George Busby Ford started off at 1721 Church Street in dowtown Nashville, Tennessee.
Busby sold a total of 47 new Shelbys. The majority of those were 1968 and 1969 models.
Early in 1968 Busby moved to a new location. It was 5500 Charlotte Avenue, about four miles away.
The advertisement is interesting for a couple reasons. One, they call the slightly used GT350 "Carnival red".
Secondly, the dealership had already ordered two more red, GT350 convertibles when the ad appeared in the paper.
So, they knew you wouldn't be the only one in town!
This is one of the three red convertibles sold by Busby. It is car # 2200. The car in the advertisement is # 304.
#1092 started off as an Acapulco Blue Hertz car. It looks like it has lived up to the "rent-a-racer" reputation.
The original invoice for # 1991 is marked "exhibit". The price doesn't reflect the fact it sat on the showroom floor for over a year.
The car looks just like it did when it was at Busby Ford. It was the only GT500 convertible sold by Busby.
This original dealer folder held your new car papers.
The black side walled tires are what all GT500 KRs started with. This is car # 3471 and it's not the Busby showroom, but a indoor car show!
a total of 10 GT500KRs were sold by the dealership.
The stock advertisement for the new GT500 KRs.
This car was stored in the back of a truck. Unfortunately, a family of racoons found their way into the storage area.
I dont have a date on this ad, but the 1968 Shelby is down to $2285!
I think this pose was inspired by a 1969 Shelby advertisement. The car is 69 # 776. Well done.
Royal Maroon and white is a sharp combination. 1969 # 130 arrived at Busby in the spring of 1969.
1093 is red with a white interior. Busby sold about two dozen 1969s.
1721 Church Street is an abandoned lot today. The 5500 Charlotte location became Frensley Ford and later Performance Ford.
When those dealerships left the building, it became occupied by the Nashville Police Department.