Concourse '68 Shelby

[Mosesatm]

Check out the detailing on this thing!

This car is almost is Jason's and Russ' league.

Are the black splotches supposed to be on the belly of the car or should the whole thing be red oxide? I can't imagine someone who goes to this much detail would have left the black unless it was supposed to be there.



http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1968...oryZ6236QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem#ebayphotohosting

 

[390cs68rcode]

car looks pretty clean. The paint daubs seem "funny" to me. I guess they were going for the "not so perfect look" to the markings. If I were going to this extreme I would have made the daubs a little more "nice". I assume the black spots on the floorpan are correct. Those spots would not be correct for a San Jose car.

 

[Mustanglvr]

So what kind of rear reflectors are on this Shelby? They look like the early set in ones, but they are chromed. This car should have originally came with Marchalls would`nt it? I guess Lucas would be correct too if they had them changed for the recall.

 

[390cs68rcode]

where is Scott when we need him..............

 

[luisa2552]

It's supposed to have a white top, though looks better with black.

 

[68gt390]

It's supposed to have a white top, though looks better with black.

Seems to me since they went to this much trouble to restore the car correctly they would have put the correct top on it. I'm sorry but, for me this is just a little to correct. You can't enjoy and drive the car. All that work just to let it sit? :icon_no:

Don

 

[luisa2552]

I agree with you Don. Isn't concourse restoration putting as is was from the factory? I'd drive it. 68 Shelby convert is my dream car, but in Highland Green of course.

 

[Mosesatm]

It's also possible that the Marti report may be in error regarding the top

 

[luisa2552]

Or could it have been a special order? There is no sold date on the Marti report. I just can't picture it with a white top.

 

[GTCSMustang]

The buck tag and build sheet show "TOP4" and "4" both indicating white top. I guess they just decided to go with black. I have a gold 1968 Shelby with a white top and think it looks better with the white top, but that's just my opinion. The car in question looks a little over-restored to me. The tags on the firewall and tag on the anti-backfire canister are not correct for 1968. Looks like they took all the stuff they liked from 1968, 1969, and 1970 and included all of the tags. It's mostly reproduction parts. But I'm not even sure is would score that well in the "restored with reproduction parts" class. It has reproduction 10-spokes, wrong tires obviously (should be small-letter Goodyear Speedway E70-15's), reproduction or service PS hoses, wrong (Koni?) shocks, and other stuff. Pretty nice car though. The current high bidder on the car also bid on a 1970 SCJ drag-pack Mach I had, so I suspect the auction is "real".

Jason,

I was loading a 1968.5 CJ convertible for it's journey to Ohio to be restored yesterday. Get your starter delays?

Scott

 

[luisa2552]

I have a gold 1968 Shelby with a white top

Any pics?

 

[GTCSMustang]

Pics of which?

 

[390cs68rcode]

Jason,

I was loading a 1968.5 CJ convertible for it's journey to Ohio to be restored yesterday. Get your starter delays?

Scott

yellow one or the one that the pizza guy has? If it was the pizza guy one, um..........do you own it now?

waiting on the pics for the starter delays.

 

[luisa2552]

Pics of which?

The gold Shelby with a white top. Never seen that combo.

 

[390cs68rcode]

Scott (GTCSMustang) won't admit it but he has (and had) some VERY cool cars.

maybe this little encouragement will get him to post up some pics and details. If he doesn't then oh well he wants to keep them private.

 

[GTCSMustang]

No pressure...right?

 

[390cs68rcode]

No pressure...right?

:grin: :grin: :grin:

 

[GTCSMustang]

Here's a Gold 1968 GT-500 convertible I have. I'll see what other pictures I can round up.

 

[GTCSMustang]

OK...maybe now.

 

[GTCSMustang]

Here's a 1968 J-code convertible I have. Original paint.