Mystery solved. Shelby Trust to sell Real Cobras

[Anthony]

Originally Posted by RodKnock

So, are you telling me that every original '60's series car is restored or nearly restored and doesn't need a bunch of OEM parts to start/finish the owner's restoration? This parts stash is a treasure trove of OEM parts. A very wealthy owner, someone who owns 30-40 rare vintage cars in his or her collection, buys the Resurrection Cobra, takes the rare unobtainium parts he or she needs from it and then resells it. Or keep it. Of course, disclose the fact that "these" specific parts are no longer on the car and sell it. Why not? I can complete the restoration of "my" original '60's 3000 series, which now will win all sorts of awards at the next SAAC Convention and is now worth $3,000,000 or whatever.

I know if I had an "original" cobra, I wouldn't spend megabucks on original parts. It's an original car, it doesn;t need to have all original parts, down to the spring clips or rubber boots. Those extra original parts are worth more putting them together for these cars than they are worth selling them to the owners of "original" cars. We'll see how big of a money maker these cars will be. Carroll couldn't sell them 20 years ago, maybe there is a market for these cars now, built the way they are doing them. It's a business.

[RodKnock]

Originally Posted by Anthony

I know if I had an "original" cobra, I wouldn't spend megabucks on original parts. It's an original car, it doesn;t need to have all original parts, down to the spring clips or rubber boots. Those extra original parts are worth more putting them together for these cars than they are worth selling them to the owners of "original" cars. We'll see how big of a money maker these cars will be. Carroll couldn't sell them 20 years ago, maybe there is a market for these cars now, built the way they are doing them. It's a business.

Then you don't understand anal retentive perfectionist behavior like I do.

There are folks all over the world looking for that one last part to make their rare piece of history juuuussssst right.

I don't know if the OEM parts stash exists or not, and maybe it's just one shelf's worth of the Almighty Lucas wiper motors or something, but it sure does create some hysteria and excitement around here. That I'm grateful for.