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Restoration
Before
removing the first bolt, a "dream team" of experts and
enthusiasts was assembled to be a part of this
historical project. The team began the extensive research phase
of this project and the physical restoration
commenced in February 2010 and initially completed in
late 2011.
With even more
information discovered over the next four years, Jason Billups was to commissioned to re-restore
0139 to Concours standards. In the spirit of the
never-ending pursuit of perfection, 0139 was
completed by Billups Classic Cars in October 2014.
Researching
this very special car's history will likely never end --
In fact, newly discovered vintage photos were
added to the gallery as recently as October 2019, and
updates to the ownership chain as recently as November
2020. Our research
effort today extends well beyond this one car and now
focuses on the companies and people involved in building it -- Shelby American,
Ford Motor Company and A.O. Smith Plastics. In fact, we've founded
the
Shelby
Research Group to continue to share all that we
learn.
If you have knowledge,
paperwork and/or
photographs of this convertible or other Shelby American company cars, engineering vehicles and/or prototypes,
we'd love to hear from you.
Technical / Research
Lowell Otter, Jason Billups, Greg Kolasa,
Dave Mathews, Ed Meyer,
Pete Disher, Jeff Speegle, Chris Simon, Phil Murphy,
Eric Johnson, Rick Plescia, Billy Dunbar, Wes
Eisenschenk, and Ryan Brutt.
Literature, Photos
& Reference Materials
Vince Liska,
Lowell Otter, Greg Kolasa, Dave Mathews, Howard Pardee, Pete Disher, Vernon Estes, Donald Farr,
Martyn Schorr,
Rich Plescia, John Chun, Keith Schadoff,
Jamie Ventrella,
Richard Kot, Billy Dunbar
and the Ford Archives.
Interviews
Robert Carlson, Paul Kunysz,
Lonnie Brannon, Charles McHose, Chuck Cantwell, Bill McLean, Don Pike,
Jack Khoury, Peter Brock, 'Scooter' Patrick, Phil Remington,
Dennis Walsh, Bernie Kretzschmar, Bob Shaw, Diana Day, Susan Warne,
Pam Rodgers and Austin Craig.
Restoration
Jason & Scott Billups -
Billups Classic Cars
Caretakers & Historians
Samantha & Brian Styles
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