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Lowered A-Arms
- Cars between 001-252 received lowered A-Arms, a few cars were lowered after those
Traction Bars
- Early cars before #800 received over-ride traction bars same as the 1965 cars
- Later cars received under-ride traction bars
Hoods
- Fiberglass hoods with a steel frame were used on early cars, and cars after #925
- All steel hoods were used on cars from #470-#925 and #1965-#2100
Valve Covers
- Early cars received “hollow-letter” style
- Later cars got solid letter with black crinkle finish
- Wimbledon White
- Candy Apple Red
- Sapphire Blue
- Ivy Green
- Raven Black
Rocker Panel Stripes
- White cars had blue stripes
- All Other cars had white stripes
- Hertz cars had gold stripes except a few early ones that were white with blue stripes
Le Mans Stripes
- Same Color combinations as the Rocker Panel Stripes
- Some stripes were applied at Shelby American, most were painted on by the dealer
- Most Hertz cars had Le Mans stripes (early cars didn’t)
Wheels
- Early cars had 15″ steel wheels painted silver
- Optional wheels were 15″ Cragar/Shelby 5-spokes
- Later cars received from factory, 14″ Magnum 500s painted gray
- Some cars had 14″ steel wheels painted silver
- Optional wheel was a 14″ aluminum alloy 10-spoke
- Hertz cars had 14″ Chrome Magnum 500s
Transmission
- Borg Warner T-10 was standard with aluminum case and close ratio gears
- Optional C-4 high performance automatic
Rear End
- Detroit Automotive Products “No-Spin” ratcheting rear end was a dealer installed option
Shock Absorbers
- Koni adjustable shock absorbers were standard up and including car #252, dealer installed after that
Paxton Super Charger
- Optional factory installed
Air Conditioning
- Dealer installed option using a standard Ford under the dash unit
Radio
- Standard on all Hertz cars
- Dealer installed option on all other cars
Wood-Rimmed Steering Wheel
- Dealer installed option
Rear Axle
- Standard gear was 3.89:1, all others dealer installed
Rear Seat
- The standard fold down seat was listed as an option, it was included on all but the first 82 cars