07SGT Posted March 25, 2014 Report Share Posted March 25, 2014 Mint 1969 Shelby GT500 found under 40 years of dust By Joe Mahan Published March 25, 2014Digital Trends Ron Gilligan Auctioneering Ron Gilligan Auctioneering Ron Gilligan Auctioneering Ron Gilligan Auctioneering Next Slide Previous Slide From dust to dust, people and cars come and go, but sometimes the old is reborn … and out of the dust emerges something immaculate. A 1969 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 428 Cobra Jet is a mouthful to say but it will drop any car enthusiasts jaw. This particular garage-find was owned and perfectly preserved by a now-deceased automotive connoisseur. Larry never washed the car for fear of scratching the paintjob or cause even the slightest bit of rust. Yahoo News estimates that the only time the car was ever washed was before delivery. Accordingly, the car is in absolute show room condition, except for a layer of dust. This snake features a larger, 428-cubic-inch Cobra Jet engine mated to a four-speed manual transmission, which has only run 8,500 miles in total. The spark plugs, belts, fan, and hoses are all original. The only items that are not from 1968 are the tires. Considering this highly collectable GT500 has sat since 1973 it’s an extreme rarity. The Mustang was originally purchased for just $5,245 in 1969. Now, though,it should sell at auction for over $100,000. The car will be auctioned off by Ron Gilligan Auctioneering on April 25th. It also looks like pack-rat owner also owned a 1971 Ford Ranchero with only 53,000 miles on it, and get this … a 1974 Ford Econoline Custom 100 van with only 554 original miles. Both vehicles are for sale along with a variety of other mint, perfectly maintained vehicles from the estate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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JeffJ Posted March 25, 2014 Report Share Posted March 25, 2014 Here's the other two topics where this has been discussed in the past couple of weeks. But does look nice out and cleaned up! http://www.teamshelby.com/forums/index.php/topic/84370-talk-about-a-barn-find/?hl=barn http://www.teamshelby.com/forums/index.php/topic/84398-shelby-gt500-time-capsule/?hl=1969 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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