Hello Folks
Peter the American living in the UK
So approx circa 2002, I purchased an Acapulco blue 1968 GT500 KR a few months after Carlisle, It was for sale at Carlisle by a Ford dealer, the salesman said if the car sells the owner is buying a Navigotor from him.
Car was $25,500. I went over and under the car with Peter Geisler on the phone in Florida at the Carlisle show to determine what we had. Car looked stunning, I believe it was a PA car or found in PA and had one repaint. Miles were lowish and the body was superb with no accident or rust history
I didn't buy the car at the show and it haunted me. I finally called the seller and bought the car at $25,500
I took it to a few shows and used to call it the thousand dollar car as it would always do something that cost me a thusand bucks when I took it out. Breakdowns.
A few details on the car. I (don't kill me!!!) used POR 15 inside the rear quarters and distinctly remember somehow getting it very far into the front of the quarters with a brush and my young body was able to contort to do so.
I also bought, at carlisle, ar restored and correct carb for the car for under $500, it may have been $450 when installing it, one of the stud mounts was stripped and I used two part epoxy to set it in place. Never was an issue
I still have the scars from replacing the top rad hose that was insanely tight to fit.
I put a ton of money into the car over the months and when it broke down on me again in florida I decided to sell the car.
Orlando Mustang brought the car to the Charlotte auto fair and I spent days speaking toa zillion people about the car and someone finally came up with $48k to buy it.
Had a lovely batch of paperwork and a few bits that had been removed and saved
I am pretty sure he was a dealer and later resold the car.
I am sorry, I can't remember the cars number
I did send info into the Registry and remember it was a rambling story so I will cringe when I see what I reported if they received and posted it to the books.
Acapulco blue. Sold in Sepulveda Calif, 428 CJ/Auto, Very very solid car, Had ten spokes installed.
At one of the first shows I attended in Florida where I was living I met a guy named Mark, had a Boss 302, may have been yellow and a Black Gt350 with a Paxson. I believe he passed or at least sold the Gt350 as saw someone had bought it a few years bakc.
Photos on my drive in Windermere Florida
In some ways I miss it and in others I don't.
I am now selling classic Mustangs in England so I never learned my less. Hundreds imported and sold
Thanks for reading
Sorry for any memory blips, this was quite some time ago
Thanks for spending the time to share your story. That was one of my better reads in quite a while! You still remembered quite a bit and I have a feeling that you'll be adding to this as more memories pop into your mind. I have a similar story regarding a '67 GT500 that I purchased back in the late 70's.
Craig R.
I now have had well in excess of 300 Mustangs and a few Shelbys, My 66GT350 went back to America and is with Paul Fix. It allowed me to build my business building which was great and Paul wanted a Blue one.
I get so many stories with these cars and its lovely to try and add a bit to the one I sold
It did have a Calif Plate SPCLKR when I bought it which was sold a few years after the sale. I do wish I held it and got it the current owner of the car now.
Car #2928
Quote from: Coralsnake on February 13, 2026, 05:02:56 PMCar #2928
Thank you Pete
I remember I was looking under the car after purchase and one of the washers was missing from the steering box bolt
The one with the flat edge
I looked in the triangular brace below the box and it was sitting in the dust on the ledge
I installed it
A very unmessed with car