Posts by azbeneman

  • 6T07K199318 NIR on Ebay

    Fred,

    This car has been for sale for a long time. It seems like those interested have left the building. What do think this car is worth?

    The reason I ask, I have known about a similar car local to me that has been parked in a garage since the early 90s (66 K coupe, original yellow paint, original drivetrain minus the carb, original owner, 42K miles, Pony Int, non-GT). The local car would need a lot to get it on the road again but would be worth it if the price is right.

    Craig

  • Re-uniting original engines back in Kars

    GT Joe & Mcfly,


    This is kinda related to this topic. A friend of mine has a 66 K GT coupe (currently stored in my garage). He owned the car in the late 80's and recently reaquired the car. He knew it did not have the original motor, but it had vin stamped FB motor.


    To make a long story short, he contacted Howard Pardee at the Shelby registry, and it turns out this the the motor out of a 66 GT350H car. He would not tell us which car (Shelby VIN) but said as of last year, that car had not been found.


    The motor was recently rebuilt and dressed like a GT350. In the Koupe, it has about 500 miles on it, and runs beautifully. My questions for you guys are:


    If he were to sell the motor, what would a freshly rebuilt GT350 motor be worth? It has the original date coded heads, and all K internal items. My friend is contempting selling the motor, but has not advertised it.


    Do you recommend listing the motor any place other than the Shelby site?


    Azbeneman

  • 6R07K238931?

    This car was for sale on the site a few years ago. I talked to the owner at length and have 30+ photos of the car prior to the current owner purchasing it.


    It was originally a Sahara Beige car with a Parchment pony interior and top. Pretty cool combo in my opinion. At the time, the car was in pieces but it had the original drivetrain, and appeared to be an original GT car. It did have the original door tag at the time.


    Strangely enough, a friend of mine's grandmother may have been the original owner of this car. (he was not able to come up with the vin from her estate sale). The car he described sounded just like this car, and how many triple beige K GT coupes could have been sold in the San Jose sales district that year?


    I have contact info for the previous owner if anyone needs it.

  • 5R07K212283

    That's my car. I tried several times through the site to update the ownership info, but that does not work.


    It's an amazing car that is a blast to drive. I have had the car about a year and have really enjoyed it. I have another K opportunity that I can't pass up. Can't justify keeping them both.


    Craig

  • Barrett Jackson

    I was able to check this car out after it ran through. It was a very nice car. Other than the valve covers, headers and large exhaust, the only other non-stock item I saw as a 68 top loader shifter (round lock out). The tires were wider in the rear, and the car had a really cool vintage drag car look. I too thought the price was fair all things considered.


    I looked over the convertible briefly (lot 1061). It was a red 66 GT K vert with an automatic. I think it had a pony int. It looked basically stock, and pretty well done. It sold for $34K + 10%. I don't recall the white gauges or silver instruments/bezel. Those may have been changed back prior to the auction.


    A third car ran at Russo Steele this evening. It was a burgandy 65 GT K Vert (late 65 Dearborn car). The write up said it was #s matching. The shock towers had been removed, and it had a rack & pinion steering set up. The stamping on the fender did not look original to me. It had some sort of high flow fuel pump on it. The heads, balancer and carb appeared legit. It had a black pony int and black top. I left before it hit the stage, so I am not sure what it went for.


    Edited by - azbeneman on 01/18/2009 02:13:15


    Edited by - azbeneman on 01/18/2009 02:13:39

  • 6T09K274375

    If that is the auction car, I wonder if it was sold as "numbers matching"? Being a July car (probably),

    I doubt any of those engine components came with that car.

    No snubber bumper. What's the deal with the clutch pedal? (it's nearly on floor).


    Edited by - azbeneman on 11/07/2008 22:24:28


    Edited by - azbeneman on 11/07/2008 22:25:17

  • winter is here - boo

    I did the same thing leaving the MCA show here in Phoenix this afternoon. I have only had my Kar for 6 months, but I doubt I could ever go back to "standard" V8 early Mustang. These cars are a blast to drive. Fortunately for me, my Mustang season is just getting started.

  • VA Mustang/Scott Drake Wheels??

    I agree with Dunc. I had the 15" styled steel wheel on my last coupe. I purchased them with BF Goodrich TAs (black wall) in 215 width. They filled the wheel wells nicely, and gave the car an aggressive stance, with no rubbing. The best part was that CJ Pony Parts ships them mounted and balanced. Pull them out of the box and they are ready to go.(link to pictures of that car are posted in my profile)


    My current Koupe has 14" redline bias plys. I like the original look with standard hub caps. I put 400 miles of mostly mountain driving on the car last week, and those tires are sketchy (the non-power drums don't help). I miss the 15" w/radials. I may switch to the that set up on the K code next year.


    Edited by - azbeneman on 10/09/2008 20:56:33

  • 66K GT Fastback

    I sold my fully restored C code coupe to a guy from Adelaide Australia back in January. He purchased and shipped 8 cars home from the US this year including mine. The buyer restores Triumphs and Rovers for a living (my car shared a container with a TR8). One of the things he mentioned was how good the paint was on my car. Several of the other cars he purchased needed work. It sounds like the classic car hobby is alive and well down under.


    Rene - If you see a restored silver blue 66 coupe w/CA black plates, that one was mine. Sold it to buy my K code.


    Craig

  • Possible Book Changes Under Investigation

    My car is similar to Ralph's. I have a 4/21/65 San Jose Koupe. It is a 76K mile car. It has the HEH-T transmission with the correct VIN stamp. My motor is VIN stamped as well, and matches the trans and fender stamps. Based on what I have seen of the rest of the drivetrain (heads, intake, rear end), I have no doubt this is the original transmission.

  • Data Plate Question

    I had the same problem with my last car. I tried a little paint thinner, and it took everything off of the tag. Once you start that, you can't go back so I took the entire tag to bare metal.


    It was obviously the original tag, so I left it that way. I felt it was more important to keep the original tag on the car.