Rusty Shelbys in Puerto Rico
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woodsnake
15 Year Member
EPIK
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That is truly sad. I saw a bunch of 65-70 fastbacks & shelbys...
$700,000 for a bunch of rust buckets ? I don't think so. It would cost nearly as much to have the whole lot shipped back to the USA. There's a guy down here has a similar cache of Stangs behind his house. Out of about 20 he's got, only two are worth anything.(or were, they're stored in a barn) The rest have trees growing up thru the bodies. One of the barn cars is a 67 FB 390 GT car, the other a 69 FB with a small block. He refuses to sell any of them. "Gonna restore em all one day" 
Been almost ten years since I saw em. Cars down here don't last long in the weather parked under trees. barn cars are prime nesting sites for critters.
Been almost ten years since I saw em. Cars down here don't last long in the weather parked under trees. barn cars are prime nesting sites for critters."Gonna restore em all one day"
Lotta interesting cars go that way. Near here is a house on a few acres, once covered with late 50's early 60's cars with chrome and fins, maybe a hundred in all. Most not even missing a hubcap. Signs all over "Keep Out, Cars NOT for Sale". When he died the family had all the cars crushed to sell the place.
jlangholzj
Mustang Master
didn't you guys see the ones in the shed???
i imagine those are included as well...****, i'd do it if i had the money!
i imagine those are included as well...****, i'd do it if i had the money!
It's even worse when you pop the hood latch (if it'll even budge) and when you lift, it feels like lifting wet cardboard.
Probably served em right for crushing them. I'll bet they never realized the extra $$$$ they missed out on. One mans trash is another's treasure.
I think that 700k may not be as bad of a price as you might think for all of them, since it includes the nice ones too. There was a 68 Shelby convertible in there. Its probably worth quite a bit, but there is no telling how much work they actually need.
I don't know why people hoard cars like that and don't use or show them. They just sit there in the dark.
I wish people would do something with the wrecked ones when they show up instead of just leaving them in the field to rust.
I don't know why people hoard cars like that and don't use or show them. They just sit there in the dark.
I wish people would do something with the wrecked ones when they show up instead of just leaving them in the field to rust.
65ShelbyClone
Founding Member
I think it's sadly ironic that there are some worthless Fox3s taking up garage space while most of the money melts into the dirt outside. I won't mourn for them though; most of those cars died a long time ago.
I have a feeling that even the garaged cars will need some help. 100% humidity in a tropical climate. Wonder if they meant 700k Puerto rican...
jlangholzj
Mustang Master
also couldn't the tags be salvaged off of the rusty shelby's ?? .... just sayin i've heard it happen before.
