1967 Shelby GT500 Garage Find and Documentation
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- Опубликовано: 2 окт 2024
- The Shelby Research Group invited me to come and help document this 1967 Shelby GT500 that had been sitting for roughly 40 years! This Garage Find or Barn Find saw the light of day for the first time in decades!
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Awesome find, still my all-time favorite car. Thanks for showing us!
You bet!
I have a 69 428 Super Cobra Jet limited edition that my daddy had when I was a kid I got it now to this day is the fastest Cobra I ever been in in my life it will brighten the motor mounts and it will break the U-boats on the rear end is so fast it has a drag pack gear love the video keep up the good work man
Those are great cars.
Yeah, nope.
All the rich guys who don't really appreciated these old muscle cars are ruining the car culture. They buy them and jack the price up more and more. The bubble will burst one day.
Along with pricks like Richard Rawlings. Screw people to death buying it bragging about it then screwing the next guy he sells it to even harder then again bragging what a fine sell he just made
Thankfully it went to a Shelby guy, unfortunately he passed.
You are correct the bubble will burst, all the boomers who wanted these cars growing up are getting into their late 60s and 70s and some will get passed on to gen z or a millennial who doesn't care about it...most of them cant drive a standard let along do anything with their hands/ With the influx of electric vehicles coming on the market things are going to change...The boomers didn't have large families like their parents so Gen X will pick up a few of these but they grew up with square bodies and fox bodies late 70s Camaro's, hence the reason for the recent explosion of 70s and 80s 90s stuff. I mean take a look at the model T and brass era cars right now, Those folks arent around any more. I have even noticed the 40s and 50s hotrods market is starting to soften... There are a lot more of those 50s bel airs Buicks and 40s and 50s trucks on the market right now with older restorations from the 80,90s that places like Maple motors are picking up and flipping for a decent price. It is coming within the next decade or so and its going to suck for that guy who paid 50-60k for a nicely restored 66 Chevelle Malibu with SS badges on it or that guy who paid 70-85k for the Dodge super Bee clone...The bubble with burst at some point, history is doomed to repeat itself
Excellent point. I said this years ago. There are only 4 groups of car collecters who have classics.
1. The super rich , like Leno. They can buy anything, already fixed up. 2. The old timers. In their 70s +. The car they own, they bought in the 60s; held on and fixed up. They want crazy money for 56 Belairs, most under 50 yo don't want. 3. Is the neighbor who stumbles upon a classic in his NH neighborhood or a old neighbor Dies and the wife wants to get rid of it like this, only not a neighbor.
This was hidden. Shelby group check last owner vin, got the info.
4. Guys buying 1997 Firebirds, Firehawks etc. These are the only affordable muscle cars. 1995-1998 Camaros, Vetted and Firebirds. The market is all screwed up. I personally think Shelby's are waaaay overated. I would rather have a 1967 Vette any day. Stingray!!! Faster and sweeter body.
This looks like the long lost GT500 that belonged to Jim Morrison of The Doors. It looks to be same colour and only has the rocker stripes. He crashed it into a lamppost on sunset strip and left it there to go get a drink, When he came back it was gone and there’s a mystery over what happened to it. There’s footage of it on RUclips from a video he made called Highway
It is not
Morrison's car was particularly rare because it was one of only a few that came in Nightmist blue with the white parchment interior. Most Nightmist blue 1967 GT500's came with the black interior as this one has.
That car is not even in America
This car may be Jim Morrison’s Mist Blue, 1967 Shelby GT 500 which was lost in the 80s. Just saw a documentary on it.
It appears Jim's car had a white interior, but it was (possibly) wrecked so that would be consistent.
It's not
This car was jacked years ago no paperwork no vin numbers all tags removed.
Not jacked, just messed up by people who didn't know better.
Fn hate thieves
The simplest explanation is usually the correct explanation.
Jacked means stolen
@@AutoArchaeology how much did you pay for it? Let me guess $250 million? Why do I say 250 million probably because the price of every goddamn thing in this fucking country just keeps on going up I can’t enjoy fucking anything fucking anything heaven forbid I get my hopes up about getting fucking anything.
Me: I want a bottle of water, please.
The economy: that now costs 700 million, pay up.
take loose the passenger side front fender. There's a ford vin on the apron behind the shock tower. Its hidden under the lip of the fender!
Yeah, we didn't want to disturb things that far.
