1970 Shelby GT500 Convertible | Barn Find Hunter - Ep. 36

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While cruising down the road in central Florida, Tom Cotter spots a familiar-looking pair of GT-package headlights. Languishing in a pile of leaves outside the owner’s house is a moss-ridden relic of the early pony-car craze-a 1965 Mustang. Originally a project car for the owner and his son, the car started the process of becoming one with the lawn after it got its hood smashed in. The owner’s hopes that his grandson would take up the cause proved fruitless. But when Tom wanders out back to peer into a garage, he discovers another titan of Ford muscle. Hiding in the shadows is none other than a 1970 Shelby Mustang GT500 convertible, and as luck would have it, the owner is eager to share the car’s story.
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@foadrightnow5725 6 лет назад

I swear, this series deserves to have its own cable show!

@GETUPANDGO 6 лет назад

I agree, but I like that I can just watch them on RU-vid whenever I want

@jakespeed63 6 лет назад

No!!! Keep it under cover like the barn finds

@--Zook-- 6 лет назад

TV would RUIN this show. They would require fake drama and hire some douchebags to scream at the camera.

@JoaoMatrix 6 лет назад

please tom, don't lose your essence

@willtrautman6243 6 лет назад

Hagerty makes plenty of money otherwise

@TheDutyPaid 6 лет назад

lol that Mustang 'someone backed into me' beer cans in the footwell.

@6door6four96 6 лет назад

TheDutyPaid the beer cans ain’t even faded it was crashed long ago that’s the son drinking some brews dreaming of the day it’s on the road lol

@paulrogers6037 6 лет назад

We can't find the title so we'll just let it sit here and turn into rust pudding.

@mattfarahsmillionmilelexus 6 лет назад

The damage does look a bit extensive for someone backing into it - unless he made an accidental right turn into a demolition derby.

@fenderstratguy 6 лет назад

Honest, Dad! This guy JUST BACKED INTO ME .... at 40 MPH

@timothybryantjr9514 6 лет назад

did he back into at 45? more like i was drunk and hit someone

@ovenorway 6 лет назад

This story need a sequel. Get the other Hagerty crew, the wrenchmen, help him get this back on the road !

@davesracingchannel9261 6 лет назад

ovenorway Would you please give my racing channel its 1350th Subscribe

@eddiebowens1919 6 лет назад

i'll be an astronaut before this guy put this car on the road lol

@BlueHopi144 6 лет назад

thats for sure ...not much motivation to care for them

@marcryvon 6 лет назад

You never know ! After Tom gave him the value of it, 70k $ is quite an incentive to sell it. I'd buy it in an instant. As is.

@johngerraughty 6 лет назад

The best part was when the guy said all it needs to run is a battery.... yeah sure. Drove it in and parked it years ago.

@LetItLie 6 лет назад

John Gerraughty dude said he had pictures with him and his grandchild with the car, it could very well be only a year or two parked

@stoveboltlvr3798 6 лет назад

Yeah, what about the tank full of varnish?

@eddiet204 6 лет назад

Who gets cars like this and allows them to rot into such a sad state? Never ceases to amaze me that there are people like this.

@Superxpninja 6 лет назад

eddiet204 everyone always says "I'm gonna fix that up one day" but few ever do and so this happens to the car

@blanchae 6 лет назад

I've seen lots of cars slowly rust away because of people with that attitude "I'm gonna fix that up one day". There was a 67 Ford Galaxie parked in a backyard that I would drive past every day. At first it was a nice restorable car but after 10 years it was a bad rusted out parts car. Sad. Another guy, I met, has a 69 Pontiac GTO sitting in his garden on the dirt. He wants $30,000 for it but the floors and undercarriage are rotted out because its been lying in the dirt for 20 years and everything mechanical is seized. But it's going to be worth $150,000 when its restored. The last one is a local upholstery shop has a 56 Chev panel wagon as advertisement sitting out front. Hasn't moved in 20 years, every year there's just a little bit more rust creeping in on it.

