[Guest]

Since I seem to be a little post happy this evening ( can't seem to sleep lately ) I thought I would give an update on my brother potential Shelby trade. My brother is looking to trade his 70 Boss 302 for a 67 GT-500 that needs some re-assembly. The owner of the Shelby was under the impression that the car originally came with a 390. After a little investigation the owner was able to determine that the engine was indeed a 428 PI. My brother talked to the fellow at Cobra Automotive and they told him to pop one of the freeze pulgs ( not sure which one ) and behind said freeze plug should be a cast "428". Well , I own a 428 CJ and I had never heard that one before. But sure enough there was a "428" behind the freeze plug , go figure. I had told him to check the Top Loader that came with the car to see if it was a Big spline or a Small spline. It turned out to be a Big spline so things seem to make sense. My brother also received E-mail from a fellow named Copec ( I think it was Dick Copec ) that was well aquainted with Carrol Shelby. Well , Mr Copec said that ford did indeed run out of 428's and did put some 390's into GT-500's , but that was in 68. So the mystery seems to be solved.

70 SCJ R-CODE MACH 1
88 GT

 

[rmarks]

Marc

I believe the gentleman you mentioned is actually Rick Kopec from the Shelby American Automobile Club, correct?

Rich
1966 GT convertible

 

[Guest]

That seems to ring a bell. I was close .

70 SCJ R-CODE MACH 1
88 GT

 

[Guest]

Those '67-'70 big block and musclecar wars between the Big Three have such great sideline stories attached that are always fun to hear about. Production shortages and spare-part applications are interesting to note, and even car owners themselves end up finding out some of the trivia years later which makes ownership all the more appealing.

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[Jeff_Speegle]

Think you'll find the spelling is Kopec. (Rick would enjoy that)

Glad to hear you don;'t have a 390.... and you could have save some time is you would have read my note a few days ago "that ford did indeed run out of 428's and did put some 390's into GT-500's , but that was in 68"

Jeff Speegle
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