I loves special Shelbys and have a passion for any incredible unrestored car, which makes cars like this GT350 my Kryptonite. Why? Because it is both rolled into one! This is #3002, a late production 1967 GT350 4 speed car in Dark Moss Green, that Is one of the finest unrestored Shelbys I know of.
History: 3002s original owner, James Vigani, pampered it for 40 years, reportedly never exposing it to inclement weather. And 3002’s second owner was none other than SAAC’s 1967 Registrar Dave Matthews who purchased 3002 in 2007. When Dave sold the car a few years back I didn’t move fast enough and it went to a new owner in the UK. So in 2015 when I heard 3002 could be purchased from its 3rd owner In the UK I wasted no time In repatriating it 10 the good old USA!
Today 3002 remains in absolutely amazing completely unrestored condition, wearing its original factory-applied paint and all trim. And, thanks to the Vigani family it retains all of its original paperwork, window sticker, owners manual, and even vintage photographs of when 3002 was sed in a print ad for, of all things, beer!
3002 runs, drives, and even kinda smells like a brand new car, which is really the beauty of any great unestored car Isn’t it? You just can’t duplicate that. It is a pleasure to experience 3002 and an honor to have such a great time capsule in the collection.
Update: In June 2017 we brought 3002 to SAAC-42 and entered it in the judged concours. When the dust settled she emerged with a coveted Concours Gold Survivor award- which means this original unrestored car was judged against the same standard a restored car would be.
