In about 1983 I ran across an original owner of a 67 dark green, black interior fastback, 289 K, 4 speed, with the competition handling package. I was tooling around in my GTA around Dearborn and we pulled into the Dearborn Inn parking lot by the proving grounds. He had about 35k miles and pointed out the 15 inch wheels with hubcaps. He also pointed out that he had the original spare tire and it had never been on the road. Unfortunately I did not write down nor do I remember the details on the spare tire, but the owner did say that the hubcaps were Thunderbird or Thunderbird-like. My understanding from various sources, and which thus might not be accurate, is that this is the same suspension that the Shelby's would get. On the assembly line, I would bet that a car with this option would have the key suspension components coded on the build sheet exactly like a Shelby, including front/rear shocks & springs, as well as sway bar...possibly wheels/tires also since the base Shelby had hub caps. It would be interesting to hear how many were actually produced. According to early Ford publications, the GT package was a prerequisite, so theoretically someone with a 289-2V GT/GTA could have ordered it - although not likely. There were probably far more Shelby's with this suspension than "regular" Mustangs. John
