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My Dream Car
This is my dream car......
I am 16 and was dreaming of getting this car....I am a Dj From CAlifronia and was wondering if it was possible to obtain this car..
a 1968 Shelby Mustang Gt500kr(i think it is kr)THis car is da bomb...also the 1967 shelby gt500 is tight...does anybody have a shelby gt500 or gt350 for sale around these years....i love the cars and really need one now....i understand that in 1968 they only produced 2050 gt500 and the 1968 model only had around 300 gt500(that model)
I am 16 and was dreaming of getting this car....I am a Dj From CAlifronia and was wondering if it was possible to obtain this car..
a 1968 Shelby Mustang Gt500kr(i think it is kr)THis car is da bomb...also the 1967 shelby gt500 is tight...does anybody have a shelby gt500 or gt350 for sale around these years....i love the cars and really need one now....i understand that in 1968 they only produced 2050 gt500 and the 1968 model only had around 300 gt500(that model)
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GT350 fastback 1,253
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GT500 fastback 1,140
convert 402
GT500KR fastback 933
GT500KR convert 318
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So as you can see, they aren't exactly "rare" but the production numbers are pretty low. Also, at this time these cars were now built by Ford in Michigan. The Gt350 lost power since it now had a regular production 302 and not the hi-po 289. The GT500 still had the 428 V8 rated at 360HP, but only one carb. The KR replaced the regular 500 when the 428 Cobra Jet engine came out....it was rated, probably underrated, at 335HP.
These cars are readily available, and a nice one with no weird stories and good papers and accurate equipment would cost around $35,000...of course, over the top restorations for show may cost more.
But I have just been offered a very rare bird: a Jaguar XJ6 Coupe - beautiful, truly. And yet, at over $20k, not a bargain, I think?! That'll keep me wondering tonight...
Today, I still look for anything produced by anyone that even comes close to those cars. I doubt it will ever happen, but if it does, I'm ready to buy.
Reality: I was too stupid to realize the value of a black '63 T-Bird when I was 16. The car was mint and being sold by a widow for $4500 back in 1994. The last time I saw it about a year later, it was still sitting in a carport with a sign for $3500 on it. Should have bought it.
A 289 (baby) Cobra is a beauty also.That has a softer ride and can do 0-60mph in 5.5 secs.
I am thinking of doing a Cobra kit this summer. I'm looking for a 1980's (5.0 litre) Mustang as a donor car.It may not be the real thing but I'll take it.
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My dream car is whatever was ahead of the moron in the left lane going 52 miles per flippin hour on 355 last night. He got home a good half hour ahead of me. I saw a car five miles down the road, then the moron and then 30 cars stacked up behind the moron and then there was me.
My dream car is an M1 tank, full load out and no restrictor plate on the engine. HooHaa!
(Actually, that'd be pretty cool.)
I do have a Devin body that is destined for either a TR3 or a Morgan chassis. Gotta build a new garage first.
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I wouldn't have the guts to drive an original on the road.
Rumors abound that Ford wants to build a modern version of the GT40, with a V-12 this time...a supercar to compete with Ferrari, etc.
(Reminds me of the time I saw a Boss 429 (its a hemi! its not a hemi! its a dessert topping!) for sale in Hemmings for several grand. What you got was the firewall (plus a litle car on each side) and the title + some other paperwork history. Perfect for that radiator cap restoration. (Which I expect a passel of Shelby Mustangs have already had).)
(For the 442 guy...these are basically factory 427 Camaros, which in turn are just SS-396 Camaros minus some trim + cold air induction + an L72)
So...this guy has one of each color and transmission combination. A little set piece auto museum filled with, I dunno, 20 or so *identical* 1969 Camaros. All just sitting there.
Sometimes I think it would be funny, given Bill Gates' wealth to buy *every* ZL1 Camaro (for instance). The last couple might cost a few million, but what the h***. Take all 69 cars (or however many are left) and build some sort of 'Carhenge' thing in Wyoming or somewhere. Extreme religion towards cheap manufactured goods deserves some sort of response.
A nice Ferrari GTO should bring about 7 million.
If I had an original GT-40 I would drive it - sometimes quite fast, but I would never take it to the mall or drive a few hundred miles to visit my brother with the thing.
My dream car COULD be used as a daily or semi-daily driver. A nice Ferrari GTO, a GT-40 or a V16 Cadillac are treasures, not dream cars.
Of course you wouldn't be racing a V-16 Cadillac, but you could certainly drive it on long tours and use it. These cars are perfectly capable of 1,000 mile trips. And collectors know that the worst old car to buy is a museum car. The ones that are used are by far the best cars to own.
Chasing down a dream car can be very exciting and quite interesting. A lot llike detective work, with hot leads turning cold, and sudden surprises where you least expect them.
You can make a great game out of it.
For one of my "dream" cars (one man's dream is another's nightmare?), a little Fiat 600 with sunroof, I thought I might just order the car piece by piece through Ebay...whenever a Fiat 600 part came up at a cheap price, I'd buy it and put it in a big box. Sooner or later I'd have a whole car.
Dream Vehicle: 1965 Willys M-678 or M-679 van.
http://www.csl.sony.co.jp/person/osawa/carAlbum/alfa/Duetto.JPEG
I want to build the engine to about 160 - 175 horsepower, and put an improved suspension on it, but not to harsh for daily driving. I dont' want the engine wound too tight, but I want 'substantial' power for daily driving. Perhaps a newer engine than the original.
Porsche synchros for the transmission, of course
No intent to make it in any way authentic - pick the best features of all the Alfa years, and perhaps some things not even from Alfa at all, such as better seats, etc.
My object is to build a car for ME, regardless of resale value, and then to drive it whenever I choose.
I haven't done any research into it, but I don't think this is an impossible dream or impossibly expensive, except for the lack of mechanical skill I have and lack of garage space to build it in.
Oh, that and the $20K to buy and build it with. That reminds me. I have to check my lottery tickets...
Lemko, if you are still around, there must be a story behind your choice, i would like to hear it.