1967 SHELBY TRANS-AM RACE CAR: ONE OF THE RAREST SHELBY MUSTANGS. THIS NOTCH BACK RACER IS REGISTERED AND VERIFIED BY THE SHELBY CLUB, CAR #24. THE CAR WAS SOLD NEW TO FRED SOUTHERLAND A DRIVER FOR SHELBY AMERICAN. HE RACED IN SCCA. , OBTAINING SECOND AT RIVERSIDE AND DAYTONA 1968.
SECOND OWNER WAS JIM WHELAN , IN MINESOTA. HE RAN THE CAR IN AT LEAST TWO TRANS-AM RACES BRAINERD, ELKHART LAKE. THE TRANS-AM NUMBER IS STAMPED ON ROLL BAR. NEXT, THE CAR WENT TO SAM MILLER- MIKE HENRY IN ATLANTA, GEORGIA. THEY CAMPAIGNED THE CAR IN IMSA AND CAMEL GT (FIA PAPERS).
IT THEN WENT TO NORM FAME OF ATLANTA. HE CLUB RACED IT IN THE SCCA AND WENT TO THE RUN OFFS IN 1976. I HAVE OWNED THE CAR SINCE 1978,
THE CAR IS COMPLETE, LESS ENGINE, SINCE IN IT LATER LIFE IT RAN A 302. FOUR ORIGINAL MAGNESIUM WHEELS GO WITH THE CAR.
THE CAR HAS SAT OUTSIDE FOR A FEW YEARS. FUEL CELL IS RUSTED OUT. MINOR RUST FRONT CORNER DRIVERS DOOR.
RICK NAGEL OF THE SHELBY MUSEUM, DALLAS TEXAS AT THAT TIME, HAS LOG BOOKS. ANY INFORMATION AS TO MR. NAGEL’S WHERE ABOUTS WOULD BE APPRECIATED.
VIEWING AND PHONE CALLS ARE WELCOME. A 10% DEPOSIT (NON-REFUNDABLE) IS DUE WITHIN 24 HOURS FROM CLOSE OF SALE. PICKUP IS TO BE WITHIN 30 DAYSOF AUCTION CLOSE. BALANCE IS DUE THEN. THE