67 Shelby build sheets

[shelbydoug]

That is the most common place. It was a common practice at the NJ Assy plant

Yes, folded up in a tight little square with a piece of tape around it and holding it in place.

Bill S.

Mine also had a sheet under the rear seat as well as taped up to the wiring harness under the dash. I didn't expect another under the front seats, so far there were three in the car.

[67 GT350]

On my car, they were under the carpet and the padding, I think in the rear, it was 1981.

[shelbydoug]

On my car, they were under the carpet and the padding, I think in the rear, it was 1981.

In your '67?

[carravetta]

I have a 67 GT500 and when we were doing some deep cleanup, we found a single page of the build sheet stuck inside the driver's door.

[Harris Speedster]

Bill,
Is it about the size of a matchbook when all folded, usually had cloth black tape wrapping it around the harness, seems commonly taped by the main fork of the wiring harness above the steering column?
Surely I made you smile !
I once found a build sheet in a 65 shelby, it was inside the front lower cross member, which the same cross member  sometimes has yellow crayon markings on its face.
Your buddy,
John

[tesgt350]

Many Mustangs had the Build Sheets in the Car some where BUT, my question is, "Did SA ever have their own Build Sheet for when building the Shelby's?"

[Harris Speedster]

Many Mustangs had the Build Sheets in the Car some where BUT, my question is, "Did SA ever have their own Build Sheet for when building the Shelby's?"

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Tesgt350, super question I must say !

Maybe a work order taped on each car being built at Shelby's, rather redundant though, as 99% were carbon copies of each other.
Mr Vinnie and I know of a Texas  65 Shelby that had one off specialties done to it at Shelby's shop. Maybe a work order exists?
Point, maybe the employees just knew what to do, BUT, when Shelby changed all the additional labor and parts costs of early 67 cars, a sheet was made ?
Super question !
John

[67 GT350]

On my car, they were under the carpet and the padding, I think in the rear, it was 1981.

In your '67?

In a 67 that I bought in 1981. I will dig them out and take pictures, they are in horrible shape. Just to add, I was a stupid kid back then, I knew enough to keep them, but how to preserve what I found? Hard to remember that....

[shelbydoug]

Bill,
Is it about the size of a matchbook when all folded, usually had cloth black tape wrapping it around the harness, seems commonly taped by the main fork of the wiring harness above the steering column?
Surely I made you smile !
I once found a build sheet in a 65 shelby, it was inside the front lower cross member, which the same cross member  sometimes has yellow crayon markings on its face.
Your buddy,
John

My 68 was the size of a zip drive taped to the wire harness. About the same size and shape.

I haven't found anything in my '67 yet. That car was completely apart.

[Bob Gaines]

Many Mustangs had the Build Sheets in the Car some where BUT, my question is, "Did SA ever have their own Build Sheet for when building the Shelby's?"

>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Tesgt350, super question I must say !

Maybe a work order taped on each car being built at Shelby's, rather redundant though, as 99% were carbon copies of each other.
Mr Vinnie and I know of a Texas  65 Shelby that had one off specialties done to it at Shelby's shop. Maybe a work order exists?
Point, maybe the employees just knew what to do, BUT, when Shelby changed all the additional labor and parts costs of early 67 cars, a sheet was made ?
Super question !
John

No special 65-67 Shelby build sheet originating at the Shelby American facility has been found in cars based on reliable Registrar and Shelby community intel. Yes there are various memo and SA invoice documents that confirm when some cars got out of the ordinary work done to them. There was not a single day when all parts transitioned from one style to another as in early 67 vs.later. Some parts seemed to transition together but typically the different parts transitioned at various times during the production year. No evidence suggests that there was any single sheet that indicated a labor and parts cost change of early 67 cars.   

[J_Speegle]

Many Mustangs had the Build Sheets in the Car some where

Not for San Jose built cars

BUT, my question is, "Did SA ever have their own Build Sheet for when building the Shelby's?"

No. Much different sort of assembly line and a lot less parts and steps to the process when compared to building each car from individual parts and sub assemblies

[S7MS427]

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