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Old 11-19-2012, 11:54 AM
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Reports from the day said Shelby was having difficulty getting enough Halibrand wheels to supply the 427 cars, due to production delays, etc. And the Halibrands were sufficiently expensive that, like Bruce mentioned earlier, Shelby figured their own wheels would cost less in the long run. It is my belief that Kelsey Hays manufactured all of the sunbursts, and I have never heard of Halibrand making additional copies. Reproductions have more recently been made by several different people.
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