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I live in Boise and followed the auction...

The Tucker was a no sell...I don't recall what it was bid to...

there were a few other mildly interesting cars....the 2005 Ford GT sold for $255K with a salvage title...

The 68 GT350 vert (#2781)went for $81k which, on the surface seems like a bargain given the listing hype but several of us took a good look at it ...it appeared that despite the claims of meticulous restoration, there was a significant amount of rust that had been painted over so it could be a nightmare or the buy of the year...I voted for the former...it was also claimed as numbers matching although it appeared that the VIN stamped on the engine block was different from the car VIN tag,

The 65 K-Code vert was a no sale...if I recall, it only went to the mid $30k's...questionable condition with pop rivets visible in the trunk area...

The 68 CS was a no sale at around $28K...

The entire lot came from a local collection...it seemed like an odd collection in that they were all drivers but apparently hade been warehoused for quite a number of years in the belief that they were more special that it turned out.

Do a search on "flocking kit"....there are all kinds of them available as well as You Tube videos showing the process.

there are some detailing/parts issues in the engine bay

That's an understatement

68 columns have 2 piece nested shafts as a safety feature to allow the column to collapse...the shaft  is held in the correct position with some plastic shear pins which have generally broken or will break easily in these old cars. Chances are that the lower half of the shaft has slipped up into the upper half...they can sometimes be pretty tight...if you can get a vice grip clamped on the end (be careful to pad it so you don't damage the shaft) you can try tapping gently against the vice grip with a hammer to see if the shaft will come back out.

Thanks Bob!

At SAAC 43,  #1487 received a gold award in the Concours judging thanks to much assistance from many on this board. The award trophy showed up in the mail today and I have to say it's very nice except for a couple of small but rather important details...there's a typo in the VIN # and the car is described as a 500 instead of a 350 which is what it is.

At the risk of being ungrateful, I'd like to return it and have it corrected as it doesn't do much for the provenance of the car as it stands with the errors. I don't know who to contact about that. Can anyone offer a contact point for the awards?

Thanks much!

My car (#1487) was the GT350....it was announced at the awards dinner that we received a gold but I haven't heard from anyone officially. The KR vert was announced as a Premier award....I don't recall the owners name but the car was restored by Jason Billups.

#1487   Looking forward to seeing everybody at SAAC 43!