[sparky66]

I've always known that my '66 is a pieced-together rag-tag car...'65 gascap, '67 windshield washer reservoir, different VIN on the front fender...but I was completely taken aback when I found SHELBY stamped all over the quarter window guide assembly . What the heck? I thought Shelbys were assembled in Nevada, so why would my C-code San Jose coupe have Shelby parts, unless they were REALLY short on parts in San Jose?

I also found no evidence of the quarter emblem nut holes. My car was shaved prior to it's crappy repaint 5 years ago, but I still thought I'd find bondo oozing through some holes.

Any thoughts???

[66Sprint200]

As for the Shelby question, I am not sure, especially because Shelby didn't make coupes, they made fastbacks and 4 convertibles for his friends & family.

As for the quarter ornament, either your quarters or their skins have been replaced, or your car came from the factory with the same thing mine did. It was called the rear chrome accent delete. Instead of the quarter ornament, there was a pinstripe colour-coded to the interior of the car that went around the c-curve. It was available in black, white, red, or blue. Mine was red because my car was Wimbledon White with a red interior.

BTW, who has signed your glovebox door?

[sparky66]

That's interesting about the pinstriping....I'll never know if that was the case since the car has been painted at least 3 times after it's original coat (ivy green metallic). I would have to assume if it was there, it would be black. <sigh>.

My glovebox was signed last year at the NHRA Nationals by the John Force Racing Team: Robert Hight, Mike Neff, Ashley & John Force. The ironic thing about all this was I wanted something different on my car, and all the Shelbys have Carroll's signature on their glove boxes...now that I found the Shelby stamp it's actually kind of funny . A lot of people think they're the sigs of Shelby's kids .