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Great video, thank you for posting it!

Yes, believe that's right.  First time I walked by it, saw some Shelby parts, but no gauge pod or cutout on the dash and the hood was down, so I kept going.  Found out later it was a real '65 GT350.

LOL!  That would have been my first inclination had a friend not warned me. I spoke briefly with the putative restorer who I believe is out of Detroit area.  The car will be ready for next year's show.  What a great find!

I believe you are correct.  This is the car.

The story is in syndication and it repeats on late night cable channels.

I have seen it many times.

Maybe it's a form of reincarnation.  Perhaps they were gladiators at some point in their many lives with the good intentions of fixing that broken chariot for one more race in the Coliseum.

Absolutely gutted that I flew into Chicago on Sunday evening not knowing this event was on. Opportunities to see a real R are severely limited for anyone let alone someone living in Australia!!

The show ended at 17:00 (5pm) on Sunday so depending on what time in the evening you arrived, it would not have been viable (though the airport is probably around 3 or 4 miles from the convention center).

Nice to know these cars make great storage shelves, right?

  I once looked at a dark blue 67 GT 500 a little outside Kankakee Illinois. Had every dead riding lawnmower packed in the garage with it.

Though I believe much of psychology is a bit of sorcery mixed with soft science, there does appear to be pattern behaviour in these cases that I do not fully understand. Maybe some paranoia that someone might find the car and steal it is at work, therefore making the car unrecognizable is some sort of psychological crutch or cost effective security measure absent any actual security system put in place.

Yes, the elusive 5R002 I've been wanting to see in the metal for several years now. I did not recognize Vern though.  My first thought seeing the driver was that it looked promising to see younger individuals at such an event.

Not my vids though I thought of driving over on Thursday evening to take my own videos since the place is like 15 miles from my house, but I had no credentials and no doubt would have been forcibly ejected.  I was thrown out of a Rolls Royce convention in Oakbrook, IL once.  Why would this be any different.

Yes, the elusive 5R002 I've been wanting to see in the metal for several years now. I did not recognize Vern though.  My first thought seeing the driver was that it looked promising to see younger individuals at such an event.

This was unexpected.  Saturday can't get here fast enough!

If you liked Part One, here is Part Two

Enjoy as you see fit.

Looks mighty quick.

Hi Rich

Quick is a great adjective to use.

A stock 2016 GTH would be in the top 2 or 3 on this best of the best list.

If modified (who would do that?) it would eat their lunch and then drive away with your cool AC blowing, while listening to nice tunes.


Hope all is well

Winter is coming.  You better think about putting your cars away.  Oh, wait a minute.