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The Immortal '68 Shelby

Started by Peter L., April 01, 2019, 08:23:09 AM

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Bigblock

Going under the bridge at 1:03 the color turns to gold.

Side-Oilers

Quote from: Wedgeman on April 02, 2019, 02:38:45 AM
It was the summer of 1970. I had been going to the car auctions with a dealer friend of my mother's...and was looking for a Big Block Camaro. 2 months had gone by, and I was getting frustrated in my search. I was watching a movie prior to leaving for my graveyard shift one evening, when my little brother yelled at me....."Hey , look at that car, that's a Shelby, you should buy one of them!"..That was the chase scene from ...The Immortal !
  The next afternoon at the dealer auction there were 6 Shelby's....one beat up 67...Four 66 Black/Gold Hertz cars in not too good shape..and one White/Red Hertz car in good condition. I bought that car ..6S531. for $1030.oo + 50 bucks to my dealer friend......later discovering the Gold Paint under those red stripes....the journey had begun... 8)

Cool shirt too...!
Current:
2006 FGT, Tungsten. Whipple, HRE 20s, Ohlin coil-overs. Top Speed Certified 210.7 mph.

Kirkham Cobra 427.  482-inch aluminum side-oiler. Tremec 5-spd.

Previous:
1968 GT500KR #2575 (1982-2022)
1970 Ranchero GT 429
1969 LTD Country Squire 429
1963 T-Bird Sport Roadster
1957 T-Bird E-model

Wedgeman

Original shirt with the .Shelby-American tag in it....a friend gave it to me right after I bought the car.... 8)

69mach351w

Quote from: Wedgeman on April 02, 2019, 02:38:45 AM
It was the summer of 1970. I had been going to the car auctions with a dealer friend of my mother's...and was looking for a Big Block Camaro. 2 months had gone by, and I was getting frustrated in my search. I was watching a movie prior to leaving for my graveyard shift one evening, when my little brother yelled at me....."Hey , look at that car, that's a Shelby, you should buy one of them!"..That was the chase scene from ...The Immortal !
  The next afternoon at the dealer auction there were 6 Shelby's....one beat up 67...Four 66 Black/Gold Hertz cars in not too good shape..and one White/Red Hertz car in good condition. I bought that car ..6S531. for $1030.oo + 50 bucks to my dealer friend......later discovering the Gold Paint under those red stripes....the journey had begun... 8)
Man, Awesome story 8)
And a plus with the vintage super cool photo!!

shelbydoug

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Quote from: Wedgeman on April 02, 2019, 11:12:20 AM
Got any pics of your 68 .Shelbydoug ??

I have this labeled 1972. That's about right. American 200-s wheels. An old 110 camera shot. Not too many pics surviving at all from back them. Pic is probably faded.

No Cobra shirts to wear yet then.

Former Hertz, NY, NY car.
68 GT350 Lives Matter!

Wedgeman


69mach351w

These vintage photos are SOOOO COOL !! 

Doug, 110 camera?  My family had one too. Those were the days!!!

shelbydoug

Quote from: 69mach351w on April 02, 2019, 07:02:25 PM
These vintage photos are SOOOO COOL !! 

Doug, 110 camera?  My family had one too. Those were the days!!!

I didn't get my first 35mm until a few years later. First I got a 110 with a zoom. Problem was development costs of prints then, You couldn't see what you shot until you got them back.

Then I went to 35mm slides. Most of my stuff is on them. I started transferring those to digital. If I live another 100 years, I might get them all done?

Those were turning colors too. No one told me they were using Fugi chemicals on my Kodachrome film?  >:(
68 GT350 Lives Matter!