Link:
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1968-shelby-mustang-gt500-2/
Lot #15982
Seller: Americanmusclecarsales
Location: Lancaster, South Carolina 29720
Chassis: 8T02S143521-01663
73k Miles Shown
428ci Police Interceptor V8
3-Speed Automatic Transmission
3.50:1 Rear Axle
Wimbledon White over Black Knit Vinyl
Parked From 1976-2014
New Starter, Plugs, and Wires
Factory Build Sheet, Dealer Invoice
Elite Marti Report
Private Party or Dealer: Dealer
Additional Charges From This Dealer: USD $0 Document Fee
This 1968 Shelby Mustang GT500 was sold new at Ed Martin Ford of Indianapolis and is said to have been parked from 1976 until 2014. It was purchased by Richard Rawlings of Gas Monkey Garage in 2017 and was acquired by the selling dealer in 2018. The car is powered by a 428ci Police Interceptor V8 paired with 3-speed automatic transmission and finished in Wimbledon White over a black interior. Factory options include a 3.50:1 rear axle, power steering, power disc brakes, extra cooling package, Sport Deck rear seat, tilt-away steering wheel, AM radio, shoulder harnesses, and tachometer. A new starter, ignition component, fuel line, and exhaust parts were installed in 2018. This GT500 is offered by the selling dealer in South Carolina with a build and order sheets, a dealer invoice, a 1974 Indiana license plate, stock parts, an Elite Marti Report, and a clean Texas title.
Also been on eBay for several weeks
I do enjoy enjoy the comments as most would never own a Shelby or have any knowledge of one
Quote from: Coralsnake on January 25, 2019, 09:21:09 AM
Also been on eBay for several weeks
I do enjoy enjoy the comments as most would never own a Shelby or have any knowledge of one
Yes, always interesting what some believe about Shelby's.
That car was touched by Richard Rawlings. That should be good enough for anyone, just skip the inspection and start bidding! ::)
The only thing he did was flip it.
The car looks pretty nice to me
I like it. Looks like a 1976 time capsule.
You have vote as well.
If it was mechanically sound, replace the tires and enjoy it the way it is.
It needs a CAUTION sticker to repair the fan shroud ;D
TOB
Easy now with the fan sticker! I really did use one to glue the shroud when I put my elbow on it. I wound up just locating an original and threw the repo in the trash can... :o :o :o :o
-Keith
[quoteEasy now with the fan sticker! I really did use one to glue the shroud when I put my elbow on it. I wound up just locating an original and threw the repo in the trash can... :o :o :o :o][/quote]
I know..I remember you posting that and that's why I thought of it... ;D
TOB
Quote from: TOBKOB on January 25, 2019, 11:02:29 PM
[quoteEasy now with the fan sticker! I really did use one to glue the shroud when I put my elbow on it. I wound up just locating an original and threw the repo in the trash can... :o :o :o :o]
I know..I remember you posting that and that's why I thought of it... ;D
TOB
[/quote]I have seen the sticker used to add cover for a repair on many occasions over the years.
Interesting that they removed the smog pump but all the tubes and hoses in place.
The car was parked with ours at the 2018 Charlotte Autofair in the indoor 'Cars of Carroll Shelby' display.
https://imageshack.com/a/mSIo/1
Interesting story- I have owned a couple of original patina cars and currently own I think the oldest Shelby to come back alive... Sleeping Beauty. The thing that we are faced to make a decision on is what do you do with it? My 1963 Split window is/was one of the most original in the world according to the experts. I did not want to drive - show a car that had 45 years of dirt on it :-[ To me that is the ultimate sin sorta like showing off your super model wife that hadn't had a shower in 45 years, gross... My 67 500 has been off the road since 1971 so it has had a lot of patina to endure. Both were brought back with as much shine as possible, but to make them look as they were back in the day that's how I feel they should be represented.
Quote from: 427heaven on January 26, 2019, 10:16:25 AM
Interesting story- I have owned a couple of original patina cars and currently own I think the oldest Shelby to come back alive... Sleeping Beauty. The thing that we are faced to make a decision on is what do you do with it? My 1963 Split window is/was one of the most original in the world according to the experts. I did not want to drive - show a car that had 45 years of dirt on it :-[ To me that is the ultimate sin sorta like showing off your super model wife that hadn't had a shower in 45 years, gross... My 67 500 has been off the road since 1971 so it has had a lot of patina to endure. Both were brought back with as much shine as possible, but to make them look as they were back in the day that's how I feel they should be represented.
