GT500KR Nightmare

[Woodz428]

I am NO authority, by any means, but do maintain several original Shelby's for some customers. It's my impression that unless it is original, meaning untampered with( including paint), that the only provenance that makes the ka-ching is the Shelby one. Since it was already painted, and what was done in order to paint it, it probably already lost any patena that it posessed.I think a quality repair would matter less than you think.I know that 2 of the 4 I work on have had major impacts long ago. That didn't seem to alter their value over any other redone one. I imagine the body/interior stuff is less important than the unique distinguishing pieces that make the car a Shelby instead of a Mustang. The KR was probably the most Ford of all the '67 -'68 cars since it used a straight production CJ engine...no special manifolds/carbs...anything... the interior has a few unique parts, but the fiberglass is what really changes it..and that Shelby thing. The price that Eleanor clones were going for indicates that those that will spend the $$ don't care if it was whacked, as long as it was repaired correctly.
Now, I would be all over the transport company for the repair.. the insurance would have trouble "totaling" out a car with the rarity and value that has...especially since it is repaired the same as a Mustang. I'll bet the 'glass isn't any more costly than some original Mustang metal...