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Mecum 68 Shelby GT500 article on Hot Rod website

Started by shelbymann1970, July 22, 2022, 05:22:21 AM

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shelbymann1970

Why can't authors ever get their facts straight? Not all authors but MOST when it comes to automotive historical articles. This one is no exception. https://www.motortrend.com/features/1968-shelby-gt500-fastback-mecum-auctions-harrisburg/?wc_mid=4035:23353&wc_rid=4035:1886389&_wcsid=5222838722F4482D6EB5C7420A94B3ABB27D575CC6ADECE0
Shelby owner since 1984
SAAC member since 1990
1970 GT350 4 speed(owned since 1985).
  MCA gold 2003(not anymore)
1969 Mach1 428SCJ 4 speed R-code (owned since 2013)
"2nd" owner of 68 GT500 #1626

557

Wow,that is rife with disinformation,wonder where they got their "facts".kinda sad :'(

shelbymann1970

Quote from: 557 on July 22, 2022, 06:26:02 AM
Wow,that is rife with disinformation,wonder where they got their "facts".kinda sad :'(
Their "facts" promote a "higher" sale of the vehicle.
Shelby owner since 1984
SAAC member since 1990
1970 GT350 4 speed(owned since 1985).
  MCA gold 2003(not anymore)
1969 Mach1 428SCJ 4 speed R-code (owned since 2013)
"2nd" owner of 68 GT500 #1626

557

To the uninformed with more money than sense I suppose.

shelbymann1970

Quote from: 557 on July 22, 2022, 07:39:29 AM
To the uninformed with more money than sense I suppose.
I should have said their "facts" are to try and get a higher end price for the vehicle and like you mentioned it would be from the uninformed.
Shelby owner since 1984
SAAC member since 1990
1970 GT350 4 speed(owned since 1985).
  MCA gold 2003(not anymore)
1969 Mach1 428SCJ 4 speed R-code (owned since 2013)
"2nd" owner of 68 GT500 #1626

azdriver

Articles like this do a huge disservice to the brand/hobby. Many people read them and will argue with their last breath that it is correct and you are wrong.

68countrysedan

A.J. Foyt won the 1966 TA championship??!!!!

Shelby began Cobra production in 1962 using the 221 and 260. 221??!!

Neither of those comments sound accurate. But what do i know.

557

Look  for a "super rare"221 cobra at an auction site near you!!! ;)

kjspeed

This line highlighting the writer's "qualifications" explains it all:

Like many kids growing up in the era, your author had an HO-scale Aurora slot car racetrack—a kit that featured Shelby Mustang GT350s on the box.
1968 Shelby GT350
1968 Mustang GT S-code
2009 Mustang Bullitt