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Specifications, Pricing, Codes and Quantities

• General Specifications

• Car and Accessories Price List

• Production Quantities and Statistics
   

• Package Codes

• Paint Colors and Trim Codes
   

• Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs)

  • Ford and Shelby VIN Decoders
     

  • Hand-Engraved Shelby VIN Plates

  • Shelby Z-VIN Cars

  • Shelby Z-VIN Transition Period

  • Improvised ('Wonky') Shelby Z-VINs

  • Expected, but Missing, Shelby Z-VINs

  • Misstamped Ford VINs *

  • Misstamped Shelby VINs

The Cars

• Shelby GT Car List
   

• Trim

  • Parchment Trim (5U) Cars *

  • Ford Luxury Black Trim (6A) Substitutions
     

• Components

  • Air-Conditioned Cars

  • Thermactor/EECS (California Emissions) Cars
     

• Special Drivetrains

  • 427 CID GT 500 Cars

  • Supercharged GT 350 Cars
     

• Wheels
   

• Radios

  • Cars that did not get an AM radio

  • EMI Shielding Added Under Hood

  • Rear-Installed Antennas
     

• Special Purpose

  • Company Cars (Vehicle Fixed Assets and Ford H.O.R.)

  • Show, Showing, Public Relations, and Exhibition Cars

  • Cars that were 'Consigned'

  • Ford Sales District Demonstrators

Production

• Ford Domestic Special Orders (DSOs)

• Ford DSO to Shelby Car Number Cross-Reference

• Ford Special Vehicle Orders (SVOs)
   

• Shipping Dates from Ford's San Jose Assembly Plant (Shelby Car Numbering)

• Daily Production Reports (DPRs)
   

• First Cars Built, Serialized, Completed

• First GT 500 Cars Built, Serialized, Completed

• Cars Listed as 'Completed' by Shelby After August 3, 1967
   

• Production Gantt Charts - Ford San Jose

• Production Gantt Charts - Shelby American LAX

Feature and Transition Tracking (Running Changes)

• Standard Battery to Heavy-Duty Battery Transition Period (Ford)

• Hand-Engraved Shelby VIN Plates

• Eye-Level Brake and Turn Signal Lights (a/k/a/ 'Scoop Lights') ***

• Hood Prop Rods

• Two-Piece Fiberglass Front-Ends

• Trunk Lights

• Shelby Z-VIN Cars

• Shelby Z-VIN Transition Period

Production Anomalies, Substitutions, and Mistakes

• Ford Luxury Black Trim (6A) Substitutions

• Ford 428-8V SI Thermactor Engine Launch Issue

• Ford Computer Record 'Serialized Date' Anomalies
   

• Ford Door Tags Not Removed by Shelby

• Misstamped Shelby VINs

• Improvised ('Wonky') Shelby Z-VINs

• Expected, but Missing, Shelby Z-VINs

Districts, Dealers, and Dispositions

• Shelby Dealer List
   

• Ford Motor Company District Codes *
   

• Customer (Dealer) Codes Assigned by SAI

  • Customer 'X' Codes ('Other than X99) Assigned by SAI

• Cars Sold by Ford to Non-Shelby-Franchised Dealers (X99)
   

• Canadian Cars

• Exported Cars
   

• Regional Inventory Cars

• Railroad Derailment Cars
   

• Cars with Unknown Dealer/Disposition

• Cars with Unknown Ownership History

Shelby Factory Paperwork

• Production Orders

• Daily Production Reports (DPRs)

• Invoices (Vehicle and Continuation)
   

• Order Numbers Found on Paperwork

• Delivery Receipt (Bill of Lading) Numbers

Warranty Records

• Cars Listed as Having Defective Drive Train Materials From Ford

• Cars Known to Have eXtended Powertrain Warranties

• Cars with Parts Replaced Under Warranty

KB Articles

• Owner's Manuals *