Topic: Assembly Line Original spark plugs wires for Early 67 Shelby GT500?

[Kyle Zammit]

Hi all,

What are the correct Original Assembly Line type spark plugs wires for a 67 Shelby GT500 built at San Jose 1966 December please?

No A/C, No Thermactor

Any information please?

[J_Speegle]

Autolite Radio Resistant with dates identifying the production quarter of the year they were produced. Pictures of some of these details (date related) are in the decoding date code article in the library

[Bob Gaines]

A Dec 66 build may have a plug set that was prior to 4 quarter 66. Jeff do you have any BB wire sets in your picture collection that have a 4Q66 date code? A early set would also black boots.

[Kyle Zammit]

Ok thanks for everything.  Anyone has a NOS set with black boots wires marked Autolite Radio Resistance dated 4 Q 66 please?

[J_Speegle]

Remember that details such as this are governed by the engine assembly date not when the car was built.

A Dec 66 build may have a plug set that was prior to 4 quarter 66. Jeff do you have any BB wire sets in your picture collection that have a 4Q66 date code? A early set would also black boots.

Guess your going to bring up when Ford transitioned from the Ford to the Autolite and the numbered to dated wires on the FE engines. To the question, I didn't find any pictures 3Q66, 4Q66, 1Q67 or 2Q67 wires but don't have a allot of close up details of spark plug wires in the correction currently

[Kyle Zammit]

I believe 3Q66 would be correct date code for my engine as well. If anyone have a set dated 3Q66 or 4Q66 marked Autolite Radio Resistantce with black boots I would be