1966 Shelby GT350
- Colour
- White with blue racing stripes
Chassis SFM 6S947 is a 1966 Shelby GT350 originally delivered new to Ford Advanced Vehicles in Slough, England, finished in white with rear seats. It subsequently moved to France via Inter-Sport of Paris and spent decades in Marseille and Lyon before resurfacing in 2006, by then repainted blue. Acquired by Swiss Shelby specialist Burgol Automobiles, it was returned to white with blue racing stripes. One of very few original GT350s resident in Europe, it carries verified SAAC documentation and retains period Shelby instrumentation and interior fittings.
Ownership
- —Auction saleSold €126,500 (≈ $139K)
- 1966-02-01 →Factory deliveryFord Advanced Vehiclesfull documentation
First recipient of the car when new, based in Slough, UK. Delivery specified in white with rear seats, as recorded on the original invoice.
- 1967 → 1969Private saleInter-Sport Paris customer in Marseillepartial documentation
Car sold through Inter-Sport of Paris, the official French Shelby distributor, to a buyer in Marseille.
- 1969 →Acquisition unknownMarseille-based ownerpartial documentation
Retained the vehicle in Marseille through to the mid-1980s, at which point ownership passed to someone in Lyon.
- 2006 →Private saleBurgol Automobilespartial documentation
Swiss Shelby specialist who acquired the car after it resurfaced in France in 2006. Carried out a repaint back to white with classic blue racing stripes.
- 2014-06-01 →Private saleThe Curated Collectionpartial documentation
Belgian collector entity that purchased the car in June 2014; current consignor at the time of this sale.
- Date unknownAcquisition unknownLyon-based custodianpartial documentation
Took custody of the car in the mid-1980s; by 2006 the car was recorded as being in France and painted blue.
Competition
No competition history extracted from the catalogue.
Maintenance & restoration
- 2006BodyworkBurgol Automobiles
Car was repainted from blue back to its original white finish, with classic blue racing stripes added.
Work carried out under the ownership of Swiss Shelby specialist Burgol Automobiles after the car resurfaced in France.
- —Modification
Brake master cylinder replaced with a dual-bowl unit; rear brake lines replaced with non-original items; rear axle swapped for a non-factory-specification component.
These departures from original specification are noted in the catalogue; dates and responsible workshop are unrecorded.
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