@mariocastagna572 6 лет назад

@Oliver Revilo hi hi can

@elobiretv 6 лет назад

So your saying he should put the cars before his families needs first then just to please people on the internet? I love cars, but acting like they are some kind of irreplacable object that must come before everything else is just stupid.

@thebigpicture2032 5 лет назад

Oliver Revilo - I haven’t met anyone yet who claims medical and financial hardship where it hasn’t been true. It’s not something people brag about. You could hear the guy’s voice choke up as he said it.

@captainmorgan1107 5 лет назад

"We don't tell where the car is or who owns it." Then proceeds to say he's driving around central Florida and introduces Rick Luckhart, the owner, to the internet world.

@andrewdomenitzdmd 5 лет назад

I had a 64 1/2 Mustang 289, 4spd, with center console, 4-barrel, convertible with the factory tach gauge thing on the steering column. No power anything. Bought it for 600 dollars and it needed everything in 1970. I learned how to fix everything on that thing down at a friend of my father's junkyard in the Bronx NY. It was a miracle...that I did not kill myself in it. I drove like a madman at 18 yrs old.

@jacobm1001 6 лет назад

A special thanks to the owner of the GT 500 And his wife for sharing the car and the story with us. What a beautiful vehicle and story. I hope he gets it back out on the road soon. That is a one in a million car ! Thank you to Tom and the crew. I enjoy your show very much.I've grown up in the automotive industry. I'm currently a production painter at the largest body shop in New Mexico. my heart and soul Remain anchored in classics, hot rods and muscle cars.

@howardwhite9773 6 лет назад

I think I'd be moving that '65 Mustang outta the front yard about now...

@RobertoAnile 6 лет назад

yes that‘s a wise move 😂😂

@SquillyMon 6 лет назад

It would crumble to pieces before reaching the curb...

@billylennon8905 5 лет назад

that 65 has been sitting there for maybe 20 yrs. I remember when i was young and im 50 now, it and a cuda being in the yard when iwould pass all of a suden, this one is wreckked and under same tree as always has been. Never knew till watched this what was in the garage and have passed that home every day for at least 40 yrs

@SquillyMon 5 лет назад

@@billylennon8905 ... Crazy right ? I locate all sorts of interesting items... The latest was an E-Type Jaguar engine in an abandoned garage near my home. As kids we used to root through there regularly and I remember seeing that inline 6 engine many times...and funny thing was at the time I was only interested in V8's... Later and with no other visit required did I suddenly realize what inline 6 that actually WAS... I grabbed a hand truck and my quad and returned to my home 2 hrs later with a Series 1 E-Type engine... I had it sold in 45 minutes! Always good to explore where safe and possible.

@deuce1965 5 лет назад

Still sitting there seen it otw home from town today. 15 minutes from my house.

@joebrown1382 6 лет назад

Amazing how many muscle cars are still out there just sitting in buildings or out in the elements.

@BlueHopi144 6 лет назад

a serious bunch of them apparently ....

@joeabraham2363 4 года назад

Yep i know a guy has over a hundred cars sitting here and there in an old cow pasture hes got 40s and 50s chevy trucks hes got 55 2 door chevys..just sitting there.all good solid projects.they will b there for now on to.

@TysonEdwardsFishing 2 года назад

There is a lot of barn funds out there. My father in law has a few that are for sale just in his barn and garages.

@portlandcarlover 6 лет назад

This is one of the best series on RU-vid! Keep up the great work!

@mattfarahsmillionmilelexus 6 лет назад

To me, that's more interesting than an old Ferrari in a barn, just the understated cool of a dirty Shelby; and a 428 CJ convertible at that.

@charlieb308 6 лет назад

Matt Farah's Million Mile Lexus way better than all the wagons we see usually

@BlueHopi144 6 лет назад

agreed ! this is one very RARE Gem - in Red / black stripes = amazing expensive car .

