Cars With Luggage Compartment (Trunk) Lights

All cars identified so far have the same sheet metal piercings for the wire clip and wire pass-thru hole. The plastic grommet is often missing, likely haven been lost throughout the decades.

As we continue our search, this feature is likely going to be found during a specific timeframe, and from a specific vendor, based on the car's completion date at Shelby American.

Statistics

Cars we've discovered to have luggage compartment (trunk) lights:

• Production Order Upper/Right Date Range: 01-03-1967 - 03-01-1967
• Production Order Completion Date Range: 12-05-1966 - 04-07-1967
   

Our Theory

It appears to be Shelby's intention that the '67 Shelby G.T. was to be equipped with a trunk light from the start of production, as would any regular '67 Mustang ordered with the Interior Decor Group. The interior decor group included lights in both the luggage compartment and the engine compartment.

However, it appears the initial batch of stamped steel deck lid frames sent to Shelby's fiberglass shop were the wrong type (non-decor) and therefore did not have the proper penetrations to accommodate the luggage compartment (trunk) light. Thus, the earliest cars completed by Shelby American were not equipped with trunk lights.

From the data the SRG has collected, this 'mistake' appears to have been remedied about two (2) months into production (they started using the correct steel frames) and continued up until the running change that transitioned to the all-fiberglass deck lids, approximately three (3) months later.
 

See Also

• Daily Production Reports (DPRs)
• Production Orders Analysis
• Cars With a Two-Piece Fiberglass Front-End