Shelby GT Production Orders

Circled Date in the Upper-Right Corner of the Production Order

Column titled "PO {U/R}" and calculations referencing "PUR"

We encourage you to try the different sorting methods and compare the dates. Perhaps you might have your own theory to offer.

The SRG's theory is that the circled date is closely related to the car's Shelby Upgrade process, possibly when the process started. The Shelby Upgrades included structural, fiberglass, roll bar, gauges, lights, emblems, and side stripes.

The Production Order's [Date Completed] box is when the car was deemed 100% complete and ready to ship. For most cars, this would be when the options (wheel type and/or radio) were changed to fulfill the dealer's specific order.

A natural thought would be that the Shelby Upgrades should be completed first, and then when the dealer's order was received, the requested options (wheels and radio) would be addressed. But this may not have always been the, especially with the early cars that were already equipped with Mag Star wheels and a radio from Ford's San Jose assembly plant.

Values in the Daily Production Report (DPR) and Completed columns are highlighted if they occur after the PO's upper-right circled date, as this tends to be more of the exception than the norm, especially later in production.

The lowest car number of a car found with a date circled in the upper-right of the PO is #0200. The Production Orders for the earlier cars do not have the circled date, and this is likely because the earliest cars were build by San Jose with both options (Mag Star wheels and AM radio). Thus, there was no need for a two-phase process.

The [Options Changed] columns for Wheels and Radio indicate if Shelby made any changes to the vehicle from the way it was built by Ford's San Jose assembly plant. This might help us in determining why the date deltas may differ.

See Also

• 1967 Shelby GTs With Known FSJ-Shipping Dates
• Daily Production Reports (DPRs)
• Cars Listed as Completed by Shelby After August 3, 1967