Some people are just frickin nuts.

[Yogi]

Ok... I'm gonna vent here for a moment.

I've been looking for a few rare cars and three times in the last two weeks I have run across rare cars just to have them recently sold or sold the day of contact. All of the cars have gone to Gennadi for the chop job!

For the record, Steve, your post was not recieved as hostile. We know there are collectors and purists out there who feel the GT should be left stock. Fortunately, not everyone feels this way. Last week we delivered one in a Candy Tangerine, MK2 is driving a Candy Chrome Red GTX1. You want to talk about a rare car. The candy tangerine also has the B-door upgrade. Amazing stuff. I guess in our opinion the GTX1 is the grandaddy of all collectible GT's. Afterall, the GTX1 program began at Ford and we upgrade them with the blessing of the Blue Oval!

 

[MK2_GT]

Tha tangerine car looks hot...what # was it in sequence? Anymore pictures?

Congrats to whomever the owner is.

 

[red gt 1442]

I am into NOS type cars. In fact my collection of Shelby's and Mustangs are exactly that. All of them stock to the bone as they were made. I think when it comes to the FGT, and allowing for the 3800 US versions that were made, (and considering how many total losses in such a short time) this is the type of car that screams collection status from the inception. Just having this car, in 5 or 10 years will generate a profit from the original purchase price, no matter where it might of been. I really dont think a stripe delete, or whatever delete is going to make that much of a difference in price, if at all, it would be very small at best, against the total picture. As far as modifications, I'm sure that ev one making changes to these cars (other than the chop) would be smart enough to keep all the original removed parts to be put back at a later date if the owner so chooses.
Just my 1 1/2 cent worth.:cheers

Gino

 

[AZGT]

I really dont think a stripe delete, or whatever delete is going to make that much of a difference in price, if at all, it would be very small at best, against the total picture.

Maybe, but look what a big gas tank does for a 1963 Corvette - and who the hell ever wanted an oversize gas tank in 1963? The was no storage to start with, let alone giving most of it up.

I guess that is why most of us are fortunate to own the car and don't really care. But, like you said, if I do any mods, I will be sure that I can put it back as it was just in case?

Yogi did make a good point when he said "Afterall, the GTX1 program began at Ford and we upgrade them with the blessing of the Blue Oval". He may be right - after all the Shelby's were chopped up Mustangs and the Yenko cars were screwed with Chevrolets :willy

I guess I would be more comfortable chopping the top off my 10K rice rocket rather than the FGT just in case, but time WILL tell.

 

[MK2_GT]

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Yogi did make a good point when he said "Afterall, the GTX1 program began at Ford and we upgrade them with the blessing of the Blue Oval". He may be right - after all the Shelby's were chopped up Mustangs and the Yenko cars were screwed with Chevrolets :willy

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I was going to make the same point. A GTX1 is more of a Yenko than some butcher chop mod.


I mean look at what Clarkson had to say about it:

"as good as anything I have ever driven"..."if there is one car I would like to keep for myself it would be the GTX1"

watch it here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpy8xAKVadU

 

[Kayvan]

OK Here is the classic tuner list:

-Shelby
-Yenko
-Baldwin Motion
-Hurst
-Saleen
-Roush
-GTX
-?


Now back to full loving of GTs

 

[B O N Y]

Suprised to see that -- at lower condition level i can see it being a positive at the concourse level, I cant seeing it adding any value, and detracting; esp. given bad after-taste of those miami-Vice knock offs; at ~130 original Daytona spyders its always going to be a debate whether a car is a chop/cut or original. The re-coupes obviously are a minority but present trend.

What we are seeing, oh, by the way, I am with you. I think there is only one thing that should be cut (very carefully and not to much either:lol :rofl :lol ) I would not want a cut GTB. But the market is showing the cut cars bring $10k premiums. Most of the workmanship I have seen is excellent, easy to spot if you know what a Spyder is supposed to look like, but for most unwashed folks they can't tell the difference. Used to be when a GTB was $100k car a cut GTB was a $70k car in equal condition... but not anymore:lol The GTB has skyrocketed in value over the last 18 months, and I am not crying.

 

[B O N Y]

OK Here is the classic tuner list:

-Shelby
-Yenko
-Baldwin Motion
-Hurst
-Saleen
-Roush
-GTX
-?


Now back to full loving of GTs

Tired tonight, having major brain fade. how about a Royal Pontiac Catalinas, GTO's...

 

[abolfaz]

I was told of another no option no stripe car that went under the knife today...:eek

 

[S592R]

Guys, thanks for the input. I feel that its fine for someone to modify the car and think it does bring some interesting things to the fold. I do think the paint job on that last car in this line is cool. But, what I am saying there are several of us out here that would love to find a no options/low options no stripes car out there just to enjoy stock. With so many striped cars out there why not modify one of many instead of one of a few? I think it is fairly well known here that I would love to find a yellow no options car. If anyone has one that they don't want PM me. If you find one ...PM me. If you buy one and then cut it ...run like hell!!! :lol

Also, with some of the cars being wrecked...why not rebuild one of those and go nuts modifying it. like the guys says ... restore them instead of crushing them.

Thanks

 

[AZGT]

OK Here is the classic tuner list:

-Shelby
-Yenko
-Baldwin Motion
-Hurst
-Saleen
-Roush
-GTX
-?


Now back to full loving of GTs

Just thinking about these - weren't they (or most) shops that took NEW cars and modified them the sold on an MSO?

 

[S592R]

yes they sold them to the dealer( or speed shop) and then the dealer modified them or some basis on that formula.

good point.

 

[cobrar1339]

Saleen buys the cars from Ford. Mods them, sells them to dealers as new. They are considered a mfg, as was Shelby. Not sure about the others.

Saleen has been know to have you buy the car and send it to them and they will mod it. It gets a Saleen #but a Ford Vin. Shelbys are just Mustangs to the DMV as is Saleen.