Reference Details
- Common issue
- A visible Shelby-style plate, badges, stripes, or a single VIN location used without matching Ford/Shelby numbers and paperwork.
- Confidence
- reported
- Correct value
- Source-reported 1965 GT350 identification uses an SFM5SXXX Shelby number and a 5R09K-format Ford Mustang fastback VIN; the reported Ford VIN locations include the stamping under the Shelby plate and another driver-side inner-fender/shock-tower-edge stamping, while the source-reported Shelby chassis stamping is on the passenger-side inner front fender panel.
- Where to check
- Shelby serial plate on the left/driver-side inner fender panel in the engine bay, Ford VIN stamping beneath that plate, second Ford VIN stamping on the driver-side inner fender/shock-tower edge requiring fender removal, and Shelby chassis number stamping on the passenger-side inner front fender panel; verify against car-specific Shelby/Ford paperwork before treating a car as authentic.
