[s-cars] more on omnis, ....Sciroocos, but wait, theres more

[LL - NY]

The GT40 wasn't really a tuner car, it was a factory prototype. The Mk 1's
(289 cid) didn't hit the road (ehh, track) until 1964, limited run, the Mk
II's (427 cid) are the ones that got all of the glory at LeMans and Sebring
starting in 1965. MkIV's (427, new aero) last ran in privateer hands in
1969. GT40's were first assembled in England, then moved to Holman and
Moody/Shelby later in the production, starting with the Mk II. They were
never considered Shelby's as they had various producers, Lola, H&M, etc.

LL - NY

On 3/16/07, Taka Mizutani <t44tqtro at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> You forgot the GT40- Shelby had a hand in that car, too, although I'm
> pretty sure GT40s were assembled in
> England, not California, right?
>
> Furthermore, the current Shelby GT is also produced by Shelby in
> California, while the GT-H is not. I don't know
> where the GT-500 is made.
>
> Sorry, the only Shelby cars I'm interested in have Ford power, not Mopar.
> :-)
>
> Taka
>
>
> On 3/15/07, LL - NY <larrycleung at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Wasn't the "original" tuner car (with factory backing) the "original"
> > 1964
> > Shelby Cobra? If not,
> > I'd go with the 1965 Shelby GT350.
> >
> > Just a thought...
> >
> > LL - NY
> >
> > Wow, we've morphed into the //Shelby list, too!
> >
>