Jim Morrisons of the Doors missing 67 Shelby GT500

[Bill]

I believe Brett at Cape Cod Mustang has an original Registration Card of Jim"s for the car.

If the car is ever found, it'll see for big bucks......... huge, huge money.

QSS

Yes, he bought it off Ebay, outbid me by a few shekels   

[tesgt350]

From my strange Brain..................... If Someone has the actual VIN Number, enough money and time, they could easily do some thing like a "Re-Body" Restoration of JM's Shelby.  You can find most, if not all of the needed used parts to turn a very good used 1967 Mustang Body (the right Body) into a 1967 Shelby GT 500.  Cut out the VIN's and weld the space sup and restamp with the new VIN.  once totally completed, age it and place it in a drafty dusty old Barn out in the middle of no where long enough to get it coated with a lot of Dust, wait for the right people at SAAC to die off and then "FIND IT".

[shelbydoug]

From my strange Brain..................... If Someone has the actual VIN Number, enough money and time, they could easily do some thing like a "Re-Body" Restoration of JM's Shelby.  You can find most, if not all of the needed used parts to turn a very good used 1967 Mustang Body (the right Body) into a 1967 Shelby GT 500.  Cut out the VIN's and weld the space sup and restamp with the new VIN.  once totally completed, age it and place it in a drafty dusty old Barn out in the middle of no where long enough to get it coated with a lot of Dust, wait for the right people at SAAC to die off and then "FIND IT".

...and then wait for the "right sucker"?

[FL SAAC]

From my strange Brain..................... If Someone has the actual VIN Number, enough money and time, they could easily do some thing like a "Re-Body" Restoration of JM's Shelby.  You can find most, if not all of the needed used parts to turn a very good used 1967 Mustang Body (the right Body) into a 1967 Shelby GT 500.  Cut out the VIN's and weld the space sup and restamp with the new VIN.  once totally completed, age it and place it in a drafty dusty old Barn out in the middle of no where long enough to get it coated with a lot of Dust, wait for the right people at SAAC to die off and then "FIND IT".

We agree with you 100% then its off to the highest bidder.

Wait I have a vision for one of the Mega Auction Houses will feature this package:

Now offering in bright lights

"Jimmy's Blue Lady and El Bullitt Numero Dos"

[TLea]

From my strange Brain..................... If Someone has the actual VIN Number, enough money and time, they could easily do some thing like a "Re-Body" Restoration of JM's Shelby.  You can find most, if not all of the needed used parts to turn a very good used 1967 Mustang Body (the right Body) into a 1967 Shelby GT 500.  Cut out the VIN's and weld the space sup and restamp with the new VIN.  once totally completed, age it and place it in a drafty dusty old Barn out in the middle of no where long enough to get it coated with a lot of Dust, wait for the right people at SAAC to die off and then "FIND IT".

yeah right 

[SFM5S159]

How does one explain the newspaper ad from the early '70's (pics online) with the CA license plate number of the car?  VRD 389 I think it was...   

[tesgt350]

How does one explain the newspaper ad from the early '70's (pics online) with the CA license plate number of the car?  VRD 389 I think it was...   

What's to explain, you register it in a State that does not issue Titles to old Cars and then you Lie and Cheat on the Forms.

[98SVT - was 06GT]

Some facts - it was common for stars etc to have business managers who took care of the details such as car registration. This also created a different address so fans didn't show up on your doorstep.

Each year you got a new registration card - There was one pink slip issued that would have the same info.

It's known the car was crashed - ads by Ray Wolff don't mention crashed or inoperable. It appears to be a complete viable car while on his lot. So it did not end up in a junkyard at that time. This also dispels the rumor that Morrison totaled it. He may have crashed it but it was repairable.

When sold the pink slip gets filled out with the new owners name address etc and surrendered to DMV who issues a new one in the name of the new owner.

When the DMV updated their computer system (late 70s?) they only included currently registered cars. The Morrison car was not registered in CA at that time.

Certain people (law enforcement, insurance adjusters) could hand search the early non computerized DMV records. When DMV found fraud was occurring (in the mid 80s) due to those searches they cancelled access without a warrant.

So someone got the car from Ray Wolff - or he sent it to a dealer auction because it had sat on his lot for quite a time. A new owner got a title in his name for the car. When DMV switched computer systems it was not registered in CA. It could have been still registered in another state. If registered in another state the title would have been sent to CA for cancellation. The new owner may have totaled the car in CA prior to the computer change and it wouldn't show up. Even if totaled the salvage could still exist without paperwork - the insurance company gets the title and sells the salvage. DMV gets the title from the insurance or junkyard and it's cancelled.

[shelbydoug]

Who is Ray Wolff?

[98SVT - was 06GT]

Who is Ray Wolff?

Ray Wolff worked for CS and raced a 65 Mustang FB. He was I think manager at HiPerf Motors. When that closed he opened his own sales lot.

Should we start the rumor the front 1/2 of his car was Morrison's GT500?
http://www.ponysite.de/68_notchback_Ray_Wolff.htm

[FL SAAC]

Who is Ray Wolff?

Ray Wolff worked for CS and raced a 65 Mustang FB. He was I think manager at HiPerf Motors. When that closed he opened his own sales lot.

Should we start the rumor the front 1/2 of his car was Morrison's GT500?
http://www.ponysite.de/68_notchback_Ray_Wolff.htm

Nope not Jimmy's half of a 500

But that half and half mustang still exists

[shelbydoug]

The car was purchased new from Wolff?

[98SVT - was 06GT]

The car was purchased new from Wolff?

No it came from the Ford dealer in Westwood. Stockton Quincey they were the dealer closest to all the Hwood management places.
Here is a Aug 67 paragraph from the Shelby Enterprises letter on what was happening to all the divisions after Ford had shut him down. The letter is on the Shelby Research Group site. https://www.1967shelbyresearch.com/library/docs/

[shelbymann1970]

I hear the car is still around and believe it. On another note people keep saying titles. I thought California didn't have titles back then just pink slips. Same thing?

[J_Speegle]

I hear the car is still around and believe it. On another note people keep saying titles. I thought California didn't have titles back then just pink slips. Same thing?

Yes many use both terms. usage can reflect your age or how long you've lived in the state since they haven't been pink in color for decades.