I saw the video too Dennis Collins channel.
We did lift the passenger fender. There were no Shelby nor Ford VINs anywhere on the sheet metal. That's what we first looked at. Luckily we found the Ford VIN on the transmission and that's how the car was authenticated.
That car is hot as Arizona..in a 27 minute video you heard about 15 inconsistencies. And what about a plumber that caved the roof in. Then it was caved in from having boxes on it. "NEVER NEVER NEVER "in a wreck but the whole front support was welded up plain as day. Hasn't moved since 2000 oh wait 1988 oh wait it was full of rust and restored it was stolen 3 times and recoverd.Then I'm sure when he was in trunk and said "are you sure this car wasn't teal" cuase he seen the original color on the inside quarter. Then the owner said oh it faded to dark green from the sun that it hasn't seen in 30 YEARS AFTER it was restored and put up Lol. Man you call professional ford Shelby guys to look at a car with every vin plate missing and think your gonna out smart them. 2 guys telling 2 diffrent stories in 27 minutes of the same video i watched and you guys can't figure it out...this world is crazy. And the ohh I'm not opposed to selling it comment was the icing.
Agreed.!!!....I live in Detroit and a few years back there was a thriving black market business in selling VINS to cars. A VIN to a Shelby would have brought a premium price. I can only wonder where that VIN plate ended up. Too many inconsistences and story changes....all RED lights.!!!
@@georgestupar3630 I am wondering when they try to register this "Shelby" with the registry how surprised they will be to find out that VIN number is already registered.
Car was a number job , not being racist but you know daddy did stop driving it because of a seat. Bet your ass there a reason they can not find a title or vin plates.
I wonder what the tag on the "replaced" door said. Probably a nightmist blue coupe with clean history.
The son was like 5 when the car was put in the garage. He had no idea on the actual history of the car. We tracked it down, it was wrecked in the 70s and repaired. Then rust repair in the 80s they replaced the door and other problems. We have the history all the way back to the original owner now.
This is amazing, thank you for sharing your passion with us!
Glad you enjoyed it!
22:48, OMG, I think your restoration estimate is way overboard. Yes, this car has been in an accident; it will never be a perfect Shelby, but it could be a very nice example for much less than your estimate. I certainly hope they didn't sell the car to you.
No, they were right on the money for the quote. The car was bent like a banana, it needed a ton of work.
A friend (who has since passed) use to build these at the San Jose Plant (Milpitas to be exact). When Ford in 68 first started building them several were wrecked during joy rides in the parking lot.
Oh geeze!
Doesn't surprise me they were terrible driving cars.
there's a lot of spooky with this car. no accidents? It's been cut on a lot. "Restored".... looks more like a $100 paint job from a long time ago. They didn't even try to make the jambs look decent and the color change is obvious. It may be a real Shelby but I do not trust this story.
stop being a hater Gary you're jusst mad u won't ever have this beauty
@@SuqMadick-ng8iz troll much?
Amazing find
Dude dont know what he has or what it was . Car was clearly wrecked and color changed .
The son was young when his dad put the car away. He didn't know the history.
"The plumber used the roof as a step ladder." Sure.
Vultures
Morrison's car had the "in board" fog lights, where this one has the "out board" lights. Morrison's car had parchment interior, this car has black. I don't think this would be Morrison's car.
Nobody said it was.
This looks like it was my neighborhood in Southfield, MI. Lots of Motown royalty bought houses in the Ravines. Helluva find. @@AutoArchaeology
Nice car but that thing is JACKED!! I am starting to believe that in resto, they swapped parts for the shelby frame/VIN (if it was a true shelby to begin with). Gave the man a fake Shelby in return with a nice paint job and called it a day. Should be able to tell by the original VIN if it went to shelby land. Transmissions can be swapped. Then again, maybe they just stole all the VINs??? Thats my conspiracy theory, lol.
It is a real shelby
Thanks for sharing this car. They are still out there.
The idiot that stood on the roof should contribute to whatever the cost of the roof repair toward the restoration 😖
Inst that a rare night mist blue , just like Morrison’s ?
No, original green car.
He thought his dad bought it new,these guys acted like they didn't have a clue,guarantee they had the Mardi report and know who was the original owner.....before the got there,otherwise they would be there,kills me how they let him keep talking,the whole time knowing more than he does....
cool video amazing car i love the color i hope the man keeps it and fixes it for cheap, not every classic car has to be a 1:1
Not Jim Morrisons lost Shelby.?
