Revology 67 GT500 on BAT

[azdriver]

Should be interesting..



https://bringatrailer.com/listing/shelby-mustang-gt500-fastback-by-revology/

[Bill]

I question why you would want a replica, when an original can be had for close to, if not the current price.

To each his own I guess.


Bill

[cobrachi]

Hmm...Shelby Authenticity Certificate....Titled as a 1967 Mustang....Hmm.....was it born as a A code, C code, T code....or new body...It will never a real one...

[acapulco350]

I am sure it was born a W code

That's how it got its Authenticity

Hmm...Shelby Authenticity Certificate....Titled as a 1967 Mustang....Hmm.....was it born as a A code, C code, T code....or new body...It will never a real one...

[davez]

Hmm...Shelby Authenticity Certificate....Titled as a 1967 Mustang....Hmm.....was it born as a A code, C code, T code....or new body...It will never a real one...

I am sure it was born a W code

That's how it got its Authenticity

Hmm...Shelby Authenticity Certificate....Titled as a 1967 Mustang....Hmm.....was it born as a A code, C code, T code....or new body...It will never a real one...

Says in the auction chassis RC9BSTPC147
These are probably new dynacorn complete bodies. State issued or revology MSO vin

[67 GT350]

I am sick of people asking me if my real 67 is a real 67 because of cars like that...

[98SVT - was 06GT]

It's a modern era kit car. New Dynacorn body and other components gathered far and wide. They pay SA a fee and SA blesses the build with a place in their unpublished unsearchable registry.
These licensed builds have ZERO connection to SA beyond paying a fee and getting your paperwork. To use the name Shelby they need the license from SA - to use GT500 and the trade dress (shape and look) they need a license from Ford. Ford fees vary by the number you want to build. They were willing to allow a guy I know to build 10 Mustang I replicas for no fee but they wanted a big amount to go beyond the 10. He didn't feel he could make enough per car to justify the tooling costs.

The federal rules changed a few years ago. It allows a component (kit) car builders to sell completed cars. The manufacturer creates a serial number and generates a MSO (manufacturer statement of origin) so the car can be registered. The year can be whatever the builder says it is since it states model year (must be at least 25 years old) not the year built. They do have to pass current EPA rules which is why they all get current drivetrains.

Low-volume manufacturer (LVM) exemption
The Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act) of 2015 exempts up to 325 replica vehicles annually from federal motor vehicle safety standards. However, replica vehicles must still meet equipment standards, such as those for lighting, brake hoses, glass, and tires.

Intellectual property
Replica vehicle manufacturers must certify that they own or have a license for the intellectual property associated with the vehicle. This includes patents, trademarks, and trade dress.

PS - why are they calling a 5.0 car a GT500???

[cobrachi]

I hear you  67 GT350  I have been dealing with that the past 22 years at local car shows.

[tesgt350]

I know there was a Time, way back after the original Eleanor mess, SAI was offering continuation Shelby Mustangs for a while.  Were those built BY them or FOR them?  I am thinking now they decided it is easier to license someone to just Build them to their specs and just collect a Check.

ALSO:  The one SA was putting out, were they Used Mustangs converted or did they start as Dynacorn Bodies?

[roddster]

While at the Indiana SAAC fall fest this past October,while displaying my GT350 #0036, I was admiring the Revology GT 350 on the floor.                What's not too admire? Coyote motor, five speed,etc. While standing there looking, someone asked if it was my car. "Nah" I said, mine is that real one over there, pointing at my car, #0036.

[SCJSTU]

I question why you would want a replica, when an original can be had for close to, if not the current price.

To each his own I guess.


Bill

a lot of younger generations want modern technology with older body style.......they don't care about original stuff

[shelbydoug]

I question why you would want a replica, when an original can be had for close to, if not the current price.

To each his own I guess.


Bill

a lot of younger generations want modern technology with older body style.......they don't care about original stuff

Yes. My 38 year old son freaks at the sight of a carburetor. Looking at my Webers left him speechless. That alone is a miracle.

EFI he totally understands. He does reburn his own and others CPU's for performance improvements. Carbs? Nah. Only lepers use those?


A 7 liter v-8, with TWO carburetors and a solid lifter cam? Whisky Tango Foxtrot! He stands behind me for protection.
He asks why does the engine sound like that? What's wrong with it?

[98SVT - was 06GT]

..... SAI was offering continuation Shelby Mustangs for a while.

CS figured it out early when he let J Brunk build 12 1966 GT350 convertibles in exchange for getting 4 of them for free. People would come to him with a plan to build X number of cars that he would bless as continuation models for X dollars per car. There were many doing it and he was raking in the money without any overhead. At one point I think he did offer to sell the cars - adding some cachet to the deal. That exposed him to the bad workmanship since SA delivered the cars. He found the "we only license them" to be an easier way out. Most were disastrous and used the  cheapest rust buckets they could find as starting points. One was shut down because of all the (stolen?) cars sitting around with the VINs removed. Even the first 12 66s were pieced together junk when they were required to be 80% new parts. He had reactivated his manufacturers license for those. I knew a guy who worked at SA when CS got his convertibles. It took him several days to sort out each "new" car.

[csxsfm]

At the same time CS got into this new venture, some of my Shelby's original parts disappeared in SoCal.  Coincidence?  I think not.

[edd1e22]

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