hello folks and greetings from Finland !
My Finnish Mustang friend guided to visit this forum. We share the same interest, i.e., 71-73 Mustangs. Though my interest for Mustangs started in 1990 when I lived in Virginia as getting a 64-1/2 convertible and still having it. After selling Museum-registered both Q-code 73-Grande and H-code 73-convertible, I was able to get a genuine green 1971 Shelby Europa convertible in 2001 and later in 2004 the other ever produced golden-brown 1971 Shelby Europa convertible.
For Shelby Europa background information, in previous texts Wolfgang Kohrn's web-site is mentioned so I will not repeat it. Just to say that changes are coming.
The Shelby Europa chapter in the 1997 Shelby American World Registry Book is now in the process for updating the information and individual car description will be presented as accurate as the data has been available. I do not know exactly when the updated book is available, but expect to be soon.
The 1997 Book info based at that time only on owner information. Later in 2001 Claude Dubois has given to SAAC the detailed list of cars he has sold, including the Shelby Europas. This list has now been cross-referenced against Ford production data (Kevin Marti's data) by SAAC.
Claude produced only two convertibles, I also have Claude's personal statement about this. All genuine Shelby Europas have Claude Dubois' special Data Plate placed in the engine compartment and they carry Bob Ford's DSO-code 33C020 (cars made in 1970) or 48C020 (cars made in 1971). According to Claude's list, all Shelby Europas based on 1971 Mustangs by VIN. All cars were either M-code or the one J-code GT-500. I do also have copies of original sales broschures, parts' list, how the genuine Shelby Europas were made when new.
This 2F03H166254 in NOT a genuine Shelby Europa, but is a very nicely made clone.
But what I feel very bad and sad, is that the presented Shelby Europa table in the 1997 SAAC book page is a fake and fabricated: 2F03H166254 is NOT in the book (I was not successful in loading the page picture of my book, somebody could help?). Though the car is really nicely made clone, I feel that when the car is presented based on a fake SAAC book chapter table as genuine Shelby Europa, then my opinion is that the car is a fake.
About coming changes as a example, my own research has revealed by contacting original and present owner of 2F05Q139410 shown in the SAAC book table, that this cars is not a genuine Shelby Europa, but had a heavily up-powered factory-installed Lincoln engine with 600HP exported directly to Sweden...and was not allowed to drive on US roads !
