Please note that the title is in transit.

RM Sotheby's would like to thank Kidston SA for their assistance with this consignment.

Finished on 20 April 1965, the Shelby GT350 R offered here, chassis no.

5R096, was initially ordered by Ford Motor Company of Canada to be used by the Comstock Racing team of Toronto.

According to the SAAC Shelby Registry, this would be the second privateer car to be shipped.

Finished in Wimbledon White with no Le Mans stripe, upon its arrival in Canada it was quickly repainted in the Comstock team colors of white with green stripes.

Furthermore, the GT350 R was equipped with Weber carburetors, which were legal under Canadian racing rules.

Following its first race at Mosport with Eppie Wietzes, it was driven again by Wietzes and Craig Fisher at the 500-mile race at Mosport on 23 August 1965, where it won 1st overall.

This was a huge accomplishment for both the drivers and the car, especially considering that it drove the last two hours of the race wi...