66 racecar

[gt350shelb]

[CSX4781]

SFM6S1066. The owner occasionally on the forum.

Dave

[gimmea250swb]

Thanks for posting, where did you find the photo?

[gt350shelb]

 no idea where i found that photo but sure would like to know the history of that car .

[Harris Speedster]

Is this a Peruvian car ?

[gimmea250swb]

It is one of the Peruvian cars. It was originally an automatic, but converted to 4 speed for racing. Teodoro "El Zorro" Yangali raced it. I've got a record of roughly 10 races they participated in. The Caminos del Inca is still raced today. It's a multi-day rally from sea level up to the Andes Mountains, over 1500 miles. He won overall twice. There's an article in this year's Summer 2023 Shelby American. I was lucky enough to travel to Peru to meet the driver, navigator and mechanic last year.

Here's a video of the race: https://www.bpvideolibrary.com/record/745

Check clips at: 9:05, 11:55, 16:25, 21:25, 29:35. There are more of the car in there, but those were the easiest to find. If you've got time, the full video is pretty interesting.

[jamesfee]

Many thanks for the link! Cool video.

[6s1640]

There also appears to be a 1965 GT350.  I see R-model door windows and frame. Is this a 65 GT350R, 5R530?

Cory

[Harris Speedster]

As I have a bit of knowledge on 530, visited it at Walts place in Colorado.
If it is, Nick B was whom it was purchased from in Peru. Not sure of last name, maybe Brozovich or something like that.
Registry should have better details/
I worked with George Stauffer to sell it for him.
I have vivid pictures of the car.
John

[FL SAAC]

Is this a Peruvian car ?

+ 1

[daltondavid]

Great pics!

[gimmea250swb]

As I have a bit of knowledge on 530, visited it at Walts place in Colorado.
If it is, Nick B was whom it was purchased from in Peru. Not sure of last name, maybe Brozovich or something like that.
Registry should have better details/
I worked with George Stauffer to sell it for him.
I have vivid pictures of the car.
John

Hey there, It's nice that I can contribute here.  Bratzo Vicich didn't race this year (1970). I met Bratzo's daughter when I visited Peru for Yangali's 50 yr victory anniversary.  Alvarado raced this year and he had an R model. He actually owned two - one was completely destroyed. This year Yangali (my car) came first in class, 4th OA. Alverado (#403) DNF'd in stage 3. Seems consistent with the photo.

[gimmea250swb]

Hopefully this isn't too cheesy. Based on the videos above and the photos I've gathered, here are some models I've built on my car. 1969, 1970 and 1971 versions.

[CSX4781]

Taylor,
  Not cheesy at all, very cool,  now you just have to decide which way you want to do the car itself.... ... thanks for sharing.

Dave

[gimmea250swb]

If I were to do it, it would be 407.  That was the first year Yangali and the car won the race. He won the following year too . I've looked into it, but don't know how well it would be received. Also, the car was stripped inside except for the seats.
Would I pull all the restored interior out?  The fun part would be going to side pipes