In search of my dads GT350, 67210F2A02078

[67_02078]

Its been a long time since I was a member of SAAC and Ive recently decided to make public my desire to locate and acquire my dads Shelby. It was the first Shelby my parents bought and it was and is my all-time favorite.
My dad owned his Shelby from approximately 1977 to 1984/5, we lived in Anchorage, AK at the time. It was Nightmist Blue and had ten spoke rims. It was an automatic transmission and had inboard driving lights. He sold it to another Mustang club member who promptly did some body repairs and painted it Grabber Blue. With help from Dave Mathews, Ive tracked it to Sweden in 2002. It was listed for sale on Ebay in 2010. Ive contacted a Mustanger buddy on Europe with the hopes that he can make some inquiries and hopefully find the owner. Im also going to post this on other Mustang-related websites and contact Ebay and ask if they can do a forensic search. Thanks for reading my quest.

[2112]

Keep us posted!

[67_02078]

Rich suggested that I post some pics of my dads Shelby. These are from the late '70s. I have a couple more of the interior but I need to scan them.

Edit: Ive tried twice to re-orient and re-name these pics and save the edit before re-attaching them. Not sure why the show 90 degrees off.

[TransamEd]

..located and in Sweden, found it in a swedish Club member registry  2014 with another owner and obvously user göranfor here owned it in 2019 restoring it.

[jguyer]

Only so others won't get stiff neck. And I find it such a burden to have to click on pictures.

[2112]

Love the pictures.

If that was my dad's car, I would try to get it back too. Hopefully Goranfor is interested in selling.

Good luck!

[texas swede]

Mark,
This car is in Sweden (according to the Government car registry).and I sent all information about current owner by message.
Texas Swede

[Bob Gaines]

Mark,
This car is in Sweden (according to the Government car registry).and I sent all information about current owner by message.
Texas Swede

You got to love this bunch of guys .

[Richstang]

Looks like I'm a litttle bit behind the forum posts. We have some really great people here in our community.

TEXAS SWEDE replied back to my PM and already found the owner with contact info!
He is the man of the hour!

Another thanks goes out to TRANSAM ED for his help here too.


PS
Don't forget the time difference before you reach out by phone!

[1969shelbygt350]

Great story! Hoping you will be able to reunite with his car. My dads 350 convert was sold by my mother without us knowing it. I searched and search. Found it. But whomever owns it would not let it go. But it's good to know it in good hands!

Phuong

[67_02078]

Here are a couple of pics from Mar 1980 where we installed a fresh carpet set. We used an open bay at Spenard Upholstery in Anchorage. The owner was a personal friend of my dads.

[67_02078]

Mark,
This car is in Sweden (according to the Government car registry).and I sent all information about current owner by message.
Texas Swede

You got to love this bunch of guys .

I couldnt agree more, Bob ! I learned a long time ago that Mustangers and in this case Shelby owners are a great bunch of people. I try and do my best to forward that persona myself. My dad and I shared the Mustang hobby, it was our thing.

[67_02078]

UPDATE:
Incredibly, the current owner of 2078 sent me an email this week with a number of pics of its current condition. It looks like he has done a remarkable restomod and kept the OE 289 & C4 intact replacing them with a supercharged 331 and and AOD. I just replied to him to thank him for reaching out to me with pictures of my beloved 2078. I dont know how he got my email or that I was trying to locate 2078 as I was informed I should not contact the owner.

On that same vein, I am grateful for all the understanding and assistance the members on this site gave me without reservation in my search. Mustangers are truly the best car people !! For decades I had wondered what ever happened to 2078 and if it was being well maintained and enjoyed or was it languishing in a field or barn, deteriorating. Now I know. Thank you, all.

[Prototype]

Fabulous story, and yes this is a great place. SAAC keeps the torch lit and the information flowing.

[FL SAAC]

Fantastic story good luck on your journey