https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6rrs-goJqo
This thing is gorgeous!
Cool,
Got the car when he was 14....
Says Shelby made the flares on the car.....
Quote from: SCJSTU on September 06, 2019, 10:03:37 PM
Cool,
Got the car when he was 14....
Says Shelby made the flares on the car.....
It must all be true. No one would ever make up a story to justify something out of the ordinary on a Shelby ::)
http://www.saacforum.com/index.php?topic=7249.0
Those look a lot like Maier Brothers flares I saw around in the late 70's. Way too big IMO.
I like steel flares like these;
You're right 2112, understated is more aesthetically pleasing.
Quote from: deathsled on September 06, 2019, 11:59:48 PM
You're right 2112, understated is more aesthetically pleasing.
Wish they were made like that at the factory. 8)
Quote from: Bob Gaines on September 06, 2019, 11:00:44 PM
Quote from: SCJSTU on September 06, 2019, 10:03:37 PM
Cool,
Got the car when he was 14....
Says Shelby made the flares on the car.....
It must all be true. No one would ever make up a story to justify something out of the ordinary on a Shelby ::)
The LA facility was already closed by the time any '68s were made. Where would the work have been done ? Where the 427's were installed? Maybe in the backyard where the chassis to CSX3232, in mint original condition, was found, right next to the oil well?
The story of Pinochio must have originated in LA? Must be something about the air in SC? Lots of hallucinogens floating around in that brown haze?
Doug, dont let facts get in the way of a good story...
Besides Carroll said he remembered.
Of course, he also remembered having a bunch of "left over" Cobra chassis, once the prices peaked.
In my view, the concern isn't necessarily with the "storyteller". Many times they were a already a know entity and known to be a incoherent self involved paranoiac narcissist. Irrelevant bs and uncontrollable brain dribble was expected from them.
The issue is with the believers who become followers and believe anything they say. It borders on mass hallucination and that really is the concern.
I'm told and don't know as a fact, that one can overdose on cannabis and the result is a super paranoia? Like looking in the rear view mirror all of the time for that secret Police Patrol car that is always following YOU!
There are those that call themselves scientists and claim that the brown LA haze is because of the car exhausts backing up against the mountains. I can't deny that since I have no data. I can only ask have they eliminated the exhaust fumes from the pot cafes in LA? I think that there is significant circumstantial evidence to suggest a different source?
Looks like something that might have been modified to look like a Group B version of a 68 Shelby. Interesting that it incorporates a stock Mustang instrument cluster. Also interesting that the owner owns an auto body shop and his Shelby has extensive body modifications, done not by him, but by Shelby years after they ceased manufacturing cars. Just a coincidence? Like randomly picking out the original numbers-matching engine block from a pile of blocks under a tree? Man, this guy has some terrific luck!
It's unfortunate that these over-the-top claims kind of tarnish what otherwise looks like a very cool* and very fun to drive 68.
*The crazy big flares are not my thing, but I can appreciate the look the owner was going for.
My post suggested that his car appears to be closer to 300 hp by the looks of the acceleration, and gets erased. :-[
Quote from: 427heaven on September 07, 2019, 11:49:59 AM
My post suggested that his car appears to be closer to 300 hp by the looks of the acceleration, and gets erased. :-[
It's in the other thread. Maybe a moderator can merge the threads.
Quote from: kjspeed on September 07, 2019, 11:31:56 AM
Looks like something that might have been modified to look like a Group B version of a 68 Shelby. Interesting that it incorporates a stock Mustang instrument cluster. Also interesting that the owner owns an auto body shop and his Shelby has extensive body modifications, done not by him, but by Shelby years after they ceased manufacturing cars. Just a coincidence? Like randomly picking out the original numbers-matching engine block from a pile of blocks under a tree? Man, this guy has some terrific luck!
It's unfortunate that these over-the-top claims kind of tarnish what otherwise looks like a very cool* and very fun to drive 68.
*The crazy big flares are not my thing, but I can appreciate the look the owner was going for.
Well I've been told that Bill Maier got some of his original molds from other people. Now we know he got the mold for the flairs from Shelby.
