1965 Shelby GT350
A 1965 Shelby GT350 (chassis 6S180) originally delivered to a Ford dealership in Oklahoma City as a demonstrator, this car shows evidence of European-market specification — a metric speedometer and bilingual owner's manual. Its engine was replaced under warranty at just 63 miles in May 1966, and the accompanying Shelby American invoice remains with the car. After passing through Arizona and Minnesota ownership spanning several decades, the car was comprehensively restored by Connecticut-based Shelby specialists Cobra Automotive, emerging as a rust-free, original-body-panel example upgraded for touring use.
Ownership
- —Auction saleSold US$340,500
- 1965-10-29 → 1967-03-01Factory deliveryDub Richardson Fordfull documentation
Oklahoma City dealership took delivery as a demonstrator vehicle. At roughly 63 miles, the original engine was swapped out in May 1966, with a Shelby American invoice for the replacement unit retained in the car's file.
- 1967-03-01 →Private saleMichael Tom McNeightfull documentation
Stillwater, Oklahoma resident who acquired the car by trading in a 1959 Chevrolet. The SAAC Shelby Registry documents this transaction, and the speedometer was changed from metric to imperial at the time of purchase.
- 1981 →Acquisition unknownDale A. Johnsonpartial documentation
Nashwauk, Minnesota resident who held the car for roughly 25 years. At least one other Nashwauk-area owner is noted during this Minnesota period.
- 2006 → 2006Acquisition unknownPaul Andrewspartial documentation
Noted Shelby collector based in Jamestown, Rhode Island, through whose hands the car briefly passed before it moved to the current owner.
- Date unknownArizona-based owner(s) in the 1960s–1970snone documentation
The car passed through one or more owners in Arizona during this period; no individual names or precise dates are recorded.
- Date unknownPrivate saleCurrent ownerpartial documentation
Florida-based custodian who commissioned a full restoration by Curt Vogt's Cobra Automotive in Wallingford, Connecticut, and has kept the car alongside other Shelby vehicles for approximately a decade.
Competition
No competition history extracted from the catalogue.
Maintenance & restoration
- 1966Engine rebuildShelby American
Original engine replaced at just 63 miles on the odometer; a new motor was supplied by Shelby American, and the invoice for that replacement is retained in the car's history file.
The replacement engine is the one currently installed in the car.
- 1967Mechanical
Metric speedometer swapped for a miles-per-hour unit at the time of the car's first private sale.
- —RestorationCobra Automotive
Full restoration carried out by Shelby specialists; the car was found to be rust-free with all original body panels intact, including the fibreglass bonnet. Mechanical upgrades for touring included fitting a top-loader gearbox and 3.50 final-drive gearing. All replaced original components, among them the aluminium T-10 gearbox, were retained and accompany the car.
Workshop operated by Curt Vogt, located in Wallingford, Connecticut. Restoration preceded acquisition by the current Florida-based owner.
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