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What's up with the fuel tank?   Looks like something was sprayed on it.   

Carroll really did have a Bugatti

I didn't know that.   Interesting.  But then he drove some great stuff in his career. 

I am not sure, didnt Ford technically own those cars?

The intent of titling those cars in Shelbys name was one thing...making a profit and there are literally dozens of them.

To me that is a little different than him actually "owning" the car. That implies he used it and kept it. Thats the part that was exploited.

The interesting part is .... it is a very "Shelby" story.

Now, if we could only find his Bugatti....that would be a different story

Either Ford owned them or SAI owned them.   Not Shelby personally.

I thought the Bugatti was parked in storage with Jim Morrison's '67 GT500?  Or was it Van Morrison's.......

Unless I miss-read it, the 1997 SAAC also has a code for "Current color" and it is "W", for White.   Perhaps Blue, then White, then Red.   

I had a blue/silver one.   It ran like a scalded cat.  Drifted on freeway exits was fun.   But at 20,000, it turned into a pumpkin.   Driving home one night, almost total electrical failure.   Only the engine was running.  It started the next day and I waited for day light to drive to the dealer.   They kept it all day.  The R&R list was about 2 pages long.  Over $4000 in repairs, no charge to me.  But new alternator, new coil, new electrical this and that.   About 6 or 8 weeks later, it did it again while driving to work.  But this time the electrical system was totally failed.  Car quit on the road to work.   This time it was 3 pages long and something like $5000 in repairs.   I traded it in for a new F150.   I have a 1969 Mustang with the original alternator still in it.....
Dodge seemed to me to be the Prince of Darkness. 

AI Overview
Pre-IPO investing can be very good, offering high-growth potential and early access to companies before they go public. However, it is a high-risk, high-reward strategy featuring low liquidity, high minimum capital, and limited public financial transparency, making it suitable mainly for accredited investors seeking to diversify their portfolios.

They are high risk (usually).  Buying Pre-IPO is also usually only for "Well financed" investors.  Not us little folks.
Here's is a write-up from Fidelity.
https://www.fidelity.com/learning-center/trading-investing/trading/how-to-buy-ipo-stocks

You should be putting in as much funds as you can in a workplace 401K/IRA, at least to get any company match.
When I graduated college with a business degree (in 1980), my wise dad told me "Always pay yourself first".  I was a dumb 22 year old kid and went "Uh...What?  Dad....Vought Aerospace is paying me".  he gave me my first lesson in saving for retirement when I was still in my cap and gown.

You should consider interviewing and hiring an investment counselor.  Your bank might offer the service but I've found banks want to just sell their investments, which are usually fairly limited.   We were with Ameriprise Financial for a few decades.  Then our advisor retired and his practice shifted to another firm.  We were not impressed.  We talked with friends and went with a person who is with Edward-Jones.  He has done us VERY well.  We have recommended him to a few of our friends, including a multi-millionaire who is very impressed with the results.   You need to stop looking at "the next big splash".  Look at how Warren Buffet at Berkshire-Hathaway invests (we have funds thru E-J in BH).  For the long term.  Many of the large firms that have grabbed headlines for the last 10 years, advisors limit investments in.  The firms often don't have a clear chain of management (the head personality....), they often don't have a plan for diversification into similar business's, they often lack a "What if" strategy, they often reinvest (so for us being older, we need stable growth and DIVIDENDS for our cash needs).   

Use Morning Star to research all companies you are interested in.  Personally I don't have the expertise to pick many stocks or Bond funds, or EFT's.   There is also the planning of knowing your risk tolerance and your diversification needs. 

My wife and I followed the above formula.  We were and are well set.  I retired at 58, never needing to work again (while living a comfortable middle-USA life which includes a F250 and three Mustangs).  My wife could retire anytime she wants.  She just still enjoys working.  We also don't take our Social Security until we turn 70.  The government 8 percent is better than most investments.  We live on the investment plan and took/will take the SS at 70 (a few more years for me). 

621640, Thanks.
Can you grab and post the photo's of the drivers rear quarter and also the engine compartment?  Those are in the FB ad.   Looks like a good amount of rust in those photos. 

LOL.   

Just want to say, I am suspicious of another poster who is now on board.

hmmm.....block by IP is possible.  But I found on other forums, they usually find another way in.  I'm not seeing any "you muted" posts.....

And the lined up and upright "inspection" tags on the cowl......At assembly they slapped them on any which way and hoped they made it out to the shipment area. 

I believe that mark like two boomerangs, is the "Standard Ignition" parts mark.  I could be wrong.  It was the 1970's when I last worked auto parts, but it looks familiar.   Back in those days, those were good quality parts, but not factory. 

My 1970 Mach, it screws in to the hole Bob mentioned, it is recessed.  The wire runs down the drivers side inside the trunk like support sheet metal.  Then there is some slack at the trunk opening and it runs to the driver side rear wheel arch.  I can't remember after that.  But it winds up connected under the drivers side sill plate.  It also has a weight in it so it is OFF when the trunk is closed.  It comes on as the weight shifts inside the bulb housing and turns on the lamp.   I think as you slowly move the lamp unit you will feel a slight "thunk".
Experts correct me if I'm wrong (good chance). 

The second Bullitt car was also "Scrapped". 

I recently ordered from him.  The Auto Order system notified me they had the order within minutes of my completing the computer order.  The next morning I awoke to "We are gathering the stuff" email.  I think they shipped that next day.  They said expect it by a date and it showed up about 3 days prior. 

Same but about 2 weeks ago.