69 GT500 Shelby March 26, 2014, 12:09:12 PM Car stored for 40 years.http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2014/03/25/wheres-steve-mcqueen-when-need-him-16-shelby-gt500-found-under-40-years-dust/ Quote Selected
69 GT500 Shelby Reply #2 – March 26, 2014, 04:24:21 PM Me wants this car..............that is real nice !!! Quote Selected
69 GT500 Shelby Reply #3 – March 26, 2014, 11:44:30 PM "The Mustang was originally purchased for just $5,245 in 1969. Now, though,it should sell at auction for over $100,000." Now that's a ROI. Quote Selected
69 GT500 Shelby Reply #4 – March 27, 2014, 12:15:03 AM QuoteIt also looks like pack-rat owner also owned a 1971 Ford Ranchero with only 53,000 miles on it, and get this … a 1974 Ford Econoline Custom 100 van with only 554 original miles.I wonder if that E-line will even turn over with a new battery? As much as I'd take any one of those, I'd want to be prepared for quite a bit of maintenance. Dry rot is a b$t@h! Quote Selected
69 GT500 Shelby Reply #5 – March 27, 2014, 12:42:35 AM Dry rot is better then rust or body work. Quote Selected
69 GT500 Shelby Reply #6 – March 27, 2014, 04:27:24 PM No doubt, but many people tend to think that it sat for 40 years, so it's as good as the day it rolled off the assembly line. Quote Selected
69 GT500 Shelby Reply #7 – March 28, 2014, 11:38:26 AM Heck with the screw van, I want the Ranchero GT... 351 Cleveland Ram Air & 4-speed, sweet... Quote Selected
69 GT500 Shelby Reply #8 – March 28, 2014, 05:29:47 PM Quote from: TurboCoupe50;431446Heck with the screw van, I want the Ranchero GT... 351 Cleveland Ram Air & 4-speed, sweet...Same here.I have a 1971 Ranchero that is from Arizona so it's nice and clean (even still has the original ler on it), but it's the ugly Squire edition. I have all the trim to make a GT clone out of it. It's not a 4-speed, but it does have a Cleveland.I'm curious to see what this black one will go for. For what I will have invested in mine, I'm sure I will still be money ahead vs. buying a nice proper GT that needs nothing...........but who knows. If this Ranchero GT went through a regular estate auction, it could probably be had for a song. But with the nationwide and most likely worldwide exposure that the '69 GT500 has created, it just might hit a record price for a non-CJ engined Ranchero. Quote Selected
69 GT500 Shelby Reply #9 – March 29, 2014, 11:13:38 AM Yeah I had a '71 Squire with a 2bbl Cleveland, sold it cause I bought a '69 Ranchero 500 that liked better... No chance I'd throw rocks at that '71 GT though, it's nice... Quote Selected
69 GT500 Shelby Reply #10 – March 29, 2014, 11:17:55 AM Quote from: V8Demon;431393No doubt, but many people tend to think that it sat for 40 years, so it's as good as the day it rolled off the assembly line.What you mean rubber degrades over time? No way man. I'll just drive it like a brand new car. Because it is. Quote Selected
69 GT500 Shelby Reply #11 – March 29, 2014, 02:55:50 PM Id drive it till the belts and hoses let go. my first 86 still had 1985 motorcraft wires on it north of 200k. Quote Selected
69 GT500 Shelby Reply #12 – March 29, 2014, 03:41:26 PM Quote from: Haystack;431531Id drive it till the belts and hoses let go. my first 86 still had 1985 motorcraft wires on it north of 200k.Edit: I think you're crazy. Quote Selected
69 GT500 Shelby Reply #13 – March 30, 2014, 12:54:41 AM When i was 16 and in auto tech the teacher used my car for class demostrations and stuff a lot, doing normal stuff like tune up, change oil ect. when we finished it all he said take it around the block and tell me how much .better it runningit ran way worse. he reversed plugs 7 and 8. Quote Selected
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