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Is this a real one? 1968 GT500

Discussion in '1965-1970 Shelby Mustang GT350 & GT500' started by vettegc, Sep 28, 2011.

  1. Sep 28, 2011 #1
    vettegc

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    http://s1143.photobucket.com/albums/n621/vettegc/68 shelby wanted/

    How do you know? This is listed in my area and just seems way to cheap. I don't know much about these cars. What is it worth? What should I look for? What should I ask?

    Heres some of the ad:
    This car has fresh upholstery and carpet. Approximately 15K miles on rebuilt engine. The car retains the original drive train, sheet metal and fiberglass. This vehicle has the Shelby American tags, the padded knee pad on the dash, flush rear marker reflectors
    Aftermarket performance enhancement items on the car, are the Hurst shifter and knob, Pertronics ignition and coil, Koni shocks, floor mats, Shelby 10-spoke wheels (this car was originally a hub cap car), and radial tires.
     
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    Need more to go on than just a couple 10 footers. Close ups of tags, firewall etc. What kind of paperwork is there?. Car ?
     
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    Definitely need more info, like a Shelby number and a price, more detailed pictures. A car like this should be in $90,000-110,000 range. Unless it has a bad history, then maybe a little cheaper
     
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    Yea I just saw the ad and so far I have gotten no reply when I tried to contact him. Thanks for the replies!
     
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    Define "cheap".
     
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    Let me help out the Newbie, because I love newbies.

    Hopefully, these links work.

    It appears the Newbie saw this ad on "racingjunk.com"

    http://webcache.googleusercontent.c...he+dash,+flush+rear+marker+reflectors&ct=clnk

    Someone named downstoun94 (#591864) Member Since: 2011-09-28
    was listing the car for sale at $21,400 in New Orleans. Hmm, last time I checked, I didn't see any cactus down there.

    Nice try newbie, you are not going to get a GT500 Convertible for anything close to that number. Multiply by five.

    Here is the real ad at "usedcarsplus.com" That appears to be an auction website.

    http://www.usedcarsplus.com/classic-cars/03-use/shelby/290611097484.html

    The car was bid up to $80,109.00 and was likely a no sale. To answer your question, you check the car over very carefully, you study the tags and the history. Then you can tell if its real. If you don't know how to do that, then get some help.

    http://www.thecoralsnake.com/Buying

    I guess I should give you credit for asking.

    :guitar:
     
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    And this is why it's important to either tag or watermark your posted photos of cars for sale :whistle:


     
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    Let me help out the Newbie, because I love newbies

    This must be the new and improved Pete :whistle:
     
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    Maybe Pete can use this in the future :p

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    2+2GT

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    Ah, yeah, anytime you see a classic car advertised for 1/6 of it's typical value, it's a scam.

    Had you bid, you'd probably been asked for a 'security payment' or some such.

    Even a fake 68 Shelby GT500 would be worth a lot more than $21k.

    But you've done your homework, and found people who could assess the situation for you, so it's all good.

    This is the sort of prices you'll see on such cars. More, when the recession is over. If it ever is.

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