If a guy hangs on to a car for 30 years without improving it's condition or restoring it???? He never will.
Cool looking house! Reminds me of the Brady Bunch casa!
I am a mustang guy but for some crazy reason
I never really did do back flips over Shelby's . Although I drive a 69mach 1.
I never liked the t bird tail lites on the Shelby
Or the front ends on Shelby's Too 71 thru 73 for me. Still a cool car.
Ya .,..... They are worth more than mine
But I like my mach 1.
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Thats because they over did them with big bulky BS parts. Scoops the size of jet planes, the tail is HIDIOUS, but, the hood is cool a/f at least!
Jim Morrisons Blue Lady (Blue 1967 GT 500) is still missing. @tonysfordsandmustangs
Great vid!! 👍👍👍
That's either a 67 or 68 I didn't get a good look at it yet the 67 and 68 came with the 302 250 horsepower yes or no only that would be the GT350 the GT500 came with the 428 interceptor dual quads or the Cobra jet with 1/4 barrel or the 427 side oiler had to be special order that's a shame the guy don't even know what it's got that would have a 410 rare end 435 456 9-inch rear end for the 500
The 8-inch for the 350 wolf 🐺 Lynn Massachusetts that one doesn't have the drag pack that would be the little radiator for the oil cooler in front of the good luck the numbers are on the right and left side of the fender right after the shock towers are there in about 30 places on that car
Great find !!
I feel like the people who find these cars care more about the $$$ than the actual car itself. Maybe I'm wrong. Wish some regular people found these.
We didn't get paid to document the car, nor move it onto the new owner. We just got the history.
Me too.
Dark moss green poly looks like the color. Beautiful car how that was stolen in Detroit multiple times and he was able to get it back in that condition no less is absolutely unbelievable.
It's not quite dark moss green poly, but a bit lighter... and the car was bent like a banana.
I is basically unbelievable.
Too bad this isn’t Jim Morrison’s “Blue Lady” which allegedly also had front end damage in an accident.
If this State is California. Best be finding that other State to register the car.
Commiefornia hates cars older than 10 years. They hate poor people.
Drivers side on the A pillar inside the door looked like it was messed with too me
What if the car was a stolen car and he never drove it because it was stolen ... mmmm
Oh they drove it for decades, the son says that right in the video.
They are still out there. I know of a 1969 green Shelby GT-350 AT that has been in a metal barn for 40 years. The owner's dad bought it for her when she was 16 yoa. She put it in that barn after she quit driving it in high school.
Why?! So sad. I'd love to document it.
@@AutoArchaeology I don't know, but she will not sell it. I wish had taken a pic of it when I bought the car that was stored next to it 20 years ago. I still have it, it's a 1970 Mercury Cyclone Spoiler 429cj with original paint.
@@stacyhazelwood4033 - Shoulda just married her, been cheaper and quicker, lololol.
@@johndillian1018 exactly!!!! A man's got to do what a man's got to do sometimes. Especially when it involves Shelby Mustangs!!!! 😂
Wow amazing car kept nicely clean it up drive the hell out of it
A video, but could barley hear what the owner was saying. get better mics, or learn how to use one. Yea !
Wish I could find something like this.
If he had the title and paperwork who knows if he would have sold it by now.
Looks like Jim Morrison's GT500 except that his interior was white.
Possibly when the car was stolen the vin was removed. That's what happened to my 67gta in 79 the police let me identify my car and got it back to me. They cut the left inner apron and put a sheet metal patch and I got a replacement vin put on the door.
Not stolen, just wrecked and fixed by not the greatest shop.
Probably drove off the lot for 5k but now you have to be a drug dealer or crooked politician to afford one now.
Maybe it's the mysteriously missing Shelby 500 that belonged to Jim Morrison? Same color
Did I get that right since the sound was somewhat low? The current owner is the son of one of Smokey Robinsons Miracles?
I believe so
So many variations in his story
If it a real one I’m not sure but there are plenty of people who will know for sure
The suggestion to get it running and just drive it would have been my option
They cost way to much money to restore and then you just have a trailer Queen and then you have to send it to Barrett Jackson
Because you are broke 👍👍
Sadly it was bent like a banana.... it would drive, but not straight.