I know a guy who has a brand new 63 SWC. The most original. Never been titled. Came from his dad's dealership. Silver/ blue interior 300HP auto car. Do you know of this car? Terry Mcailis(SP?) of Pro Team has tried to buy this car over the years. Gary
Gary I don't know of that car but it sounds like a winner. Terry is a difficult guy to deal with and thru a friend of sorts had communicated about my 63 split. At that time Terry was trying to get rid of a FAUX Grand Sport which had a lot of oddities about it and when this was discussed he got derrière hurt and I have not spoken to him since then. Mine is a red / red auto as well.
Quote from: shelbymann1970 on January 26, 2019, 11:24:27 AM
Quote from: 427heaven on January 26, 2019, 10:16:25 AM
Interesting story- I have owned a couple of original patina cars and currently own I think the oldest Shelby to come back alive... Sleeping Beauty. The thing that we are faced to make a decision on is what do you do with it? My 1963 Split window is/was one of the most original in the world according to the experts. I did not want to drive - show a car that had 45 years of dirt on it :-[ To me that is the ultimate sin sorta like showing off your super model wife that hadn't had a shower in 45 years, gross... My 67 500 has been off the road since 1971 so it has had a lot of patina to endure. Both were brought back with as much shine as possible, but to make them look as they were back in the day that's how I feel they should be represented.
I know a guy who has a brand new 63 SWC. The most original. Never been titled. Came from his dad's dealership. Silver/ blue interior 300HP auto car. Do you know of this car? Terry Mcailis(SP?) of Pro Team has tried to buy this car over the years. Gary
That's amazing. An untitled 63 SWC would sell for a metric ton of cash if the owner ever decided to part with it. By the way, a "metric ton" of cash is approximately 2.8 times more than a "shit ton" of cash so this car would sell for allot of money if it were ever offered. :D
QSS
Quote from: 427heaven on January 26, 2019, 11:49:06 AM
Gary I don't know of that car but it sounds like a winner. Terry is a difficult guy to deal with and thru a friend of sorts had communicated about my 63 split. At that time Terry was trying to get rid of a FAUX Grand Sport which had a lot of oddities about it and when this was discussed he got derrière hurt and I have not spoken to him since then. Mine is a red / red auto as well.
The guy who owns the Vette is a well to do businessman in Bellaire Mi. His shop did a resto mod 60 that got stolen in Detroit suburbs a few years ago. I met him at a car show in Mi when he was selling his wife's Karmann VW vert(her health forced the sale or he would have had one of his Chevies there that have won major shows). Found out he was a "hi-horsepower" Chevy man so we talked. When back at my hotel I researched the guy. Owns 3 auto related businesses. Bought the SWC when 15 after saving for it for a year off of his dad. Dad offered him and his 2 brothers any car out of his collection of untitled Chevies(back to 48 started with Vettes when they came out) for sticker but they had a year to come up with the $$$. He got the 63. His other brothers didn't do it. Rest of the cars were then sold off so I am guess by he being 60 it was the mid 70s. Sounds like a far fetched story but he appeared to be the real deal. I'm sure if I stopped by one of his businesses an d got ahold of him I could see the car. I don't know the specifics of it all since his dad owned a Chevy dealership but he said her had all the legal documentation/paperwork he needed for the next owner to be the first "legal" owner of the car. Gary
https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/wayne-county/2017/03/07/classic-corvette-stolen-stripped-burned-detroit/98857088/
https://www.record-eagle.com/news/local_news/owner-searches-for-clues-in-corvette-theft-destruction/article_cd775cf5-2713-5057-af58-233d628c025f.html
Quote from: 427heaven on January 26, 2019, 11:49:06 AM
Gary I don't know of that car but it sounds like a winner. Terry is a difficult guy to deal with and thru a friend of sorts had communicated about my 63 split. At that time Terry was trying to get rid of a FAUX Grand Sport which had a lot of oddities about it and when this was discussed he got derrière hurt and I have not spoken to him since then. Mine is a red / red auto as well.
I passed on a 63 red/red SWC fuelie Z06 tanker car back around 1986. to buy it meant selling my 69 Boss 429 and Shelby vert. Bloomington gold car. A good friend's sister-in-law owned it as part of a Bloomington Gold high dollar Vette collection(my friend still has the tank stickers off of the 67-9 tripower cars). Terry bought the car and my friend was there to help load the car. When I asked Terry about the car 6 years later he said he didn't remember the car. WTF?? Wife didn't want it because we couldn't DRIVE it. Gary
That Shelby is the perfect driver, get in it and go, without worries, like all the originality too.
If rI was a 68 guy, I'd go for it, but for now I'll stay with my 67.
Sold For $119,000 On 2/1/19
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1967-ford-shelby-gt500/
Think this was a much better deal.... ;)