Okay ladies and gentlemen, before you start torturing me...
Please understand that my first car was a 1971 Mustang Mach 1 bought in 1977 for $3,200. 351 C, 4 spd, AC, ram air, green with black sport int. Then a 1975 Euro Pantera in 1983 for $16k, and then a 1978 F150 short box 4x4 for 1984. So I'm a Ford guy all the way.
I spent over 3 months preparing for this BaT offering. I contacted two people in your direct community to fully understand what this car was. Even paid one to come look at the car. I won't name them, they know who they are. One actually told me they knew the history but never got back to me what they knew. I finally gave up. Did the best I could with what I could find alone.
I stated early in the commentary this was an OVER restored car. You folks use the term "Concours" where I believe you would be better served saying "Judged". The level of finishes on this car are absolutely WAY past factory. I have a close friend from Iowa who has an original 1969 Mustang Mach 1 his father bought new. I know what they should look like.
The bizarre reality in reading this thread is the complete disregard for resto-mod Shelby cars that bring $300k and more. Do you see that originality desire is an experience for some not all? If you want a documented original car, then buy it. If you want a different ownership experience and find those buying opportunities are fewer, you have to pay more. I'm certain we all agree different people desire different things and experiences. The person that bought this car had a black/black KR on his bucket list for a very long time. Are you really going to disparage his acquisition because it doesn't fit your desires? Just because he isn't interested in judging?
Why don't you folks spend some energy offering an objective vetting process for those like myself who would be happy to pay for it before offering a car? Instead of armchair complaining how the rest of the world is wrong. Or worse, accusing me of shill bidding. My passionate car wife of 40 years and I found that incredibly offensive and distasteful. Especially coming from Ford people. We've been nothing but champions for the brand these past 40+ years.