Wow...great work!
1968 Shelby GT500 Restoration
- Thread starter 1967eleanor
- Start date
So how many factory grade Shelby restos have you done? He's not wrong.
No Shelby restorations here. I'd restore the last slant 6 Mopar before I dropped any money on a Shelby. I was laughing because someone from Michigan thought door skins/floors were a lot of rust.
Hardly any work on that car at all. I'd love to have an E-Body that needed such an extensive resto. :lol:
To be honest I'm not sure. I have a huge book with all kinds of receipts in it but i've never cared to add it up. It doesn't matter to me, when I want to do something and I save up enough money I do it. I'm no where close to "done" with my car. I'm still going to repaint it, build a 363ci dart motor, and re make the entire exhaust/headers in 304 stainless. I'm in the process of building another car right now so I'm gonna get that done/drivable before I dig back into mine, so I have a car to enjoy while I'm doing mine again By then I will be all done getting my bachelors(im a senior right now) and I will have more time.
No Shelby restorations here. I'd restore the last slant 6 Mopar before I dropped any money on a Shelby. I was laughing because someone from Michigan thought door skins/floors were a lot of rust.
the next time im at the shop I will save the in progress rust repair pictures, I will be sure to post up pictures of what you say is not " a lot" of rust, and is "hardly any work at all"
btw feel free to post up some of your work :beer:
Great, I'd love to see the rust repair. It is a lot nicer than anything I've started with that's for sure.:beer:
I love seeing classic mustangs getting restored. the car is beautiful. :beer:
If it took 75k to restore a classic like that, does that mean the car is worth over 100k? I'm just curious.
ill grab them the next time im at the shop. Trust me it was much worse than it looked haha. If your interested in seeing some serious rust repair, click on my profile, click my started threads and see the 54 chevy im building. there isnt much there that hasnt been replaced haha:beer:
In the current market the car would bring about 120-130k. A couple years ago this would have been a 150-160k car at the barrett jackson "peak"
Damn, I wish I had the funds to just have my Mark painted. All the damn thing needs, and you guys aren't too far from Mass if I recall. Well, if I ever hit the lotto, you guys will know.
im about 45 mins from the ny/mass state line.Keep in mind too I also do cheaper simpler paintjobs as well. Not everything we do is high end. Actually most of the cars we do are for average working people after all thats who we are.:beer:
Sold sold sold! Literally the day after I txt you. Put some 02 sims on it for the guy and out the door.
I'd imagine. All that salt they put on the roads in TX really puts a beating on those old cars down in TX. :lol1:
But I'm with you on the old E-Body cars. I'd say when I was a kid my dad had probably 5 or so 1970 Challengers. Mainly 383's and 440's, all with the Hurst 4 speed pistol grip. Fun cars. There was a MINT 1970 AAR Cuda the next town over from where I grew up when I was a kid. Loved seeing that on summer days.
Last edited:
dam, beautiful car and work man!
Damn, you're good. Looks very nice!
MINT!! The focus came out good too for a scuff and spray single stage I must say lol
As promised more pictures of the rust repair. Just shows you how much can be "hidden"
Yup haha
Users who are viewing this thread
