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Some cars go up, some go down - year to year it's constantly changing. Last year a KR fastback got 490K...nothing like that in 2026..I'm sure eventually there will be another in 5,10,20 years to break the record?....It's a waste of time to speculate on why. As a Monday morning quarterback I always win my football games!  I can almost guarantee next year one of those low bid cars will get more...40 years in this hobby gives you that perspective.  Just remember every seller's car of interest is the "best" and every buyer's car of interest "is too expensive"...not all you think or are told is necessarily the case when it comes to 60 year old machines!

Reducing prices again....

541 had no coat hooks when I owned it in 2019 as unrestored....

+1 on what Jeff said....my understanding is that this car was restored many years ago. Typically these auction sites don't share the year it won the awards - a SAAC or MCA Gold in 1985 was likely a lot different than getting the same division gold in 2025...some of us recall the days when every car had spray painted bare metal areas for example. If you look closely the engine bay where the inner fender apron panel bridges to the cowl you'll notice a "hard masked transition line" from black to white...for some time now it's been known that San Jose was the only plant to have a "soft paint transition line". Today that would be scrutinized but in 1995 likely not...

In my book simple logic without extensive documentation points to black. If you think about it Ford didn't change the block color until the new manufacturing year (mid August '65) - well after Shelby had these cars built and delivered by Ford's San Jose plant as 1965 Model cars. I don't think I've ever seen another 1965 Mustang with a '66 colored engine? I doubt Ford would've been that sloppy with production changes...They had no reason to change the block color for one particular car. The same would go for Shelby American's crew of the time - other than a documented pilot or testing decision to swap the engine or modify it's color, there would be no reason to single out and deviate their manufacturing routines for one car (albeit at a time when they were attempting to become more consistent in their build and manufacturing processes I might add). To me it's the most plausible this car had an engine "incident" out the gate and perhaps got rebuilt at a dealership somewhere - maybe even a different replacement engine which became the blue engine from that period forward and then assumed to be as "day one" delivered all those years later.

Reduced pricing to move some of these spares...

All,

Cleaning out the garage the last couple weekends and came across some parts I'm willing to let go:

 - Vintage Weber 48 IDA carburetor body and velocity stacks (Serial 48 IDA 4 - B7)
   Throttle plates work freely and bores are clean. Asking $400 + shipping to lower $48

 - Vintage Weber 48 IDA carburetor body and velocity stacks (Serial 48 IDA 4 - 1F)
   Throttle plates work freely and bores are clean. Asking $400 + shipping to lower $48

 - 1963 289 Timing cover and dipstick tube assembly (Part Number C2OE-6059-D) date May 1963; tough to find
   especially in the condition of this one. Asking $150 + shipping to lower 48

 - 289 COBRA SPAX Gas filled competition racing shocks; lightly used and still in good condition.
   Asking $100 for the pair + shipping to the lower 48

 - 289 COBRA street drag Headers. Unknown origin (was told these are originals from a guy whom bought them in
   the 1970s); they are unmarked and have no manufacturer information on them, include slip fit collectors and
   the white asbestos exhaust gaskets are broken up and unusable. Asking $500 + shipping to lower 48

 - Shelby Branded Mallory Unilite small block Ford distributor (Shelby Part Number GFJA-B; YL-551-A2). Worked
   when removed and then I dropped the cap! Yes...you can buy replacement caps. Asking $75 + shipping to lower   
   48

 - 1967 Ford 289 Autolite ignition distributor (Part Number C7OE-12127-B); dated 7D3 (April 1967)
   Unrestored and all original single point unit. Asking $50 + shipping to lower 48

 - Very rare Mallory Ignition "Double-Life" dual point HP Performance distributor with mechanical tach drive
   (Part Number YC-449 HP), keyed tach drive cable and vintage Jones Motorola 9K (Branded as Moroso on the face)
   tell tale mechanical tachometer. Good condition with all parts only missing one cap retaining clip. Will not
   separate the package. Asking $600 + shipping to lower 48

You can view photos of the parts here:
Parts Pictures


Wayne Campbell

I too was under Heacock and received a notice of non-renewal for my 2025 policy. Called Heacock up yesterday and they said "sorry we can no longer provide insurance in your area - you'll need to find another carrier". SO I did the Auto quote thing with both Grundy and Safeco - both 4x my current Heacock policy!!!! Hagerty was 3.5x the policy and still wanted to "Discuss" underwriting me. Another fellow SAAC acquaintance in my state said he only saw a premium increase but was able to renew under Heacock. He shared his was underwritten by "American Family" versus my "American Modern". Out of the blue I decided to also get a quote from American Collectors as they are the top for 2025 allegedly. I call then up this morning and they say - "yeah we see you're in the portfolio under Heacock, but we need to switch you over the American Family". The dude was super helpful and explained that they are trying to roll over older accounts off of the American Modern underwriters...right now the quote is about 20% higher than last years, but will be doable in my state I'm told. Finger's crossed...

Correct - As I mentioned earlier it's no longer available. Is there another camshaft under Crane or another maker that's a close copy of that specific grind?

A few years back I had a car with a rebuilt HIPO that was fairly fresh when I bought the car. While the car idled just like a standard HIPO it's power band was far longer and stronger than the C3OZ standard HIPO grind. In the paperwork with the car I was provided the cam spec card that was from the engine build. It was a CRANE brand camshaft with the grind number F-278-2. This cam used the 1.6 rocker arm ratio and had advertised duration of 278 and had a 114 degree lobe separation which made it excellent for Webers. the cam ran and drove so much better than a traditional HIPO than I've been wanting to replicate it, however it appears to no longer be available. I had once heard it may be a BOSS 302 style grind made for the 289, but I'm not sure. Does anyone know of a current available camshaft that mirrors this one?

i've been told my ask was way under market so I'm adjusting it a bit - I have a 1968 dash panel trim piece signed by Carroll Shelby. Asking $1,600/best offer + shipping to lower 48.

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PM Sent.

Back to having one custom made from my old one..Craig no longer can get them made and COBRA Automotive only sells the "modern" (Kirkey) aluminum version of it.

I believe Halotron now is mostly illegal to use...If you purchase a modern extinguisher you want type "BC" which doesn't leave residue or damage the paint. Mostly you'll find "general use" ABC types..the BCs are mostly for marine, automotive and electrical markets.