'68 Engineering Development car #00056 Gold SAAC winner

[JD]

Was judged at SAAC 44 and won Gold, GT500 Gold Convertible...

https://www.mecum.com/lots/FL0120-396883/1968-shelby-gt500-convertible/

[Coralsnake]

And a 1969 engineering car, if you want two

https://www.mecum.com/lots/FL0120-396993/1969-shelby-gt500-convertible/

[JD]

Pete - maybe make that a separate thread so as not to confuse the two ;-)

[2112]

Hard to believe they are for sale.

[csheff]

The women who owned the 68 only restored it to sell, got from her father

[Coralsnake]

Thats partially accurate. She was married, her and her husband owned the car and started the restoration before the divorce. She received the car as part of divorce settlement and finished the car. At that point, she was likely upside down. The excellent restoration and auction results were a blessing, in my opinion.

[pbf777]

      I looked at this car ('68) at the MECUM and have a question; not intending to impune any inaccuracy of originality, but interested in the "how things were done"; is the Paxton blower bracket original from S.A. in 1968? 

      To me, it just looks,............too good, too well executed and finished (including the welding work) for a one-off experimental/test-fitment fabrication, lacking the "ops, that didn't come out right", and the "take a little more off here", and the really nicely executed nomenclature appearance?     

      And if they were going to work so hard on this bracket, maybe the same guys should have been in charge of the blower volute discharge to carburetor pressure box hose fitting effort!     

      Scott.

[shelbydoug]

What did it sell for? Both are VERY nice cars.

I don't remember the gold jumping like that when they were new. Like the lime, they always seemed washed out in person.

I guess the two stage paints have really helped the colors come alive?

[Coralsnake]

I agree gold and lime look better fresh.

Regarding the paxton bracket. That was completely designed and fabricated by me. I started with a stock - 3D power steering bracket , made it flat and designed the upper arms off that. Unfortunately, for various reasons, I did not complete the restoration.

I can not take "credit" for the upper hose, but lets say there are a lot of constraints. Most revolve around blower placement in front of those high covers.

The dilema is trying to recreate some of the parts that would have been on these engineering cars and were removed.

56 sold for 300k

[Coralsnake]

I do have the patterns if anyone needs a big block paxton blower bracket 🙃

Thanks for the compliments Scott. I agree it was good work 😉

[Coralsnake]

You should see my EFI stuff

[pbf777]

      I'll use the word "restoring", but that's not and accurate definition of my efforts, my 1937 Diamond T truck, but anyway; in the fabrication efforts, I find that while I want it all to appear "period" I continually execute my fabrication and welding work, lets say...........to good, from what appears original; and am often drawn  between "correct" appearing sloppy productiion work, or work that I can proudly say, I did that!       

     Scott.

[FL SAAC]

stupendous