1965 GT350 on ebay - please educate me

Left the money at the bank for,You know the one not far from your house.Take a bag and a hand gun along and just ask for the 300 hundred thousand I left for you. They may ask or you may show them the gun so they know that you can get the money home safe.










LOL

 

Looks legit - I see nothing in the pix that would indicate anything other than maintenance. He apparently has all the hard to find parts either on the car or in storage. The rear battery is just an anomaly, very cool "survivor" that would take very little to make a very decent driver. The tops of the shocks do look like someone tried to touch them up, and a few hoses would require replacement.

Mike

 

The tach pod in those cars sure take a beating. This one looks a little warped! But a rust free car with most all the goodies. Barn Find for sure!!! Not picking on the owner either. Just curious if the tach is working and the oil pressure isn't!!!
No trailer queen but wanna have a little fun before putting it in a air tight bubble!!!!

 

He does mention the radiator in the listing:

 

I know it not in the 82 registry,
When was it added to the registry,
Even with him only being the second owner
and with him living in TORRANCE, CA more
people have to know this car

If it's true it be worth more that a newly restored car ,
Did someone tell jay leno ?

The factory LeMans stripes

Nice overspray photo. but then I never ever seen a factory LeMans stripes
I love how rust can get under a tag.
With more rust than the rest of the engine bay
the monte carlo bar looks newly mounted

 

I have a B&W Photo saved in my Computer that is of the Parking Lot at the SA Factory that is full of Cobras and 1965 G.T. 350's. A couple of the G.T.350's have Lemanns Stripes already Painted on. I will try to find the Photo and post it.

David.

 

Here is the picture i think David is thinking of. No - not too many cars got
factory Shelby stripes.....my '66 was one of them and the over spray looked
just like in that photo.......i spose 'paint em up and get em out the door' was their moto.....
cheers

 

Looks like there is a number of "original unrestored" 65's turning up in Calif recently (looked at 5S193 a couple of weeks ago in the east bay area). Guess some owners figured they missed the top of the bubble and are trying to catch the backside

Normally don't comment on ongoing auctions (VERY NEAT CAR- would like to see it in person) but just a couple of observations (BTW - the stripe overspray. You might be looking at to many "restored" cars

Can the black Calif plates be original if the registry is right (first owner lived in OR)? Very small pretty unimportant detail mind you.

Also consider, the notes in the registry get there because someone sends them in not because they are always correct. Just because a listing reports a car as coming with air conditioning (just an example) does not always mean that it originally came that way. The registry is a great source but like everything man made it does contain some printing errors.

OK back to my not commenting during ongoing auctions

 

Awesome car! It's amazing there are still 65's left out there that have basically been sitting for years without being restored to the hilt. I think the black California plates were issued alphabetically, and by region, My 66 convert has the original black TEW ... plates, so the SQY plates seem right. Perhaps the original owner had a home both in Oregon and California. Also noticed the day/night mirror. Maybe an early owner got tired of being blinded by those Corvette headlights while night racing! ​

 

David
I think the photo you are thinking of is the one without hoods with all the cobras. No stripes.
This one has the LAX showing one car with stripes.

This image shows stripe overspray somewhat!!

Chuck Cantwell is with a car with stripes on the tarmac LAX

 

Great photos......thanks Steve !!!

 

Photos are from Mark Hovander 1965GT350MUSTANG.COM I like to give credit where its due!! Thanks Mark for a great website for 65's

 

Wow! - I would do the absolute bare minimum to that car. Tidy the engine bay, change the shifter to stock, fix the driver's door armrest/handle thingy, and take the cover off the steering wheel.

I'd fix anything that isn't working properly, but otherwise leave it alone. Those battlescars tell a story that would be wiped out if it were to be 'restored'.

Proper car!

David

 

My thoughts on this image tell me this is the arrival lot. Both the Cobra and the Mustangs are as they came to SA. Not on the mustang the K dress up kit on the engine, no cobra valve covers yet. Same with the missing hood, back seat, tach pod, welded export brace support, on and on. Even the battery is still in place.

I am currently scanning all of Dave Friedman's Shelby archive photography, as soon as I get to the GT350 batch I will have more info. For now I am in the middle of the FORD GT program, Cobra's and the Daytona Coupe design and build.

 

Correct, this is an arrival lot picture, before conversion into GT350s. But the export brace and welded support are on these cars and while it's not very apparent in that photo, the washer reinforced shock towers are also there. Those mods were installed at San Jose.

 

Correct you are.

 

Most of the car moved through High Performance Motors (they were not registered then) and the registry listed the owner as living in OR.

Not that it is the case with this car (we don't know - but would like to see the original pink slip or early registration with the plate number) many owners purchase Calif plates for cars not originally sold there. Though years ago they often got the sequence incorrect. First letters indicate the year the next two would indicate where the car was registered (though I know of no one that has done a spread sheet of these - and doubt that after all these years it is possible from the records available)

Again .. a small point in the overall picture of this specific car