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Hello, I am looking at a 67 Shelby that been a daily driver for the owner for the last 30 years, cheking at the ID plate the number on it are 7R02S142020, I can decode as :
7 1967
R San Jose Plant
02 for fastback
S ??????
142020 for consecutive production numbers
The 289 is a K code
The 428 is a R code but i never hear of an S code and no information on the Shelby books that I have, can anyone help?, thank you

plainsmen

Warranty Number: 7R02S142020
Year: 7 = 1967
Plant: R = San Jose, CA
Body Series: 02 = 2+2 Fastback
Engine: S = 390 4v V8 GT
Unit: 142020 = 142020

As per the below website decoder....

http://www.mustangdecoder.com/cgi-bin/decoder.pl

plainsmen

Just for curiosity sakes... how much you droppin on that?

dodgestang

Doesn't sound like a shelby to me. If it was, it would have a shelby vin riveted over the ford vin. Or so I have heard about those ubiquitous shelbys

68SCode4speed

Never heard of an S code shelby - but I could be wrong. I thought all the big block shelbys were 428's...

OhioMachIRunner69

There actually were S-code GT-500's...it wasnt well publicized but Ford had a shortage of 428 engines and installed some 390's into Shelby's. The VIN is for a Mustang not a Shelby. Shelbys had a different numbering system. Check out http://www.classicmustang.com/tech%2...helby_VINS.htmfor finding other VIN locations on this car. It also explains the numbering system.

OhioMachIRunner69

Personally, the car sounds hinky so be careful.

Soaring

That may very well be a 390 S code car, but it is not a Shelby. The Shelby VIN numbering system is completely different as you can see here..And, I have never heard of or seen anything but a 428 500 Shelby Gt. http://www.classicmustang.com/tech%2...helby_VINS.htm

kalli

if you check on google for the first part of the VIN, you find something like that
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1967-...42117910QQrdZ1

very rare factory 390 S car with rare FACTORY TRI POWER carbs.

a few other references state Fastback 390GTA
no idea if all the above is correct, but might help

kalli

OhioMachIRunner69

There were actually a couple different engines used in GT500's...in 1967 the most common engine was the 428 Police Interceptor, but the 390 was used in several cars when 428's became scarce...also there were a handful of 1967 GT500's that had a 427 in them. In 1968 the cars came from the factory with only 428's, but there was a dealer installed option for the 427. Very few of these cars have been verified since the dealer would have to verify that they did truely install the 427 at the dealership. There are as few as 10 known examples of these cars last time I knew.