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SOLD 1967 V8 Roadster

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I am considering selling my 1967 V8 Roadster. In 1967 there were 199 V8's built, with only 32 being Poppy Red. Mine was unfortunately painted over the Poppy Red once in a non stock two tone scheme, but is straight, rust free, and all original sheet metal. Many accessories were added when new, including a full complement of Shelby K Code HiPo 289 parts bought directly from Ford, almost the entire Ford Accessory Brochure items including Cobra tachometer, dash handle, Rotunda compass, rear view mirror, second side mirror, and more. Also added were a roll bar and fender flares from Holman and Moody-Stroppe, along with black steel 15x8 wheels from Motor Rim & Wheel. All parts are present. Runs and drives great, needs a light tune and new tires.
 

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The three vintage pics above were taken in 1967.
I am the third owner.
 

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I remember when you got that! I wanted it then, and I want it now. GLWTS. Post more pics, like the engine bay and dash.
 
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The dash has some round gauges cut into the radio spot. An uncut replacement is included.
 
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Thanks Chris, you should really buy this one.
Here are a few pics I will give small explanations to help with:

Real Shelby Cobra parts all installed in 1967. HiPo heads, Autolite 4100, Dual point distributor, etc.
All original floor sheet metal
Two original mirrors
Original speaker grille
Original Cobra tachometer
FoMoCo hitch with Rotunda ball
Rotunda dash compass
YES, 57k miles since new
Stroppe padded steering wheel, Duffy shifter, Shelby TCase handle

It's not cheap, and it needs some sprucing up, but really, are there any better ones out there for sale?
 

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I love your Roadster, House. It's loaded with vintage components and is very well preserved. Does the girl in the first picture come with it? She looks to have a real attitude! I love it! (Bet she doesn't look like that now.) I would love your U13, but it's not good timing for me now..GLWTS!
 

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Killer vintage pics, House. Good luck with the sale. What a beauty!
 
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Thanks guys. There are a dozen or so more vintage pics too.
I will pass along the entire rigs life history, and the original owners contact information also.
 

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This thing is awesome. I've seen it in person. I'd say repaint it and run it as is....sympathetic resto...
 

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House: I keep coming back to this thread thinking how awesome it would be driving this up in the mtns, roadster doors, and windshield down. So sick!! My '67 Shelby lap belts would be a perfect fit for this. Real question: what's next?!?
 
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Thanks Brody, yeah those belts would be a sweet addition. It does have all 4 correct 1967 belts though! :cool:
 
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This is a cut and paste from an email I typed earlier, but here is the story:

The original owner was the Parts Manager for Hollywood Ford then Cort Fox Ford. They demo'd a 66 Roadster but he said it was horribly underpowered with the straight six. When word came out they were putting in a 289 from the factory he started saving his money. He ordered it to his specs in April of '67 from a buddy that was the Fleet Manager at California Motors in Glendale because they could give him a better deal than Cort Fox would. In the two months he waited for it from the factory he rounded up all of the new Shelby HiPo 289 parts. He went to California Motors when the truck showed up and pulled it off the carrier himself, skipping the detail and delivery steps. With 50 miles on the odometer he swapped the heads, carb, air cleaner, valve covers, and breather with the Shelby parts, while the intake manifold came from Offenhauser since their manifold was low enough that he would not have to cut anything out of the hood to clear everything. He then went to Motor Rim and Wheel and bought a set of 15x8 steel wheels, then went to Holman and Moody-Stroppe to get the Gates Commando tires, fender flares, and roll bar. He parked it around the corner and walked in to work for a few months after getting it so he didn't catch too much flack for buying a new truck not from the dealership in which he worked. All of the FoMoCo accessories were then added over a period of time since he just ordered one or so at a time out of the 1967 Accessories Brochure. He used it for four wheeling adventures in the Sierras and SoCal deserts with his wife, family, and friends for the next few years, then moved to Quincy CA up in the Northern Sierras in 1970 to be the Parts Manager at the Ford dealer there, Quincy Motor Sales. He soon realized that the WhitCo soft top that he installed was not going to cut it in "snow country", and he needed a pickup to haul firewood in, so he sold his beloved red roadster to a friend of the Sales Manager. It still has Quincy Motor Sales license plate frames on it.
Shortly thereafter, the second owner moved from Quincy to Santa Cruz, where they frequented Pismo Beach and travelled to Sand Mtn. NV. I guess it was quite the hot rod 4x4 back in the day with the HiPo 289. He added headers, traction bars, winch bumper, and swapped the Dana 30 out for the newer stronger Dana 44 to keep putting Jeeps in their place, BEHIND the little red roadster. Some time in the early 80's they packed up in Santa Cruz and moved to Etna, CA. The Bronco was getting pretty faded, the top was tore up, and the owner had some time on his hands, so he decided it was time to "spruce up" the old Bronco. He bolted a hard top on it, bolted some Toyota highback seats in it, and decided it needed a paint job. No bodywork or rust repair was needed, so they scuffed up the faded red factory paint (Why!?) and applied a super snazzy two tone metallic blue and charcoal paint job on it. It never got used too much (in it's entire life really) and finally found itself hibernating in a basement garage under a tarp for years until I brought it home on a chilly winter day a few years ago with 57k miles on the clock.
 
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I just call it good reading!!!

Great to have the history so you dont have some goofball saying it was factory installed and you also dont have people saying it's "just some po modz"
 
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Thanks guys.
I hope if finds a good home to someone that will appreciate it for it's personal history also,
not just the fact that it is 1 of 32 1967 V8 Poppy Red Roadsters. ;)
 
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Even though it never had California Motors plate frames on it since it didn't
hit the lot or go through the customer delivery procedure, I have sourced one
licence plate frame for it that I will include in the sale.
Here is a pic of the uncut dash I will also include. It will need to be painted
low gloss Light Parchment to be correct, only if you decide that
you don't like the metallic grey dash with three gauges in it now...
Lastly is a pic of the November 1966 date stamp on the radiator.
 

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A few requests have been made to see the bottoms of the front floors.
For your viewing pleasure:
 

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Here are the original upholstery front seats.
Driver bottom needs help.
Rear is nicest.
 

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Has Stroppe style dual shock mounts on the front, but most likely Duff or K Bar S
added by the second owner to keep the Dana 44 planted to the ground.
Still single shock on the rear.
 

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