Shelby Buildings -LAX- New 10.02.24 - 4 new colored Pics May 65 w. Comparsion

[Coralsnake]

[JD]

Look to be '67's ??

[Coralsnake]

I would agree, were there any large groups of all white 67s ordered?

Oh, I dream he has more photos...

[JD]

Yes as portions of DSO's, the two largest were 55 cars all GT500's and 57 cars all GT350's seems these would have been at the LA facility about Feb - March, also there were 47 built at Ford in June that would likely have been at Shelby late June.

[roddster]

Can anyone explain why the lil Red car appears to be Maroon? Cars in the background are a real red. Wondering about this.
  And, too bad it's blurry, I wonder what the fender strips says, GT500 or
EXP ?

[silverton_ford]

Szabo,

This photo was recently posted on Facebook by Les Taylor on the "POWERED BY FORD - TOTAL PERFORMANCE ERA" page - Link: https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10233098270020278&set=gm.803911747969039&idorvanity=757929885900559

Some amazing stuff here.  Notice "Little Red" (almost dark Red??), an R-model with a white wall tire, Cobras with black windshield frames, several 1967 GT350/GT500 models, is that CSX2430 with the number 13 on the door?

Les Taylor took this photo when he picked up CSX3324 in June 1967.

[Coralsnake]

Wondering of it could be in shadow?

[JD]

Wondering of it could be in shadow?

+1

[kranky]

#13 is 3020 (427 Comp Cobra).

[Jhockman]

3020

#13 is 3020 (427 Comp Cobra).

Rangoon red car

[Road Reptile]

Hi to all in this time warp,
Thanks to all contributors!!! This is such a different angle of the LAX facility, and as such poses several questions. If taken in June 67 were the Cobras still unsold? This is one of the only pictures of Lil Red and may be proof it was painted at least once. Also shows that inboard light cars were still in stock.... I also hope this turns up more historic stuff This is really COOL

[shelbymann1970]

Can anyone explain why the lil Red car appears to be Maroon? Cars in the background are a real red. Wondering about this.
  And, too bad it's blurry, I wonder what the fender strips says, GT500 or
EXP ?

Does the opening for EXP500 or GT500 look longer to accept the extra letter? 

[Rickmustang]

CSX 3020 when David Lowenberg owned

[98SVT - was 06GT]

What is it with GM guys? They put 6 tail lights in their Corvettes and 6 headlights on their Buicks.

[98SVT - was 06GT]

... questions. If taken in June 67 were the Cobras still unsold? This is one of the only pictures of Lil Red and may be proof it was painted at least once. Also shows that inboard light cars were still in stock....

Yes Cobras remained unsold well into 1967. Dealers were even offering deep discounts to move them. Unfortunately the BB Vette offered a lot of creature comfort and a cheaper price than the Cobra. Did this picture start life as a color shot? There are many early photos now floating around in color from a time when color was not available. Black windshield frames - no, look at the chrome on the side of the 55/6 Ford it's also black. Trick of shadows and light would account for many of the color shifts. It could be a batch of the earlier cars which could still have inboards. Many states had "banned" the inboard lights so these may have been sitting until dealers in states that allowed them ordered one. I would not use this photo as "proof" of any color changes or paint jobs. I might trust a properly exposed/stored Kodachrome slide.

Generally images over 20 years old will develop colour changes, lose detail and become grainy. If Kodachrome is stored properly it can be good for up to 100 years.