68 Shelby Convertible on Ebay!

[sgianino]

Looks like a gem!With tons of detailed photos!! Enjoy http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...&category=6465

[computerworks]

...a very pretty car.

"...with $20k of hi-end stereo installed..."

OH, my achin' trim-panel cutouts!

[Gordon Levy]

I had that car in my shop for a couple of days checking everything over. It is a really nice car. They did do some cutting for the sound system, but nothing that can't be fixed.

[casaleenie]

he's going to get over $1.00 for every mile he drove it....
That's hard to beat.....

[southernfriedcj]

Mr. Mustang, if everything is as represented in the ad, is the car worth 68k?

Anyone, if I buy the car does anyone want a 20k stereo for 10k?

[mrmustang]

It certainly is a clean car from the photographs. I would think the sound system aside, yes, 68K is the going rate based on it's level of "concourse correct" detailing and overall condition............Now, if it was a KR, you could add another 20K on to the right car and color combination.......................................




Bill S.

[southernfriedcj]

Thanks for the reply Bill.
What's the difference in the GT500 and the GT500KR?(King of the Road?)

[computerworks]

Ford offered the Cobra Jet engine for the first time in 1968 1/2. Carroll Shelby, always one to up the competition, be it Ford or GM, put the 428CJ engine in his GT500 Shelby Mustangs about two thirds into the model year. It was cheap horsepower. Early '68 GT500's were given Ford's 428 police interceptor engine. Rated at 360 hp at 5400 rpm, the big block produced 420 ft. Lbs. Of torque at 3200 rpm. Mid-year, Shelby got wind that GM intended to introduce a 396 Camaro and call it "King of the Road." Shelby beat them to it. Before GM could follow through, Shelby American offered a GT500KR, King of the Road, and stuffed the Cobra Jet engine under the hood.
The '68 GT500KR was a very special car. Many modifications were made to the stock GT Mustang. The 428 was the same Cobra Jet engine offered in the stock big block Mustang. It was the old 428 block with a lot of changes. The low riser, revised, 427 heads had huge rectangular ports. Measuring 2.34" x 1.34", the ports were larger than the 427 racing heads. A special dual-plane intake manifold held the mammoth Holley carb. Stronger connecting rods and crankshaft were replaced the stock 428 pieces. Dished alloy pistons were used with eyebrows, attached to con rods with full floating pins locked in with two retainers. This lowered the compression ratio to 10.7 to 1. Pop up pistons were available for drag racers. The KRs all received heavy duty front and rear shocks, the four speed cars got staggered rear shocks, power front disc brakes and power steering and big capacity rear drum brakes. Ford did not promote the increase in horse power the Cobra Jet engine had. It was advertised at 335 horse. That figure was off at least 20 percent. Remember during those years the insurance companies had started to penalize high horsepower cars. In fact, these years were the beginning of the end of cars like the gt 500 KR.

--from carmemories.com site

I seem to remember they made just about as many KR's as they did standard GT-500's in 1968. I think the KR's had a ram-air deal, also. Mr. Mustang can fill in the details.

When I drag raced in 1968, my GT-350 never lost to a KR; we considered them overweight "sleds"
(...back in my small-block days )

[bnewell]

Gordon ~ have you recently seen the car?? Any problem areas or anything to be concerned with?? Also, does anyone know the SAAC history of this particular car??

Thanks!!

Brian

[Larry Cleveland]

The car looks pretty nice to me. I would check to see that the motor is correct for the car. Also check for rust (bottom of doors, etc.) Checking the Shelby registry may provide some further insight about the car. I have a recently restored black with A/C GT-500KR convertable. It is sure fun to drive a convertable. Most people have never seen a Shelby convertable. I would think that you could buy it and drive it for a few years and recoup your cost and then some. Not much risk that I can see. Just don't try to fully restore it (NOS parts) or you can easily spend some serious dollars that you may not be able to realize on sale. I bought at a good time and have some good friends that helped in the restoration. Otherwise it could have gotten out of hand in a hurry. Good luck!
Larry

[Gordon Levy]

The car is very clean. There is no rust, we checked for that. It runs really well and is priced very fair.

[Karl Bebout]

Most peculiar, a battery in the trunk and one in the engine bay, both with cables attached...at least according to the pictures. I've never seen this done.

[sgianino]

Karlos ,

Could be that the stereo is run from its own battery source.I never seen it either but sometimes in real high end audio there will be a seperate battery or two running the tons of watts

[bnewell]

it seems that the bidding stalled on this car at the end of the auction.......any idea why????

Brian

[southernfriedcj]

Thanks, Ron.