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Any Shelby fans out there?

A friend called and told me about the Shelby right after it sold. I watched that auction on Sat for several hours after that.. It was on the Speed channel for a good part of the day. I particularly like the roadsters..
It's clear to me that I'm in the wrong line of work. They were buying cars for 80 -100 K without batting an eye.
I wasn't aware you could tell so much from the VIN #. Entertaining and educational too.

Frank
 
I saw the auction when it was televised live....what a thrill.
This thing is truly 1-of-1!
 
Even building a replica would set you back $200 thou if you wanted to use vintage parts.
 
Fpkjr said:
A friend called and told me about the Shelby right after it sold. I watched that auction on Sat for several hours after that.. It was on the Speed channel for a good part of the day. I particularly like the roadsters..
It's clear to me that I'm in the wrong line of work. They were buying cars for 80 -100 K without batting an eye.
I wasn't aware you could tell so much from the VIN #. Entertaining and educational too.

Frank
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I work in insurance, and when people call to add a car, all I need is the VIN. You can tell the year make and model just by looking at a VIN number (I'm not sure how, but I've got a friend who can, it's crazy.) :thumbs:

I love people who think the color of a car makes the insurance higher. :sign: :laugh:
 
KayakinBoy said:
Fpkjr said:
A friend called and told me about the Shelby right after it sold. I watched that auction on Sat for several hours after that.. It was on the Speed channel for a good part of the day. I particularly like the roadsters..
It's clear to me that I'm in the wrong line of work. They were buying cars for 80 -100 K without batting an eye.
I wasn't aware you could tell so much from the VIN #. Entertaining and educational too.

Frank
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I work in insurance, and when people call to add a car, all I need is the VIN. You can tell the year make and model just by looking at a VIN number (I'm not sure how, but I've got a friend who can, it's crazy.) :thumbs:

I love people who think the color of a car makes the insurance higher. :sign: :laugh:
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It was truly amazing to listen to the commentators (pick apart) (used loosely) these pristine autos based on VIN# and whether or not they had original equipment. It was truly educational. My wife on the other hand didn't seem to think so. :whistling:
Frank
 
KayakinBoy said:
I work in insurance, and when people call to add a car, all I need is the VIN. You can tell the year make and model just by looking at a VIN number (I'm not sure how, but I've got a friend who can, it's crazy.) :thumbs:
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For vintage Ford products, the VIN tells us the year of manufacture, the plant it was assembled in, the size engine it came with originally, and the consecutive unit number. To know the original color and interior (and even transmission and rear end) one needs the data plate information found on the metal tag in the driver's door jamb.

The interesting thing about many Fords from that era though is that their VIN is nowhere on the engine at all. In other words, there's no such thing as a "numbers matching" early Mustang. I believe the same holds true for the early 289 Cobras (could be wrong about that one, though). The engine is stamped with its monnth and year of production and the line of car it was intended for (i.e. Torino or Falcon or whatever) - and even that is hidden by the starter - but that's it. The closest you can get to "concourse correct" is a block made just prior to your car's scheduled build date.

Having said all that though, the mid-60's AC cars are indeed works of art - even with their top up! I wouldn't know what to do wiuth 800 hp...
 
Had this bookmarked...thought I would share it. Linky to main directory of a ton of images listed below too. Soooo sweet.

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Shelby GR-1 Concept
 
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