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Up For Auction / Re: '65 GT350 on BaT
« on: March 27, 2019, 11:07:53 AM »
I'm extremely interested in this because it's similar in many ways to my own car, #159.  It's a "weapons grade" race car as the guys in Sports Car Market call them.  Cars that are prepared exclusively for the track, or pure race cars. 

My thoughts are that cars like this should remain race cars.  It would take so much work and effort to "undo" what has been done that little originality would remain.  It would have been replaced and erased.  My own car was converted to a race car in the 70's by a well known racer in the Shelby world, Don Cummings.  It has far more history as a race car than a street car.  Why erase all of that?  Same with this car.  Its got a great look and I'm sure it performs well.  Is there a penalty on the value?  Of course.  I have no issue with that at all.  Its not a concours or original car.  I have no idea what that price penalty is, or what it should be.  I guess we'll see if it sell.   I don't worry too much about that title issue, as I have purchased cars from no-title states and simply presented the bill of sale in Ohio and I was issued a clear title.  This applies to pre-1973 or whatever it was for the particular state.   Yes, a thorough history needs to be established to make certain that a title doesn't pop up in another state, but that's shouldn't be that hard with ownership history and intact Ford VIN number on the aprons of the car. 

Related to this but maybe a separate topic is an analysis of how many '65's have been modified and made into track cars?  As I read through the new '65 registry and look at the pics it seems like a very high percentage of cars have some small tasteful mods.  I was going to do a causal count but didn't get around to it.  I'm guessing 20% maybe. 

Regardless this is very very cool car in my view.  And with the cost of restoration back to original specs, it would make more sense to go buy a "correct" '65 vs. converting a car this modified back. 

I'll be very interested to see where it closes.  I'm going to go out on a limb and say around $200k.

Mike C


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Appeals / Re: Non-Auto Rolex Appeal
« on: March 19, 2019, 03:03:29 PM »
Sent you a PM.  I made a purchase sales-tax free in Mexico from an authorized dealer.

Mike C

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Parts For Sale / Re: 67 and 68 parts available
« on: March 02, 2019, 03:10:56 PM »
Me too! 

Mike C

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1965 GT350/R-Model / Re: 1965 SHELBY REGISTRY – 2019 EDITION
« on: March 01, 2019, 10:16:15 AM »
Jut got mine!

The addition of color is nice. 

And my car is pictured not once, but twice... 

It's erroneously pictured with the listing of car #169.   My car is of course #159.   I'm not sure where the picture came from as I didn't submit the one printed with #169.  The number of the car is on the door but I guess it slipped by?

Mike C

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1967 Shelby GT350/500 / Re: VIN # stampings
« on: February 28, 2019, 04:30:12 PM »
Mike:  I've never seen a VIN on a 67 GT 500 engine...

If the date on the block is correct then it very well might be original to the car...

Good news?

May be good news.  I didn't really look closely at casting info when I saw there was no VIN present .  Now I need to take a closer look and see what I have.   

Thanks!

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1967 Shelby GT350/500 / Re: VIN # stampings
« on: February 28, 2019, 03:56:06 PM »
I've never seen a 67 GT 500 with a VIN on it's engine.....

Wait-  You've not seen a GT 500 with a VIN on its block??  I was unsure of the originality of my engine due to the lack of a VIN.

Mike C

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1965 GT350/R-Model / Re: 1965 SHELBY REGISTRY – 2019 EDITION
« on: January 29, 2019, 04:13:59 PM »
Ordered. 

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I own car #00503, but I don't have info that will help here.  I do have original Shelby paperwork for about 100 cars from #00500 to 00600 that I found under the carpet in my car.  I think I was told somewhere along the line they threw the paperwork in every 100 cars or so?  I will dig it out and post some pics.  Pretty neat find.

Mike C

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1967 Shelby GT350/500 / Re: Recent extraction 1967 GT500 down since 1974
« on: November 13, 2018, 03:57:59 PM »
Does anyone know what the ask was on the car?  Marked sold.  Just curious.
I own #00503, produced on Jan 9, (my birthday) two days prior to this car's birthday of Jan 11. 

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1967 Shelby GT350/500 / Re: white GT350 with huge flares
« on: October 30, 2018, 09:47:28 AM »
Here is a pic of my '67 #00503, with huge steel flares very similar to the ones pictured above!


These were steel flares with a fair amount of bondo added.  This car was from the LA area and supposedly modified in the late 60's or early 70's with these flares.  As much as I thought it was a cool tribute to the '70's I had to remove them!  The quarters were otherwise perfect.

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1965 GT350/R-Model / Re: SFM5s444 restoration is continuing
« on: August 16, 2018, 08:23:43 PM »
I had not seen those-not sure if they were posted on the old thread.
Those have to be some of the coolest pics of a '65 GT350 I've ever seen.
Most of us dream of such a find!

Mike

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1965 GT350/R-Model / Re: SFM5s444 restoration is continuing
« on: August 15, 2018, 03:54:30 PM »
I'm very sorry to hear your wife passed.  At the same time I am glad you posted and are back working on it.  We can all relate to life happening. 
I look forward to you updating all of us.

Mike C. 

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I need to shop it to be sure I'm being treated fairly.
I tried State Farm but they won't cover my '65 because it is raced.  I only want towing, storage and paddock but they want nothing to do with it because I track the car sometimes.


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The Lounge / Who are you guys using for insurance for your cars?
« on: June 12, 2018, 09:45:55 AM »
Who are you guys using for insurance? 
I have a policy with Heacock Insurance and the carrier is American Modern Insurance.  I think there was a recent change with American Modern.
My rates have gone up.
I've got 5-6 cars covered with them.

Anyone else using another insurer and have any recommendations? 

Thanks,

Mike C

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Parts For Sale / Re: 428 CJ exhaust mannifolds
« on: May 03, 2018, 09:26:27 AM »
Soon to be in Cincinnati...I bought them...   

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