66 GT 350 Drag Package

[Escue]

Back in 66 I was at Fuller Ford in Cincinnati. If I remember correctly, there was a new candy apple red GT 350 and the window sticker indicated it had a drag package. I think the car was an automatic.
I never saw the car again after that day. Was this a car Shelby built or has my memory taken a reset?

[J_Speegle]

Like today dealers will make up names, packages and other things to move cars out and make the cars appear to be "special"

There were 66's built as drag cars but no automatics.  Plenty were drag raced and modified by first and second owners

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I'll admit I was wrong about the car having an automatic.

My question basically is: Did Shelby (not the dealership) make a drag package GT 350 in 66?

[98SVT - was 06GT]

My question basically is: Did Shelby (not the dealership) make a drag package GT 350 in 66?

Les Richey's Performance Associates in Glendora built the drag cars for Shelby American. He got killed in May of 66 when his AFX Mustang crashed at Fontana. It's probably not something that SA or HiPo Motors would have on the showroom floor and since PA building them was open knowledge a dealer may have said I'll take that Shelby and then make a deal with PA to convert the car. In the end I think 4 were converted as "factory spec drag cars" and all were carry over cars.

[Prototype]

I'll admit I was wrong about the car having an automatic.

My question basically is: Did Shelby (not the dealership) make a drag package GT 350 in 66?

Like Jeff said,....yes

[J_Speegle]

6S011 was the one of the four that, according to the registry, ended up at Fuller Ford in Cincinnati for the first year after it was ordered and then the order was canceled northeastern dealership. Car arrived in white and Fuller Ford added the blue stripes. The dealership kept and raced it for about a year then returned it to Shelby and to California. Good 3/4 of a page of information is listed in the latest registry

Car as it is today restored as raced by High Performance Motors. No record I could find that it had been raced in the 60's as  red car

[98SVT - was 06GT]

Car as it is today restored as raced by High Performance Motors. No record I could find that it had been read (RACED?) in the 60's

AHRA info on the net is scarce it went out of business in the late 60s. If you can find the early rule books they had the record holders listed. The GT350 was run in B/Sport.

[TLea]

465 and 466s, all carryovers were the factory, Shelby sanctioned cars. There was another 65 that was bought directly from high-performance motors and taken by the new owner to Les Richie. In my book not a factory drag car.

[J_Speegle]

Car as it is today restored as raced by High Performance Motors. No record I could find that it had been read (RACED?) in the 60's

AHRA info on the net is scarce it went out of business in the late 60s. If you can find the early rule books they had the record holders listed. The GT350 was run in B/Sport.

Yes more of a non- west coast organization and tracks. Reworded the post since I fully didn't include all that I wanted to include plus what I did did not read well 

[98SVT - was 06GT]

... another 65 that was bought directly from high-performance motors and taken by the new owner to Les Richie. In my book not a factory drag car.

I agree this is the one I was thinking of. When it sold they still had the bill from Les' shop.
Notice how Les used the R Model type window frames on his and Gas Ronda's AFX cars (not legal for the stock class GT350s).

[Escue]

Thank you so much for information regarding Fuller Ford. At one time the dealership had a framed 8x10 photo of the white/blue stripe 66 that they raced. Not sure if the photo is still there.

Now is there any information about the red 66 GT350 that Fuller Ford had on the lot (new)?

[shelbydoug]

465 and 466s, all carryovers were the factory, Shelby sanctioned cars. There was another 65 that was bought directly from high-performance motors and taken by the new owner to Les Richie. In my book not a factory drag car.

I'm just looking for clarification here, are 465 and 466 that you refer to, '65 GT350's or '66's?

The reason I ask is that 6s252 is the last '66 carryover isn't it? So I am confused on that comment, which I guess isn't unusual for me?

[5s386]

I believe was meant as "4 of the 1965's" and "4 of the 1966's".

[shelbydoug]

Ahh! That makes sense. Not all of us are well versed on such cars so the typo created some confusion to me.

[TLea]

I believe was meant as "4 of the 1965's" and "4 of the 1966's".

Correct