[tonysshelbys]

no, no, no! Ford did not take over production of Shelby GT-350's and 500's until the 1968 model year when they assumed responsibility for the product for two reasons: 1) Shelby American had lost the lease for the 6501 West Imperial ("Airport") location and 2) Ford felt the quality of the finished fiberglass was not up to their standards and they wanted control so A.O. Smith in Ionia, Michigan began production of Shelbys beginning with the 1968 model year. See the 1997 Shelby World Registry. Wally Wyss is a nice guy but Kopec has said many times that Shelby's Wildlife had many errors in the first edition and he had to correct some of those errors for the later edition.