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£391,725
1965 FORD SHELBY GT350
United States • 29 Jan 2022
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AI Listing Summary
This 1965 Ford Shelby GT350, SFM 5S242, is the sixth drag racing Shelby GT350 built at Performance Associates. Never restored, 5S242 is an amazing, four-wheeled document of Shelby history with showstopping, investment-grade originality, affirmed in Shelby circles by achievement of the SAAC-38 Premier Award and Concours Gold at SAAC-46.
Condition
8
The car retains its original paint and includes original documentation, invoices, and correspondence. It has also received awards for its originality and condition, but it has been stored for an extended period and saw limited use after 1968.
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Transmission:
Manual
Chassis No:
SFM5S242
Odometer:
6,455 miles
Reg Number:
EST 71
RHD/LHD:
LHD
Shelby's GT350 was conceived for SCCA B-Production road racing, but it was also a potential "Corvette Killer" on the drag strip.
In early 1965, Don McCain, Shelby's national sales director, conceived a drag-racing GT350, working with Ford racing expert Les Ritchey's Performance Associates.
This 1965 Shelby GT350, SFM 5S242, was delivered to Mel Burns Ford in Long Beach and tagged as a showroom car and demonstrator at the urging of Shelby American and then sold on January 22, 1966, to San Jose racer Jerry Mendes, who immediately sent it to Performance Associates for the drag unit upgrades.
Stamped "GT6" on the engine, transmission and rear end, 5S242 remained with Mendes until 2013.
While eight GT350 drag cars were previously known, 5S242 is in fact the sixth drag racing Shelby GT350 built at Performance Associates.
The parts and precision work added $1,494.63 to the GT350's cost; all original take-off items were returned to Mendes and remain with the car today.
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£20,776
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£83,841
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£391,725
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