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So what is the display and trailer worth??  To get us closer to actual price paid for the car...    

I saw the car at the Hilton Head Island Concours a few weeks ago, it got a lot of attention there.

It seems the part that maybe is overlooked is that what makes the older cars unique is how they ran/drove, even with all the little quirks.  That's the experience... to drive a car with engineering and feel from that time period.  I'm sure a lot of us daily drove cars like this, my first car was a '68 mustang that was a daily driver for several years.  I daily drove a '65 fastback for several years also.

There's certainly a place for these modern restomods, which is what they are.  The same car could have been created by a backyard builder with good fabrication skills... likely would consume that persons life, but possible.  We've all seen some very well done restomods done by the owners.

The part that seems odd to me, maybe someone can explain it better, has to do with CS licensing.  That's basically just this company licensing the 'Shelby' name and maybe 'GT500' to be put on the car?  There's a licensing certificate in the auction pics, signed by the CEO of SA that looks like something more than just a name licensing document.  It seems to suggest that the complete car is something that SA is endorsing, although surely that can't be?

I looked through all the pics in the auction, I see a lot of regular reproduction parts used and some improvements on original design.  Covering the rear panels in leather (I guess it's leather and not vinyl) is a nice touch.  It's obvious that most of the work was done with the undercarriage and drivetrain.  Have to wonder if they make much profit selling at the 300k+ price point.

I agree that I would rather have an original, and I do.  But for example, the continuing line of "Elanors" constantly outsell original cars at the auctions. What's that about? That defies logic.

My guess is they've become so regular at auctions for so long now that buyers likely have them as a checklist car for their collection.  Park an eleanor clone and a real '67 Shelby side by side at a big cars-n-coffee and watch which car gets the most attention...  I would place my bets on the eleanor.

The red KR at MCACN?

I don't know the restorer, but give him credit for allowing video of work being done.  I'm guessing Shelby's are not his forte, but the one positive thing is I'm sure this has been a learning experience.  Each of us that have done restorations have gotten better with each car done.  I would have liked to have seen less power tools being used and more following the Ford shop manual for torque specs.

I would inspect this car in person before bidding on it , ho wait , i would inspect every Shelby before bidding on it !!

BAT bidders would disagree!!    

A few items:  Rear bumper guards should be body color, horns should be all black, by-pass hose/clamps on engine should be blue.

The fender could likely be fixed, but would be challenging/time consuming.  There's a reinforcing brace on the back of the fender, it would likely need to be at least partially removed.

Depending how original the car is, a good used original fender may be another option, considering if sheet metal date stamps are important.

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Great video, thank you to all that serve and served.

One of the best car shows I've been to!

Looking for a nice original '65 9" rear housing, correct type with tapered tubes.  Prefer one that hasn't been damaged/welded on, no heavy pitting.

003 wasn't 'ordered' on October 26, 1964, it was scheduled to be built at the San Jose assembly plant that day.  How do we know?  The car retains its original mustang door plate with a 26K scheduled build date.

Any V8 Mustang for '65 could be ordered with disc brakes once it became an option in early '65 production.  The only configuration that disc brakes were included was the Mustang GT package.  For non-GT K codes, disc brakes were an option, drum brakes on all 4 corners standard.  For '65 GT350, based on a non-GT K code, it was a line/add item on the DSO sheet.

Surprised there haven't been more of these considering how much the real one sold for.  OVC certainly took the concept and ran with it, although their cars are closer to the original.

The one referenced here looks like a decent restomod/tribute, I don't think they were trying to fool anyone and it probably does perform/handle better than the original.