Topic: Shelby prototype coupes - Little Red

[rodster]

Big day for the Shelby fans.

https://shelbyprototypecoupes.com/little-red/

[bgp429]

Too bad Craig Jackson apparently is involved,

[Bob Gaines]

Too bad Craig Jackson apparently is involved,

Craig jackson is about as involved as you can get. He owns both the Green Hornet and now Little Red.

[Coralsnake]

I think we should focus on the car and what it means to the hobby, not personal feelings.

[krelboyne]

I believe that the GT/CS aka 1968 California Special, was inspired from that car. Yup, I'm pretty sure.   

[geo302b]

I would like to know how these cars can lay around and nobody knows what they are. it had SHELBY on the sail panel SHELBY trunk lid. Its like the SHINODO BOSS  Dont these people watch tv or do they live in a cave. It dont look like it set in that field very long.

[J_Speegle]

I would like to know how these cars can lay around and nobody knows what they are. it had SHELBY on the sail panel SHELBY trunk lid. Its like the SHINODO BOSS  Dont these people watch tv or do they live in a cave. It dont look like it set in that field very long.

Plenty of people (the majority) don't care nor read anything connected to the car hobby. Not like these cars are in the news, other than a few online articles/posts in a sea of other more important and non-important things that really affect their lives. Sometimes they do and those owners are just ok at owning cars without telling the world.

As for how long it sat the allot depends on the location since in one part of the country it might take a car only a few years sitting out side to rust while in another it could sit out side for 20 years and have almost no affect. This also includes the amount of grass and or brush build up

[geo302b]

Yes this is true +1

[Coralsnake]

I would like to know how these cars can lay around and nobody knows what they are. it had SHELBY on the sail panel SHELBY trunk lid. Its like the SHINODO BOSS  Dont these people watch tv or do they live in a cave. It dont look like it set in that field very long.

Type in “shelby” in eBay and see how many real cars appear.

If you chased every car that had Shelby emblems on it, it might take you a long time to find a real one. I think Jeff’s point is well taken, most people dont give a hoot.

[67gtasanjose]

Type in “shelby” in eBay and see how many real cars appear.

If you chased every car that had Shelby emblems on it, it might take you a long time to find a real one. I think Jeff’s point is well taken, most people dont give a hoot.

TRUE!

Worse yet, anyone who DOES give a hoot, wouldn't quickly assume any COUPE might be the real deal at mere mention of stating anywhere that "I have a 67 Shelby Coupe", you probably just got laughed at my most people who know just a little about a Mustang.

[RoyceP]

I saw a blurb on the BJ auction TV show that the car is going to be "crowd sourced" funding the restoration. I hope that means it will be auctioned for charity.

[67gtasanjose]

I saw a blurb on the BJ auction TV show that the car is going to be "crowd sourced" funding the restoration. I hope that means it will be auctioned for charity.

I read that they were "crowd sourcing" information about the car,...not for "funding"

[Bob Gaines]

I read that they were "crowd sourcing" information about the car,...not for "funding"

+1 information.

[1968Cally]

I believe that the GT/CS aka 1968 California Special, was inspired from that car. Yup, I'm pretty sure.   

Yes it was.  Lee Iaccoca was in LA for a dealer meeting in '67.  Several dealers approached him with the idea of a California only promotional car that would get people into showrooms.  They came up with this idea because the intro of the Camaro and Firebird in 1967,  understandably had cut into Mustang sales.  California had accounted for 25% of all '65-'66 Mustang sales so these guys carried a big stick.

Anyway, they had Little Red parked in back of the hotel where the meeting was taking place and showed it to him.  A dressed up coupe with the Shelby styling cues.  The goal was not to build and sell a lot of GT/CS cars.  The cars would be used to build a very large advertising campaign around to drive traffic to the showrooms where hopefully, they could sell a Mustang (GT/CS or not) or even some other Ford product.  Iaccoca thought it was a great idea and took it back to Dearborn where the GT/CS became a reality