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[1962-1970]

You missed an earlier saturday car Lot 1292: 1968 GT500KR   https://www.barrett-jackson.com/Events/Event/Details/1968-SHELBY-GT500KR-CONVERTIBLE-253423

Here is a list of the Shelby products made 1962-1970 at Barrett Jackson Scottsdale that go up for auction, January 22-30, 2022

Lot #         Car                    VIN                         Link                                                                                                                                  Results (w/buyer fees)

Thursday January 27, 2022
819.1 -  1969 GT350       9F02M481393    - https://www.barrett-jackson.com/Events/Event/Details/1969-SHELBY-GT350-252532                   

Friday January 28, 2022
978   -  1968 GT350        8T02J180374     - https://www.barrett-jackson.com/Events/Event/Details/1968-SHELBY-GT350-249589
1036 -  1970 GT500        0F02R483051     - https://www.barrett-jackson.com/Events/Event/Details/1970-SHELBY-GT500-251882
1048 -  1968 GT350   8T03J15548101527 - https://www.barrett-jackson.com/Events/Event/Details/1968-FORD-SHELBY-GT350-CUSTOM-CONVERTIBLE-251366
1068 -  1968 GT500   8T03S11604600188 - https://www.barrett-jackson.com/Events/Event/Details/1968-SHELBY-GT500-CONVERTIBLE-251453
1088 -  1968 GT350  8T03J192448            - https://www.barrett-jackson.com/Events/Event/Details/1968-SHELBY-GT350-CONVERTIBLE-250629
1124.1 - 1967 GT350    67200F5A01559    - https://www.barrett-jackson.com/Events/Event/Details/1967-SHELBY-GT350-253078

Saturday January 29, 2022
1297.1 -  1967 GT500   67400F7A00761    - https://www.barrett-jackson.com/Events/Event/Details/1967-SHELBY-GT500-251468
1317.1 -  1969 GT500   9F02R480837        - https://www.barrett-jackson.com/Events/Event/Details/1969-SHELBY-GT500-252357
1381   -   1965 GT350   5S257                  - https://www.barrett-jackson.com/Events/Event/Details/1965-SHELBY-GT350-252424
1382   -   1962 Cobra    CSX2032              - https://www.barrett-jackson.com/Events/Event/Details/1962-SHELBY-COBRA-CSX-2032-LANCE-REVENTLOW-COBRA-250150
1395   -   1965 GT350   5S242                  -  https://www.barrett-jackson.com/Events/Event/Details/1965-FORD-SHELBY-GT350-251296
1397   -   1967 Cobra 427 - CSX 3356       -  https://www.barrett-jackson.com/Events/Event/Details/1967-SHELBY-COBRA-427-CSX-3356-252020
1424   -  1968 GT500KR 8T02R20180702466 - https://www.barrett-jackson.com/Events/Event/Details/1968-SHELBY-GT500KR-252096
1458  -  1968 GT500 8T02S17363601929   - https://www.barrett-jackson.com/Events/Event/Details/1968-SHELBY-GT500-252526
1468  -  1968 GT500KR 8T02R215904        - https://www.barrett-jackson.com/Events/Event/Details/1968-SHELBY-GT500KR-252549
1468.1 - 1969 GT500   9F02R482095         - https://www.barrett-jackson.com/Events/Event/Details/1969-FORD-SHELBY-GT500-252826
1471  -  1968 GT500    8T03S169262         - https://www.barrett-jackson.com/Events/Event/Details/1968-SHELBY-GT500-CONVERTIBLE-252278
1471.1 - 1968 GT350   8T03J192414          - https://www.barrett-jackson.com/Events/Event/Details/1968-SHELBY-GT350-CONVERTIBLE-252252

518 KR convertibles built and is confirmed by Ford & Marti records. Last KR convertible built #04423.

Do you know the Ford Production date of that car?  It was not in the Shelby Registry

Yes, the car we were speaking of did not ship until December 20, 1968 (by rail it says).

Does anyone know when the last GT500KR Convertible was built in July of 1968?
Also, what was the last day of production for Shelbys in 1968?

The total number was originally thought to be 518 but was later changed to 525.

The last one by date is not necessarily the highest number on the VIN tag either although the KR's are the most consistent with Ford v Shelby numbers being in chronological order.

So regardless of how someone words it, it could be "controversial".

"One of the last built" might be a better way to phrase it?

I am not going to use anything like that in my description unless it was known, I am not sure it would matter anyway.  I do not think July 19 would be the last Conv KR before the august break.   Since there were 5XX made you would assume there were some in the last weeks of July too.

EDIT:  To be clear, I am not using the sign, it is just among the items that were in the trunk of the car and will be in the trunk of the car when the new owner gets it.

Additionally, this sign had the wrong production date (close but off by a couple days) and the Ford letter was dated 2004 and there are Marti Reports from 2006 and 2007.  So, I assume the sign was made before 2004.

Numerically 4423 is listed as the last KR convertible

Thanks so much.  Looking at the sign and thinking about it, it does make sense that he was telling people how many were made.
4423 does not have the production date listed in the Shelby register.

Yes, the numbers are known. It's unlikely you have the last KR built.

"518" is a reference to the total number of convertible KRs built.

A picture would be most helpful, I'm surmising from your post, this was a sign made by a previous owner?

Because cars were not always built in strict numerical order, it's probably better to describe a car by its Shelby serial number. In this case your Shelby number would need to be around 4400, in order to be a contender for the last convertible.

I think it is very doubtful too, which is why I was confused by the sign.  I believe it was just poor wording on the sign.  It is 4047 but the production date does NOT match the Shelby number sequence because the original owner ordered the car and then canceled his order.  So, it was built on July 19, 1968 according to Ford or July18 according to Marti.   Sold in February of 1969.
The build date is getting close to the end but I figured not close enough.  You helped me with this car with a couple referrals.  That plan was vetoed by my wife (I am building to 57 restomods, corvette and bel air) and I spent way too much fixing everything I could find from the car sitting 5 years.   I am trying to gather, sort and then put together the information and documents I have in some manner that the new owner will be able to read through them.

Does anyone know the shelby numbers of the last 1968 GT500KR Convertible produced?
Are these known?  I have a puzzling sign that was in the bottom of a box of stuff I am going through saying "Production Number 518" with no context and when I read through all the other papers I do not really seen any citation or support unless it is on one of the documents that are photocopies of stuff that I really do not understand the context of.
Trying to prepare and sort all the docs for the next owner and want to make sure I am accurate about things.