ColdwaterHotrod Posted May 24, 2007 Report Share Posted May 24, 2007 We will be announcing the winner later tonight. Thanks Sharon. I'm leaving here shortly to play golf in Indy later today at the Brickyard Crossing, so I guess I'll find out late monday when I return from the Greatest & Biggest race in the world..... The INDY 500. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShelbyPilot Posted May 24, 2007 Report Share Posted May 24, 2007 .....maybe they will broadcast the greatest and biggest race in HD this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
07Shelby#6200 Posted May 24, 2007 Report Share Posted May 24, 2007 I sent my answer in before I was a member and after I was a member-Do I need to resubmit my original answer or was I wrong? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharon Posted May 24, 2007 Report Share Posted May 24, 2007 I sent my answer in before I was a member and after I was a member-Do I need to resubmit my original answer or was I wrong? We will be looking at all the all answers tonight. You do not have to resubmit. If no one gets it right we will be picking the person that got the closest. Dont worry for those that get it wrong we will have plenty of more give aways coming up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alloy Dave Posted May 24, 2007 Report Share Posted May 24, 2007 We will be looking at all the all answers tonight. You do not have to resubmit. If no one gets it right we will be picking the person that got the closest. Dont worry for those that get it wrong we will have plenty of more give aways coming up. Close is only good enough in horseshoes. Just kidding sharon...I know I didn't win...I'm just a baby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertlane Posted May 25, 2007 Report Share Posted May 25, 2007 Close is only good enough in horseshoes. Just kidding sharon...I know I didn't win...I'm just a baby We have reviewed the answers and no S197 member that submitted an answer got it right. There were a few people that got a portion of the question right. We are trying to decide what to do. We will let everyone know tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alloy Dave Posted May 25, 2007 Report Share Posted May 25, 2007 I never saw whatever question everyone is talking about, but to clear up this confusion I will gladly accept whatever the prize is? Robert do you answer PM's anymore? The prize is not a hybrid battery pack....so don't worry you're not missing anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crispy23c Posted May 25, 2007 Report Share Posted May 25, 2007 ..and it's my fault that the question was so difficult. You see, I had a near-miss (chance to buy) with one of these in the early 80's, and I had to research the crud out of this very subject. Bottom line was, the seller did not have the documentation on it, so I did not buy. Best I did not without the doc's necessary for proof. After all, it WAS a whopping $6500 at the time!!! But I do know the answer Sorry, I will try to go easy (easier) on you guys from now on! ~Crispy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShelbyPilot Posted May 26, 2007 Report Share Posted May 26, 2007 .....has the question been voided? What was the answer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColdwaterHotrod Posted May 28, 2007 Report Share Posted May 28, 2007 We have reviewed the answers and no S197 member that submitted an answer got it right. There were a few people that got a portion of the question right. We are trying to decide what to do. We will let everyone know tomorrow. It's now May 28th (which means it's way past tomorrow) & IT'S TIME FOR AN ANSWER & WINNER PLEASE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharon Posted May 28, 2007 Report Share Posted May 28, 2007 It's now May 28th (which means it's way past tomorrow) & IT'S TIME FOR AN ANSWER & WINNER PLEASE! Since no one got the complete answer right but a few got half right we are going to out everyones name that submitted an answer in a hat and pull a winner from the hat. This is the only fair way we have decided. This will happen soon. Sorry it took so long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
07Shelby#6200 Posted May 28, 2007 Report Share Posted May 28, 2007 Maybe a playoff between the closest winners? I can make up a few questions. LOL! It is the holiday and Robert is probably down sleeping under an umbrella next to Lake Erie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColdwaterHotrod Posted May 28, 2007 Report Share Posted May 28, 2007 Since no one got the complete answer right but a few got half right we are going to out everyones name that submitted an answer in a hat and pull a winner from the hat. This is the only fair way we have decided. This will happen soon. Sorry it took so long. What is the correct answer to the triva question then & who are the finalist (with their published answers for all to see) because this is getting way too secretive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertlane Posted May 28, 2007 Report Share Posted May 28, 2007 What is the correct answer to the triva question then & who are the finalist (with their published answers for all to see) because this is getting way too secretive. We will be announcing the winner and the correct answer only, tonight, we will not be publishing the other things. Sorry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColdwaterHotrod Posted May 28, 2007 Report Share Posted May 28, 2007 then I'll show my own answer that I submitted for all to see then & encourage others to do the same..... there was one other - a 1967 Experimental Shelby Convertible (EXP-500) (a.k.a Little Red GT-500 ) that combined new fiberglass style and Paxton supercharged power. It was constructed at Shelby American. Also to add to this history lesson..... Don McCain (a Shelby American West Coast Rep) & Shelby American wanted to build an estimated (50) 1967 427 Shelbys to sell but never did. But records show that (10) 427 Shelbys were built in Los Angeles in 1967 & only (3) of those have Factory Documents including the Super Snake. Dozens of other 427 Shelbys were built & came from garage swaps & dealership "dealer installed retro-fits" (Mel Burns Ford) & (Tasca Ford in Providence, Rhode Island) but no one knows just how many were dealer installed cars were done. Also in 1967 Don McCain worked with Mel Burns Ford in Long Beach, CA & they made (13) GT350 Drag cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharon Posted May 29, 2007 Report Share Posted May 29, 2007 The answer is Tasca Ford and 12 were made No one got the total answer right, so in order to make it fair we put all the names in a hat and pulled out one name and that name is Jhoffman :banana piano: :banana piano: :banana piano: :banana piano: Thanks to all those S197 members that submitted an answer keep a watch we will have lots more give-aways coming in the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mastersmech1 Posted May 29, 2007 Report Share Posted May 29, 2007 The answer is Tasca Ford and 12 were made No one got the total answer right, so in order to make it fair we put all the names in a hat and pulled out one name and that name is Jhoffman :banana piano: :banana piano: :banana piano: :banana piano: Thanks to all those S197 members that submitted an answer keep a watch we will have lots more give-aways coming in the future. Alright Jhoff...you the man... