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KULTULZ · 02-02-2022, 09:02 AM

Tulsa police find stolen $300,000 1967 Ford Mustang Shelby stripped and hidden in field ...

SOURCE - https://www.foxnews.com/auto/cops-fi...d-hidden-field

I had a 67 GT-500 that I practically gave away years ago. Same with a 55 BIRD.

Dumb is as dumb does ...

56sedandelivery · 02-02-2022, 11:39 AM

This was not the real deal 67GT500. Way too many things wrong with it to be real. People are saying it was a inside job but who knows.

Pic of car stolen.

Patrick brophy · 02-02-2022, 02:45 PM

Looks real to me.....Would look even better sitting in MY driveway.

56sedandelivery · 02-02-2022, 02:52 PM

Difference between a $30k car and a $300k car.

KULTULZ · 02-02-2022, 05:49 PM

Mine had a SHELBY - LA PATENT PLATE. It was MD tagged when I bought it. The MD MVA didn't believe my paper work and made me walk out and get a stencil of the plate.

KULTULZ · 02-02-2022, 06:09 PM

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... hmmpf ...

Maybe a little easier to modify than I thought -

https://johnsmustang.com/products/19...25080460279872

That's another thing that gripes me, having a repro PATENT PLATE made and not using the correct ASSEMBLY DETAILS. As long as the VIN is correct, it is done frequently. How many modified cars are out there?

56sedandelivery · 02-02-2022, 07:08 PM

One good thing about real deal Shelby's they are well documented with a registry. Easy to see if one is fake or not. If it is a clone call it one and dont try to fool people. There was one at a local show that had all the parts for a Cobra Jet race car. Problem is it had a VIN and Ford factory race Cobra Jets never came with a VIN number. Still swore up and down if was the real deal. Oh Well..

craig · 02-02-2022, 07:27 PM

It's fake, but they did a nice job on the fender flares on this thing. With this one you could take it out and flog the heck out of it and not have to worry about de-valuing a real one

Swagonmaster · 02-09-2022, 12:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KULTULZ

Tulsa police find stolen $300,000 1967 Ford Mustang Shelby stripped and hidden in field ...

SOURCE - https://www.foxnews.com/auto/cops-fi...d-hidden-field

I had a 67 GT-500 that I practically gave away years ago. Same with a 55 BIRD.

Dumb is as dumb does ...

Yeah, I passed up a '55 bird for $2500 years ago, I'm still kicking myself.

55blacktie · 02-09-2022, 01:17 PM

Although I'm inclined to think it's fake, because of the flares and Minilite-look wheels, how do you know for certain that it is, simply by looking at the photo?

KULTULZ · 02-09-2022, 08:34 PM

You would go by the title (No Salvage Title - If So Attempt Title Search) and/or either the FORD and/or SHELBY PATENT PLATE and possibly build sheet. You would also verify a buck tag (if it is still there) and BODY VIN STAMPINGS.

KULTULZ · 02-09-2022, 08:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Swagonmaster

Yeah, I passed up a '55 bird for $2500 years ago, I'm still kicking myself.

Too bad you missed mine, I gave it away for $1500.00 (1970) to move into the MUSCLE CAR ERA. I thought it was neat at first but that wore off quickly. Never a fan.

KULTULZ · 02-09-2022, 08:55 PM

I don't know. The flares were most likely done to fit larger rubber and the wheels larger than the OEM 15".

I could see it but not on an original SHELBY as it would ruin the value.

56sedandelivery · 02-09-2022, 08:58 PM

Door handles.

KULTULZ · 02-09-2022, 09:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 56sedandelivery

Door handles.

... hmmph ...

Didn't notice those ... Maybe to cut down on wind resistance ...

It does smell funny.

flatrod · 02-10-2022, 10:10 AM

30 years ago there was a black real 67 up here with those same fender flares, Car sat very low, had NO door handles (were removed). Most of the car was gone, engine, trans, interior, steering wheel, most all Shelby parts really. But it was a driver. It was a real car with the Shelby vin on it, which I have wrote down somewhere. It is in the registry.
I can't tell from the angle of the pics if there was a tag on the inner fender, its not there from what I can see. Is the vin on this car mentioned anywhere?

AntonioR · 03-19-2022, 03:31 PM

That's a gorgeous looking motor either way!!

Gene F · 10-12-2023, 07:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 56sedandelivery

This was not the real deal 67GT500. Way too many things wrong with it to be real. People are saying it was a inside job but who knows.

Pic of car stolen.

Was it ever recovered?

CrownVic55 · 10-12-2023, 09:33 PM

Yes. Was found in a field. Pretty well stripped.

