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#35486 of 37004 Re: Ducktail> [qbrozen] by andys120

Jan 08, 2013 (1:30 pm)

Replying to: qbrozen (Jan 08, 2013 12:25 pm)
Boy, I didn't think it would be that hard but the green car is a 1967 Shelby (Mustang) GT-350. IMHO it may be the best looking Mustang ever (the "Eleanors" were patterned after it (mostly).
 
Here it is from the front>
 

 
The misaligned (fiberglass) hood was typical, the extra lights in the corners of the grille were not, these were usually twinned in the center of the hood in the '67s.

#35487 of 37004 Re: Ducktail> [Mr_Shiftright] by uplanderguy

Jan 08, 2013 (2:03 pm)

Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Jan 08, 2013 12:02 pm)
That is a '67--no side marker lights, but more importantly, it's the '67-68 bodystyle and not the new '69-70.
 
Oops, now I see the poster had to identify it!

#35488 of 37004 Re: Ducktail> [andys120] by qbrozen

Jan 08, 2013 (3:05 pm)

Replying to: andys120 (Jan 08, 2013 1:30 pm)
huh. OK. I found more pics and they do all look like that. Really thought '67 would have still had the '65-'66 taillights, and I definitely thought it said shelby on the back.

#35489 of 37004 Re: Ducktail> [uplanderguy] by andys120

Jan 08, 2013 (3:07 pm)

Replying to: uplanderguy (Jan 08, 2013 2:03 pm)
Yep, the side marker lights are a good way to tell a '68 from a '67 Shelby Mustang. Another is the placement of the hood scoops and the more rectangular auxiliary lights in place of the round ones in the '67.
 
There's a shiny metal surround on the '68 tailights which the '67 doesn't have.
 

 

 
Oh, and there were no convertibles in '67 (what a shame).

#35490 of 37004 this one should be pretty easy by explorerx4

Jan 08, 2013 (6:27 pm)

but where was it built?
 

#35491 of 37004 Re: this one should be pretty easy [explorerx4] by fintail

Jan 08, 2013 (6:36 pm)

Replying to: explorerx4 (Jan 08, 2013 6:27 pm)
It's a Rolls 20/25 (plate helps ), "where was it built" is a fun question. I see it is RHD, I don't know if a Springfield built car would be RHD, and the body is later than Springfield production.

#35492 of 37004 Re: this one should be pretty easy [fintail] by explorerx4

Jan 08, 2013 (7:19 pm)

Replying to: fintail (Jan 08, 2013 6:36 pm)
That picture was taken last September and I didn't look at it very closely, but I thought we had a picture of a Springfield Rolls and that is definitely not it!

#35493 of 37004 a tasty morsel by explorerx4

Jan 08, 2013 (7:23 pm)

although odd color choice for the brand
 

#35494 of 37004 Re: this one should be pretty easy [explorerx4] by fintail

Jan 08, 2013 (7:40 pm)

Replying to: explorerx4 (Jan 08, 2013 7:19 pm)
Springfield production ended in 1930, I think. That car is probably 1935-39. But, RRs were often rebodied. It would be cool in a way to have a US built Rolls.

#35495 of 37004 Re: this one should be pretty easy [fintail] by kyfdx HOST

Jan 08, 2013 (8:36 pm)

Replying to: fintail (Jan 08, 2013 7:40 pm)
A friend of mine, who is a collector, once had a US made Rolls..

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