Junkyard Shelby: Are you sure? 3248 is a Hardtop...

I believe 3248 is/was a Grabber Green hardtop bearing
VIN 0F02R483248. I can't find any reference for a
9F03R483248 but maybe I'm working with old info...

Are you sure about that VIN?

Doug

--- "Stephen G. Becker" <sbeckerone@charter.net>
wrote:

> Yeah - I know the car - The guy who owns it does not
> have the money to restore it but yet he will not
> sell it either - so there it
> sits.................rotting away
>
> The VIN # is 9F03R483248
>
> SGB
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Ourb
> To: shelbymustang@carmemories.com
> Sent: Monday, May 23, 2005 10:19 PM
> Subject: 69 GT500
>
>
> Anyone heard of or seen this 69 GT500 before? See
> the attached picture.
>
> Bob
>




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Here is what the guy e mailed me about the car - he is the one that took the
photo - again, I save EVERYTHING and always have a source to refer back to
or I don't put it out there for people to read...............


I just got back from talking to the owner of the 1969 GT500. So this is what
I found out. Some guy ordered it, when it came hugger blue, then he had the
dealer paint it red because he did not like the blue. Then this guy never
showed up with the money to buy it. That is when the current owner bought it
in 1970. It is a 1 owner car. The red paint job started flaking off in 3
months or so and he had it painted silver. After 3 months of driving the
crank broke in the original motor and destroyed the block and ford replaced
it with another factory replacement engine. Then after 2 years that 428
threw a rod and the current owner pulled that motor and discarded it and put
in a 390 that was lying around. So the 2 complete original motors are long
gone. Then he ran off the road and ripped most of the front suspension and
driver side rocker panel off and had to have all that fixed. Since he was
having the other stuff fixed he decided to sand the body down to bare metal
and fiberglass and paint it corvette midnight blue. So then it was driven
until 1979 when it was parked outside and has not moved until 3 years ago
when it was put into a barn. The passenger door is missing because a horse
backed into it and caved it in. So he took it off and threw it away. Most of
the frame and everything underneath the car is severely rusted and all the
lower body panels are have been eaten away because of the frame laying on
the ground via the flat tires. The hood is cracked and smashed at the nose
and one of the ram air scoops is missing a large chunk. The hood has about a
1" high center bow in it compared to the fender line. So I talked to him
about selling it and he said he thought about it because he does not have
the time or money now to fix it, but his wife does not want him to sell it.
So he thinks he is going to "restore" this car himself. And since he has no
experience doing anything like a restoration, he thinks this car will be " a
fun project" for him and his wife. So he told me he did not want to sell it
today. The VIN# is 9F03R483248. So I will call him a couple times a year to
see if he wants to sell it until he does or until he ruins a perfectly
salvageable cobra. What are your thoughts on this? What do you think it is
worth after all it has been through? Thanks very much for you time on this.




----- Original Message -----
From: "Musclecars001" <musclecars001@yahoo.com>
To: "Stephen G. Becker" <sbeckerone@charter.net>; "Ourb" <ourb@comcast.net>;
<shelbymustang@carmemories.com>
Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2005 9:22 PM
Subject: Junkyard Shelby: Are you sure? 3248 is a Hardtop...


>I believe 3248 is/was a Grabber Green hardtop bearing
> VIN 0F02R483248. I can't find any reference for a
> 9F03R483248 but maybe I'm working with old info...
>
> Are you sure about that VIN?
>
> Doug
>
> --- "Stephen G. Becker" <sbeckerone@charter.net>
> wrote:
>
>> Yeah - I know the car - The guy who owns it does not
>> have the money to restore it but yet he will not
>> sell it either - so there it
>> sits.................rotting away
>>
>> The VIN # is 9F03R483248
>>
>> SGB
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Ourb
>> To: shelbymustang@carmemories.com
>> Sent: Monday, May 23, 2005 10:19 PM
>> Subject: 69 GT500
>>
>>
>> Anyone heard of or seen this 69 GT500 before? See
>> the attached picture.
>>
>> Bob
>>
>
>
>
>
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This story reminds me of the time I bought a small block Cobra at a Flea
Market. It was Sapphire Blue. I didn't like the color so I sanded it down
with 20 grit sandpaper, only to find that under the blue was yellow paint
and a sticker attached to the cowl that read Shelby Prototype. I removed
the sticker and threw it away, because I didn't like where it was located
and it was not applied straight. Because I didn't feel the Cobra had enough
power, I removed the Ford 260 V8 and installed a Chevy 283 which required
cutting the firewall and removing the hood and sectioning the frame and
replacing the front suspension (I used parts from a MG Midget) because of
space limitations. I made a new hood from paper Mache with a rear facing
cowl induction hood scoop that required moving the windshield back 10
inches and changing the rake to a near vertical position. I replaced the
Halibrand magnesium wheels with the latest craze at the time, chrome baby
moon hubcaps on 14 x 5 steel wheels, painted
flat black which contrasted nicely with the baby moons. I drove the car for
16 months and after backing it into a Caterpillar bulldozer in Wal-Mart
parking lot, I sold it for a nice $125.00 profit and bought a very nice
used Vespa scooter. The Cobra is currently parked outside next to a caustic
chemical recycling plant in Lake Charles, LA where the current owner is
planning a frame off restoration and conversion to a personal water craft.




