So What Is It Worth? Greg --- Cevon Mclean <cmclean@rbhnrc.usda.gov> wrote: > 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 > >> > >> > >> > >> > >>__________________________________ > >>Yahoo! Mail > >>Stay connected, organized, and protected. Take the > tour: > >>http://tour.mail.yahoo.com/mailtour.html > > > > > > > > > >-- > >No virus found in this incoming message. > >Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > >Version: 7.0.322 / Virus Database: 266.11.16 - > Release Date: 5/24/05 > > Mike Greene > === message truncated === __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Small Business - Try our new Resources site http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/resources/
