I like this car.

Crazymofo

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Originally posted by: tnitsuj
Bahhhh....the numbers won't match...

Thats what i was going to say... why didnt they just restore the original?? Nice ride though if you dont care about authenticity...
 

notfred

Lifer
Feb 12, 2001
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Originally posted by: Crazymofo
Originally posted by: tnitsuj
Bahhhh....the numbers won't match...

Thats what i was going to say... why didnt they just restore the original?? Nice ride though if you dont care about authenticity...

Who gives a crap about numbers, really? You can either spend your day staring at tiny numbers on the engine and make sure it matches the number on the body, or you can spend your day tearing down the street with 500 horsepower.
 

Descartes

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Oct 10, 1999
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Originally posted by: notfred
Originally posted by: Crazymofo
Originally posted by: tnitsuj
Bahhhh....the numbers won't match...

Thats what i was going to say... why didnt they just restore the original?? Nice ride though if you dont care about authenticity...

Who gives a crap about numbers, really? You can either spend your day staring at tiny numbers on the engine and make sure it matches the number on the body, or you can spend your day tearing down the street with 500 horsepower.

Some people subscribe to the idea of concours, and in that case an engine swap is considered pretty taboo unless it's identical to the original.

 

geno

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Dec 26, 1999
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That wasn't an orignal Shelby, was it? *crosses fingers*

I think it's an awesome conversion, especially with the IRS setup :) Reminds me of a '57 Vette I saw at a show before, had a Z06 drivetrain, suspension, and rims just to top it off ;) What a sick setup that was, and so is the Shelby, yummy :D
 

notfred

Lifer
Feb 12, 2001
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Originally posted by: Descartes
Originally posted by: notfred
Originally posted by: Crazymofo
Originally posted by: tnitsuj
Bahhhh....the numbers won't match...

Thats what i was going to say... why didnt they just restore the original?? Nice ride though if you dont care about authenticity...

Who gives a crap about numbers, really? You can either spend your day staring at tiny numbers on the engine and make sure it matches the number on the body, or you can spend your day tearing down the street with 500 horsepower.

Some people subscribe to the idea of concours, and in that case an engine swap is considered pretty taboo unless it's identical to the original.

"Some people" obviously doesn't include the owner of this car.
 

geno

Lifer
Dec 26, 1999
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Originally posted by: notfred
Originally posted by: Crazymofo
Originally posted by: tnitsuj
Bahhhh....the numbers won't match...

Thats what i was going to say... why didnt they just restore the original?? Nice ride though if you dont care about authenticity...

Who gives a crap about numbers, really? You can either spend your day staring at tiny numbers on the engine and make sure it matches the number on the body, or you can spend your day tearing down the street with 500 horsepower.

If you want your car to be worth anything and not depreciate like mad, then you'll care about numbers. Speaking in terms of collectors cars.