Thought some might like to know. eBay Motors: Ford : Mustang (item 200067716903 end time Jan-18-07 10:01:35 PST)
Boss 302 motor, Steel bellhousing, Tach in a 65 dash pod?, Roll bar added, Battery in trunk? Repro seat belts..Tranny does not appear to be aluminum, oil cooler, no PCV system?, hood latch missing, ignition wires rub against shock towers?, Sub-par exhaust plumbing, But hey! 12 thousand original miles ....$200,000 sound like a fair price to me if the car is original. jimbo
that price is absurd, does no one have any respect for origionality and more? i sincerely hope that an extremely generous buyer gets this car and treats it to a nice resto. i can hope for the best but at the end of the day, the price is way too high in my opinion
It looks to me like the fenders are held on with bolts with flat washers..?? 65 San Jose mustangs have star washers.. I would assume this carried through to 66 but I don't know for sure.. Maybe this car is more funky that I thought. jimbo
Gosh fella's, I don't see what all the hubub is about - The car has been reduced from $224,950 originally on Duffy's website! j
I would think that you could sell the boss 302 with that induction setup for more than what a hipo 289 would cost. Many 66's I have seen have non original dirvetrains or have been converted to track cars. As long as the vin is right and body is as clean as it appears this may seem like a deal before too long.
That is interesting,, I wonder how much it would cost to put together a correct "shelby" 289 vs. a correct boss 302 Boss rods vs. HP rods Boss dist vs HP dist ect ect Does anyone know?? jimbo
Fender (and inner fender bolt) washers changed in 66 at San Jose to a flat washer. So if the car is not a carry over car that detail is correct
Biggest issue IMHO is that the original block is gone and in turn that will effect the value even if a similar K code was found. Yes the parts could be gathered and paid for by selling all the non- original parts. Not going to be a quick task but could be done. Price appears to be way off for a 66 IMHO.
The question of what's it worth depends on the context. I drive Blue and it's "worth" is an agreed upon number between me and Parish-Heacock Insurance. If I roll it up into a ball of foil, then that is the amount I will be compensated for (BTW - that's half of the Duffy's car "worth"). As the value escalates, we renegotiate every couple of years. That's why I use them - they are familiar with Shelbys and SAAC. The B-J version of "worth" is like a night at the Vegas crap tables - depending on the crowd and the mood that night you might get very lucky. The problem is, in order to capitalize on the B-J version of "worth", I'd have to lose my car. I've had Blue far too long to get overly concerned with what a sale would bring. It's prudent to know what it's "worth", but the joy I have is in driving it (with the exception of an alternator issue at the moment ) I realize that there are many folks on this forum who are aware of the commodity aspect of Shelbys and can buy and sell them. I would bet that they would have a similar valuation to the Parish-Heacock folks as to what constitutes something closer to "Fair Market Value". j
I agree with JamesFee, worth is a relative term. Mine is worth more to me sitting in my garage, just where it’s been since about 1975. I just hope when I depart, the family does some research.
One thing I do is stay away from setting values. Even when I look at a car for some one or represent a buyer/owner at an auction I will offer my opinion on the quality or condition of a car but never the value. I'm always wrong as to what someone else would be willing to pay and way to cheap in most cases for my own good (sometimes)
I have that problem too. That is why I just keep them forever. I sold my 71 Torino Cobra for $8000.00 in 2004 then noticed ones not as nice as mine were going for 3 times that. I am just keeping the rest of them as I never bought them as an investment anyway.