At 06:19 AM 5/25/05, Stephen G. Becker wrote:

>Here is what the guy e mailed me about the car - he is the one that took
>the photo - again, I save EVERYTHING and always have a source to refer
>back to or I don't put it out there for people to read...............
>
>
>I just got back from talking to the owner of the 1969 GT500. So this is
>what I found out. Some guy ordered it, when it came hugger blue, then he
>had the dealer paint it red because he did not like the blue. Then this
>guy never showed up with the money to buy it. That is when the current
>owner bought it in 1970. It is a 1 owner car. The red paint job started
>flaking off in 3 months or so and he had it painted silver. After 3 months
>of driving the crank broke in the original motor and destroyed the block
>and ford replaced it with another factory replacement engine. Then after 2
>years that 428 threw a rod and the current owner pulled that motor and
>discarded it and put in a 390 that was lying around. So the 2 complete
>original motors are long gone. Then he ran off the road and ripped most of
>the front suspension and driver side rocker panel off and had to have all
>that fixed. Since he was having the other stuff fixed he decided to sand
>the body down to bare metal and fiberglass and paint it corvette midnight
>blue. So then it was driven until 1979 when it was parked outside and has
>not moved until 3 years ago when it was put into a barn. The passenger
>door is missing because a horse backed into it and caved it in. So he took
>it off and threw it away. Most of the frame and everything underneath the
>car is severely rusted and all the lower body panels are have been eaten
>away because of the frame laying on the ground via the flat tires. The
>hood is cracked and smashed at the nose and one of the ram air scoops is
>missing a large chunk. The hood has about a 1" high center bow in it
>compared to the fender line. So I talked to him about selling it and he
>said he thought about it because he does not have the time or money now to
>fix it, but his wife does not want him to sell it. So he thinks he is
>going to "restore" this car himself. And since he has no experience doing
>anything like a restoration, he thinks this car will be " a fun project"
>for him and his wife. So he told me he did not want to sell it today. The
>VIN# is 9F03R483248. So I will call him a couple times a year to see if he
>wants to sell it until he does or until he ruins a perfectly salvageable
>cobra. What are your thoughts on this? What do you think it is worth after
>all it has been through? Thanks very much for you time on this.
>
>
>
>
>----- Original Message ----- From: "Musclecars001" <musclecars001@yahoo.com>
>To: "Stephen G. Becker" <sbeckerone@charter.net>; "Ourb"
><ourb@comcast.net>; <shelbymustang@carmemories.com>
>Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2005 9:22 PM
>Subject: Junkyard Shelby: Are you sure? 3248 is a Hardtop...
>
>
>>I believe 3248 is/was a Grabber Green hardtop bearing
>>VIN 0F02R483248. I can't find any reference for a
>>9F03R483248 but maybe I'm working with old info...
>>
>>Are you sure about that VIN?
>>
>>Doug
>>
>>--- "Stephen G. Becker" <sbeckerone@charter.net>
>>wrote:
>>
>>>Yeah - I know the car - The guy who owns it does not
>>>have the money to restore it but yet he will not
>>>sell it either - so there it
>>>sits.................rotting away
>>>
>>>The VIN # is 9F03R483248
>>>
>>>SGB
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: Ourb
>>> To: shelbymustang@carmemories.com
>>> Sent: Monday, May 23, 2005 10:19 PM
>>> Subject: 69 GT500
>>>
>>>
>>> Anyone heard of or seen this 69 GT500 before? See
>>>the attached picture.
>>>
>>> Bob
>>
>>
>>
>>
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Now That makes sense!...
Shelby people are a little/alot off, and this I submit as proof!...
hehehe....
Cevon..

Date sent: Wed, 25 May 2005 08:32:25 -0500
To: "Stephen G. Becker" <sbeckerone@charter.net>,
"Musclecars001" <musclecars001@yahoo.com>, "Ourb" <ourb@comcast.net>,
<shelbymustang@carmemories.com>
From: Mike Greene <mgreene@hiwaay.net>
Subject: Re: Junkyard Shelby: Are you sure? 3248 is a Hardtop...