02-02-2022, 09:02 AM	#1
KULTULZ Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: IN A 'GALAXIE' FAR FAR AWAY Posts: 6,477	... Unbelievable ... Tulsa police find stolen $300,000 1967 Ford Mustang Shelby stripped and hidden in field ... SOURCE - https://www.foxnews.com/auto/cops-fi...d-hidden-field I had a 67 GT-500 that I practically gave away years ago. Same with a 55 BIRD. Dumb is as dumb does ...

02-02-2022, 11:39 AM	#2
56sedandelivery Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2018 Location: Arkansas Posts: 525	Re: ... Unbelievable ... This was not the real deal 67GT500. Way too many things wrong with it to be real. People are saying it was a inside job but who knows. Pic of car stolen.

02-02-2022, 02:45 PM	#3
Patrick brophy Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2021 Location: Alabama Posts: 169	Re: ... Unbelievable ... Looks real to me.....Would look even better sitting in MY driveway.

02-02-2022, 02:52 PM	#4
56sedandelivery Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2018 Location: Arkansas Posts: 525	Re: ... Unbelievable ... Difference between a $30k car and a $300k car.

02-02-2022, 05:49 PM	#5
KULTULZ Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: IN A 'GALAXIE' FAR FAR AWAY Posts: 6,477	Re: ... Unbelievable ... Mine had a SHELBY - LA PATENT PLATE. It was MD tagged when I bought it. The MD MVA didn't believe my paper work and made me walk out and get a stencil of the plate.

02-02-2022, 06:09 PM	#6
KULTULZ Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: IN A 'GALAXIE' FAR FAR AWAY Posts: 6,477	Re: ... Unbelievable ... Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) ... hmmpf ... Maybe a little easier to modify than I thought - https://johnsmustang.com/products/19...25080460279872 That's another thing that gripes me, having a repro PATENT PLATE made and not using the correct ASSEMBLY DETAILS. As long as the VIN is correct, it is done frequently. How many modified cars are out there?

02-02-2022, 07:08 PM	#7
56sedandelivery Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2018 Location: Arkansas Posts: 525	Re: ... Unbelievable ... One good thing about real deal Shelby's they are well documented with a registry. Easy to see if one is fake or not. If it is a clone call it one and dont try to fool people. There was one at a local show that had all the parts for a Cobra Jet race car. Problem is it had a VIN and Ford factory race Cobra Jets never came with a VIN number. Still swore up and down if was the real deal. Oh Well..

02-02-2022, 07:27 PM	#8
craig Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: The Inland Empire of Washington State Posts: 368	Re: ... Unbelievable ... It's fake, but they did a nice job on the fender flares on this thing. With this one you could take it out and flog the heck out of it and not have to worry about de-valuing a real one

02-09-2022, 01:17 PM	#10
55blacktie Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2020 Posts: 442	Re: ... Unbelievable ... Although I'm inclined to think it's fake, because of the flares and Minilite-look wheels, how do you know for certain that it is, simply by looking at the photo?

02-09-2022, 08:34 PM	#11
KULTULZ Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: IN A 'GALAXIE' FAR FAR AWAY Posts: 6,477	Re: ... Unbelievable ... You would go by the title (No Salvage Title - If So Attempt Title Search) and/or either the FORD and/or SHELBY PATENT PLATE and possibly build sheet. You would also verify a buck tag (if it is still there) and BODY VIN STAMPINGS.

02-09-2022, 08:55 PM	#13
KULTULZ Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: IN A 'GALAXIE' FAR FAR AWAY Posts: 6,477	Re: ... Unbelievable ... I don't know. The flares were most likely done to fit larger rubber and the wheels larger than the OEM 15". I could see it but not on an original SHELBY as it would ruin the value.

02-09-2022, 08:58 PM	#14
56sedandelivery Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2018 Location: Arkansas Posts: 525	Re: ... Unbelievable ... Door handles.

02-10-2022, 10:10 AM	#16
flatrod Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Anchorage Alaska Posts: 291	Re: ... Unbelievable ... 30 years ago there was a black real 67 up here with those same fender flares, Car sat very low, had NO door handles (were removed). Most of the car was gone, engine, trans, interior, steering wheel, most all Shelby parts really. But it was a driver. It was a real car with the Shelby vin on it, which I have wrote down somewhere. It is in the registry. I can't tell from the angle of the pics if there was a tag on the inner fender, its not there from what I can see. Is the vin on this car mentioned anywhere?

03-19-2022, 03:31 PM	#17
AntonioR Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2022 Location: Lancaster, Pennsylvania Posts: 11	Re: ... Unbelievable ... That's a gorgeous looking motor either way!!

10-12-2023, 09:33 PM	#19
CrownVic55 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Collinsville, OK Posts: 171	Re: ... Unbelievable ... Yes. Was found in a field. Pretty well stripped.