Shelby American ‘MFG 013’ license plates

[Richstang]

Thanks to help from many SAAC forum members we have more to update on the MFG plates in Europe.
I have also tweaked the list to help sort by year and Shelby model.
A few unknowns have been filled in for the FIA Cobras in 1964.

[Richstang]

For SPA, in May 1964, we have completed the list with these two images

CSX 2323 #2 with the '1L' MFG plate. Photo thanks to SFM66H aka Kieth (photographer unknown)




CSX 2345 #3 with the '1G' MFG plate. photo found by me through friends on Facebook (photographer unknown)

[Richstang]

For the Nuburgring 1964 May 31st

CSX 2345 #101 with the '1G' MFG plate. Thanks to szabo aka Stephan. (photographer unknown)

[Richstang]

For the 1964 August 30th Hill Climb at La Montagna-Crans (Sierra Montana)

CSX 2301 with the '1F' MFG plate. Thanks to TransamEd aka Wolfgang 'ponysite.de' (photographer unknown)

[Szabo]

Excellent that we all found together more plates and plates for the List,
that is what a Forum should be,
and so we all came forward

Stephan

[Szabo]

one new found ...

1G DLR 4101 appears on a red 289 Cobra on August 64 "Car Life" Test with a C2 Vette

[Richstang]

Great addition of the Hi-Performance Motors license plate
Updated the list in the first post

[6R07mi]

I didn't see this photo previously, but it looks like the data is captured

65 Reims CSX2299 1M 013

regards,

jim p

[Cobra Ned]

It is my belief that the Daytona Coupe pictured at Reims in '65 using the IM 013 plate was CSX 2300 rather than 2299.

[tesgt350]

one new found ...

1G DLR 4101 appears on a red 289 Cobra on August 64 "Car Life" Test with a C2 Vette

I never could understand why they always did the Car Comparison Tests like this one.  The Cobra is a Convertible and the Vette is a Coupe.  They should have used a Vette Convertible.

[Side-Oilers]

^^^ They might not have been able to get a convertible Vette at the same time.   It's not as simple as it seems. 

I've been through the same thing a hundred times in all the years I worked in the car magazine biz.  Until you get to the MT, CD R&T level (in the old days, anyway) it can be difficult to schedule a comparison test. The more cars in the test, the tougher it is.

You're not just working to hit your deadline date, but also to fit in the car company's schedule for its test cars.

And, occasionally, you'll get the call (sometimes the day before the car was supposed to be ready) that the last magazine guy damaged it and it won't be ready.

So, as an editor, you then have to make the hard decision:

1. Go ahead with the coupe that they do have to loan you. So now it's a convertible vs coupe article.

2. Wait for an indeterminate time period to do the article the way you originally envisioned it (never a good idea, for a lot of publishing reasons.)

3. Just do a single car test.   

[joephil]

Close up showing CSX2602

[joephil]

Poor quality but in color 

[Richstang]

For those of you following along...
Here is a 1969 Shelby GT500 with a California MFG plate '6J MFG 014'
The photos were taken for 'Sports Car Graphic' by the photographer Gerry Stiles.

These might have been taken at the Shelby American office building at 8405 Pershing Drive, Playa Del Rey, CA.
They moved some offices there after LAX closed in August 1967

You can search the Petersen Archives for more 1969 Shelby photos.
https://archive.petersen.org/pages/home.php?login=true



Three links to some different 1969 Shelby photos;

https://archive.petersen.org/pages/search.php

https://archive.petersen.org/pages/search.php?search=1969+Shelby&k=&modal=&display=xlthumbs&order_by=relevance&offset=48&per_page=48&archive=0&sort=DESC&restypes=&recentdaylimit=&foredit=&go=prev&offset=0

https://archive.petersen.org/pages/search.php?search=1969+Shelby&k=&modal=&display=xlthumbs&order_by=relevance&offset=0&per_page=48&archive=&sort=DESC&restypes=&recentdaylimit=&foredit=&go=next&offset=48

[Richstang]

Updated list in post #1 with new info on plate '1N MFG 013'
THANKS to SZABO/Stephan...for the photo!