@calvinh.8882 6 лет назад

Yes it is.. And i find myself cringing when i see cars like this being neglected and going to waste.. That car should be waxed at least once a day!! lol.. Just kidding, once every other day.. :) lol.

@MrWoodfiddler 6 лет назад

And that, Matt Farrah, is what makes this a thoroughly enjoyable series. Tom and everyone associated/sponsoring this channel, is the real deal. It makes great entertainment and enables dreams. Wish it was longer or more frequent! Chuck in Kansas

@Slampedro 6 лет назад

💯

@electrichellion5946 6 лет назад

A hurt foot and a concerned mom he wanted to stop bugging him, lead to his owning a rare Stang.

@marcryvon 6 лет назад

Thanks Mom !

@arnoldsewell4337 6 лет назад

That was Super Mom

@bustersgarage 6 лет назад

Hell, I'd trade a foot for a 76-70 Shelby 350 in that condition!

@frank_texas7400 6 лет назад

I get goose bumps every time someone opens a door of a sitting car, i got bit by a rattle snake just like that, almost kick the bucket

@mi777ke777 6 лет назад

The titles probably inside the glove compartment underneath 3 PBR's

@raserx63 6 лет назад

Here on Long Island there was a guy who had a 68' GT 500 parked on his lawn for years and let it sink into the ground and rot.. rebuffing all attempts to let someone buy it. I can't understand people like that..

@crtsaretubular3940 4 года назад

Nice shot of the 57 chevy in the beginning

@markw5805 6 лет назад

He just got himself a hefty load of anxiety for being told he has a $70k car buried in his garage.

@6door6four96 6 лет назад

mark w you really think he didn’t know that lol

@BlueHopi144 6 лет назад

no need anxiety when u have the free will to do whatever u want with it - specially if u know its a rare car . He could put it on sale and be gone within a week or keep it , make it restored .

@torchandhammer 6 лет назад

Don't tell his wife!

@markw5805 6 лет назад

6door 6four I don’t think he knew how much $. He talks about putting a cover over it after after hearing $93k for a good car. He always knew it was worth keeping though.

@markw5805 6 лет назад

Bluehopi Waltz that is the kicker about these rare cars...this guy doesn’t have the money to restore it and he’ll never sell it. This is just like the early Gull Wing in the storage locker. Lots of people have the money to buy one, but only a few can have the item itself.

@chrisblore9635 6 лет назад

Tom, I absolutely love your show. Please keep them coming. What a shame to see those beautiful cars sitting there in that condition. I had two mustangs in my teens. I would love to have them back.

@pilotguy1141 6 лет назад

The guy says he'll never sell it but I guarantee that thing will sit in the barn and just continue to rot.

@thebigpicture2032 5 лет назад

So what? He clearly gets a lot of pleasure from owning it and has had it forever. Plus it’s inside so it’s just getting dusty. Cars don’t have to be driven to give owners pleasure.

@Louis-pj7el 5 лет назад

someone should buy it. or he should at least clean it and start it

@bad74maverick1 5 лет назад

@@thebigpicture2032 no but little by little they rot away and are no longer viable cars. I have an 87 mustang ordered from ford with at 5.0 5 speed with blue window sticker still on it and build sheet under seat. It had 15,557 miles original on it when I bought it. Vortech V1 supercharger, gt 40 heads, original Cobra R intake MSD ignition, stainless exhaust limited slip rear, stand alone fuel management system ect. It has until this year sat for 7 years after a fuel/spark and air problem no one could figure out. The paint job on it was brand new after I got hit in it. I had the whole car painted. Even in a garage, rust bubbles came about, mice, the new tires vulcanized, it just got worse. now to get the car back to mint it's costing way more than it would have 7 years ago (a new performance shop in town figured it out, Rabid Customs). If I had continued to let it sit and "enjoy" it, it would be worthless and laughable. That's like saying "yes that's my 57 chevy out there, yep it's a Bel air and a 2 door non post V8 car. No she's not for sale I just enjoy it so much. Looks even better when the creek isn't up to the door handles after the rain".

