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Went to the Shelby American Collection in Boulder. No heeps here. All the real cars. They have 2 of the 3 winning GT40s from 1966 (Ford v. Ferrari) including the Ken Miles car and the first gt40 prototype among others.

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What's the story on the Falcon wagon?
 
What's the story on the Falcon wagon?
Peter Brock worked for Shelby American in the 1960s and did a lot of the design work on the Shelby Mustangs, among other things, though what might be his best known design was the Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe and everyone remembers that.

During those years, he needed a vehicle for parts chasing and towing so he acquired a Ford Falcon Sedan Delivery, a pretty rare model, but perfect for carrying parts and running errands. Of course, if the intended use is for the Shelby factory, you know it can’t be running around like a common Falcon, it just wouldn’t be right, so the car was given the Shelby treatment, the same as a GT350 would have received since the Falcon was the basis of the original Mustangs and all of the suspension and undercarriage was the same. They installed a Hi Performance 289, modified the interior and the result was just the kind of car you would expect to have been sitting outside the Shelby operation.
 
Just going to leave this here for a top contender
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That Grumper (yep, grille/bumper combo) is made just up the road from my SC house. There are some rather interesting employee vehicles running around the area, to say the least.

But I'll say that their production facility is top notch. Very impressive all around.
 
I get a little vomit in my mouth every time I step outside the cabin.
 
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