Charles,not the export brace but the upper shock brackets that bolt to the top of the shock tower. These from this car have the correct reinforcement washers that Shelby had welded on. As I was removing the circa 1982 black paint there was a layer of primer underneath and under the primer was the copper color over bare steel.It looks to be the original color.I thought if Shelby sourced these modified brackets from the same source as the traction bars that might account for the color being the same as the traction bar brackets that bolt to the rear shock plates.
Not from the same source nor even placed on the car at the same plant. The front shock mounts were installed at San Jose and were an export Mustang part while the under ride traction bars were aftermarket put on at Shelby. You've likely just uncovered something a previous owner did - we/they often painted things like that and rear end all sorts of colors in the 70's
Not sure what you meant when your referred to thinking the paint was original "based on how it was applied"?
The MCA lists the front shock brackets as semi gloss black and the rear traction bracket as copper color.Thanks,Bob
That matches ever original 66 Shelby I've ever seen over the last 40 plus years
By the time your car was assembled they had stopped using Konis though they were one of the first modifications most owners did once the cars got home.
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