67 Shelby GT500

you are speaking of rick's "r" model? that car was what I was told a lucky find. it propelled him into Shelby owner's royalty. is what I understand correct?

 

Now that is a nice car. I was thinking about the 80k offer too as I am looking to buy something nice. I have a thing for fast fords as I owned a 69 boss 302 for around 25 years and kind of regret selling it. So its registered in Quebec with the Shelby vin not the ford vin. I know the bosses are just registered on a ford vin. Is strange but every time I find something I really like it ends up being a long ways away. Why don't you throw it on Ebay ca. I will bid for sure.

 

Regarding the re-bodied 65 Shelby of Rick Kopec. I attended the SAAC Nationals at Indianapolis Ind, I believe that was the mid/late 80's. I was looking at a '65 Shelby on display, and the information board with it mentioned the owner was Kopec. ( I do NOT remember if it was a R-model or "regular" GT-350). As I was looking at the engine, a man walked up, and we got to talking the car. He asked me if I noticed anything about the firewall, I replied no. The man pointed out a couple of very subtle changes that Ford had made on the 1966 Mustang production, this car HAD those changes. The gentleman said he had asked Kopec about this, and Rick said the car "had been re-bodied, years before". Still, a beautiful car, just as is, the green 67, GT-500, listed on this posting. And a bit of trivia, at that SAAC National, I was set up at the swap meet at Raceway Park, and sold a MAGNESIUM, factory Ford intake for a 427. Believe these were used on the 427, full Competition Cobras. It made the aluminum Ford FE intakes seem like boat anchors! Sold it to Doug Sulko out of Chicago, the Boss 429 guy.

 

Speaking of Shelby rebodies, I once owned 6S1137, which was used to rebody 5R536. Shelby rebodies Shelby! 5R536 had been badly crashed at Blackhawk Farms and the chassis regarded as toast. Years later, the hulk of 5R536 was found and the structure extensively restored. 6S1137 was then located to source many, but not all of the R model bits back to the original car. I then bought 6S1137 and restored it as well. Turns out that some of the R model pedigree stuck with my 66 car, and it now resides in the Miller Motorsport collection as a result. Who knew?

 

Anyone know the details in importing a car to USA from Canada.

 

Claude, email sent.

 

It's not the original body, so it's not the original car. Buyer beware. Lots of red flags up on this car.