Location: Scottsdale, Arizona (Nothing like trying to keep a vintage Mustang cool in 115 degree heat.)
Posts: 311
I was checking that out too. I wouldn't pay 95 grand for it either, especially in this economy. Well, that, and I don't have 95 grand. Ha!
I can respect the way they did that car, because it was done with a shell. If it were an original Fastback, I'd have a heart attack.
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1968 Mustang coupe, bought in August '11 (second '68 I've had), .302, Candy apple red, standard black interior, A/C, built in San Jose, California, first registered in October '68. She's mostly original, but has been restored somewhat over the years. Minor tweaks forthcoming.
The speakers/door panels are available on www.mustangstofear.com. I intend on using their one piece headliner & upper console assembly to ease installation and for the extra headroom. Pricey, but nice.
__________________ 1967 K Code GT Fastback
1985 SVO (A lil' over the top)
1992 LX 5.0 Convt
2005 Mustang GT
2003 Lightning
2010 Ford Flex (Wish the wife had opted for the twin turbo)
I think they'll have a hard time getting $95,000 for a custom. It's a cool car and all, but considering one can get a new Shelby GT500 for less money, it's hard to justify.
At least with something like, say, a real Boss 429, it's truly a collector car. But a custom? Again, hard to justify. And, I guess you'd have to register it as a kit car.
Well it said that cj pony parts has a replica eleanor... But for it to be a replica it would have to be exactly like the movie one. And look at how much that company that builds them sells them for...
To me, the fact that it's an 'Eleanor' would drop its value about half if it were a real Shelby. Since it's not a Shelby, it's worth (to me) a little less than what a restored fastback would be since I'd have remove all that body stuff and have it repainted.
I know everyone has their own tastes (and no offense to the Eleanor guys) but I keep thinking that in 20 years people are going to say 'why did they do this to all these nice fastbacks and what was that silly movie called?'.
__________________ Plain Jane 65 Coupe - Scary fast (at least that's what my wife says). (SOLD 10/2012)
Feature Car in December 2010 StreetScene (the magazine of the National Street Rod Assoc)
Well obviously the look isnt for everyone... I personely like the look think it looks alot sporty/mean than a stock mustang. But wether I would do it to my mustang ehhh prob not.
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