Look what I can do!

[shelbydoug]

Very Super Cool sir!

[8T03S1425]

These advertisements take me back in time when the news papers' most interesting sections to me were:
   #3 - the movie schedules (prepping for date nights),
   #2 - the comics and puzzles, and
   #1 - the classified ads.

Yes, it was a time when one would see Shelbys, Cobras, and GT350s and GT500s for sale, on a regular basis. Frequently, the Shelbys would be mixed in with the Mustang section, but I remember that Shelbys would sometimes have their own section in the used car ads

I turned 16 in the summer of 1970, so while I could barely afford a used 1965 Mustang, that didn't prevent me from looking for new, left over, and used Shelbys. My buddies and I frequently spent free time walking the dealer lots looking at what we couldn't afford.

I'm lovin' these old ads.

Steve

[JJH]

Yeah, I thought finding a specific car was a stretch. I'd be happy to see any Al Grillo Ford ad for Shelby's or a Lynn, MA news paper article on his passing.

Not sure that we'll ever know what happened to Al Grillo. I live in the next city over from Lynn, Ma. (Peabody, Ma.) and have heard bits and pieces about the dealership for years now. I was born in 1968 so I didn't live through it but just this summer I met a gentleman at a local cruise night who turned out to have been a mechanic at Grillo when he was just 18! His feeling was that Grillo went into hiding or possibly witness protection and was not bumped off. This gentleman was nice enough to part with two original Al Grillo dealer trunk emblems which he had in his tool box for the last 50 years. He also told me that Grillo's daily driver was a black "67 Mustang that the dealership dropped a 427 SOHC motor in. I hope to get together with this former mechanic again and pick at his memory some more. He did not have any photos of the dealership. Feel free to pm me if you'd like a photo of the metal dealer tags I have.
Kind Regards, John

[SHELB66]

The AD KING has granted your wish!

Thanks so very much, almighty AD KING!  Your time and effort are greatly appreciated!

Craig R.

[Coralsnake]

The glass Mustang? Where did that end up?

[JJH]

Yeah, I thought finding a specific car was a stretch. I'd be happy to see any Al Grillo Ford ad for Shelby's or a Lynn, MA news paper article on his passing.

Not sure that we'll ever know what happened to Al Grillo. I live in the next city over from Lynn, Ma. (Peabody, Ma.) and have heard bits and pieces about the dealership for years now. I was born in 1968 so I didn't live through it but just this summer I met a gentleman at a local cruise night who turned out to have been a mechanic at Grillo when he was just 18! His feeling was that Grillo went into hiding or possibly witness protection and was not bumped off. This gentleman was nice enough to part with two original Al Grillo dealer trunk emblems which he had in his tool box for the last 50 years. He also told me that Grillo's daily driver was a black "67 Mustang that the dealership dropped a 427 SOHC motor in. I hope to get together with this former mechanic again and pick at his memory some more. He did not have any photos of the dealership. Feel free to pm me if you'd like a photo of the metal dealer tags I have.
Kind Regards, John

Steve, I got your pm but your e-mail address isn't working for me. If you're ok with pm me your phone number I can send you a photo via my cell phone.

[8T03S1425]

I double checked my PM and can confirm that scwolaniuk at gmail dot com were correctly typed in my PM.

Regardless how I receive the information, I certainly look forward to receiving it.

Steve

[roddster]

  Ad King:  how about Jack Loftus Ford in Hinsdale IL.

  Anyone else notice that the Glass Mustang had a six popper in it?

[KR500]

Pete
Thank You for the effort.
Rodney

[KR Convertible]

Wow!  I guess the dealership section on Coaralsnake is going to get an update soon.

Anything from Frank Cate?  Elk Grove, CA.  Near Sacramento.

[68blk500c]

Yes, most fun I have had for $20 in a long time

Maybe the most fun the rest of us have had in long time, too.  Thank you!!!
I will be happy to reimburse your $20.

[KR Convertible]

I found this one but it's a bit early.

[68blk500c]

The Galpin ad in reply #37 states an early August date, which means mine was in inventory at that time; cool!

[Coralsnake]

The AD KING has granted another wish!

[Coralsnake]

I am digging deeper into the vault and shall return with other requests!