gt500 KR barn find

[Topblissgt]

If this is same car I looked at about 1999 it  is pretty rough . it was  stored  away after a bad restoration.

Not the same car

[Coralsnake]

https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/classic-cars/1968-shelby-gt500kr-with-22k-miles-discovered-in-orchard/ar-AAyVL75?li=BBnb7Kz

[Coralsnake]

My definition of "exceptionally well preserved" must be a little different. Lol

[Coralsnake]

Interesting hood seal attacment....

[Topblissgt]

https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/classic-cars/1968-shelby-gt500kr-with-22k-miles-discovered-in-orchard/ar-AAyVL75?li=BBnb7Kz

I already posted that link 2 posts ago.

[Topblissgt]

My definition of "exceptionally well preserved" must be a little different. Lol

Yea, not a spot of rust, not one dent and not one ripped interior component over a 50 year span is not well preserved.

[Coralsnake]

Missing snorkel, heat shield, s-tube, starter delay, complete smog system, fan shroud and a few other parts in the engine bay. The intake looks to have been replaced. Car has the wrong gauges and the wrong shifter. Someone installed a manual choke, so at least part of the carb has been dismantled. There look to be a few other switches added under the dash. No wheel lip mooldings or fender emblems indicates it may have been repainted....it has the wrong shocks, wrong tires, oil cap, radiator cap, battery, etc...and those are just some of the things I can see in the photos...we are easily approaching $10,000 in missing and replaced parts.

You dont really want to challenge that statement do you?

It has a lot of originality, but falls short of "exceptional" in my opinion, but I have seen a lot of nice, original cars.

[Topblissgt]

Missing snorkel, heat shield, s-tube, starter delay, complete smog system, fan shroud and a few other parts in the engine bay. The intake looks to have been replaced. Car has the wrong gauges and the wrong shifter. Someone installed a manual choke, so at least part of the carb has been dismantled. There look to be a few other switches added under the dash. No wheel lip mooldings or fender emblems indicates it may have been repainted....it has the wrong shocks, wrong tires, etc...and those are just some of the things I can see in the photos...we are easily approaching $10,000 in missing and replaced parts.

You dont really want to challenge that statement do you?

It has a lot of originality, but falls short of "exceptional" in my opinion, but I have seen a lot of nice, original cars.

Sure I do.. The car is a normal day 2 type car in near perfect preserved condition. The original intake is also included. You are wrong. But then again its just your opinion which really don't matter, because its not your car or $.

Oh BTW- its 100% original paint too

[Coralsnake]

Which part is wrong?

The part were I said "maybe repainted" ?

Because every other thing I listed is accurate.

I am not sure what your connection is to the car, but trust me when I say, there are exceptional examples out there, but a car missing thousands of dollars of parts that has been modified and neglected isnt one of them.

If you think it is, thats your opinion. Im not going to say it doesnt matter, because it tells us a lot about you.

[Topblissgt]

again, its your opinion, which matters very little. Maybe in your mind its a dandy thing, but to the rest of us it means nothing

[Coralsnake]

again, its your opinion, which matters very little. Maybe in your mind its a dandy thing, but to the rest of us it means nothing

You cant challenge the facts, so a personal insult is a good fall back.

I will provide you with a few examples of exceptionally well preserved cars, so you might understand the difference.

http://www.scottfullerreproductions.com/page/page/5235457.htm

Several of these cars ( including the 1968 Shelbys  ) are exceptional and unrestored.

[Topblissgt]

You cant challenge the facts, so a personal insult is a good fall back.

I will provide you with a few examples of exceptionally well preserved cars, so you might understand the difference.

http://www.scottfullerreproductions.com/page/page/5235457.htm

Several of these cars ( including the 1968 Shelbys  ) are exceptional and unrestored.

No personal insults, just the facts. If you are insulted(your words) then it is what it is.. You would *think* a guy like you who loves these cars would be happy to see one unearthed, in such such great shape, (original sheet metal and fiberglass).  You would think.. But I guess not.. I know I am happy for the new owner, who got an amazing KR. Hes a great guy too. Try to be happy for others, its goes a long way in this short time we are here on this great Earth

[FL SAAC]

I know I am happy for the new owner, who got an amazing KR. Hes a great guy too. Try to be happy for others, its goes a long way in this short time we are here on this great Earth

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[Topblissgt]

I know I am happy for the new owner, who got an amazing KR. Hes a great guy too. Try to be happy for others, its goes a long way in this short time we are here on this great Earth

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Thanks Tony

[69mach351w]

Missing snorkel, heat shield, s-tube, starter delay, complete smog system, fan shroud and a few other parts in the engine bay. The intake looks to have been replaced. Car has the wrong gauges and the wrong shifter. Someone installed a manual choke, so at least part of the carb has been dismantled. There look to be a few other switches added under the dash. No wheel lip mooldings or fender emblems indicates it may have been repainted....it has the wrong shocks, wrong tires, oil cap, radiator cap, battery, etc...and those are just some of the things I can see in the photos...we are easily approaching $10,000 in missing and replaced parts.

You dont really want to challenge that statement do you?

It has a lot of originality, but falls short of "exceptional" in my opinion, but I have seen a lot of nice, original cars.

I'm not following you Pete. Has the 140 speedo and 8K tach. also the chrome border around the high beam light indicator.