1965 Shelby GT350
- Colour
- Wimbledon White
A 1965 Ford Mustang Shelby GT350, completed on 29 June 1965, that served first as a company car and dealer demonstrator before entering private hands. Retaining approximately 80 percent of its original Wimbledon White factory paint, matching-numbers drivetrain, and the vast majority of its factory components, this GT350 is among the most unrestored survivors of its type. It spent decades in Arkansas before passing through several noted collectors, winning the Chairman's Award at SAAC-31 in 2006.
Ownership
- —Auction saleSold US$451,000
- 1965-06-29 →Factory deliveryJack Khourypartial documentation
Assigned as a Shelby American company car upon completion; initial custodian before the car entered the dealer distribution chain.
- → 1969Acquisition unknownHarry M. Strawser Jr.partial documentation
Arkansas-based owner who held the car before transferring it in 1969.
- 1969 →Acquisition unknownRay Kittenpartial documentation
Part of a documented Arkansas ownership chapter; one of several successive keepers in that state.
- 1991 →Private saleBob Gainespartial documentation
Kansas City-based buyer who acquired the car in 1991, returning it geographically to where it had first been sold as a demonstrator.
- → 2006Acquisition unknownLen Perhampartial documentation
Saratoga, California owner who held the car prior to selling it to a noted Shelby authority.
- 2006 →Private saleColin Comerpartial documentation
Shelby historian who acquired the car in 2006 and entered it in a concours that same year, after which it was sold to a Texas buyer.
- → 2008Private saleHoward Coxpartial documentation
Southlake, Texas collector who owned the car briefly before it passed to the next keeper.
- 2008 →Private saleChad Odompartial documentation
Owner prior to the current consignor; the car subsequently entered a notable Shelby collection.
- Date unknownAcquisition unknownHi-Performance Motorspartial documentation
Shelby-affiliated dealership in El Segundo, California, through which the car was routed en route to a Kansas City outlet.
- Date unknownPrivate saleBroadway Motorspartial documentation
Kansas City dealership that held the car as a demonstrator vehicle before it moved to a Texas outlet.
- Date unknownPrivate saleHorn-Williams Motor Companypartial documentation
Dallas dealership reportedly using the car as a demonstrator; a radio was added during this period.
- Date unknownPrivate saleU.S. Army officerpartial documentation
First private buyer; reportedly acquired the car in connection with a New York World's Fair exhibit, as suggested by a period decal still present in the rear window.
- Date unknownPrivate saleCurrent Shelby collection ownerpartial documentation
Assembled a significant Shelby holding; the car was sourced for this collector personally by Carroll Shelby.
Competition
- 2006Shelby American Automobile Club national meetSAAC-31 Division 3 ConcoursChairman's Award, Division 3
Car was shown while in Colin Comer's ownership at the SAAC national gathering held in Virginia; earned the top club award in its division.
Maintenance & restoration
- —Bodywork
Interior seating was reupholstered at some point; the rear package tray was replaced with a reproduction unit.
The oil pressure gauge and associated line were also replaced with reproduction items. All other interior and mechanical components are described as original.
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