Do you mean to say that the owner over stated things a little bit when he said the following in his auction ad: *************************** I have been in the business of trading and documenting Shelby Cobras for over 25 years now. And I want to stress and make a point to you today that I have "never" seen or heard of a Ford Shelby Cobra GT convertible that is in the same "all original survivor state" as this unit. What a true "one of a kind ultra rare find"! A "all original" (including paint and tires) 7000 miles survivor Shelby Cobra. Shelby said that "if you are going to invest in one of my old Cobras, this is the one you need to look at"! To add to history and rarity of this unmolested museum piece, (according to Ford/Shelby production records) it is only one of "12" 1968 Shelby Cobra GT500s, that came from the Ford/Shelby Factory in this configuration with factory air-conditioning. I just completed three months of extensive research into the history of 2444 (2444 is the last four Shelby VIN numbers) and here are just a few of my findings: I recently interviewed two long time Shelby American Automobile Club (SAAC) "survivor series" show judges about the over all condition of 2444. Both SAAC judges made statements to me that in all of their years of judging the "survivor" classes for SAAC, they have "never" ran across a Shelby Cobra Mustang convertible that was as original, with the low documented miles that this Shelby has! In addition, in talking with the VP of Barrett Jackson Auctions recently, he also inform me that he to had "never" seen or heard of a Shelby Cobra Mustang convertible that is in as good original survivor condition as 2444. He also stated "that Shelby Cobra is a museum piece"! I believe strongly that 2444 will be equal the value of a 1971 Hemi Cuda Coupe (which are currently trading in the 500,000 to 1,000,000 dollar range) at the end of the coming new year. ********************************* I guess it all depends who is doing the buying and who is doing the selling and that you have to read between the lines when you read all these auction ads. Maybe it is a good thing the seller didn't list who the two "long time Shelby American Automobile Club survivor series show judges" were. I guess we'll see if a year from now if Shelbys are trading in the $500,000 -$1,000,000 range. Jim Seisser -----Original Message----- >From: "bgaines (AT) kc (DOT) rr.com" <bgaines (AT) kc (DOT) rr.com> >Sent: Jan 3, 2006 6:05 PM >To: mike (AT) worldwidemusclecars (DOT) com, bgaines (AT) kc (DOT) rr.com, campaul1 (AT) xtra (DOT) co.nz, ecj (AT) peoplepc (DOT) com, shelbymustang (AT) carmemories (DOT) com >Subject: Re: Very Nice Ultra Low Mileage '68 GT500 Convertible on E-Bay > >Mike I am also in that same learning something new every day club. Bob >Gaines > >Original Message: >----------------- >From: Mike McCullough mike (AT) worldwidemusclecars (DOT) com >Date: Mon, 02 Jan 2006 23:02:20 -0600 >To: bgaines (AT) kc (DOT) rr.com, campaul1 (AT) xtra (DOT) co.nz, ecj (AT) peoplepc (DOT) com, >shelbymustang (AT) carmemories (DOT) com >Subject: Re: Very Nice Ultra Low Mileage '68 GT500 Convertible on E-Bay > > >Thanks for your response Bob. As for the P.I. intake, I guess I still learn >something new everyday! : ) Every 68 GT500 intake I think I have ever seen >has been natural. I had always had a question about that since the cars >were >basically built by Ford starting in 68 and they are all about ease and >speed >when building. Makes perfect sense they would paint as one unit, similar to >Boss9 heads and intake I guess. >Thank You, >Mike McCullough >405-760-6732 (cell) >405-330-4535 (office) >www.worldwidemusclecars.com >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Robert Gaines" <bgaines (AT) kc (DOT) rr.com> >To: "Mike McCullough" <mike (AT) worldwidemusclecars (DOT) com> >Cc: "Camilla" <campaul1 (AT) xtra (DOT) co.nz>; "ecj" <ecj (AT) peoplepc (DOT) com>; ><shelbymustang (AT) carmemories (DOT) com> >Sent: Monday, January 02, 2006 10:13 PM >Subject: Re: Very Nice Ultra Low Mileage '68 GT500 Convertible on E-Bay > > >Mike I also had questions -tires evidence of underhood spray paint >detail ,replaced master cylinder just to mention a few. Mlke, the PI >aluminum intake was painted blue with the rest of the engine. It did >seem like a nice car but if the things I saw that were non original were >representative of other non original items I couldn't see in the >photos,I have my doubts of the car being that untouched. Bob G. >On Sunday, January 1, 2006, at 08:11 PM, Mike McCullough wrote: > >> Just a few questions.....where are the original tires? I don't recall the >> aluminum P.I. intake being painted. Also, weren't the black out hood >> treatment a KR only deal? Not knocking the car, but just a few questions >> about an 'ORIGINAL' car. Any help B.G? >> Thank You, >> Mike McCullough >> 405-760-6732 (cell) >> 405-330-4535 (office) >> www.worldwidemusclecars.com >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Camilla" <campaul1 (AT) xtra (DOT) co.nz> >> To: "ecj" <ecj (AT) peoplepc (DOT) com>; <shelbymustang (AT) carmemories (DOT) com> >> Sent: Sunday, January 01, 2006 12:26 AM >> Subject: Re: Very Nice Ultra Low Mileage '68 GT500 Convertible on E-Bay >> >> >>> Fairly amazing really. That will get the reserve no problems!. >>> >>> Happy New Year to all >>> >>> Randall >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "ecj" <ecj (AT) peoplepc (DOT) com> >>> To: <shelbymustang (AT) carmemories (DOT) com> >>> Sent: Sunday, January 01, 2006 3:00 PM >>> Subject: Very Nice Ultra Low Mileage '68 GT500 Convertible on E-Bay >>> >>> >>> Interesting Red 1968 GT500 Shelby Convertible up for sale on E-Bay. >Looks >>> like an awesome car. (Auction ends tonight.) >>> >>> >http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1,1&item=4599792 >633& >>> sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT >>> >>> Is $200,000 the high mark for 1968 Shelby Big Blocks Convertibles now or >>> will the market push all Shelby prices even higher in 2006? Wouldnâ?Tt >>> this convertible be the one to judge all other shelby convertibles by? >>> The top bidders for this car have very low feedback numbers. I'm >assuming >>> these are legit bidders, so is this going to be the top of the market or >>> is this the starting point for the market to rise even higher from? It >>> seems like the Boss 302 prices doubled in 2005. It should at least be an >>> interesting January. >>> >>> Happy New Year!!! >>> >>> Jim Seisser >>> >>> >>> ________________________________________ >>> PeoplePC Online >>> A better way to Internet >>> http://www.peoplepc.com >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- No virus found in this incoming message. >>> Checked by AVG Free Edition. >>> Version: 7.1.371 / Virus Database: 267.14.9/217 - Release Date: >>> 12/30/2005 >>> >> > > > >-- >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG Free Edition. >Version: 7.1.371 / Virus Database: 267.14.10/218 - Release Date: 1/2/2006 > > >-------------------------------------------------------------------- >mail2web - Check your email from the web at >http://mail2web.com/ . > > ________________________________________ PeoplePC Online A better way to Internet http://www.peoplepc.com