Marshall Tucker put it anpther way, "heard it in a love song, must be true". :o
Quote from: 2112 on September 07, 2019, 11:51:59 AM
Quote from: 427heaven on September 07, 2019, 11:49:59 AM
My post suggested that his car appears to be closer to 300 hp by the looks of the acceleration, and gets erased. :-[
It's in the other thread. Maybe a moderator can merge the threads.
Its all good. I think someone got offended that I pointed out a grocery getter Cadillac with a poodle hanging out the window put the spank down to it! We all see things differently... :(
Doug, it's "heard it in a love song, can't be wrong." Also from the Tucker boys: "Can't you see, oh can't you see, what that Shelby, Lord, he been doing for me?"
Quote from: shelbydoug on September 07, 2019, 11:56:27 AM
Quote from: kjspeed on September 07, 2019, 11:31:56 AM
Looks like something that might have been modified to look like a Group B version of a 68 Shelby. Interesting that it incorporates a stock Mustang instrument cluster. Also interesting that the owner owns an auto body shop and his Shelby has extensive body modifications, done not by him, but by Shelby years after they ceased manufacturing cars. Just a coincidence? Like randomly picking out the original numbers-matching engine block from a pile of blocks under a tree? Man, this guy has some terrific luck!
It's unfortunate that these over-the-top claims kind of tarnish what otherwise looks like a very cool* and very fun to drive 68.
*The crazy big flares are not my thing, but I can appreciate the look the owner was going for.
Well I've been told that Bill Maier got some of his original molds from other people. Now we know he got the mold for the flairs from Shelby.
Marshall Tucker put it anpther way, "heard it in a love song, must be true". :o
Quote from: kjspeed on September 07, 2019, 12:14:20 PM
Doug, it's "heard it in a love song, can't be wrong." Also from the Tucker boys: "Can't you see, oh can't you see, what that Shelby, Lord, he been doing for me?"
Quote from: shelbydoug on September 07, 2019, 11:56:27 AM
Quote from: kjspeed on September 07, 2019, 11:31:56 AM
Looks like something that might have been modified to look like a Group B version of a 68 Shelby. Interesting that it incorporates a stock Mustang instrument cluster. Also interesting that the owner owns an auto body shop and his Shelby has extensive body modifications, done not by him, but by Shelby years after they ceased manufacturing cars. Just a coincidence? Like randomly picking out the original numbers-matching engine block from a pile of blocks under a tree? Man, this guy has some terrific luck!
It's unfortunate that these over-the-top claims kind of tarnish what otherwise looks like a very cool* and very fun to drive 68.
*The crazy big flares are not my thing, but I can appreciate the look the owner was going for.
Well I've been told that Bill Maier got some of his original molds from other people. Now we know he got the mold for the flairs from Shelby.
Marshall Tucker put it anpther way, "heard it in a love song, must be true". :o
Good catch. At least you were paying attention. I spell my own name wrong a lot of times too. Not many even remember Marshall. :o
Was it Marvin Gaye that sang..... I heard it thru the GRAPE VINE- Maybe that is where he got his info?
The Orwellian world of alternative facts...all original...restored :D
I couldn't even watch the whole video.
Quote from: Chris Thauberger on September 07, 2019, 12:38:03 PM
The Orwellian world of alternative facts...all original...restored :D
I couldn't even watch the whole video.
Yes but what everyone believes for some inexplicable reason is that the guy said that Shelby said he remembered building it. Is that a reflection on Shelby?
At 5min 30 Sec, shows the dash. No Tach?
I thought every one had the 8K tack?
Quote from: Cobrask8 on September 07, 2019, 03:20:03 PM
At 5min 30 Sec, shows the dash. No Tach?
I thought every one had the 8K tack?
All came with a tach but some are 6000 rpm versions. Most seem to be 8000.
If you listen to him shift, it sounds like he is lucky to be around 5k which would be about right for a late model 302 as stated. No need for a tach, when it falls off grab another gear. :-[ Looks like he has a lot of fun with it, but what category would it fall into? A retro mod? Straight out of the late 70s or early 80s :-\