So, to get back on topic, has the O.P. given the VIN yet?
Hello Dan, Earl here (former VP NorCal a few years back, SAAC35) long time no see. Anyway I’m the O.P.
Well, first and foremost. This car is Very Bad News. I went and saw the car yesterday. The owner had cleared the area around the car somewhat. Upon inspection with some guidance from CoralSnake, I went looking for VINs. Unfortunately ALL the numbers have been either removed or cut out! I checked both inner fender locations. Both were cut out. I even unbolted the passenger fender. Big rectangle section removed from each inner fender. I scraped the primer off the lower corners of the windshield. No number plate, no stamped numbers. Nothing. I checked both sides. Zippo.
Buck tags? Not a chance, as with the door tags. All gone.
I was floored. I’ve never seen that and thought, what a shame...waste of car.
I spoke with the owner. This will be a DMV nightmare if not get confiscated by the police if he attempts to somehow register it.
As bizarre as it is, there were even patch metal pieces to be welded in (see pic) what would that have done? Other than fill the holes. The only thing that he can do with the car (as far as I was concerned) was turn it into a pure track or race car. I told him he was going to have a tough time selling it real Shelby Mustang or Not.
My gut on the car is that it’s not a real one as the “fiberglass Shelby pieces” back sides were fiberglass “chop” indicating reproduction pieces put on a fastback Mustang. But it did have a stock appearing 9” rear and dual exhaust hangers. Rear fenders had small flairs.
All in all, that ended my interest in this car. I wouldn’t touch this one with a 10 foot pole.
So now you all know.
Cheers,
~Earl J