I just wanted to let everyone know that Fender have just added the guitar to their Custom Shop web pages. They refer to it as a Custom Red 59 Stratocaster and they have started a new section "Uk (sic) Dealer Select" recognizing its unique status as the first and so far only UK dealer select Ltd Edition.
In the specification section they even acknowledge The Shadows as follows :Special Limited Run of 54 instruments with 4 reserved for the artists and 50 available to the public. Available only in the UK through Oasis Musical Instruments:
http://www.oasismusicalinstruments.ltd. ... utfit.html .They also refer to the colour as 985 Custom Red.
So there we have it. I may be wrong but I don't think Fender USA have ever put a Shadows or Hank related guitar on their website before.
I would also like to thank all of the members of the Shadows community for their support and kind comments.
Howard