1965 SHELBY GT350 FASTBACK - NO RESERVE
Lot #F176
Featured At: Mecum - Kissimmee 2021, January 15, 2021
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- SFM5013
- 6,950 miles
- Designated by Shelby American as an "Advanced Prototype", completed January 25, 1965
- Used as a PR car for Shelby American and was the subject of a poster
- Picked up by Hi-Performance Motors in Los Angeles on May 20, 1965
- Purchased by its original owner, John Christy, then-editor of Sports Car Graphic Magazine on May 24, 1965
- Christy famously conducted a 10,000 mile road test using SFM5007 for Sports Car Graphic and was enamored with the car's performance and handling
- In the care of the same owner since October 1989 and not driven and kept under cover since
- Transported to an expert technician in 2016 for service where the brake and fuel systems were refurbished
- HiPo 289/306 HP V-8 engine
- Holley 715 CFM 4-barrel carburetor
- Cobra aluminum high rise intake and Cobra Powered by Ford aluminum valve covers
- Tri-Y headers and side exhaust
- Borg Warner 4-speed manual transmission
- 9 inch rear end with 3.89 gears and Detroit Locker
- Traction bars and Koni adjustable shocks
- Front disc brakes
- Wimbledon White with Blue striping
- Trunk-mounted Autolite battery
- Shelby-Cragar 15 inch wheels, a $273 option in 1965
- Extensive ownership history detailed in the Shelby Registry
- Featured in October 2017 issue of Mustang Monthly