Alright, alright, alright, let's memorialize this EPIC production that played on Saturday February 6, 2021 at 10:00 p.m.
Watched it and looked at it as what it is ENTERTAINMENT.
They mentioned the vehicle in their program resides in Kansas, the poster informing us of this stellar programs handle or name is Kansas, any relationship there ?
On another note, once upon a time there was a band Kansas. They had a song "Dust in the wind", that is precisely what Jimmys car is "Dust in the wind, all that car is dust in the wind".......
Our opinion on "Jimmys car" it is gone from the face of the earth .
Having said that, it does not rule out the creativity of some master craftsmen or artisan to reconstruct and resurrect it.
And if and when it comes back to life, not even the most astute people, judges, conoseurs will be able to distinguish this Phoenix risen from the ashes that it's not the real one.
Possibly someone of great influence would want to or has been working for many years now recreating or resuscitating this very valuable Shelby
Roses are red
Violets are blue
Jimmy is dead
And his car is too....
The Auto Biography on MotorTrend TV will air their Missing Mustangs Episode on tonight, at 8PM Central. It will talk about the Bullitt Mustang and on the last half talk about Jim Morrison's Shelby GT500. It will feature car 1888 as an example which was sold by an Albuquerque, NM dealer Richardson Ford. While he is not claiming it is Morrisons the current owner has been told by past owners that this Shelby was Morrisons. Jim had been seen in their showroom looking at it according to locals. Apparently this was verified back in the 90's by Larry Poole who was the GM of Richardson Ford who looked up records on microfish. He never copied it and they no longer exists. When Nuckolls the current owner purchased the car it was a project. He had seen an article by Bret Mattison so he called him at midnight one night and left a voice mail. According to the owner, Bret called him right back and seemed upset that he had purchased the car 1888 as he was supposed to buy it? Bret offered to buy it 3 times during the conversation which was declined. The producers of this show contacted Bret and discussed the article and Nuckolls car. He told them Morrisons was car 939 and agreed to send them an unredacted copy of the registration certificate with the VIN Shown on it to prove it. He never did and quit returning their calls. When 1888 was restored it was found to have repaired damage consistant with repairs in the late 60's with then new Ford parts in the places that Morrisons recorded wrecks damaged.? It all covered in the show. It would be helpful to see the real Morrison registration document with the VIN on it to put this to rest one way or another.