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Originally Posted by Bob Gaines
As I said in my earlier post,it is what it is. A earlier post of this thread has even listed the VIN number. Any person not familiar with Shelby Ford VIN's if they take the time (you can't twist their arm ) using any number of Ford Mustang VIN/Data plate decoder books should be able to decipher the VIN and tell what it is. The G Boss 302 engine code- the only one in the SAAC Shelby Registry by the way ( and in there since 1997) and it has the 48 before the consecutive production number in the VIN which only Shelby's had . The Marty report which are based on Ford Documents states the same information. There isn't much stronger provenence then that. The VIN is the most compelling of the provenence. But I guess if you had a notorized vintage photo of CS standing next to the car with a open hood showing a Boss 302 sticker on the ram air lid and in one hand making the OK gesture and the other hand holding a sign with the VIN number would be the ultimate provenence. Even in the silly hypothetcal scenerio the VIN would be a big part of the provenence to identify the car then and now.
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Hey Bob---I assume that this is the same car. I think that it was blue.
Frank
The Boss Shelby
This one is still being researched, but it is known that this '69 G-code (Boss 302) fastback was sold to Shelby-American and was, at some point, equipped with a '69 Shelby console, a rollbar, and "Cobra GT" interior emblems. Apparently, the car was destined as a prototype for a possible Boss-powered '70 GT350 prior to the decision to pull the plug on Shelby production. Built very early in the '69 Boss 302 production run, on April 21, 1969, the Shelby Boss carries an 84 DSO (for Home Office Reserve) and a consecutive unit number that begins with "48,"--Ford's in-house code for Shelby Mustangs--as opposed to the standard Mustang numbers that begin with a "1," as in 100001.
George Huisman, who once owned the car and performed much of the research, says it appears the car never received the Shelby exterior fiberglass. During his ownership, Huisman found four Shelby-American GT350 emblems under the carpet.
The '69 Shelby Boss is currently undergoing a restoration in Indiana.
Found the picture
