Spindle Nut Issues, A Shelby Jeepster and Chevy S-10 Tire Options - Nuts & Bolts - Four Wheeler Network
Shelby Jeepster. It also had chromed steel wheels and a small rectangular plaque on the dash to identify it as a Carroll Shelby Edition. I have looked all over the web and have not seen anything that connects Mr. Shelby to a Jeepster edition. A I personally have never heard of a Carroll Shelby Jeepster Commando, so I asked our resident Jeep nut and walking encyclopedia of Jeep trivia, Rick Péwé. He has no knowledge of any sort of performance edition Jeepster from that era, let alone one associated with Shelby. Since that would have been about the time Shelby maintained very close ties with Ford, it seems unlikely that he would have partnered up with Kaiser or AMC to do a special Jeepster. The Jeepster you saw may have had some sort of tie to Shelby himself (maybe he owned it), but without any documentation, that’s just conjecture. Interestingly, according to The Standard Catalog of 4x4s , AMC did release two special edition Jeepsters in 1971, which would have had the same body style as a 1967 model (there was no 1966 Jeepster). The second offering was a Hurst/Jeepster Special, which was a partnership between AMC and the Hurst Performance Company. Source: www.fourwheeler.com