This story reminds me of the time I bought a small block Cobra at a Flea
Market. It was Sapphire Blue. I didn't like the color so I sanded it down
with 20 grit sandpaper, only to find that under the blue was yellow paint
and a sticker attached to the cowl that read Shelby Prototype. I removed
the sticker and threw it away, because I didn't like where it was located
and it was not applied straight. Because I didn't feel the Cobra had enough
power, I removed the Ford 260 V8 and installed a Chevy 283 which required
cutting the firewall and removing the hood and sectioning the frame and
replacing the front suspension (I used parts from a MG Midget) because of
space limitations. I made a new hood from paper Mache with a rear facing
cowl induction hood scoop that required moving the windshield back 10
inches and changing the rake to a near vertical position. I replaced the
Halibrand magnesium wheels with the latest craze at the time, chrome baby
moon hubcaps on 14 x 5 steel wheels, painted
flat black which contrasted nicely with the baby moons. I drove the car for
16 months and after backing it into a Caterpillar bulldozer in Wal-Mart
parking lot, I sold it for a nice $125.00 profit and bought a very nice
used Vespa scooter. The Cobra is currently parked outside next to a caustic
chemical recycling plant in Lake Charles, LA where the current owner is
planning a frame off restoration and conversion to a personal water craft.




At 06:19 AM 5/25/05, Stephen G. Becker wrote:

>Here is what the guy e mailed me about the car - he is the one that took
>the photo - again, I save EVERYTHING and always have a source to refer
>back to or I don't put it out there for people to read...............
>
>
>I just got back from talking to the owner of the 1969 GT500. So this is
>what I found out. Some guy ordered it, when it came hugger blue, then he
>had the dealer paint it red because he did not like the blue. Then this
>guy never showed up with the money to buy it. That is when the current
>owner bought it in 1970. It is a 1 owner car. The red paint job started
>flaking off in 3 months or so and he had it painted silver. After 3 months
>of driving the crank broke in the original motor and destroyed the block
>and ford replaced it with another factory replacement engine. Then after 2
>years that 428 threw a rod and the current owner pulled that motor and
>discarded it and put in a 390 that was lying around. So the 2 complete
>original motors are long gone. Then he ran off the road and ripped most of
>the front suspension and driver side rocker panel off and had to have all
>that fixed. Since he was having the other stuff fixed he decided to sand
>the body down to bare metal and fiberglass and paint it corvette midnight
>blue. So then it was driven until 1979 when it was parked outside and has
>not moved until 3 years ago when it was put into a barn. The passenger
>door is missing because a horse backed into it and caved it in. So he took
>it off and threw it away. Most of the frame and everything underneath the
>car is severely rusted and all the lower body panels are have been eaten
>away because of the frame laying on the ground via the flat tires. The
>hood is cracked and smashed at the nose and one of the ram air scoops is
>missing a large chunk. The hood has about a 1" high center bow in it
>compared to the fender line. So I talked to him about selling it and he
>said he thought about it because he does not have the time or money now to
>fix it, but his wife does not want him to sell it. So he thinks he is
>going to "restore" this car himself. And since he has no experience doing
>anything like a restoration, he thinks this car will be " a fun project"
>for him and his wife. So he told me he did not want to sell it today. The
>VIN# is 9F03R483248. So I will call him a couple times a year to see if he
>wants to sell it until he does or until he ruins a perfectly salvageable
>cobra. What are your thoughts on this? What do you think it is worth after
>all it has been through? Thanks very much for you time on this.
>
>
>
>
>----- Original Message ----- From: "Musclecars001" <musclecars001@yahoo.com>
>To: "Stephen G. Becker" <sbeckerone@charter.net>; "Ourb"
><ourb@comcast.net>; <shelbymustang@carmemories.com>
>Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2005 9:22 PM
>Subject: Junkyard Shelby: Are you sure? 3248 is a Hardtop...
>
>
>>I believe 3248 is/was a Grabber Green hardtop bearing
>>VIN 0F02R483248. I can't find any reference for a
>>9F03R483248 but maybe I'm working with old info...
>>
>>Are you sure about that VIN?
>>
>>Doug
>>
>>--- "Stephen G. Becker" <sbeckerone@charter.net>
>>wrote:
>>
>>>Yeah - I know the car - The guy who owns it does not
>>>have the money to restore it but yet he will not
>>>sell it either - so there it
>>>sits.................rotting away
>>>
>>>The VIN # is 9F03R483248
>>>
>>>SGB
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: Ourb
>>> To: shelbymustang@carmemories.com
>>> Sent: Monday, May 23, 2005 10:19 PM
>>> Subject: 69 GT500
>>>
>>>
>>> Anyone heard of or seen this 69 GT500 before? See
>>>the attached picture.
>>>
>>> Bob
>>
>>
>>
>>
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>>Stay connected, organized, and protected. Take the tour:
>>http://tour.mail.yahoo.com/mailtour.html
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>
>
>
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