Time to move the Shelby.

Now that the Shelby is completely stripped I need to make sure that the car is at a place where it can be braced and supported as it will not be able to be moved once the main structural parts are being removed. I am unable to keep the car in my shop for the winter due to the amount of space needed so it is time to find it a new home. So today the car is moved to a new location. Unfortunately I do not have the space in my garage but I do have a space close to my house so it will be easy to get to and work on over the winter.

Decision time

After getting the Shelby and seeing the damage I was having second thoughts on taking it apart knowing that it was a rare car. I was going back and forth for weeks not knowing what to do, and of course all the car guys that saw it at my shop said you need to fix it. So after a lot of discussions with body shop mechanics and my family the decision was to give a new life to my Cougar.

Now the hard part, dismantling the car and selling the body parts not required.

About the Shelby

After doing some research on the stats for the Shelby this is what I had found.

Year 2007

Make, Shelby GT 350 Mustang.

Engine 4.6 Liter.

Transmission 5 speed automatic with overdrive.

Production numbers, there were several different numbers posted so i am not sure that these are 100% correct.

Cars produced, 6000.

My car is number 5279.

There were only 491 automatics made as the car came standard with a 5 speed manual.

The search is over.

March 13, 2013.

This was the day I found the perfect match for the transformation and what a find.

The car was a 2007 Shelby GT 350, automatic with 30,318 miles.

The car was a write off having hit a guard rail on the passenger side, the good thing was that the power train and suspension was all in great shape.

Finding the doner vehicle.

The idea started just over one year ago.

I was looking for a newer Mustang with low mileage a fuel injected engine with an automatic transmission. The idea was for my current vehicle a 1967 Cougar, I have had the car for about 35 years and after putting in the third engine I was getting tired of the carb fuel system and the constant tuning. So I started reading about the car doner with early Mustangs replacing the power train as well as a suspension upgrade. Since Cougars are no longer in production the closest car with the same style and interchangeable parts was the Mustang, and so the hunt began.