https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1969-shelby-mustang-gt500-26/
Realistically this car should sell for more than the 1968 sold last week, but that wont happen,...
Not very well presented relying upon previous owner's collection reputation.
Quote from: NukeGT on March 30, 2026, 03:18:40 PMNot very well presented relying upon previous owner's collection reputation.
What does that mean?
Lots of beauty shots but lacking the detail photos to support it as a 12k mile unmolested example. The original R servo transmission housing replaced but no telling if CJ cast iron tail housing present. N-case? 31spline axles? 2 1/2" brakes? CA vapor control or recall? Repo fan shroud? Tilt-away functional? Wrap around shock towers? Carb#/date?, Chrome dipstick?, Glass dates?, nothing shown or described just that it was previously part of a known collection. Battery Apron was replaced
Probably is a very nice restoration but couldn't be assured of a without further proof which some listings actually provide.
I am not sure what an "unmolested example" is, if the car has been fully restored?
CJ cars had 1 3/4 inch brakes
I stand corrected 2 inch brakes in 1969
Im still unsure why we expect every car to live up to some unachievable standard?
Quote from: NukeGT on March 30, 2026, 04:27:44 PMLots of beauty shots but lacking the detail photos to support it as a 12k mile unmolested example. The original R servo transmission housing replaced but no telling if CJ cast iron tail housing present. N-case? 31spline axles? 2 1/2" brakes? CA vapor control or recall? Repo fan shroud? Tilt-away functional? Wrap around shock towers? Carb#/date?, Chrome dipstick?, Glass dates?, nothing shown or described just that it was previously part of a known collection. Battery Apron was replaced
Probably is a very nice restoration but couldn't be assured of a without further proof which some listings actually provide.
car didn't have 12k miles. Why? 9300 in the first 6 months according to SAAC records. Seats replaced , suspension replaced. Battery apron replaced. Floors replaced. I was once told by a fellow SAAC member from California back around 1990 that cars in California are driven as you need to drive distances all the time( very few low mileage cars) and this car at 9300 miles at its last recorded service record in 1969 so at 112k miles or speedo reset after restoration. Just my observations without going into other things replaced already noted here.mileage on a restored car means little to me and I mentioned that on the auction. I'm betting the carpet was replaced also.