This is the same color and year and the same edition as the lost Jim Morrison Shelby
SAAC registry will ID original owner as they have the paperwork. Shelby vin also on passenger side fender apron, how was that side looking compared to driver side where Shelby tag was missing and underlying Ford vin looks to be messed up given repairs?
Yup, all done and all verified!
My dream car
No way I would have a car like that and then leave it to rot, I would rather sell it to someone else to take care of it, rather than crushing the top of it, even if I could not drive it i would have to have it taken care of, have my garage cleaner and climate controlled to preserve it, imagine if in great shape what it would be worth
6:53, OMG, so sad to see what they did to the roof of the car, but it can be fixed. Once owning a 67 GT350, I can say the Interior looks correct with the Deluxe Bucket seats. If it were a replica, I doubt the interior would be as correct as this car is. Not to mention, the nose is fiberglass as it should be. OK, I'll continue to watch the rest of the video.
That actually should be an easy fix. A lot of heat to keep the paint from cracking and a good PDR man and your golden!!
Jim Morrison's "Blue Lady" ???
Especially if you get some crazy Ford lovers I mean there’s not a whole lot of these cars left true numbers matching
Previously restored, once or twice and wrecked with rust. You have heard of Rustangs, right? I bet that thing is loaded with body filler and then some. It's sad to see and hear all this about a car that had potential. 150K to restore and go broke in the process? Yes, move it down the road.
Yup
Jim Morrison's gt 500 Shelby was never found.This car would be 10 million plus if it checked out
It is not that car.
What a shame what they allowed to be done to the top of that GT500
As soon as they open the hood,brackets are right,
I owned Cragers, high maintenance but cool.
is that JIM MORRISONS "Blue Lady"???
That car is green? It looks blue like Jim Morrison's Shelby
Great video. Some people come on strong in the comments because they feel like the owners are being taken advantage of. That is not the case. I like to see the history, story and passion behind the vehicles because that is what car culture is about. . Please keep up your quests and let us see them just the way they unfold.
Thank you!
Man that thing is really cool
Wonder if it’s still got the build sheet under the rear seat? 🤨
This is the kind of car. Where it own you instead of you own it.
As a car nut, this is a dream come true
Yeah that one is pretty sketch to say the least. All the tags being missing and the rate that those cars got stolen in the way back.....Very very easy to steal a shelby back then and nail all that crap onto a fastback ..
Thankfully more info was found after the fact.
this could be the lost jim morrison shelby gt 500 he smasheed it and walked off to the whiskey gogo club when he went back it was missing
Who stands on top of a 67 Shelby GT500??? 😡
I agree!
The roof is killing me. I just want sit inside it and pop the roof back out. I’m sorry for saying this but that plumber was an idiotic fool for using it as a ladder
What happened to the vin# on the driverside under hood top of fender if it was never wrecked
It was wrecked, the son just had no idea.
Both left and right aprons were replaced. No Shelby or Ford Vins on any sheet metal.
Sounds to me, in my opinion ofcourse. That you guys were trying to scare them off to restore. So the would sell. Which they did. Id like to have known that price. He asked for a off the cuff value. Considering if the engine was free and not seized. I think what, 35000 to 50ish Would be a fair market value, the way it sat. Even more depending on # original parts still remaining and not replacements, and the options it was ordered with. Build sheet may be under seat. My 428scj mach1 had it under the carpet under back seat. And one on top of fuel tank in like clear plastic enclosure. Torque boxes needed replaced and frame rails, and floor boards when purchased. I Found 1st build sheet when the carpet and seats were removed for those repairs. The 2nd was discovered when i dropped fuel tank to replace. That one was in pretty bad shape but could still see the options part of sheet lil rough around the edges. Dont know if that one was common practice or mistake. Had competition or manual steering but dual piston pwr disc brakes on the front. With offset shocks in the rear. 31 spline N-case rear and a top loader 4spd. I traded a 1980 lincoln mark4 even up for it. In 1991. The mustang sat in a pole barn for 13 yrs. Was put where i found in 1978. After the owners son passed away that summer, before college. It was his high school graduation gift. But he never received. Because He passed away just days before his grad party, In an accident with a school mate. It had magnum 500s for rims on it. Had an argent gt wheel for spare in trunk. So wasnt sure what was right. Had the gt package installed. The fake wood grain with clock on passenger side of dash. red inserts in seat covers and red rubber inserts in carpet. So most likely the magnums were added later. When found. The Build sheet had listed polished gt's for the rims... I Miss that car very badly. My biggest regret in life, to this day. Was parting with it. I owned this car when i was 21 years old. So almost 31yrs ago. I Guess being young and dumb and not appreciating what i actually had at the time allowed me to make such a dumb decision. Oh color was indian fire red with iridescent stripes on the side that reflected gold. When any light shined on them in the dark.. Thanks for allowing us to be part of this Discovery.
