[DeTomaso] Chevy in & out of Panteras or Engine Psychology Today

[michael@michaelshortt.com]

Low balling the 65-66 Shelby's, I have seen many sell for 200K plus, I
don't get it at all.

It's a Mustang for crying out loud and they weren't that rare.

More Shelby's built than Panteras

Can you imagine what might happen when Ol Shel finally passes?

Michael in Savannah

On Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 12:58 PM, Garth
Rodericks<garth_rodericks at yahoo.com> wrote:
> <<< If anyone converted a early mustang to a GT 500 Shelby "Clone" I sincerely doubt people
> would pay enough more to cover the cost of the "Clone" >>>
>
> But interestingly, my 1966 Mustang GT fastback is worth more as a Shelby GT350 clone than
> as an original restored car.  When faced with the overall expense of a restoration, the cost to
> convert an early Mustang to a Shelby clone is virtually the same as doing a stock restoration.
> I expect this is part of the reason why there's been such a proliferation of 65-66 Shelby GT350
> clone's in the last few years; sellers intending to flip a desirable car.  And, Shelby GT350's
> became very desirable cars, with prices hitting the stratosphere at $150,000+. It became
> economically sound to buy/build a clone for 1/3 the cost of the real deal and have all the fun of
> driving the wheels off of it.
>
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