Shelby American ‘MFG 013’ license plates

[Cobra Ned]

Good thing I know where that 1N 013 tag is resting these days.

[Richstang]

Stephan (Szabo) is hard at work. This time he found a MFG plate in a known photo I never noticed before.
I will update the list in the first post shortly (in red ink for the latest changes).
Close up supplied from Szabo / Stephan. Thank You!

[Szabo]

A little bit long for a reply but some themes are never get to old ...

I found a Pic from the 427 Cobra SuperSnake Twin Paxton Cobra with a better view
on the 1L DLR 4101 Plate ... it is not from the R&T Test, but the source is unkown for me



the other obersavtion is not about a 013 MFG Plate, but it is 5s319 (the 66 Prototyp) with
a 14B MFG 014 Plate .... as far as i know is 014 directly a Ford Manufactur Number

so i wonder a little bite about this, any ideas from you to these theme

The Car also appears on the Car & Driver Yearbook in a big jump





Greets from Germany

[Szabo]

Hello again,

i came up with two known Plates, but find on other cars then known

The Pic shows the 1st 427 Race Car from around November 1964 before the Venice Shop.

I found it in a good high resolution ...




on the 1965 Ford Country Squire Wagon (seems pretty brand new ? )
is 2E MFG 013 --- this is the first sight of this plate



on the Mustang Convertible
is 2L MFG 013 the plate later is see on 5007, the 10.000 Mile Test Car from John Christy

[Richstang]

Thanks for posting those Company Car license plate from Venice!
I assume they are both 1965 model years

We talked about them about a week or so in an email (nice finds) and I didn't get a chance to update the list.
I will update the list in the first post in this thread. (Done)

The CSX3002 photos are larger than any I ever saw before. We can see the plate letter much clearer now.

[Szabo]

Hello,

i can solve another riddle of a MFG 013 Plate Pic

i found this Pic in a 1989 English Car Magazine and discuss with Rich
if it is a origin one...

About the R Apron with the extra two holes and the license Plate we was never 100% Bulletproofed sure,
because no other Competition GT350 has ever wear such a R-Front and very less had ever a license plate on...

So i saved it on my PC but dont look for more infos...

A few days befor now i found a Pic from 5s029 Shelby School Nr. 2 and BINGO again

The Plate is not clear to see but it is the same car on both Pics and so
we found another new combination and a time correct Pic - I love it

Pic from the 1989 english Car Mag



Pic from 5s029 Shelby School Car #2

[Bob Gaines]

The license plate location was not too practical given how much cooling area of the radiator it covers up. It looks good in the pictures however.

[Side-Oilers]

Hi Stephan,

Thanks once more for your (and Rich's) impressive historic detective work!

Swapping plates is certainly cheaper than paying for registration on your own car...or on a lot of company owned/loaned cars.

BTW: That VW is a new 1965 (note temporary registration taped inside windshield.)
Someone has removed the "1300" badge on the engine cover and filled in the mounting holes.
Car has Euro taillight lenses and Porsche 356 style (but wider) wheels.  Paint is very shiny, probably red.  Nice ride. 
Looks like someone's extra work shirt hanging on the coat hook.

[Royce Peterson]

I wonder why so many of the cars have no license plates by the Venice shop?

[6R07mi]

2S MFG 013   - 66 GT350; 6s120 (q) (white, no stripes, Cragar wheels) Cobra Caravan NYC 65-12-15

came across this photo from the Revs Institute, could be from the 65-12-15 NYC caravan event?

jim p

[Side-Oilers]

Good find.

Notice that the "Shelby" name is not on that display sign.  Was it all paid by Ford and they didn't want to share the spotlight?

[Richstang]

2S MFG 013   - 66 GT350; 6s120 (q) (white, no stripes, Cragar wheels) Cobra Caravan NYC 65-12-15

came across this photo from the Revs Institute, could be from the 65-12-15 NYC caravan event?

jim p

Hi Jim, that is the photo at the 12/15 NYC event as found on REVS.
Steve Sloan helped to identify the GT350 as 6s120
I'm sure you noticed, they have several other photos from that evening.
They include a 427 Cobra, Daytona Coupe, and the R model from the tour.

Hi Van, It is odd they didn't mention "Shelby" on the sign.
A newspaper article calls out a FORD Cobra on exhibit at the Union Carbide B'ldg (in Manhatten).
Carroll did have a book signing that same day at Brentanos Bookstore.
Revs show a photo of a 3000 series Cobra at that location. It appears to be csx3127.