Fixer Upper In Texas


steved57

GT Owner
Mark IV Lifetime
Le Mans 2010 Supporter
Mar 29, 2008
1,941
kilgore tx
The Texas ad is one ad away from the Washington car.





Actually, it was white with orange stripes. Evidently was wrecked a couple years back & redone into that configuration. 'Rear mesh area was painted white...ditto the wheels...ditto the origional 'black' inside the headlites, and so on.

It was 'different'.

Thanks E P ! It was different sounds like and understatement !
 
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HHGT

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Actually, it was white with orange stripes. Evidently was wrecked a couple years back & redone into that configuration. 'Rear mesh area was painted white...ditto the wheels...ditto the origional 'black' inside the headlites, and so on.

It was 'different'.

Hey Pockets, didn't you tell me you saw that car in front of the Wynn Las Vegas during a vacation and ran into the owner at dinner?
 

Empty Pockets

ex-GT Owner
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Oct 18, 2006
1,362
Washington State
Hey Pockets, didn't you tell me you saw that car in front of the Wynn Las Vegas during a vacation and ran into the owner at dinner?


I don't believe that's exactly the scenario I described, HH! (However, I wouldn't cast aside the possibility that one or more of the gents at that table could have at least been an 'acquaintance' of his! :biggrin)
 

Spirit's Son

GT Owner
Jan 17, 2007
165
Bulverde, TX
if i had the extra money id buy it and drive it everyday!
 

ObeyMyFast!

GT Owner's son
May 5, 2009
407
San Diego
The Texas ad is one ad away from the Washington car.





Actually, it was white with orange stripes. Evidently was wrecked a couple years back & redone into that configuration. 'Rear mesh area was painted white...ditto the wheels...ditto the origional 'black' inside the headlites, and so on.

It was 'different'.

I think I saw this same car for sale before :eek
 

soroush

Ford Gt Owner
Mark II Lifetime
Aug 8, 2007
5,256
if i had the extra money id buy it and drive it everyday!

I love gts and love driving them even more, but even I wouldnt want this car! I have seen it up close it was in pretty bad shape before it was wrecked!
 

2112

Blue/white 06'
Mark II Lifetime
I waited in the wings for a couple years before joining the club and I have been astonished just how many seriously wrecked cars there are out there.

Is there a way to find out how many titles have gone "salvaged"?
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Spirit's Son

GT Owner
Jan 17, 2007
165
Bulverde, TX
I love gts and love driving them even more, but even I wouldnt want this car! I have seen it up close it was in pretty bad shape before it was wrecked!

oh i know. but i am a poor 20 something and GT > no GT. :cheers
 

Specracer

GT Owner
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Nov 28, 2005
7,107
MA
Where the "orange car" was exposed to all of us at Cars and Coffee, in Irvine at Rally 2. It was WHITE as described (EVERYTHING grills screens, diffuser, wipers, wheels, EVERYTHING) with orange stripes. There was quite a dabate about this car back a while ago.....
 

soroush

Ford Gt Owner
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Aug 8, 2007
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oh i know. but i am a poor 20 something and GT > no GT. :cheers

I would imagine lots of people on this site started out as a poor 20 something :wink
myself included
 

RALPHIE

GT Owner
Mar 1, 2007
7,278
Starting my next 1000 posts ---

Where the "orange car" was exposed to all of us at Cars and Coffee, in Irvine at Rally 2. It was WHITE as described (EVERYTHING grills screens, diffuser, wipers, wheels, EVERYTHING) with orange stripes. There was quite a dabate about this car back a while ago.....

The infamous "Orange" Ford GT, at Cars & Coffee during Rally II -
 
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HHGT

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The infamous "Orange" Ford GT, at Cars & Coffee during Rally II -

Thanks Ralphie, I just hurled my breakfast. :bored

I hope this car is never resurrected. I'll bet if someone fixed it to race it, it would just get rear-ended...AGAIN!:ack
 

steved57

GT Owner
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Mar 29, 2008
1,941
kilgore tx
Wow Ralphie - You just answered my "what orange and white" car ! That's horrible looking !
 

soroush

Ford Gt Owner
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Aug 8, 2007
5,256
The infamous "Orange" Ford GT, at Cars & Coffee during Rally II -

tragic!
 

Spirit's Son

GT Owner
Jan 17, 2007
165
Bulverde, TX
i like that website. a whipple heritage just went up. they say the ACV is $550,000. ha!
http://www.copart.com/c2/homeSearch...e1s1&lotId=16577829&returnPage=SEARCH_RESULTS
 

Specracer

GT Owner
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Nov 28, 2005
7,107
MA
Thanks Ralphie, I looked through my pix to see if I had one, but did not. But 2 years later, the car still evokes the same reaction....
 

Magic

GT Owner
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Mar 13, 2010
742
Fredericksburg, TX
This Heritage on Copart was listed at Kruse Auction, Fort Lauderdale, FL January 4, 2008 with 1600 miles and a no sale at $200K. :eek

This is what the car looked like back then. Looked a lot better at that point in time. :frown

Magic
 

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2112

Blue/white 06'
Mark II Lifetime
It is always shocking to see how many cars are getting wrecked. As bad as the white/orange car is, it shows how the lines are still spectacular, even with ugly paint.
 

JOETWINT

FORD GT OWNER
Mark IV Lifetime
Jan 22, 2008
432
Brooklyn N.Y.
This Heritage on Copart was listed at Kruse Auction, Fort Lauderdale, FL January 4, 2008 with 1600 miles and a no sale at $200K. :eek

This is what the car looked like back then. Looked a lot better at that point in time. :frown

Magic
I am pretty sure that Heritage was owned by P.P.R.....although I am not sure if they sold it before it was wrecked.