David Winkler's (12 Bolt) Sleek Shelby!

[Xplantdad]

Well my good luck streak has continued on for yet another week



Last week out of the blue the COPO sold and the week before My COBRA sold,
but I kept the 428 Cobra Jet Engine out of the car. So, I post on the site
here about the news of the COPO finding a new home and that I was now back
on a Shelby hunt.

Low and behold, longtime and valued forum member , Bill
Pritchard , of Aurora Illinois contacts me. It seems that 18 years ago his
brother in law acquired a rolling basket case 67 GT500. He also procured
the complete owner history... as Illinois was so kind back then to provide
you with all vehicle title copies of your cars previous owners. All the way back to
Jack Loftus Ford in Hinsdale Illinois. This car was a leftover as
it was sold in February of 1968. It remained in Illinois right on up until
November 17, 2005. Yes, that is the day that I liberated it from the frozen
tundra of Illinois Now during that 18 year span of ownership, the car received much
attention. Back then sheet metal was available through Ford and that is
what he did. Bill took the Engine to a great machine shop out there and
had the engine tweaked in every fashion possible. But it was a stop and
start project and took way too long, and eventually the owner lost
interest.


Fortunately that happened at the same time I was searching I
drove 850 Miles out to Aurora through rain, sleet and snow to get this pony
in my stable. Meeting Bill and his family was a warm experience and they
were very kind to me and my step father (who got roped into the ride with
me). It will be fun putting the finishing touches on the car through the
winter... and I look forward to many miles of cruising fun in my big block
Factory Dual Quad Shelby