@Snw-vi6xd 4 года назад

Someone sounds jealous

@johnanderson6255 4 года назад

bad74mavrick my dads got an 86 gt convertible 5.0 mustang charcoal grey all original 16000 miles on still got the gator back tires on it has the original own 6 battery put in the car over 34 years shoot iam only 35

@andrewipp426 6 лет назад

Thank Mr. Cotter for finding these hidden gems! It is so encouraging to see that there are still some really good cars out there, hopefully the owners take the time to get them get them cleaned up, serviced and drive them again. As a gear head you hate to see them not being enjoyed or even for others to appreciate their significance and history; especially when then they are really being neglected and subjected to the elements.

@charlesc.parker1164 2 года назад

I'm a ford person also. Your knowledge of fords blows me away. Thanks for the videos.

@cappystrano1 3 года назад

Man, I couldn’t admit that I actually peeked in their garage and saw that Shelby. I think I would’ve said, “do you have any other mustangs around like Shelby’s or something?”

@timmccreery6597 Год назад

The "5" in the VIN meant it was a 65 model year. The "C" indicated the 2v 289 with single exhaust. It looks like a GT package- the grille mounted fog lights...

@doresrules28 6 лет назад

At least wash the car and run it every so often. Never understood owning it just to let it sit and rot. But to each his own. Cool car.

@Last_one_before_I_go 6 лет назад

When a man is buried with ongoing responsibilities and diversions, care of cherished mechanical stuff can easily take a back seat in ones mind...its all about *true* priorities...

@charlieb308 6 лет назад

doresrules28 my Son died, my daughter is having brain surgery but I still make sure my house and cars are clean and taken Care off

@doresrules28 6 лет назад

Homertoeclipper Yeah I'm not suggesting washing it daily or even weekly for that matter. I mean if you have a 70k house you dont just let it sit with no maintenance. Some kid down the street would wash it for $20 if he's that busy.

@doresrules28 6 лет назад

semi auto Sorry for your loss and trials brother. Yeah it doesnt take that much time for someone to wash the car every once in a while. Especially one that is worth that much.

@6door6four96 6 лет назад

Just wash it once a year and keep a car cover on it

@ftby59mikeD 6 лет назад

This is why we love this series! Now, someone please contact "Garage Squad"! This car & his story would make an excellent show!

@jtmichaelson 6 лет назад

Awesome. Absolutely beautiful.

@davesracingchannel9261 6 лет назад

JT Michaelson Would you please give my racing channel its 1350th Subscribe

@laurensnieuwland4657 6 лет назад

*barntiful

@mikemakboul4409 6 лет назад

These days original barn unrestored cars brings more money than fully restored cars.

@davesracingchannel9261 6 лет назад

Mike Makboul Would you please give my racing channel its 1350th Subscribe

@415s30 6 лет назад

My grandpas 69 GT500 hardtop was that color, but something somewhere fell on it and they fixed it and repainted it. Well they chose another factory color, I think it's a super dark bronze/brown with the gold stripes.

@dougsmith4999 6 лет назад

I don't know how he does it. They just get more polished and personal with each new episode!

@zenithseven 5 лет назад

I just can't get enough of this show! The car finds. The pacing. The calm (unlike the cable car shows). Tom seems like a genuinely nice guy, and treats the owners with respect. I'm hooked. I don't know how deep Tom's pockets are, but I would have a hard time not buying a lot of these cars he's finding.

@CallMeMrX 3 года назад

The only thing more interesting than these amazing cars are the stories of the people who own them.

@branon6565 6 лет назад

How anyone can allow a 65 GT or a 70 Shelby to deteriorate like these two did is beyond me...I mean come on man, sell em to someone who will restore, take care of, and drive these two rigs like they should be, damn....

@abandoned_classics5029 6 лет назад

Branon Fontaine it’s not a 65 GT. Just a clone 289 2bbl. The shelby tho.. ugh.

