This site is dedicated to the restoration and preservation of 1960's and '70's Musclecars. I will answer any and all questions about what is original, and what are "Period Correct" modifications. I will also post my personal opinion about what is and is not proper. People are encouraged to debate me or share their own opinions or experiences.
Wednesday, November 4, 2015
Blasphemy Most Foul....Again!!!
I just saw a 1968 Shelby Mustang GT500KR Convertible for sale for $210,000 AND IT DOESN'T HAVE THE ORIGINAL ENGINE!!!!!! Really??? The ad says how the original owner grenaded the motor-and it has a "Date Correct" "Police Interceptor" 428 in it. Double-speak for "The Asshole 1st owner put a rod through the side of the block back when these cars weren't worth anything,and it's been through 12 different small and big-block block Fords in its lifetime, but the last owner tried to restore it and found a 428 block out of an old cop car that had 1968 date codes." We want you to overlook that and pay almost a 1/4 million for a NOT-NUMBERS MATCHING SHELBY MUSTANG!!!! Really???? I saw a '57 Chevy for sale for $69,000 That had a 1964 327 in it with an Edelbrock dual-quad manifold on it, a 3-speed stick, and steel wheels with dog-dish hubcaps. Excuse me? 50K for a car with a non-original engine, an Earl Schieb paint job and dog-dish hubcaps??? They couldn't even sell it as a "Hot Rod" or "Gasser Tribute"-because if it was a '60's style "Hot Rod" it would have had a 4-speed with a Hurst Competition Plus shifter, American Racing Torq-Thrust or Cragar S/S mags,a straight front axle and radiused fenderwells!!! This was a clunker that some gearhead cobbled together with crap he had laying around, and he wants 70 grand for it??? When I saw a 69,000 mile, numbers-matching 1969 RAIV GTO with an "OW" TH400 and 4.33 Posi for $45,000 in Hemmings???? Like Smokey Robinson said-"You better shop around". Mastermind
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