Rusty Shelbys in Puerto Rico

calpolymustang

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You guys seen this?

Huge Cache Of Mustangs Can Be Yours For $700,000 - Ford Mustang - Jalopnik

 

woodsnake

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that's horrible...

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EPIK

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WOW!!!! That is truly sad. I saw a bunch of 65-70 fastbacks & shelbys...

 

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D.Hearne

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$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.

 

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2+2GT

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D.Hearne said:

"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.

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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.

 

hungrymonkey

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It is a really bad sign when there are rust holes in the hood...

 

jlangholzj

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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!

 

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D.Hearne

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hungrymonkey said:

It is a really bad sign when there are rust holes in the hood...

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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.

 

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D.Hearne

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2+2GT said:

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.

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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.

 

tx65coupe

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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.

 

65ShelbyClone

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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.

 

hungrymonkey

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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

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also couldn't the tags be salvaged off of the rusty shelby's ?? .... just sayin i've heard it happen before.