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Its amazing to me how many BaT cars have reproduction tags. Apparently that doesnt bother bidders

They offset that by including a road test of a 1965 GT350. 

I wonder how they have a Link with "GT500" in it, yet it is a J code and a very nice looking (one glance) GT350?

We are "Talking" with a computer in AI.  It's coding focused on a keyword, you put in "Shelby".  It compared that to a list of "Shelby VIN" it grabbed and noticed the anomaly (to it) that your keyed in VIN was different than all the others it found.  the AI recognized the possibility that your VIN might just be something it's never seen before.   Why didn't it take the next step to decode what the VIN characters would decode to be?  No idea.  But those of us on these forums probably know the basics and given the AI response would think "I'll go decode this VIN".   The average lay person, might not think of doing that. 
 
My deceased brother in law was working on AI 20 years ago.  The main company spun off the division because the ROI was decades down the way.  Which appears to be true.  AI is still in it's infant stages.
I had some surgeries the last few years.  Two where done with the surgeon using a robot. So with AI involved.  The surgeon told me "it's another tool. But if my medical training tells me that there are other factors in play that the robot doesn't understand, I'm still in charge". 

So understand the world has been shown a tool that is still very young.   We see the mistakes when it comes to VIN"s, Shelby's, Mustangs, bigger picture of Fords.   Take that and know when you use AI to search for something, you might also be seeing mistakes or partial data.  Yes, it means more noise out there and incorrect "truths".
Use it as one more tool.   Check, verify, consider it's responses.

I think it is a positive that it flagged your fictitious VIN.   

When I was 18 years old, 1978, I was visiting my sister in Southern California. She knew I was a Shelby nut, she told me there was a building down the road that said Carroll Shelby on it, so my buddy and I ran down there in my '65 Mustang fastback that had a few cosmetic Shelby parts on it. There was a guy who was closing a gate, so I pulled up and asked him if there were any Shelby cars on display. He said no, this is a Goodyear tire warehouse, but Carroll does keep a few cars there. He saw we were from out of state, so he told me to hang on a second and disappeared through a door. He came back a couple minutes later and said that one of Carroll's sons ran the warehouse and he said since we were there to go ahead and give us the ten minute tour. Inside there was the red '69 Shelby GT500 that I assume is the same one that has been connected to Carroll over the years, an R-Model GT350 that was missing the instrument cluster because it had been stolen while the car was stored outside, at least one cobra roadster, I remember one with an automatic transmission, and a Daytona Coupe. All cars were covered in dust, flat tires etc. Wish I would have had a camera with me, but it was a great experience for an 18 year old kid.

Cool story!
I had a similar experience.  Shelby's Chili was produced, or maybe just packaged, for a time in McKinney Texas.  Not far from where we live and my sister and brother in law lived in McKinney.   I went over to the Chili place twice.  Once was with Frank to get the Coupe out of the foyer.   We were about the only people around, except Shel was there.  We were in his meeting room, he had western stuff in there.   But in the back room was where some of his cars were kept.  At that time, CSX2000 was sitting there.  The red GT500 you mentioned was there.  A prototype Dodge Shelby Charger (I'd owned one) was there and he used it to run around Dallas.  It was pretty rough.  I can't remember the other cars he had there.   His hometown of Pittsburg Texas is where he moved some of those cars to when he sold the Chili company.   The building is still there and last I checked it was being used to make RV window things. 

I remember seeing CSX2300 at the DFW Shelby meet in 1987. I was in awe and thought to myself that even though I was obsessed with the Daytona Coupes that I'd never be able to afford one.

And boy was I right.

Was that in College Station and used the Texas World Speedway?   The Coupe was there as was Rick Nagel with a GT40.  They went out on the track together.  I got photos somewhere.  Shelby drove the coupe. 
Years later I helped my friend Frank R get the coupe out of Shelby's McKinney chili factory so Jerry Heasley could photograph it.   Took some doing to get it out of the foyer and then messing with it for 20 minutes to get it started.  Frank drove it around the parking lot with me in shotgun. 

With the air cleaner assembly properly installed, take one hand and grasp the heat rider tube, gently move it towards the air cleaner assembly until it is aligned, then push down on the air cleaner snorkel until the heat riser tube seats against it. Again, it's easy to do if the parts you have are correct for the engine, to make it a bit easier, loosen the air cleaner wing nut to allow additional movement.


Bill

Ok, so it just "snaps" into position? No screws or clips or anything else?

correct.   
But it's made to work with the factory intake and set up.   If you car has a taller intake manifold, thicker carb spacer, stuff like that mess up that they mate together. 

We use a great independent tire shop.  They do suspension, brakes, tires and for some reason, minor AC work.  Oil changes?  Nope.  Spark plugs?  Nope.    I went in to get 4 new tires for the wife's Honda.   He checked his stock but only had 2.   I got a ride home as he'd have to order the other two.  About 2 hours later he called.  I expect to hear "It's done, come get it or do we need to pick you up?".  Instead he said "It's going to be another 2 hours.   They brought us 4 tires, but three of them have date codes from 2 years ago.  We won't put them on".   That's the kind of people you want looking after your tires. 

He said the garage door was opened when it was running.  But in the clip where the car was running the door looked pretty down to me.
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He said the garage door was opened when it was running.  But in the clip where the car was running the door looked pretty down to me.

He also states he spent 6 to 8 hours for his mind and body to get it back together.  Someone, perhaps him, shut the car off.  Eventually someone shut the door.  I'm sure he filmed this the day after the incident, or more days.   

When I run the cars, you can smell them in seconds if the door is down.   With the door open and a fan blowing, it takes it a bit longer, but I can still smell them.   I back them out.  Or at least get the exhaust tips outside.   If I'm tuning, I work as fast as I can and shut them down. 

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.