Jim Morrisons of the Doors missing 67 Shelby GT500

[SFM5S159]

Geesh.  Whats to see??  There are other midnight blue, white interiored 67 GT 500's out there.  Who cares if Morrison's ass spent time in the seat.  My 67 GT 350 has a photo of Carroll sitting in the passenger seat, does that make it anymore valuable?
  Come on baby, light my fire!!

Evidently the market makes that decision, just look at anything owned or even driven by Steve McQueen...
The video of Morrison in the car certainly helps the value and adds to the mystique. 
A whole lot of people care that his ass was in the seat!   

[98SVT - was 06GT]

There is hope - Morrison's Honda found.......
https://www.motorcycleclassics.com/classic-japanese-motorcycles/jim-morrison-honda-305-scrambler-zm0z12ndzbea/

[FL SAAC]

There is hope - Morrison's Honda found.......
https://www.motorcycleclassics.com/classic-japanese-motorcycles/jim-morrison-honda-305-scrambler-zm0z12ndzbea/

Soon to be worth, wait for it...wait for it... one million cash money dollAs!

[FL SAAC]

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Occams Razor is a "principle that states the simplest explanation with the fewest assumptions should be preferred between competing hypotheses".

The simplest answer is that after 54 years, if the car has not emerged (in some recognizable form), it likely no longer exists.


In 1970, a used USEABLE '67 GT500 probably had a resale value of around $2,500. How much repair costs would it have had if it was "undriveable" after it hit a telephone pole?

PROBABLY much more then the 50% or better of it's value is a good assumption. That is an "insurance total".


Additionally, as the public revelation of the ownership of the car showed, Morrison didn't own it, he only drove it on occasion.

Would that have created a high desire for the car then?



The reference in classified ads published by Wolff may or may not indicate his actual possession of the car. There are now and there were then, too many "wheeler dealers". Not to disparage Wolff's reputation, but what exactly was his reputation? Was it a "reliable as bedrock" one? Was it what would be the reliability of the "typical" 'used car salesman'?




Insurance company procedure then would have "totaled" the car and paid a settlement to the "management company" that owned the title. It then would have gone through the standard auctioning procedure. As a Mustang previously owned by "some unknown Corporation".
Hardly anything to draw attention to it.



Occam's Razor "theory", then and now, would tend to indicate, if it still exists, show me. Everything else is just "Conspiracy Theory".

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Got to agree with this guy here, seems to make sense

Orrrrrrrrrrrrr

[crossboss]

It was a totaled car in the 1960s.

What PROOF do you have it was a totaled car in the 60s. Everything out there is based on conjecture. Left at the airport - the registered owner would have gotten a notice to pay the bill and pickup the car. Abandoned at a crash site - again notice would be sent to RO pick it up and pay the bill. If either of those had resulted in a lien sale by the tow company Morrison would not have been able to advertise the car for sale. The EVIDENCE is that it existed and was sold as a drivable car in "showroom" condition in 1971 with 10,000+ more miles on it than when Morrison placed the initial ad in 1969 to sell it. I agree it probably doesn't exist today but the loss was not due to Morrison's driving ability.

Just as much as you claim its still out there...

[FL SAAC]

Holy Moses we know must entertain different  conspericiese, theories or concepts to old Jimmies car disappearing.


Jimmie was driving recklessly and hit a telephone pole on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles. After inspecting the damage, he walked to the Whiskey A-Go-Go and partied the night away. When Morrison returned, the car was gone.

Towed it stolen, who knows.

Then someone mentioned:

What PROOF do you have it was a totaled car in the 60s?

Great question!

Wouldn't it be something if a SAAC member owned it and just wasn't ready to discuss it or how he found it?

GADZOOKS BATMAN ! what does he mean?


Jimmie parked the car at Los Angeles International Airport while The Doors went on tour, and when he returned the car had been towed or stolen.

Again who knows

1971 newspaper add

There's also speculation that the car was sold and resold multiple times—with the owners unaware of what they had—before it was driven into the ground and eventually crushed in the 1980s.

Who, what when, where?

[Don Johnston]

Even if found, the condition and originality of the parts would be suspect.  Forget the engine, the most valuable parts would be the doors!

Sorry about that...

[tesgt350]

Even if found, the condition and originality of the parts would be suspect.  Forget the engine, the most valuable parts would be the doors!

Sorry about that...

LITTLE BIRD, a shortened 1960 Thunderbird that was missing for about a Decade before I rescued from a Salvage Yard in the early 80's as a roller where I took a few years to get it on the road and painted it Pale Pink only to sell it about a year later.  Not knowing what happened to it, it went missing again for about about 20 Years until I rescued it again only this time from a Tow Company Holding Yard and it was painted Red.  So anything is possible.

[shelbydoug]

Who really knows what makes people "believe"? Faith can be unreasonable and totally illogical.

This reminds me of "Peter Pan" and if we all clap together we can save Tinker Bell? Yikes.

As far as what is possible, "Commander Spok was always fond of saying...there are always possibilities". 

[Nova68]

These comments are getting stupid.

[shelbydoug]

These comments are getting stupid.

Some more then others. I try to keep mine at least on a 51/49 basis. Sometimes that works.

[98SVT - was 06GT]

It was a totaled car in the 1960s.

What PROOF do you have it was a totaled car in the 60s. Everything out there is based on conjecture. Left at the airport - the registered owner would have gotten a notice to pay the bill and pickup the car. Abandoned at a crash site - again notice would be sent to RO pick it up and pay the bill. If either of those had resulted in a lien sale by the tow company Morrison would not have been able to advertise the car for sale. The EVIDENCE is that it existed and was sold as a drivable car in "showroom" condition in 1971 with 10,000+ more miles on it than when Morrison placed the initial ad in 1969 to sell it. I agree it probably doesn't exist today but the loss was not due to Morrison's driving ability.

Just as much as you claim its still out there...

The last sentence of my post seems to match the general consensus of the car currently.

[Bill]

Who really knows what makes people "believe"? Faith can be unreasonable and totally illogical.

There is always the CSX2000, still sitting in an underground parking garage near Times Square to stoke the dream...........The father is almost 90, I have not spoken to him since 1985 or 1986, but I still speak with his kids almost every month........

[98SVT - was 06GT]

Who really knows what makes people "believe"? Faith can be unreasonable and totally illogical.

There is always the CSX2000, still sitting in an underground parking garage near Times Square to stoke the dream...........The father is almost 90, I have not spoken to him since 1985 or 1986, but I still speak with his kids almost every month........

It was parked next to Leno's Duesenberg..... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdIKJ80ReiY

[Coralsnake]

People cant tell the difference between the fake pictures posted above and a real picture, how would any of you expect to identify the real car?