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Offline bgp429

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unsold 69 shelby vin change by ford
« on: October 15, 2016, 09:26:45 PM »
It is my understanding there were unsold 69 Shelbys and Ford changed the VIN to 70 models. How did they actually do it? Was the riser or fender re-stamped and what did they do with the dash VIN tag. Also the door VIN changed from a embossed aluminum tag to a sticker in 70. Just curious as I have never seen one of these cars.

Offline tobkob

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Re: unsold 69 shelby vin change by ford
« Reply #1 on: October 15, 2016, 09:40:23 PM »
All 70 Shelbys were born as 69's.

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Offline Bob Gaines

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Re: unsold 69 shelby vin change by ford
« Reply #2 on: October 15, 2016, 10:16:40 PM »
It is my understanding there were unsold 69 Shelbys and Ford changed the VIN to 70 models. How did they actually do it? Was the riser or fender re-stamped and what did they do with the dash VIN tag. Also the door VIN changed from a embossed aluminum tag to a sticker in 70. Just curious as I have never seen one of these cars.
The under the fender VINs was left unchanged . Same with the engine VIN's. The dash vins were changed and the sticker added to the door . There were a number of other things that were done to comply with 1970 standards but they did not relate to the VIN change.
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Re: unsold 69 shelby vin change by ford
« Reply #3 on: October 15, 2016, 10:42:06 PM »
All the paperwork (except buildsheet) was changed over to 1970 as well.

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Re: unsold 69 shelby vin change by ford
« Reply #4 on: October 16, 2016, 10:46:32 AM »
Interesting, didn't know there were actually no 70's made. Did Ford disclose the change to buyers?

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Re: unsold 69 shelby vin change by ford
« Reply #5 on: October 16, 2016, 09:42:30 PM »
One note to the 1970s style door sticker that was used on the 1970 Shelby was the sticker did not have a date typed on sticker like all 1970 non-shelby mustangs.