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This is a pair of 1969 428CJ heads, in good running condition that I believe have never been decked - what I believe are factory broach marks still clearly visible on both heads. Deep thumbprint visible as well. This was a good running set of heads that came off an engine about four years ago. Didn't smoke, had even compression on all cylinders, no apparent issues. Could be cleaned up and run as-is, or do a proper refresh on them knowing you have plenty of meat to work with. No sunken valves. No obvious cracks or damage. Ford engineering number C8OE-6090-N, with Thermactor smog ports. Date codes are 9C6 (clearly legible) and I believe 9C7 (very hard to read), for March 6th and 7th, 1969. 16 bolt CJ exhaust flange.

I'm located in northern Nevada just outside of Reno. Prefer cash local pickup, but willing to ship within the US at your expense (it will be expensive - these are heavy!). If you are seriously interested and ready to go, please send me your phone number and I will call you in short order. Not going to make any deals without talking to you on the phone first to eliminate scammers. I ask that you please wait to reply until you are ready to make a deal and you know these are the heads you want. If you want them shipped, payment must be made via US postal money order ONLY, no exceptions. I do not use paypal or any other electronic payment mediums, sorry - yes, I'm old school. Price is $1,000 cash for the pair.

Thanks in advance!

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EDIT: SOLD to 1968GT500CS - THANK YOU VERY MUCH!

Hello all,

I have a partial original fiberglass front fascia, in rough shape but certainly still usable for someone looking for original glass. This was removed from a GT500 (#815), which I sold last year. What you see in the pictures is what I have.  I'm really not sure how to price this - Edit: SOLD - THANK YOU I figure $1,000 might be a more reasonable starting point for everything, but if I'm out of line and you want to make a fair offer, I'm all ears.

Again, these are all the front end parts I have - no fog lights or anything else available. Those went with the car.

I am located in northern Nevada, just outside of Reno. Willing to ship anywhere in the US at your expense, with payment made via USPS money order only. Sorry, no paypal or any other electronic forms of payment. Yes, I'm old school. Local cash pickup also available as well of course. Scammers, I'm wise to your tricks, so if you're seriously interested please include your phone number in your PM and I will call you back in short order. More pictures will follow in the next post, and I can take any detailed pictures you like and send them to you. Thanks everyone!

I chatted with the owner, he told me the original motor was gone. 

The intake was a great suggestion though...

Also, to your point about original engines not being terribly important.. case in point, the deal I just worked out with the buyer does NOT include the "correct" replacement 428PI engine, but instead includes a 428CJ block and heads instead. We'll either keep the PI to use it in something else, or sell it. But it obviously wasn't that important to the buyer either.

I chatted with the owner, he told me the original motor was gone. 

The intake was a great suggestion though...

That brings up a good question, so I just looked at the back of the PI intake that was installed on it and there does not appear to be a partial VIN anywhere on it.

Why can't pp/owners just leave a car like this alone and enjoy it is as a nice driver-and then put it up for sale in the same condition-would probably bring close to 100k.  Way too easy-quick grab the wrench and start tearing her down...

Hi there. As the seller of this particular Shelby, allow me to address that. This car was NOT a nice driver. Yes it ran and drove, and technically could have been kept on the road as such. But not many people actually enjoy driving around a very worn out, rough car that needs everything. Especially so when you have to pay high five figures for it.

This car had a 427 side-oiler with Cobra Jet heads and a Galaxie C6 with no reverse installed in it when my customer bought it. Original drivetrain long gone. Had a leaking head gasket, among many fluid leaks. Original carb, distributor, radiator, fan shroud all missing. Front end fiberglass badly damaged. Whole car totally worn out, suspension was ragged, interior was very rough with an absolutely shredded driver's seat. Windshield and back window leaked. And had typical California daily driver rust in the passenger floor and trunk dropdowns as a result. Had a poor quality exterior-only paint job at some point in its life, and the paint was just trash. Not in any way savable or "survivor" quality. I feel like the before pictures made that abundantly clear, but I can only assume people just aren't looking closely at them. This car was way rougher than anybody would ever consider a "survivor". Just because something runs and drives does not automatically make it a survivor. Believe me, I'm a big fan of leaving clean original survivors alone. This was NOT a candidate by any rational definition.

All that aside.. the original goal for the project was to build a "holy grail" type keeper for the owner.. a real Shelby, built his way. Lots of modifications to take advantage of lots of improvements in technology over the last 55 years. However, a superior car came along that immediately became the replacement holy grail: A Special Yellow four speed KR. We switched our focus to the KR, and this 500 suddenly went to the back burner. Well, fast forward a couple odd years, and the realities of timeframes and finished value meant the owner no longer wanted to finish this car.

The point made above about some folks not being able to afford a finished car is 100% true. It's a lot easier for some folks to hand over five figures and spend a few years working on it than hand over well into the six figure range for a properly finished car. But there's also the equally valid point that some people just want to build their own car. Either to build it the way they want, or to just know it was done right. So yes, as said above, projects like this usually sell for more than the sum of their parts - as this one just did today finally.

Further, sometimes the car you want simply isn't available finished. A car equivalent to the Special Yellow KR I'm building for him now simply does not exist in the market that I have seen. The huge majority are bone stock restorations, and that's not what he's looking for. So if you're going to build it your way, why start with a finished car? Conversely, why try to save $10-15k on the purchase price by buying a RUSTY bucket that will cost $30k just in metal work before it even enters the body shop? A lot of people don't make these calculations. The fact is that this car needs almost no metal work, which will save cost and time in the restoration process.