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Re: world record pricing

Discussion in 'Shelby Mustang List' started by g adams, Aug 29, 2005.

  1. g adams

    g adams Guest

    In all due respect, maybe you guys should fight this
    out in person and off list.
    Greg


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

    > Now that is pretty scary - What happens if you own a
    > 1965 GT 350 and your
    > name is up on this list and website and you don't
    > want anyone to know you
    > own a car? I see some names of some folks who I am
    > sure would not want their
    > ownership in these cars known and will crap a brick
    > when I e mail them the
    > link that you provided for the website - I know of
    > at least three who's
    > names are on the list for cars that they have not
    > even told SAAC that they
    > own - How did these folks get all this info and what
    > is the intention of the
    > use of this "collected data"?
    >
    > So much for privacy anymore
    >
    > Good luck with your car
    >
    > SGB
    >
    >
    >
    >
    >
    > ----- Original Message -----
    > From: <jonlee@wt.net>
    > To: "Shelby List" <shelbymustang@carmemories.com>
    > Sent: Sunday, August 28, 2005 10:54 PM
    > Subject: Re: world record pricing
    >
    >
    > >
    > >
    > > If you insist, Its # 128
    > >
    > > Its also listed on
    > >

    >

    http://www.carmemories.com/special/list/shelby_mustang_roll_call.htm
    > >
    > > just scroll down and find my name. Its been there

    > for months. Something
    > > that you don't look at because you are probably

    > too busy trying to make a
    > > deal.
    > >
    > > It is also listed on
    > >
    > > http://www.1965gt350mustang.com/owners.htm
    > >
    > > right next to Jay Leno's #120
    > >
    > >
    > > jon
    > >
    > >
    > >
    > >
    > >
    > > Quoting "Stephen G. Becker"

    > <sbeckerone@charter.net>:
    > >
    > > - How about a VIN # Jon -Just so we can all peak

    > at the registry looking
    > > for
    > > - that "special" car
    > > -
    > > -
    > > - ----- Original Message -----
    > > - From: <jonlee@wt.net>
    > > - To: "Shelby List"

    > <shelbymustang@carmemories.com>
    > > - Sent: Sunday, August 28, 2005 10:32 PM
    > > - Subject: Re: world record pricing
    > > -
    > > -
    > > - > Stephen:
    > > - >
    > > - >
    > > - > My cars are real as Dave Mathews and HOward

    > Pardee know. If you want
    > > to
    > > - > know, my 65-350 car was in a Magazine called

    > Mustang Monthly. The car
    > > was
    > > - > well known in the Houston area way before I

    > even knew
    > > - > about the car. It was God's grace and my

    > enthusiasm that allowed me to
    > > - > find her - NOT YOU!.
    > > - >
    > > - >
    > > - > jon
    > > - >
    > > - >
    > > - >
    > > - >
    > > - > Quoting "Stephen G. Becker"

    > <sbeckerone@charter.net>:
    > > - >
    > > - > - Hey Jon - Since you have shared so much

    > about your 1965 GT 350 how
    > > about
    > > - > - telling us all the VIN # and the "story"

    > behind you obtaining the
    > > car?
    > > - > -
    > > - > - We are all ears..............
    > > - > -
    > > - > -
    > > - > -
    > > - > - ----- Original Message -----
    > > - > - From: <jonlee@wt.net>
    > > - > - To: "Shelby List"

    > <shelbymustang@carmemories.com>
    > > - > - Sent: Sunday, August 28, 2005 11:46 AM
    > > - > - Subject: Re: world record pricing
    > > - > -
    > > - > -
    > > - > - > Dan:
    > > - > - >
    > > - > - >
    > > - > - > Interesting. And I thought 40K plus for a

    > 65 GT 350 empty shell
    > > was
    > > - > way
    > > - > - > too much.
    > > - > - >
    > > - > - > To be frank, I didn't expect these

    > dramatic price increases. I
    > > really
    > > - > - > thought that prices stabilized years ago

    > with 100k for a nicely
    > > - > restored
    > > - > - > 65-350 car, 50k for driver quality 67-500,

    > 45k for
    > > - > - > driver 66 350, 100k for nice 69 -500

    > convertible, 30k for nice
    > > driver
    > > - > - > 67-350, 50k for decent 68 -350 convertible

    > and so on.
    > > - > - >
    > > - > - > With todays huge prices, I noticed that

    > the guys/dealers who had
    > > - > shelbys
    > > - > - > to sell years ago with prices around 50k

    > can no longer deal with
    > > these
    > > - > - > cars because of the huge price increase of

    > 6 digit
    > > - > - > figures. Example is a Classic shop in

    > Houston that I know of. He
    > > used
    > > - > to
    > > - > - > have 1 or 2 Shelbys in his showroom every

    > month and they were for
    > > - > 50-75 k.
    > > - > - > Ever since the prices jumped into the 6

    > digit
    > > - > - > figures, he has tons of Chevys and some

    > clone Mopars but no
    > > SHelbys. I
    > > - > - > guess what this means is that the Shelbys

    > are moving into "big
    > > time"
    > > - > - > dealers who can afford to keep an

    > inventory of 6 digit
    > > - > - > cars. Geez...Maybe Im in the wrong

    > business - hahaha
    > > - > - >
    > > - > - > Naw - I'll just keep what I have to make

    > me happy. I can't be a
    > > pig
    > > - > all
    > > - > - > the time. Oink Oink!
    > > - > - >
    > > - > - > jon
    > > - > - >
    > > - > - >
    > > - > - >
    > > - > - > Quoting Daniel Cundiff

    > <drcundiff@netscape.net>:
    > > - > - >
    > > - > - > - Jon. I just bought a '65 because of two

    > things. It was a solid
    > > car
    > > - > and
    > > - > - > in light of the recent price trend, I felt

    > it would not be
    > > possible
    > > - > for me
    > > - > - > to buy it by years end. The concluding

    > decision,
    > > - > - > - was a call made to Legendary Motor Car

    > company. They have a '65
    > > that
    > > - > - > needs virtually everything and the price

    > is 176K. Astounding.
    > > - > - > -
    > > - > - > - I may have to put my '66 GT350 race car

    > ,

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  2. Colin Comer

    Colin Comer Guest

    > In all due respect, maybe you guys should fight this
    > out in person and off list.
    > Greg



    What fun would that be? LOL
     

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