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Old 01-21-2016, 10:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Mark IV View Post
Transit Road dealer was Al Maroone Ford (now in Florida and part of Autonation) and they never had a 427.

Buffalo was a tough sell for Shelby. Ford first sent a 260/289 Cobra to Kenmore Motors on Delaware Ave in Kenmore, at that time the biggest Ford dealer around. They held it for a short tie and passed on the product. Ford then sent two 289s to Al Maroone Ford (a red car and a white car) to test the waters. The white car was given to Cookie Gilchrest the Buffalo Bills star in hopes he would purchase it. Cookie rode it hard and returned it as it really didn't fit an NFL player well and it didn't even have roll-up windows!
Shelby American records show that Al Maroone was shipped the two cars you mention, but neither was white. They got a red one and a Princess Blue one. They had a third on order, also red, but cancelled the order before it arrived.
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