 The #2 68 Shelby Team car as unearthed in December 2002 The car was checked out by Ed Ludtke and Phil Jacobs some time and was prooven to be real.  Pictures from the restoration process 
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The History of the 1968 SA team car #2:  Dan Gurney raced this car at Watkins Glen in 1968 Built by Kar Kraft (suspension) and Shelby Racing Company. 1968 Group 2 Shelby built cars are differentiated by: - Larger discs up front and 10" rear discs with Kelsey-Hayes calipers. - 9" floater hub assembly and Watts linkage with cross-member, rear anti-swaybar plus override trailing arms. - Larger flares (wheelhouses) due to tire regulation changes - Tunnel Port 302 engines - High-rise alloy intake manifold with 2 four-barrel carbs Driven by Horst Kwech/Allan Moffat (Daytona, Sebring), Parnelli Jones (Warbonnet Park), Dan Gurney (Watkins Glen, Castle Rock, both DNF) and David Pearson (Lime Rock). At Mid-Ohio Kwech did not finish, at Bridgehampton the engine blew before the race (DNS) like at Mt. Tremblant/Canada (DNF). At Meadowdale Kwech managed to get through to a 8th place. Dan Gurney had transmission and ignition trouble through his race (DNF). Car first raced in white at Daytona, then painted yellow for the next 6 races and finally appearing as the blue number 2 car at Watkins Glen and Castle Rock. Car was initially sold after the season to Kar Kraft employee Tom Tluski for 1 Dollar by Ford and had only 2 owners after that.     Status as of May 2008: Now fully restored in yellow/black livery.  Picture source: unknown Status as of March 2010  New owner B.O. had the car repainted in blue |
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