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That's not surprising. They had a sales rep bring out a green 68 bullit model to showcase. I was in their interest list and got to see one in person and test drive it. The car looks and sounds phenomenal but upon closer inspection, it was finished quite poorly.

The interior panels and trim didn't line up and screws were mis-spaced. A piece of the door trim was sticking out too far and left an impression mark against the dash. It almost looked like someone put it together in their garage.

Coincidentally, I also went to a cobra experience event in Martinez (Drew Serbs place). I met a guy with a Revology 1967 gt500. The guy had nothing good to say about their after sales customer service including allegations that there were material defects in the transmission design and assembly leading to the transmission to fail at under 10k miles. I don't remember all the details but they essentially ghosted him and he had to pay out of pocket to get it fixed.

After the above, it cemented my decision to steer clear of purchasing one.

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I don't think it's illegal. The high end watch companies do this often to keep prices "correct"

If revology is smart, they will bid up this car privately to ensure it closes at a good number.

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The bigger problem is the hit to market value. The Shelby market seems heavily biased towards correct and removing cleaning the frame is going to require a complete disassembly which will be every bit of 50k.

I'm in NorCal and I flew down to SoCal on a day trip to take a look at this car after the seller followed up to an initial inquiry I had made during the last auction. Not knowing much about 65's or Shelby's in general, I engaged Craig to meet me at the shop to check out the car.

Unfortunately, as others have pointed out in the BaT comments, the vast majority of the sheet metal has been replaced including quite a bit of the mechanical components such as motor, transmission and rear end. It almost appears as if the rear portion of the car was cut off and all new metal was welded back on albeit, incorrectly done. We are not able to clearly see any of the vin numbers either.

The restoration was supposedly done in 2017 and by an unknown shop which is unfortunate for an early 65. I took some photos of the photos showing the frame in the white and repairs in progress.

We went back to his warehouse and he showed me the boxes of parts. He didn't allow me to inspect the contents except for a few small boxes that were opened. They did not appear to contain anything notable and some things the things I saw include air and oil filters. I did ask to open one taped up box marked gauge pod and it was a new reproduction housing which was disappointing as he had said the boxes contained the original parts.

After a short discussion, we politely parted ways.

Hi Charles,

I've been collecting some parts and have a 65 rear end. I can send you some photos if you have a good email address.

Edward
edward.o.tung@gmail.com

3rd times a charm?

Last I saw, Matt has it for sale.