1967 Shelby GT500
- Engine
- 428 cu in V8, twin-carburetor
- Colour
- Brittany Blue (repainted in slightly darker shade)
A 1967 Ford Shelby GT500, finished originally in Brittany Blue, sold new by Galpin Motors in Sepulveda, California, in February 1967. After being abandoned at a Glendale Ford dealership during a 1981 brake job, the car passed via lien sale to a local enthusiast who drove it minimally before it entered dry indoor storage for over 30 years. It retains its original black interior, four-speed top-loader gearbox, and an odometer showing under 30,000 miles, making it an exceptionally unrestored survivor.
Ownership
- —Auction saleSold US$201,600
- → 1967-02-13Factory deliveryGalpin Motorspartial documentation
Selling dealer located in Sepulveda, California; delivered the car new on 13 February 1967.
- 1967-02-13 → 1981Private saleOriginal California buyerpartial documentation
First retail owner who took delivery new; brought the car to a Glendale Ford dealer for brake repairs in 1981 and never reclaimed it.
- 1981 →AuctionLocal California enthusiastpartial documentation
Acquired the car via a lien sale after the prior owner abandoned it; used it occasionally until registration lapsed in 1985, after which it remained in dry indoor storage for over three decades.
Competition
No competition history extracted from the catalogue.
Maintenance & restoration
- 1981MechanicalGlendale Ford dealership
Brake work carried out at a Ford dealership in Glendale, California.
Car was left uncollected after this service, triggering the subsequent lien sale.
- —Bodywork
The car was repainted in a slightly deeper shade over the original Brittany Blue finish at an undetermined date. Some body filler was applied in the rear wheel-arch area, possibly to accommodate wider tyres.
Repaint occurred many years prior to cataloguing; original finish remains beneath the overcoat.
- —Service
General recommissioning service carried out to bring the car back into reliable running order after extended storage.
Car described as running well following this work, with all lighting, switchgear, and instrumentation reported functional except the clock.
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