1967 Owners Manual

[Richstang]

Vern,
Car #23 was built and released on 10/11/1966.
Randy

For those who may not understand the difference between dates;,

10/11/1966 is the Ford San Jose build date and the release date,

11/4/1966 is when Shelby American completed #00023 as a Shelby, which while still very early, might need to be considered for some related aspects.
It was also shipped out of LAX on the same day as completed.

[Bob Gaines]

Vern,
Car #23 was built and released on 10/11/1966.
Randy

For those who may not understand the difference between dates;,

10/11/1966 is the Ford San Jose build date and the release date,

11/4/1966 is when Shelby American completed #00023 as a Shelby, which while still very early, might need to be considered for some related aspects.
It was also shipped out of LAX on the same day as completed.

As it relates to Randy's car the BW version would not have been produced as a replacement manual until late 1967 at the earliest.

[rmarble57]

Based on the responses, one could surmize that a 2nd or so owner picked up the manual that was available at the time.

Question:  Since the B&W version has the Dearborn MI address would it be safe to assume that they were printed after the decision was taken to start moving production to A.O. Smith for the 68 model year?

[Bob Gaines]

Based on the responses, one could surmize that a 2nd or so owner picked up the manual that was available at the time.

Question:  Since the B&W version has the Dearborn MI address would it be safe to assume that they were printed after the decision was taken to start moving production to A.O. Smith for the 68 model year?

There are any number of scenarios that would include the dealer adding the manual . Another example is that the first owner bought the car and not until months later does he or she realize that there was no owners manual included. Going to the dealer or a Ford dealer to get a appropriate owners manual would be the most logical course of action. With that in mind anyone of the variations would be more correct and desirable then a repro including a concours venue. The one problem is that most Shelby enthusiasts do not know that variations exist. Fortunately a forum like this helps with getting the information out. The B/W supplement with the Michigan address strongly suggests that it was printed late enough near or after 67 production ceased that the new offices were finalized.

[Vernon Estes]

In regards to why the b/w manual is in an early car...frankly owners manual styles have more correlation (from what I have seen)  to  the original sell date at the dealership than they do to the serial number of the car. In general and early car would have likely been sold earlier than a late car...but it was not uncommon for any of these cars to be tough sells at the dealer level. For example, the early black car i had not selling from Tasca till August of 68. On the car, it would make perfect sense that Tasca might have already blown through their supply of "produduction" (ie "typical") original manuals and had ordered more for their remaining stock ...hence being sent black and white "service replacement" manuals. There is no sell date noted in the registry for #0023 so its entirely possible that the black and white manual came with the car the day it was sold from the dealer, if it took a while to retail.

In addition, its equally as likely that the first owner could have not gotten a manual or even lost his "production" manual early on and requested another be supplied. Its equally plausible that the replacement could have still been a "standard" manual or the black and white version we are discussing could have been given..just depends on what was available at the time.

Similarly, the only year i have never seen a "service replacement"/"oddball" manual associated with is 1965...but ive heard  no shortage of stories from early owners who said they requested a replacement 65 manual because they didnt get one with the car...what showed up in the mail was simply a standard production type 1966 Shelby owners manual.

Anyway, just some possiblities.

Vern

[JohnB]

Is this an original or repop? Owner claims 2nd Edition.

[JohnB]

More pics...

[JohnB]

Last.

[SHELB66]

Judging by the appearance of the cover I would have to say repop.

Craig R.

[George Schalk]

Judging by the appearance of the cover I would have to say repop.

Craig R.

Agreed...it appears to be a reproduction.

[JohnB]

Thanks