I have been into Mustangs for ever, and have owned over 40 of them and owned a Mustang restomod parts business, so am pretty well educated on those. But, never owned a Shelby until now.
I traded a mediocre 65 Corvette convertible for #3210 Shelby KR convertible. I understand the car was rebodied at some point. For my purposes, the rebody does not matter to me. And I could not afford, nor do I want, a concours car. The Vette was only worth about $40k, and I had been looking at Shelby clones for $50k. So, I figure, worst case, I have a real nice clone for a real decent price.
The car has an incorrect CJ from a 69, and an AOD tranny. Body and looks and interior are pretty nice. Of course, it has mostly aftermarket parts from Branda, I suppose. Registry says it was found in an abandoned junkyard in Dallas. I figure if it was in a junkyard, it must have been hit hard, and all the Shelby parts probably disappeared in the first two weeks. And for it to have been left behind when the yard was abandoned... well, I can imagine what was left.
Someone did a fair job reassembling the car with aftermarket parts so it looks legit to those who are not experts.
I am fine with the car and just want to make it a nice driver. If I ever did sell it, it would be explained as to what it is.
My question is this. Does anyone here know anything about this car? I don't know if it was junked in 1969 or at a later date. Or any info at all? I plan to restore it to make sure everything works as it is supposed to (something the previous assembler did not aspire to) and make it look right. Someone put a ton of money into it, so I think I am OK moneywise with it. Just would like to see if there is any actual knowledge of the history of the car.
I traded a mediocre 65 Corvette convertible for #3210 Shelby KR convertible. I understand the car was rebodied at some point. For my purposes, the rebody does not matter to me. And I could not afford, nor do I want, a concours car. The Vette was only worth about $40k, and I had been looking at Shelby clones for $50k. So, I figure, worst case, I have a real nice clone for a real decent price.
The car has an incorrect CJ from a 69, and an AOD tranny. Body and looks and interior are pretty nice. Of course, it has mostly aftermarket parts from Branda, I suppose. Registry says it was found in an abandoned junkyard in Dallas. I figure if it was in a junkyard, it must have been hit hard, and all the Shelby parts probably disappeared in the first two weeks. And for it to have been left behind when the yard was abandoned... well, I can imagine what was left.
Someone did a fair job reassembling the car with aftermarket parts so it looks legit to those who are not experts.
I am fine with the car and just want to make it a nice driver. If I ever did sell it, it would be explained as to what it is.
My question is this. Does anyone here know anything about this car? I don't know if it was junked in 1969 or at a later date. Or any info at all? I plan to restore it to make sure everything works as it is supposed to (something the previous assembler did not aspire to) and make it look right. Someone put a ton of money into it, so I think I am OK moneywise with it. Just would like to see if there is any actual knowledge of the history of the car.