Daily Production Reports (DPRs)

Daily Production Reports (DPRs) list the cars initially completed as Shelby units on a specific date.

The DPRs tell us when the 'knock-down' Ford Mustang units received its Shelby livery (roll-bar, gauges, exhaust tips, fiberglass components, VIN tag/stamp, and emblems).

The DPR date is not the same as the 'Completed' date found on most Production Orders. For much of what the SRG does, including tracking Running Change tranition dates, the DPR date is much more important.

The 'Completed Date' (box) on the Production Order indicates when the car's options (wheels and radio) were finalized per the dealer's order. It is also possible that the vinyl side stripes were applied at this time.

Only 13 Daily Production Reports have been found, itemizing 397 total cars. All are calendar year 1967; the dates include: Feb 22, Mar 07, Mar 15, Mar 23, Mar 29, Apr 03, Apr 04, Apr 05, Apr 06, Apr 07, Apr 12, Apr 14, and Jun 19.

The earliest Daily Production Report found (Feb 22, 1967) was scribed by hand whereas subsequent reports were typed. It is likely that the DPRs and the transition to a two-stage completion process were first implemented in February 1967 by Chief Engineer Fred Goodell, as he continued to make procedural changes to streamline the production process at LAX.

The two (2) DPRs dated prior to 3/15/67 contain a variety of different paint color cars. By March 15, Shelby's production process was been further streamlined, and cars were now batched by paint color.

The date circled in the upper right corner of a Shelby Production Order (column titled: "PO {U/R}") is usually less than or equal to the car's DPR date. This leads us to theorize that the PO {U/R} date might be when the Shelby conversion process began (i.e. a Start Date). We encourage you to review the list and compare the dates. Perhaps you might have a theory to offer on the meaning of the date circled in the upper-right corner of the POs.
 

Terms Found on DPRs

The reference to "67-1/2 Front End" is an indication the high beams were pushed to the outside (outboard) location in the grille opening.

The reference to "Air/Con" for the hood type is an indication that it had ventilation louvers. This hood was only installed on GT 500 air-conditioned cars at Shelby American.

"Shells" was the nickname that the Shelby assembly workers gave to the fiberglass brake ducts.

"Cripple," as politically incorrect as that term may be viewed today, is how Shelby workers labeled cars that were *mostly* complete, but still waiting on one or two parts.

A number of cars have an "R" written in the color box. There's no legend, so our guess is that it was an indication of some sort of "Repair" or a "Repaint" was performed.
   

See Also

• Production Order Analysis
• Cars Listed as Completed by Shelby After August 3, 1967