[bitzman]

A friend asked me my opinion if it was possible that a '69 Shelby GT350 could have been built new with a Boss 302? I doubt it as the car would have been "signed off" by the engineers as built with a certain engine. The chassis given is 482244. The number given for the "Engine number" is 9F02G482244

The "44" according to one person is code for "executive ordered" car
and the "48" that it was a Shelby. But on a website called Boss302.com
it gives a list of DSO (District Special Order) codes that could be on the Data Plate for 1969 Boss 302s. That says code 44 is for the Twin Cities where I would think if this car was delivered at a dealer in Dearborn the DSO would be "Home Office Reserve 84 or Trasnsportation Services (89).
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According to the same site called Boss302.com " Casting numbers on a BOSS 302 blocks: should be C80E-6015-B, C8FE-6015-B for early '69. C9ZE-6015A or B or D0ZE-6015-A for '69. D0ZE-6015-B or C for '70. D1ZE-6015-B for a service block." I haven't asked the guy who asked me for the casting number so I don't know if that number he says is the engine number means anything.


Referencing another website called The Mustang Shop.com
their list for 1969 is:
Assembly Plant Code Plant
F Dearborn, MI
R San Jose, CA
T Metuchen, NJ

Bodystyle Code Bodystyle
01 Hardtop
02 Fastback/Sportsroof
03 Convertible
04 Grande
05 Mach 1
07 Hardtop
08 Convertible
09 Fastback

Engine Code Engine
F 302-2v
G 302-4v Boss
H 351-2v
L 250-1v
M 351-4v
Q 428-4v
R 428-4v Ram Air
S 390-4v
Z 429-4v Boss
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I can't find an "02" in what he says is the chassis number but the number given as chassis number does have a "G" which this chart
says would go with a Boss 302 though I don't know if the G is in the correct
sequence of numbers.


It is claimed to have been built May of '69.

Now I know it is true that executives at all the automakers ordered very special cars for themselves, such as Henry Ford II ordering a Mustang notchback for '64 1/2 with black leather even though leather wasn't offered, so I am giving this story some cred to start with.

And it's also true that Shelby , on occasion, did order his cars special, as witness the famous '67 Shelby GT500 "Supersnake" ordered from Mel Burns Ford with the side oiler 427. The one that Shelby officials costed out with the conclusion it would cost them more to build Shelbys so equipped than the selling price of '67 Shelby GT500s, so only one was built, and used for tire testing.

Why this '69 wasn't noticed as a Shelby earlier has an explanation--,the exterior mods that say "Shelby" were removed and only the roll bar, Shelby 5-spoke mags and roof snake emblems remained. The car was in the hands of a Ford engineer for a deacde but has been through ll owners to date.

My question is--coming at this from anew--is this a well-known car in Boss/Shelby circles and has it already been proven or disproven to be what it purports to be?

What say you?