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Very nice Vette. interesting the note on Dana, selling Shelbys, as Peyton Cramer, one of the principals was part of Shelbys Calif team, as was Bob Bundurant (one of Danas drivers at Le Mans.)

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Another interesting piece of Dana/Shelby trivia is the lug wrench used on the 67 GT 500 with the optional Magstar rims. The Mustang wrench for the standard Ford 13/16" lugs wouldn't work with the 3/4" nuts used with the Kelsey Hayes rims, so what do you think ol' Shelby used? You guessed it; he just called his buddy Peyton and ordered a bunch of Corvette lug wrenches! LOL, I've seen the Shelby guys pay $200 for one of these and I think you can still get them from GM for less than twenty bucks!

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Nice vette, That is interesting that Dana also sold the Cobra's.

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Been meaning to post the Dana frame I had made up for my Corvette. I had a couple extras done to help cover the special run cost and will be running them on ebay. IMHO, much nicer than the ones that are currently available through other sources. Sorry about the high opening bid but the short run and artwork cost me a fortune https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/ima...lins/smile.gif http://members.cox.net/detailshop/pi...oDANAframe.jpg

I was at the NCRS regional in Wildwood, NJ this weekend and met a guy from Canada with a blue 65 396 Corvette coupe that was sold from Don Yenko Chevrolet!

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Very cool https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/cool.gif

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Are the letters raised? Man I also think that they don't look to bad! https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/cool.gif

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Thanks for the kudos!

I wish the lettering was raised https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/frown.gif
It would have set me back around a grand to have them made up that way and I didn't think I could even come close to covering my costs, so I went with the vinyl style that is very common on dealer plates today.

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Joe,

Your Corvette was at the NCRS NJ Regonial this past weekend. I took detailed pictures of your car, including a picture of the license plate frame. I will send you some pictures.

There were more Corvettes with License plate frame from hi-po dealerships then I have ever seen. It is certainly a new trend.

-Dan

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Joe,



There were more Corvettes with License plate frame from hi-po dealerships then I have ever seen. It is certainly a new trend.

-Dan

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Last year I sold two pair of "Harry Mann" plates for $205.00
(mint, but 1970+ plates) each on ..ebay . Was hoping to get my $20 that I paid back.

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As a little of additonal info from a Crammer interview. When he left Shelby, he wrote to Ford to get approval for a Ford dealership originally. From Shelby he took (purchased) a group of six 66 Shelbys (three carry over 66 cars and one of each of the colored cars - green, red and blue - the blue beign an automatic car) Well Ford turned him down and all of the Shelbys were returned into the system (High Performacne Motors - the Shelby processing company) With this allot of odd paper work was created - Shelbys sold to Dana - Dana selling back "used" Shelbys to HPM, then the same Shelbys being resold through other dealerships.

Can't find any record of Peyton selling a single Shelby or Cobra (haven't seen any paperwork indicating he ever got Cobras)

Just though I would add a little to the story, been following for about 20yrs..... we own the Blue 66 Shelby