"Slow4o" (Slow4o)
06/23/2014 at 15:49 • Filed to: None
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"Slow4o" (Slow4o)
06/23/2014 at 15:49 • Filed to: None | 5
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That pretty thing in the bay to the right is a 2011 GT500, and is my grandfather-in-law's. To make a long story short, he broke his back and will be in a rehab facility for a bit, and have to wear a huge brace for 4-6 months. The Shelby is his daily driver, and has 69k on the odometer. Our family thinks he is going to have to sell the car, because it is probably going to be too much for an 80 year old man that has broken his back to handle. Now some of you might know that I have started scouting around for cars to replace my SVT Focus when I sell it to my brother-in-law next year, and my price range was around 30k. The car we get is going to be primarily my wife's, and now that this situation has arisen, we might offer to buy the car from her grandfather. So I started doing some research, and I couldn't find a Shelby with even close to as many miles as this has on it. The car also has some dings and dents, some curb rashed rims (ouch :( they're the SVT Performance pack rims too), and some scratches and scuffs in the interior. My thinking is that he might not even get 30k from a dealer. Our plan is to take the car to a dealer to see what they would offer anyways. But either way, we might end up having 2 Mustangs in the stable (hah!), and I am fine with that because this car is just stupid stupid fun to drive. So in the next couple months, my wife will try out driving it around to see if she wants to live with it.
Also, if we buy it, the first thing I am doing is removing those stripes so people quit thinking I'm an Aggie (grandfather is a former yell leader and had them put on). Gross.
OkCars- 22k Crossroads
> Slow4o
06/23/2014 at 15:54 |
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Stripes are a pain in the ass to take off. I couldn't finish the job myself, had to take it to a shop. It really depends how old and what quality are those stripes.
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Slow4o
> OkCars- 22k Crossroads
06/23/2014 at 15:55 |
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He had them put on right when he bought the car I think. I'll probably end up taking it to a shop to get it done as well.
EL_ULY
> Slow4o
06/23/2014 at 15:58 |
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nothing wrong with that buddy!!
twinturbobmw
> Slow4o
06/23/2014 at 16:28 |
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Your Grandfather daily drove a Shelby? That's awesome.
Ilike_cougars
> Slow4o
06/23/2014 at 16:32 |
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Could be the photo but the stripes on the bumper dont seem to line up with the ones on the hood..
T5Killer
> Slow4o
06/23/2014 at 17:03 |
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Is it a vert?
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Slow4o
> T5Killer
06/23/2014 at 17:03 |
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Yes sir.
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Slow4o
> Ilike_cougars
06/23/2014 at 17:04 |
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I believe it is the photo but I'll have to check again today haha.
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T5Killer
> Slow4o
06/23/2014 at 17:04 |
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WINNING. That is the way to go IMHO.
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Slow4o
> twinturbobmw
06/23/2014 at 17:05 |
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Yup he's pretty cool. Before this Shelby he was the original owner of a maroon with white stripes '69 GT500. He sold it a couple years ago for this Shelby + cash because it was becoming too much trouble to maintain.
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Slow4o
> T5Killer
06/23/2014 at 17:06 |
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It is going to be a fun cruiser. I will also probably make it a temporary track day car while I do the engine swap in the other Mustang, which will most likely be hilarious.
The Compromiser
> Slow4o
06/23/2014 at 18:12 |
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Wait. Your Grampa broke his back? Is CalzoneGolem your grampa?? He didn't look that old to me.
Alternately, CalzoneGolem has a GT500!!!
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Slow4o
> The Compromiser
06/23/2014 at 19:58 |
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Haha no, just a coincidence