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From a friend that had restored and then sold his 1968 Shelby a couple years ago I recently picked-up a couple of spare S-W Green Line gages that he still had. I have a 1967 Shelby, but the gages were for a decent price so I bought them. I know Stewart-Warner is still making Green Line gages, but it got me thinking to look at what is out there currently from S-W, Branda Shelby Parts, the aftermarket like eBay and to see what's in actual 1967 Shelbys.   

Because of their extensive photo gallery I took a look at a bunch of 1967 Shelbys that had sold on Bring A Trailer to see some original Green Line gages and it lead me to a couple questions about the Stewart-Warner green line gages in the center gage pod:

Q1 - From when the 1967 Shelbys were built was the Oil Pressure gage suppose to be in the left pod or the right pod, or did they come both ways out of Shelby American?

Q2 - Did Shelby American use the same 0-100 range Oil Pressure gages and the same +/- 60 range Amp (Amphres) gages through the full 1967 Shelby production, or where other range S-W Green Line gages used?   

You can request the Registries withhold your name if you are concerned about it.

No, I'm not too concerned about it, but I was surprised he called me on my cell as I don't normally give out that number. Plus like I said, I'm there in print in the 2011 SAAC Registry. However this was the first time I ever got a call inquiring about my GT500.

Chad left me a message and left his name and number and in his message he specifically said he was inquiring about my GT500. Actually I didn't notice his message till two days later. Before calling him back I also had time to think about what I was going to quiz him about when I called him back.

Being that it was two days later I told him I was returning his call without giving my name and he wanted to know who I was and I said "Who are you? You called me first." He gave me his name again and that is when he told me I was one of four people he was hoping hear back from.

Classic Collector Car Dealers have their place, but I'm not a fan of them. Granted, some are better than others and maybe some are really nice people, but I still see them as professional car flippers. Typically they search out vehicles needing little to no work and then turn around and sell them for profit.

Strange first post on the forum, as if, and almost like this was a strange and twisted way to get leads on 67 Shelbys for sale.

Strange, but perhaps true, or not. 

No, I just don't have much to say Shelby-wise. I don't come over to the SAAC forum very often unless it's to research something on '67s. Plus like I said my Shelby is at the end of a long line of projects awaiting my attention. Too little time, too many cars, and not enough space!

Didn't realize I never posted here before. I'm a long-time owner of 1855 by the way. My name is listed in print in the 2011 Registry. You'll normally find me yacking over at the BOSS 302 website and also under the same screen name, Clifford. Lately I've been working on my 1970 BOSS vintage race car.

I thought the call asking if my Shelby was for sale was worth sharing with other fellow 1967 GT500 owners. If your GT500 Shelby VIN is higher than 1855 then there's a good chance you'll probably be getting a phone call sometime too assuming Chad started low and is going up the list. Plus if he called me some of you other guys probably got call too and could shed some light on who he is.

I got a phone message the other day (Aug. 1st.) on my cell asking me if I wanted to sell my 1967 GT500 Shelby.

I have both a Cell Phone and still have the old Land Line. This guy calls me up on my Cell Phone. Well, my Shelby isn't up for sale and hasn't been offered for sale at any time. I have too many nice cars "in-progress" and my Shelby is the last one I'm planning to get to. I don't broadcast I have this Shelby and I try pretty hard not to give out my cell phone number. If I have to give out a phone number I give out the land line. So I thought it was odd to get a call about my Shelby on my Cell.

Curious, I called the guy back to see what was up. He said he was looking for a 67 GT500 Shelby and he wanted to know if I still had mine and if I was interested in letting it go. I questioned this guy in detail to find out who he was and what his story was. I even asked him straight-out if he was a dealer and was just going to flip my car for a profit? (I'm NOT a fan of professional resellers.) After a long discussion I had the general feeling this guy was on the level, that he wasn't a dealer, and that he said wanted it for his personal use. He also seemed to be aware the the current market values of my Shelby. He wasn't looking for a Trailer Queen nor one that needed a full restoration. I believe he was sincere and was looking for a good driver-quality Shelby model like mine, but I don't really know. He could have been a dealer.His message said his name was Chad Strewer. He specifically asked about my '67 GT500 and asked for me to call him back. His phone number was 831-277-xxxx Monterey, California

I didn't go into detail, but I said mine wasn't currently for sale. We had a polite conversation and he said if anything might change to keep him in mind and let him know. 

The last question I asked him was how he got my number? He told me he looked my name up through the Shelby Registry Book and that he plugged my name into some search program on the internet and got my Cell number that way. My call-back was one of four he was hoping to get back.

I thought this guy was pretty smart it trying to track-down a collector car he was looking for. But I was surprised at how easy it really was for him to get my Cell Phone number.

Anybody get unsolicited offers to sell your Shelby like this or does anybody know this Chad Strewer?