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Repo shift knob. Repo door tag. 10 spokes . Just a beautiful looking car but not a 3300 mile car. BTW my good friend has a 4500 original mile 69 Boss 302 that has been fully restored. Ex uncut drag car with all original metal but the hood that hangs from his wall
With an ugly big hood scoop molded to it but his car is the exception to the rule. 

The dash doesn't bother me so much....

Could you drive it with that headliner knowing there is a large mouse hole by the sun visor and those rodents were (are?) living in there, peeing, fornicating, dying and God knows what else for decades? Not what I want over my head and inches from my mouth.

Seems to be a lot of people that think you can just wipe off the seat and shampoo the rugs.

Good to go.

But, if you say anything like that you're a hateful person that thinks every car should have original fan belts.

Crayon eaters...wait until the temperature goes up and it dries out. You literally bought the most expensive 1968 Shelby project car, best of luck

well said.

. . . . . there a lot of people still eating crayons

    I think I remember it was only certain colors that prove bad for you? 

    Scott.

well those posters were eating the bad colored ones. I cringe at many of the comments and so many idiotic comments turned yellow tell me the amount of " cheerleaders" on BAT are out of control. I cannot tell you how many hours I have invested in learning the nuances of 68 Shelbys or how much time Pete has spent  graciously educating me and then seeing a bunch of idiots making  stupid comments they know nothing about. The dumbing of America via social media. Has anyone even determine if that was indeed the original engine in the car? How Dennis pried it from the engine shop owner who said many years ago he wouldn't sell it? Wouldn't that fall in with a DC Collins coffee walk episode nicely?

Crap! Unlike this car my car has original paint on it. One owner. Maybe I should have rebuilt the engine and dropped it back ub. Did the brakes and mechanicals and sold it on bat. I guess I wasting 10s of thousands and many of my own hours restoring mine. But I now know my min price will be 200k  as I'll reference this rodent infested non original paint worn out interior with metal replaces as an example for value. Pete, I love your " very well sold " comment but you know it went over the heads of many cheerleaders. Think of all the nice 67s and 66s and 68s that have sold for less as better drivers.

"Such a great job and video of the find"

https://barnfinds.com/the-ultimate-mustang-barn-find-1968-shelby-gt500-kr/?utm_source=chatgpt.com

Oh wait that was before

when I read stories some make no sense. The guy is a car collector and has many cars. His neighbor knows this and asks if he is interested in it. The part that makes no sense is that in all the years they were neighbors he never saw the car before? I don't have my registry since I'm not home but wouldn't a quick check verify if this Uncle Tom was the original owner?

I kind of wish we could hear what to say after they have some time with the car

after they win maybe I'll try and tag the winning bidder a few months down the road and ask but not sure if Bat monitors that. I cannot post on this car so I'm done with it.

FWIW, I have my own DC story related to the '69 Mach I I bought on BAT. Buyer beware if DC is involved at all.

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1969-ford-mustang-200/.  This car?

I copied your winning link if the red car I thought after seeing your same name on the red car. I must not have taken on my phone. Thanks. I like when bat posters use the same name here. Mine is not exact but close.


nope. this one...... https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1969-ford-mustang-mach-1-428-cobra-jet-43/

FWIW, I have my own DC story related to the '69 Mach I I bought on BAT. Buyer beware if DC is involved at all.

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1969-ford-mustang-200/.  This car?

What is frustrating with BAT is that balance of protecting the hobby and being honest and not negatively affecting an auction. So you have a lot of ass slapping there with false facts and labeling cars for what they are not. No car is perfect so I will not nit pick a car but decline to do it even though I see it all the time on bat . If a seller isn't saying concours gold and has  a nice driver why do people nit  pick it like it is being judged? I've said this before if a seller says 100 percent original metal and my eyes say different I will correct the seller. If he doesn't say anything I will not usually say it. Buyers should ask questions and I have before on behalf of buyers who don't want to comment but only bid. When I hear comments like survivor on this car it makes me SMH. Cheerleaders. Heck any car that survived almost 60 years is a survivor but some  survived much better than others. If anyone wants to point out anything on this car that is original and Is  nice enough to use on a SAAC judged car in a true survivor class let me know.

FWIW, I have my own DC story related to the '69 Mach I I bought on BAT. Buyer beware if DC is involved at all.

I would also love to hear it and can be reached in my profile email address.

It's great seeing many messages supporting you Pete.
('hope you feel the love of many, and not the venom (get it? ;-) from one person.)

I'm pretty sure that I saw another (BaT-directed) comment from TommyBruin show up momentarily and then get removed completely, without it showing as non-constructive.

Good to see that BaT let the comment stay that highlighted issues with the car.

I had a few more but BAT wouldn't post them .

So a guy can keep bashing Pete. I try and post and it doesn't take. Tried to post again and this is what I get. More proof BAT is a joke. I'm back on their radar.

Yes, I am also not allowed to post lately, on most any car, including Corvettes. I have bought 4 cars on BaT, and sold 4 through my friend. But I am not allowed my opinion either.

i got a good friend named Tommy Bruin who has won 14 auctions and bid over 400 times and bat suspends him too often. He even called them and when he talked face to face they lifted his suspension. They do not cater to buyers but sellers even though it's the buyers they make their money from. Like I said BAT is a joke and it is their game. Known preferred sellers can get ridiculous reserves and I've know too many who the first time selling bat wanted a ridiculously low reserve or no reserve at all. They declined but bat has so many to take their place. I'll step away again for a while.

So a guy can keep bashing Pete. I try and post and it doesn't take. Tried to post again and this is what I get. More proof BAT is a joke. I'm back on their radar.

Being in the sun all day at Ft Meyers beach I probably  wasn't thinking when I couldn't help myself and rebutted jag1964's stupid comment. I have  bit my tongue long enough on all those butt kissing know nothing posters. To say this car would be more popular at a SAAC event than a " perfect" restored car( well the poster said a 350k resto which if anyone spent that much would be a perfect car) is one of the dumbest comments I have seen on bat as mist SAAC members would walk right by this rodent infested car as to not inhale anything.

I threw  a " fun fact" out there that original Shelby fiberglass under the topside paint has gray primer. Look at the hood paint flaking off and Red primer on it. Fender apron crunched pretty good so some say they are only original once? How much is original on this car