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« on: September 18, 2023, 10:06:26 PM »perhaps its time for forum 3.0 with real moderators . and no trolls+1
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perhaps its time for forum 3.0 with real moderators . and no trolls+1
He’s only 2 hours from me. Could knock on his door and offer money for the plate as mine is also Acapulco/saddle from Hayward Ford.. plus would give me an excuse to buy gas for $1/gal cheaper by crossing into NV
In my case the 68 GT500 convertible seller kept the manual 45 years ago when he sold the car ether by accident or he wanted something to remember the car by. That owner he sold the car to then sold it to me 5 years later. Fast forward to today 45 years later and the original owners son contacted me through Vinny to talk about the car . During our conversation the subject of the owners manual came up and the son said his dad still had the manual and wanted to sell the manual to the current owner of the car. He sent a picture and it was in very poor shape to say the least. I said I would pay market rate for it . He had seen some sell on Ebay for 1000.00 -14000.00 he said .Of course he thought his dog eared torn poor condition manual was worth in that range. I have bought and sold many 68 manuals over the years and even have a few nice original and even NOS manuals now so I was not going to pay a unreasonable amount for that one even though it was original to my car. Having a picture of the manual he sent me I could of course take a pen and fill in the information on one of my much nicer condition original ones just like original . I have not felt a need to do that. It is nice when someone gives up a original manual to the present owner or even offers it at a current market value. FYI I have found the ones filled out even command a much lower price compared to a unfilled in one.That is because the filled out info only has value to the car it belongs to. I just can't abide by someone holding someone up with a unreasonable above market price because it was original to their car.So why doesn't the owner of this Shelby have these items and why does the current seller have them?
Great question. I have the exact same situation. A seller has the original owners manual to my 68 350 but refuses to sell.
I don't understand how a car and it's documents like an owners manual can be separated?
So why doesn't the owner of this Shelby have these items and why does the current seller have them?
I think they mean for that specific car
Rod,
Oh yeah, I like Fairlanes (particularly 1966-67s) almost as much as Shelbys. My Holy Grail is either a 64 Thunderbolt or one of the 1966 427 Fairlane 500s (57 built). My Fairlane claim to fame is a dark blue 1969 Fairlane 500 coupe factory equipped with a Q code 428SCJ/4 speed and 3.91 gears; I think there are a couple of photos of it in the Friday link below. These links from the FCA Nationals at York PA in 2022 have photos of a couple of those 1966 427 cars.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/YMAy9Xb5kxpRuhDw8
https://photos.app.goo.gl/LYmB8zJ7baG77zeg8
Dave
159 Rotation number
34 Welding bay position
O1C March 1 1968
63B Deluxe fastback
FDS Fold down seat
5A Black deluxe interior
VIN
D code for Acapulco Blue
ACA BLU MT Acapulco Blue Metallic color name
PS Power Steering
SHELBY car for Shelby American
PB Power Brakes
DE Dual exhaust
IT Interior trim pkg
TC tilt column
FD Fold down
much appreciated.
is it my imagination or does it look to have dual quads?
corey