Happy Birthday 5R09K 16L


 Happy 59th birthday to my 65 Mustang, build date 16L. Now, I know that the scheduled build date is not the actual date that the car rolled off the assembly line but we really don't have documentation to cut it any finer.  I guess what makes it significant to me is relative to the identical K-codes that were built and delivered from San Jose to Shelby American in Venice, CA.  Based on the info available, particularly from Mark Hovander of History of the 1965 GT350 and 5S003, that place my car in between the three prototype GT350's and the next group of pre-production cars that were used for magazine road tests and various publicity duties.  Cheers!

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