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Old 06-07-2015, 06:00 AM
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Default Shelby Cobra carjacked at gunpoint during test drive

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. — A salesman selling a nearly $100,000 sports car was carjacked at gunpoint during a test drive near St. Augustine Saturday.


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Old 06-07-2015, 07:36 AM
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Ralphy,
Looks like a Backdraft & I know the prices keeps going up, but Reg sells very few costing $100,000
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I'm guessing it may be easier to change the I.D. of a car like that than a conventional car? Likely in a paint booth now? Or a donor for a new build?
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A very hard car to flip and little parted out value.
Guess the $100,000 'value' was for insurance purposes.
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Looks like it was a Superformance, SPO3050. I found this posting from the St. Augustine Ford Dealership.

Jacksonville, FL 1965 Ford Shelby AC Cobra 427 "SC" Semi Competition Used Convertible St. Augustine, FL Ponte Vedra, FL Bozard Ford Lincoln | P4939 | SP03050
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makes no sense to steal these cars. resale market it tiny, part out value is small and not worth the crime IMO, draws tons of attention so can't exactly drive it around, so moving it out of state to a place that has very lax registration requirements seems like the only play for these crooks. what am I missing?
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" so moving it out of state to a place that has very lax registration requirements "

Maybe it'll come to AZ, on its way to Mexico? It could happen...ha
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Old 06-07-2015, 10:03 AM
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Or it's already on a container ship headed to parts unknown....
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Jacksonville, FL 1965 Ford Shelby AC Cobra 427 "SC" Semi Competition Used Convertible St. Augustine, FL Ponte Vedra, FL Bozard Ford Lincoln | P4939 | SP03050[/quote]


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Zero upside to stealing one of these. I would think that stealing one would only be useful if you were taking it far away and were going to "recondition" it and drive it. Then again you can't be thinking to clearly to still a car so its not like an realistic thought process can be applied in this situation.
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Hillbank should hire this Ad person.[/quote]

What point are you trying to make?
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If that was going for 100K the gunman wasn't only bandit in the car...
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Smells fishy.
Don't they ask for a picture of a license before they take off for a ride?
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Sounds weird to me too. I have seen this car there for about two years. It's a
Superformance car. I looked at it but bought a new Backdraft instead for
30k less.
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Smells fishy.
Don't they ask for a picture of a license before they take off for a ride?
I totally agree. Went with a friend to test drive an Audi R8 at a dealership and they vetted him pretty thoroughly.
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I totally agree. Went with a friend to test drive an Audi R8 at a dealership and they vetted him pretty thoroughly.
maybe I misread, but the article said the salesman was driving the car. the their was smart enough to not ask to drive himself knowing they'd want his info
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Old 06-07-2015, 06:53 PM
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If that was going for 100K the gunman wasn't only bandit in the car...
That's funny

But I suspect that the article may have taken some liberties here?

Quote: "A salesman selling a nearly $100,000 sports car..."
Asking $80k and selling for $70k would be a standard play for a late model kitted out SPF, no?

And you know how the American news is...

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And you know how the American news is...
Racist video clip. Not funny, IMO.

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Racist video clip. Not funny, IMO.
Hmmmm.... I wouldn't have thought so...

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Saw on the news today that they got the car back. and they have video of the hijacker from in the sales office. I read that the dealership has been sitting on this car for around two years and their asking price was $108
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