[DeTomaso] When Shelby passes

Wed Jun 17 14:19:10 EDT 2009

 The Local Mustang Club has a connection with him someway, maybe they
all do, events raise money for his charity.

At all their events, they auction hand signed 1:18 scale die cats
Shelbys of all vintages and Cobras.

Cheapest ones go for $150 and I've see them go for $400.00 with a
matcing signed hat.

Same thing in Toys R Us is 39.99

The cynic in me thainks he wholesales these at $100.00 to the clubs
and they pay in advance knowing they will get more
and then they send the difference back in, but i guess Shelby could
just send them out hoping for the best in return.

Either way, it's a pretty cool way to use your name, helping other
people and ol' Shel realizes that
those who want his autograpgh can afford a little charity for the priviledge.

I bought one myself (2005 Mustang in White with Blue Stripes), it sits
next to the Tom T. autographed Hot Wheels Pantera die cast.

I hope he's around long enough to sell lots more of them.

Michael in Savannah

BTW, was anybody else surprised how few YELLOW Panteras were at Reno,
I thought there would be more,
YOU KNOW, since it's the best color and all.

On Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 2:05 PM, <asajay at asajay.com> wrote:
> In 1991, our local Mustang Club hosted the International Mustang meet.
>  This was a right around the time Shelby had received his new pump.
> We had several t-shirts signed by him while he was in the hospital
> that we sold at the event.
>
> During the final auction of the night, we had one more t-shirt with
> his signature.  At auction, that t-shirt sold for $400.  I was amazed.
>  Today that t-shirt might not fetch as much.  But I often wonder, as
> I have one of those signed event t-shirts, never worn, kept in a safe
> place.  Criminy, after seeing one go for $400, I couldn't bring myself
> to put the darn thing on.
>
> I have no idea what it would go for if I put it on ebay.
>
> Asa Jay
>
> Quoting "michael at michaelshortt.com" <michaelsavga at gmail.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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