Recently inherited my brothers 1967 gt350 ser#0023

[Dr Doolittle]

Hello I'm new to the site but my brother has been a member for far longer than I can remember , this car is white with blue stripes and my question is what are the little round red lights behind the scoops on the b post area, just curious what they were used for,I looked around online and can't find any info so far, any help in learning more about this car is greatly appreciated,thanks friends

[6s2020]

Welcome to the Forum

If you type in "red marker lights" in the Search window, top right of page, plenty on the subject.

Cheers

[Shelby_r_b]

Hi,

The red lights behind the scoops are believed to have been installed on a little less than the first 200 1967 Shelbys produced.  These lights were functional and used in conjunction with brake and turn signal application.  Some have mistakenly called these "Running Lights", but they only engage during the aforementioned scenarios.

Also, the reason that these lights were only installed on less than 200 cars...they were found to be illegal in some states (I don't believe it was a national law, but I could be wrong).  At the time, only emergency vehicles were allowed to have head level red lights.  Interesting, as now all cars have head level (or higher!) brake lights.

Hope this helps, and welcome! 

BTW - I used to own car #0022 

[Dr Doolittle]

.I'm sure I'll have more questions for everybody on here , he also left me his 1969 gt500 428cj , it's Acapulco blue , I'll have questions on that also....glad to be part of the family,  thanks for all the help

[JD]

Dr. D:

I meet your brother in the fall of 2017 at Tom Cotter's event (sold him some parts)  Very sorry to hear of his passing.

Hope you find good homes for his stable of Mustangs.

Yes, the upper scoop lights are often incorrectly referred to as Running Lights but they are Eye level brake and turn signals.

You may want to contact Dave Mathews the SAAC '67 Registrar regarding the '67 GT350 #23,
dmathews "at" prodigy.net

JD

[Dr Doolittle]

Thanks JD , i really miss him and am truly blessed he left me his favorite 4 cars out of the bunch, that's some brotherly love right there 

[1690]

Welcome to the Forum.  I am very very sorry for your brother's passing.

The SAAC member who can help you the most with your questions is Brian Glover.  He is beyond PASSIONATE for the early '67 GT-350's and he has acquired quite a bit of knowledge about them....and he is one of the nicest people you will ever meet.

Good luck...we are here to help.

[Bill]

Hello I'm new to the site but my brother has been a member for far longer than I can remember , this car is white with blue stripes and my question is what are the little round red lights behind the scoops on the b post area, just curious what they were used for,I looked around online and can't find any info so far, any help in learning more about this car is greatly appreciated,thanks friends

Sorry for your loss, your brother was a true enthusiast.

Bill

[557]

Sorry for your loss....On the flip side you are a very lucky man.Cars sound very interesting!Welcome!

[roddster]

  By the way.  The early cars have a following due to the "different from later built" cars features.  So, get ready for those "I've never seen that" coments.  Is a small sub-group of Shelby owners, we're all like brothers.  Welcome.

[2112]

Welcome to the Forum.  I am very very sorry for your brother's passing.

The SAAC member who can help you the most with your questions is Brian Glover.  He is beyond PASSIONATE for the early '67 GT-350's and he has acquired quite a bit of knowledge about them....and he is one of the nicest people you will ever meet.

Good luck...we are here to help.

+1

Sorry for your loss....On the flip side you are a very lucky man.Cars sound very interesting!Welcome!

We don't know that for sure. Might be a Ms. Rather than a Mr.   

[JD]

Brian is the Carolina's SAAC President

[557]

Welcome to the Forum.  I am very very sorry for your brother's passing.

The SAAC member who can help you the most with your questions is Brian Glover.  He is beyond PASSIONATE for the early '67 GT-350's and he has acquired quite a bit of knowledge about them....and he is one of the nicest people you will ever meet.

Good luck...we are here to help.

+1

Sorry for your loss....On the flip side you are a very lucky man.Cars sound very interesting!Welcome!

We don't know that for sure. Might be a Ms. Rather than a Mr.   

.   Good point!!! Lucky individual then.....

[deathsled]

Sorry for your loss as well. It's good that it stays within the family.

[sfm5s081]

Sorry for your loss! This is a great community and you've come to the right place. How about posting some picts? Little car porn never hurt anybody