They were truthful, they wanted him to know what all it would need. If you look at the picture, the car is bent like a banana.
Agree
Maybe that’s Jim Morisons car
They knew exactly what it was before got there,these guys know where just about every one of these are...its what they do and who they are...
24:35 100,000 to restore to sell or 25,000 to restore and drive?????
Nice. Appreciate the video. Takes me back to college in Boston in 1970 when a friend had a 1968 GT500KR in white. We rode Boylston Street as he looked for Corvettes to race (and beat). It was an amazing car.
Those are some cool memories! Never done anything like that in a GT500KR
Could it be Jim Morrison's "Blue Lady" probably not because the color of the interior...
Kind of looks like Jim Morrison's lost blue lady 67 GT500.😮
Vin tracing and a bill of sale to register it in NY . Vin tag is on right hand side of dash unless someone took dash out and it's bent down behind it . Re sprayed wrong shade of color.
Dash vins didn't start until '68.
THATS COOL GREAT CONTENT PEACE
Who lets a plumber stand on the car??? They could not put it in neutral and move it??
You would think! But it was really buried before we got there.
Keep it fix it drive it don't sale it
Sadly it was bent like a banana.... it would drive, but not straight.
Although the 69 I own is not a Shelby, it has fold down back seat, factory air car ,428 CJ shaker hood, BLUE ,W/STRIPS, TILT,BREAKAWAY STEERING COLUMN,😅
Wow! That's an awesome Mustang. In 69 I prefer the standard Mustang to the Shelby.
Poor car. Not sure why unappreciative people own cars like these.
Maybe not accident damage, maybe Shenanigans when it was stolen and in the thief possession trying to hide its identity.
Wouldn't it be great if this was Jim Morrison of the doors missing car.
Now if you can just find Jim Morrisons Shelby..
Wouldn’t that be cool if it was Jim Morrison’s long lost GT500?
Well, saw a comment where the vlogger said it was shaped like a banana, so, might be.
I'd swear this was the jim Morrison gt 500 that he wrecked and left the scene
It is not
are you sick of answering this question yet? @@AutoArchaeology
That shiny ✨ after 30 years ?!
Sitting in a garage, sure, why not?
If you fill the sons pocket full of cash, you, or me, can own this car!!!
I had a 1969 Cougar XR7 with a 428 Corba Jet convertible. I'm sorry I sold it.
I saw a gorgeous triple black one at a show in Marshalltown in the 80s. Cobra jet convertible. Awesome
Could this be the lost Jim Morrison gt500?
Morrison’s Shelby had a white interior.
No, his was an early 67.
I'm pretty sure this is John Lennon's missing Rolls-Royce Phantom V. Looks just like it. @@AutoArchaeology
Count customs could of frame operation For $90000 restore that car
All Mustangs had the shock tower brace to the firewall.
8:44, I can see some welding was done on the top of the inner drivers side fender. It's possible the inner fender was replaced and even the Ford vin would be missing. It should have another Ford Vin under the passenger side fender to verify it a Shelby. My 67 GT350 was also in an accident, but it still had the Shelby Vin tag with incorrect rivets. But when I removed both of the fenders as the car was restored, the Ford VIN on the passenger front inner fender, which can only be seen if the fender is removed was how the car was verified, and it's in the Shelby Registry.
We verified it other ways after the fact, but it was in a bad front end wreck that bent the entire car back, you can see the curvature in the picture.
@@AutoArchaeologyhow awful….what a shame. If you can prove the that it is can the inner fender be re-stamped?
My friend on Maui, Hawai'i has a GT500 Convertible with a 289 NASCAR Engine in it w/Cleveland heads and a YATES intake manifold +++ a lot more
Good friend to have!
That could be Jim Morrison’s lost mustang.
0:11 will that be Jim Morrison blue lady edition mustang gt500 that would of been of the collectible edition that’s a rare gt500