SFM6S1213 on BAT

[Jhockman]

I thought later cars had hood latch?

[J_Speegle]

I thought later cars had hood latch?

Not just "later" cars the vast majority but that choice by the owner or builder is only one in a long list for this car in its current condition.

[2008 GT-C]

I bought tickets for that car. Worth a chance to me just like the occasional lottery ticket. Taxes that are paid do hurt on prizes. I would accept the tax pain to own a car like this. I'm sure that members will find more things that might be incorrect.

[Jhockman]

A shame he put the ford vin out there

[5s386]

Seller responded, "according to the gentleman at Shelby American automobile club, who knows so much about the car and its history, he told me it was a fender hit, not a totaled car."

[Jhockman]

Is the side mirror in the wrong location because mine seems to be  farther forward.

[98SVT - was 06GT]

A shame he put the ford vin out there

Not as big a deal as you'd think. The way they were batch built at Ford then stored and pulled to be built at SA was a real crap shoot. Toss in the colors for 66 and you really reduce your chances to guess the Ford/Shelby number. That minimum wage lot boy grabbed the nearest car to stick on the line he didn't care if there was an older one a little further back in line. There was no pattern that would allow you to guess and create a "missing" car without having the ledger in your hands. Even if you knew every SA and Ford number of the cars that still exist I'd wager the odds of guessing a number correctly would be less that 20%. It would be fun to make a list of the Ford numbers and sort them as to the date they got built. 40+ years ago I did have the original ledger in my hands for a few minutes and noticed there was no rhyme or reason to how the Ford numbers connected to the Shelby numbers.

I think only the steel frame hoods retained the stock latch.

[s2ms]

Is the side mirror in the wrong location because mine seems to be  farther forward.

Agreed, typical 66 location is more forward.

[6S367]

I'm at a loss why bat didn't insist on posting a photo of the Shelby vin stamp and bidders have not insisted on seeing it.

[98SVT - was 06GT]

I'm at a loss why bat didn't insist on posting a photo of the Shelby vin stamp and bidders have not insisted on seeing it.

The less BAT knows the better they like it. If they insisted on a pic of the VIN and someone said it was fake that could affect price. The owner could say he lost money because they required it and sue them. It's a real Caveat emptor environment and BATs involvement seems to be helping to write bulletproof descriptions that really lack any proofs.

[pbf777]

It's a real Caveat emptor environment and BATs involvement seems to be helping to write bulletproof descriptions that really lack any proofs.

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    Scott.