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShelbyDude Posted May 29, 2007 Report Share Posted May 29, 2007 The answer is Tasca Ford and 12 were made No one got the total answer right, so in order to make it fair we put all the names in a hat and pulled out one name and that name is Jhoffman :banana piano: :banana piano: :banana piano: :banana piano: Thanks to all those S197 members that submitted an answer keep a watch we will have lots more give-aways coming in the future. So are any of the 12 still around today? Any pics of what they looked like? Congrats Jhoffman! :happy feet: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crispy23c Posted May 29, 2007 Report Share Posted May 29, 2007 So are any of the 12 still around today? Any pics of what they looked like? Congrats Jhoffman! :happy feet: Most of 'em are gone, gone, gone. Even if you found one, without proper documentation, you would never even know it! Another interesting tidbit from that era is that when '67 GT500s blew their engines- under warranty- the customers, in some cases, were offered 427s as replacements, and many took the dealers up on that. This adds to the confusion. Folks who purchased Tasca Ford's conversions did not, in many cases, preserve the documentation. So, years later there were many suspected SuperSnakes....and others that were just warranty replacements, and others that were fakes or misunderstood. The reason I knew about this is that I had a close encounter with one in Boston around 1981. The guy wanted $6700-- about $1500-$2000 more than the 'regular' GT500s..but he had no documentation. I researched, and researched and RESEARCHED to find the damn number!!! Dealer info, documentation, and customer records were sketchy at best (many of the cars had changed hands a number of times by then, and the conversions were lost in many cases). So, I did not buy that one (White with Blue SS Stripes). Had another brush with a claimed Tasca conversion in 2000 on Cape Cod. Remember, this area (New England) is THE place to hunt for these as they were mostly sold locally, right??? This one was Green. Had stored it for 20 years, but again he had no doc's so I did not buy it. The guy seemed a bit hokey to boot. I have seen copies of the original documents by this time so I knew what to look for. Unfortunately, even in 2000, many of the documents still had not surfaced (colors & options of each car) as the dealership did not have them. So, this car is one of the slipperiest GT500s to hunt, and the name SuperSnake is very appropriate! Hope this info helps. Shelby American history is so interesting. All kinds of one-offs, one-of-a-kinds, etc. Crazy stuff! It's like panning for gold, you never know when you're gonna catch a nugget!!! :hyper: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crispy23c Posted May 29, 2007 Report Share Posted May 29, 2007 PS- ShelbyDude- They look like the original '67 GT500 Supersnake. Triple stripes on the hood, roof, and trunk. Regular GT500 badging. 427 under hood. No special emblems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crispy23c Posted May 29, 2007 Report Share Posted May 29, 2007 then I'll show my own answer that I submitted for all to see then & encourage others to do the same..... there was one other - a 1967 Experimental Shelby Convertible (EXP-500) (a.k.a Little Red GT-500 ) that combined new fiberglass style and Paxton supercharged power. It was constructed at Shelby American. Actually, Little Red was an early production 390 Cubic-Inch coupe, (not a 'vert) driven by a Shelby Engineer (Fred Goodell). Custom interior & Vinyl Roof. Shelby wheels, no roll bar. Used as a test vehicle for drivetrains. The last engine it had in it was a 428 with-- GET THIS--TWIN PAXTON SUPERCHARGERS!!! Yeeee-haaaaw!!!!! :hyper: It's decendents became the California Specials in '68. By the way...it found it's way to the crusher! 'Verts were built as prototypes in '67 (around the same time), but Little Red was a coupe... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColdwaterHotrod Posted May 29, 2007 Report Share Posted May 29, 2007 Could you please list what research materials you have that gave you this mighty Shelby knowledge power so I may get this untapped power too? Crispy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crispy23c Posted May 29, 2007 Report Share Posted May 29, 2007 Could you please list what research materials you have that gave you this mighty Shelby knowledge power so I may get this untapped power too? Crispy You ARE one funny guy! Alot of it is knowledge I gained from around 1978 till now, being a Shelby fanatic......BUT, if you love Shelbys (like I do) the Shelby American Registry book (around 1,000 pages) is an excellent source of information. The Tasca Ford Supersnake info, however, is NOT in there!!! That was alot of research on my own part....very tedious stuff... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
07Shelby#6200 Posted May 29, 2007 Report Share Posted May 29, 2007 On all of my searches it does come up with Tasca Ford but I have never seen a number 12 as the number built. If anything it said noone knows how many were built. Where did you get the number of builds so I can look in that periodical on the next hunt? http://www.mustangmonthly.com/featuredvehi...cle_car_review/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertlane Posted May 29, 2007 Report Share Posted May 29, 2007 I haven't got a clue what you all are talking about. What does this have to do with Shelby OA?? This was one of many give-aways for the members of theS197 Shelby Club Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shel-b001 Posted June 2, 2007 Report Share Posted June 2, 2007 You ARE one funny guy! Alot of it is knowledge I gained from around 1978 till now, being a Shelby fanatic......BUT, if you love Shelbys (like I do) the Shelby American Registry book (around 1,000 pages) is an excellent source of information.The Tasca Ford Supersnake info, however, is NOT in there!!! That was alot of research on my own part....very tedious stuff... You are right on about little Red being a coupe I also understand they installed fuel injection system in this car as this car was used only for experimental . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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