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Phone: 831-430-9940 • See More race cars • Contact Us about this Car
1965 Shelby Mustang GT350
SFM5S059
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This particular GT350 is one of the first GT350s to be delivered to the East coast. It was featured in the July issue of CARS magazine and set up for drag racing. It had the optional 4:56:1 rear end installed by the dealer and was raced at local tracks in the New York area. It was ordered new with Special Alloy Wheels and Racing Stripes (only 10% of the GT350 production had the stripes applied at the factory)
Date received at Shelby American 12/23/64; date work started 2/11/65; date work finished 2/23/65. Shipped to Larson Ford, Inc. (White Planes, NY) 3/9/65.
Sold new to Tony Chickory who traded in a new 1965 Corvette for the car. The car was next owned by Ronnie Dowd who then sold the car to Ira Wiener of Poughkeepsie NY. In 1973 the car was sold to Dean Dennis (Wingdale, NY) who performed a full restoration on the car between 1973 and 1979. Using NOS parts, every moving part, bearing, and seal except the steering box was replaced. Upon finishing the car it was taken SAAC-5 (Dearborn, MI, 1980) where it was awarded 1st place in the GT350 class. In 1981 Dennis sold the car to Richard and Tony Trosone (Poughkeepsi, NY). The car was then purchased by Richard G. Fisher (Purcellville, VA) in 1986. Fisher sold the car to Curt Vogt in 2005.
Edmond Blais purchased the car late in 2005. Although the restoration that was performed in 1979 was very good, Blais wanted the car absolutely perfect. This second restoration was a “no expenses spared” project which has brought the car back to as delivered NEW condition. The car was completely disassembled and every element restored to perfection.
Early GT350s differ from the later cars in a number of areas.
This car was the 59th car built and still has these unique items.
• One-piece, all fiberglass hood with plenum up to #287 (later cars
had steel frames)
• 16” Wood steering wheel from the Cobra (after number 100 the
wheel was reduced to 15”, at car #175 a wood wheel with holes in the
spokes appeared). Aluminum steering wheel hub (later cars had chrome plated
steel hubs)
• Tach and Oil Pressure Pod, Early car was made of fiberglass (later
cars were made of ABS plastic)
• Cover over the stock rear seat release access hole made of fiberglass
(after #100 made of steel)
• Battery mounted in trunk (first 300 cars)
• First 250 cars built at the Venice plant