This 1966 Shelby GT350 is Ready to Race and Up for Sale

Images: Phillip Lahmann courtesy of RM Sotheby’s

This 1966 Shelby GT350 is considered the fastest GT350 in Europe by the Shelby Registry, was driven by Sir Stirling Moss and is sold with an entry to the 2016 Le Mans Classic. Sounds like fun to us!

It’s headed to auction at RM Sotheby’s’ February 3 Paris Sale.

The 1966 Shelby GT350, chassis SFM 6S748, was built in late 1965 and shipped to Ford Advanced Vehicles in Slough in early 1966. It began its life as a road car, fitted with ten-spoke wheels and rear seats and finished in red.

In 1977 it went to Germany where Bernd Schwebel bought it and upgraded it to GT350R specs, campaigning it in Europe over the next 11 years until Orzen Kuzmanovic bought it in 1988.

Kuzmanovic restored it for historic motorsport, refinishing it in the iconic Wimbledon White with Guardsman Blue stripes livery and giving it a GT350R front spoiler. He sent the car racing under the EMS Racing Team, during which time it was driven by Sir Stirling Moss.

SFM 6S748 was raced throughout Europe until 2002, when it was purchased by its current owner. And it hasn’t stopped since then, competing in vintage rallies and historic races such as the Le Mans Classic, Oldtimer Grand Prix, Modena Cento Ore, Corsica Rally, Rallye Köln Ahrweiler and the 6 Hours of Spa.

During this period, in 2011, the Shelby Registry put forth an argument that the car could be the fastest GT350 in Europe.

It’s sold in race ready condition with FIA papers and eligibility for Class F and includes entry to the 2016 Le Mans Classic to get your historic racing career together going in style.

It will head to auction at RM Sotheby’s’ Paris Sale on the 3rd of February, 2016 and is expected to go for between €180.000 and €200.000. Head to their site for the full details.

Images: Phillip LÃhmann courtesy of RM Sotheby’s