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Topic: 1968 1/2 R-code Eleanor! WHY????
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68 S-code GT
Gearhead Posts: 3835
From: Sayreville, NJ, US
Registered: Mar 2000
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posted 03-03-2006 09:23 AM
 
Why would someone do such a thing? http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1968-1-2-Ford-Mustang-GT-428CJ-R-code-Eleanor_W0QQitemZ4615605823QQcategoryZ6236QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem ------------------
Ed S. 68 S-code FB GT 4spd(now C6)/3.25 PS PDB
68 J-code(now 289) Cp Sprint"B" C4/3L00-9" PDB PS AC Bla-Bla-Bla
99 F150 XLT Ext/cab, 4X4, 5.4L, 3L55
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johnmustang
Gearhead Posts: 6748
From: British Columbia , Canada
Registered: Nov 2001
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posted 03-03-2006 09:37 AM
What a waste, it is bad enough that everybody and their grandmother wants to do an Eleanor clone, but to destroy an "R" code is nuts.I think there are still enough 67 or 68 stangs out there that need restoration and have small blocks in them, if you are going to butcher one at least do it to one that is more abundant.
I personally do not like the Eleanor clone and would not do it to any mustang. Just my .02 worth
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JOHN
65 FASTBACK 2+2
87 TAURUS WAGON
03 F150 XLT SUPER CREW 4X4 SHORT BOX
Member: PACIFIC COAST MUSTANG ASSOCIATION
Member:Vancouver Island Mustang Association
M&M #1710
65 FASTBACK
2003 F150 XLT SUPER CREW 4X4
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Fastback68
Gearhead Posts: 4511
From: Sucat, Paranaque, Philippines
Registered: Jul 99
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posted 03-03-2006 09:42 AM
I agree. I'm so angry I don't even want to look at all the pictures. I HATE Eleanors not because I hate them as cars, but I hate what they represent. And to waste a great car in that way is a crying shame.
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68 S-code GT
Gearhead Posts: 3835
From: Sayreville, NJ, US
Registered: Mar 2000
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posted 03-03-2006 10:22 AM
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1968 1/2 brought $475,000 plus fees at the most recent B-J auction and the Eleanors brought $100,000 plus. Is there a better combo?
Yea, it’s a killer combination because it kills the real value of the car!
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mustangboy
Gearhead Posts: 1343
From: Ont, Canada
Registered: Mar 2002
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posted 03-03-2006 10:33 AM
Wow that sucks.The 68 1/2 is one of my favorite cars...It says the owner did the Eleanor conversion before the 68 1/2s and shelbys became valuable????I don't think the Eleanor movie has been out that long.  ------------------
68 J-Code,Sprint,306 4 speed,4.11s 13.69@101...............
66 coupe 289 4 speed, 3.20 cruiser http://mustangsandmore.50megs.com/MembersPics/mustangboy.html http://mustangsandmore.50megs.com/MembersPics/mustangboy2.html
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Dreamcometrue
Gearhead Posts: 903
From: New-Brunswick,Canada
Registered: Apr 2004
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posted 03-03-2006 10:36 AM
What a waste!!! 
Rino 
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427Fastback
Gearhead Posts: 530
From: N.Vancouver.B.C
Registered: Jan 2005
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posted 03-03-2006 12:27 PM
...What a waist.Take one of the rarest and fastest pure stock muscle cars ever built and make a generic "Clone" out of it.Enough said.. Cory ------------------
68 Fastback 427MR 4 spd.Deluxe interior,8000 tach,140 speedo,am/fm,tilt.
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Bob429
Gearhead Posts: 545
From: Watervliet,MI,USA
Registered: Jun 99
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posted 03-04-2006 08:18 AM
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Bob
Member#39
71 J code
429 SCJ-R Sportsroof
C6 4:11 14.226@96.82 on street tires (I'll do better next year)
http://www.my429scj.50megs.com
http://www.mustangsandmore.50megs.com/MembersPics/Bob429.html
2004 Pure stock muscle car Drags pics now on my page.
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MidLifCrisis
Gearhead Posts: 673
From: Frederick County, MD
Registered: Oct 2001
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posted 03-04-2006 09:25 AM
As if the value of the car in stock form is not enough, they have to result to the marketing ploy of a movie tie-in to inflate the value of the car.
The value just plunged in my opinion. What really steams me is when someone sees a real vintage '67 GT-350 or GT-500 Shelby and calls it an Eleanor.
The '67's were one of the finest designed Shelbys, with the upper and lower scoops paying tribute to the GT-40. Even if the mid placed hood scoop didn't catch as much air as the further forward design of the '68, I still feel it is a classic that should remain untouched. A Shelby clone would have been preferable over an Eleanor.
I may be ranting, but I love the second gen cars. Sorry, but why screw with a good thing? Charlie
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mustangs68
Moderator Posts: 27681
From: Hampton Va MCA#39406 M&M #12 Member Mustang Club of Tidewater
Registered: May 99
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posted 03-04-2006 09:42 AM
The problem is some people cannot think independently,,they have to copy something.Sam
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427Fastback
Gearhead Posts: 530
From: N.Vancouver.B.C
Registered: Jan 2005
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posted 03-04-2006 01:26 PM
There is a "R" code 68 sitting in a garage in Kamloops B.C. that the guy is turning into a Shelby clone.I haven't heard anything about it in the last few years,I hope he has changed his mind..------------------
68 Fastback 427MR 4 spd.Deluxe interior,8000 tach,140 speedo,am/fm,tilt.
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68 S-code GT
Gearhead Posts: 3835
From: Sayreville, NJ, US
Registered: Mar 2000
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posted 03-05-2006 05:38 PM
$60300 and the reserve was not met.
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Blacksmith
Gearhead Posts: 604
From: Front Royal, Va., USA
Registered: Feb 2006
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posted 03-06-2006 07:03 AM
A waste of a good car.
At least my "H" clone started as a basket case 289 2V FB...
Too many people jumping on the B-J & Eleanor bandwagon. Pretty soon all the stock Mustangs that are left will be the high dollar cars instead of the clones!
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sigtauenus
Gearhead Posts: 3969
From: Va Beach
Registered: Jun 2000
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posted 03-06-2006 10:19 AM
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Originally posted by Blacksmith:
A waste of a good car.
Pretty soon all the stock Mustangs that are left will be the high dollar cars instead of the clones!
Don't Fret!! Remember something like 1,000,000 Mustangs were made by the end of 66, another 500,000 or so by 68. You only hear about 1 or 2 cars getting outrageous prices here or ther. The deals are still out there to be found. In my opinion the problem isn't somebody putting $50,000 into a car with new-car suspension, drivetrain and looks and selling it for $80,000. The problem I see is the guy who has a POS rust bucket that slaps on a couple pieces of fiberglass and an Earl Sheib paint job, lets a blue paint bomb go off under the hood and a black one in the interior and thinks his car is now worth $8,000, or worse, $18,000, when its still only a $3,000 car if that.
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Blacksmith
Gearhead Posts: 604
From: Front Royal, Va., USA
Registered: Feb 2006
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posted 03-07-2006 08:21 AM
The $8K or $18K rust bucket is a sure case of "Buyer Beware". And there are definately some of them out there (high priced POS's)!
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