis-stamped Shelby VIN plates for
any car not listed on this page.

Cars completed by Shelby on or after 4/27/67 that do NOT have a large "Z" prefix stamped to their Shelby VIN plate.
List of discovered cars.

Ford door tags that were mistakenly left on by Shelby American, We're tracking the Ordering District (84 vs 89) embossed to the tags. Cars reported to still have their tags that we'd like pictures of include #0010, #0576, #1260, #1325, #1326, #1547, #2032, #2214, #2240, #2244, #2377, #2530, #3189, #3196. #3210 and
any car not listed on the page.

 

Okay, so maybe you don't have paperwork that we've specifically requested above. Don't let that stop you from sending over what you have.

Supplying us with Shelby factory paperwork will allow us to generate a *Documented* SRG Report for your car. If you don't have copies of these documents, you can typically purchase them from Dave Mathews. Shelby factory paperwork is the most important item you can have for your car -- and it fuels the SRG's research!

 
Shelby American Factory Paperwork

The Shelby American Production Order (akin to a 'birth certificate') can be decoded to learn how your car arrived from Ford and what Shelby may have changed before (wheels and/or radio) it shipped out. The Sales Invoice (Vehicle or Continuation type) can also help with the radio option.

Delivery Receipts, Freight Charges Cards, Railway Bill of Lading documents, and Window Stickers. While not nearly as important as other paperwork, these can still help us to sequence and better-understand the inner workings of Shelby American's operations and logistics. These documents are pretty scarce, but if you have them, you might be surprised how the little things can help.

 
Dealership Details
Help us to collect the details about each dealership. Details can often be found on invoices, sales paperwork, vintage advertisements, and sometimes on new car window stickers. Look for empty/highlighted cells in the SRG's Dealer 'Missing Bits' List to see what you can contribute.
  • Freight charges amount & shipping method (found on SAI Sales Invoice or car's original window sticker)
  • Ford 6-digit dealer code and street address (found on Marti Report or a new car window sticker)
  • Phone number (found on in-period advertising, dealer paperwork, classified ads, etc.)
  • Mappable street addresses

 

 
Photographs, Castings, Serial Numbers, and Uncommon Features
Photographs & Serial Numbers
  • Photos of Shelby VIN plates and secondary VIN stampings
  • Cobra (Paxton) Supercharger stamped serial numbers

Uncommon Feature Tracking

Drivetrain: Cast Part Numbers, Cast Dates, and Embossed/Stamped Metal Tags

  • Engine block casting part number and date code
  • Engine block stamped assembly date
  • Engine date casting code of late-built G.T. 350 cars with C8 block part number castings
  • Transmission (4-speed) 4-digit stamp on bottom casting boss (pad) of late-built cars built at Ford (May, June, and July 1967)
  • Carburetor date codes
  • Engine tags
  • Rear axle center member DSO tags

 

 

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