@wzrdmgk562 6 лет назад

The "trash" rich white ppl produce is remarkable

@bobsafer602 4 года назад

wzrdmgk562 and what race are you? I guess you’ve never been around black people. “Poor” black people somehow always have $200+ for tennis shoes, drive luxury automobiles but can’t afford an I.D. come election time.

@SquillyMon 6 лет назад

This story had me thinking on so many different levels... I never thought about the The Oil Embargo and what would be occurring at dealerships at that time, oh the hardware that must have been discarded! Also having to track the engine down because someone you paid, didn't pay the actual guy doing the engine rebuild... This fellow is a real car guy and knows what is important. Very cool.

@garthlocklin6355 6 лет назад

Tom really went behind the garage to pee and looked in the window.

@Mr.Cynical92 6 лет назад

That mustang in the beginning is a 65. I have a 65 C code. The black honeycomb grille gives it away. Plus the chrome pieces behind both doors don't have the 3 long prongs that the 66 would have. 5 being the first digit in the vin indicates 1965. In 65 if you ordered the gt package it also came with the 5 round gauge cluster not the horizontal gauge cluster he's referencing. The original 5 gauges have been swapped out for the ones that you see in the video though. They're newer and not stock.

@05gtdriver 6 лет назад

Since it's a C code, it's a non-GT '65 as all GTs were A code cars from 1965-66. GT cars were dual exhaust cars, requiring a 4 barrel carb( A code 289 V8). Only engine option above it was the Hi-Po K code 289.

@Mr.Cynical92 6 лет назад

05gtdriver Right but there was a gt package that was purely cosmetic. They didn't put a 4 barrel carb on it but it had the styled steel wheels, fog lights and gt gauges. I was making the distinction about the gauges.

@05gtdriver 6 лет назад

rokstr3 I wasn't aware Ford offered 2 different GT packages. Everything I've ever saw or researched says that the GT option included 289 4bbl, dual exhaust, front disc brakes, uprated suspension, on '65 cars round dial gauges, fog lamps, badging & rocker stripes. Styled steel wheels were optional on GT as well as other V8 Mustangs. Hmmmm

@fanghicheck 6 лет назад

it no jive , i got a 85, last year 4bbl GT

@Mr.Cynical92 6 лет назад

Mine has round dial gauges, styled steel wheels and fog lights but it doesn't have exhaust trumpets, disc brakes, stripes, or a 4 barrel carb. I guess you could say mines a partial gt lol. It's my baby I'll put an Edelbrock intake, a 4 barrel carb, a 347 stroker kit and a t5 transmission, disc brake conversion, and 3.25 gears.

@JP-dw1fp 6 лет назад

Anyone who lets a car like that fall into such disrepair has to have a screw loose. I predict that car will continue to sit there and rot until that guy is long gone.

@35i_Hearse_Driver 6 лет назад

Oh and btw...the folding caravan in the drive way was pretty interesting too...

@mattkaustickomments 6 лет назад

Incredible find! What a backstory!!! Tom def hit the lottery when it comes to barnfinding!

@rustywrench2073 6 лет назад

Great find. They are still out there.

@ALABAMAHEADHUNTER 6 лет назад

What a cool way to find a classic .We never know what's behind those garage doors in our neighborhood . Hope he follows through and cleans it up and gets it running again .

@pensive69 6 лет назад

so many very human stories and history behind these totally stone dude cars. thank you for sharing.

@torekristoffersen176 3 года назад

“I won’t give out your name.....” says Tom.. “Hi, this is Rick Lockhart...” 🤣

@MattCSLnut 6 лет назад

I love watching theses Barn finds especially when the the finds are American Muscle cars from the 60’s & the 70’s 👍🏼 What’s really unbelievable is that this is still happening in 2018 ! Well done guys 👍🏼😎

@antoniop1968 6 лет назад

I love how everyone when talking about the engine goes by what Ford said. We all know that motor is pushing over 400hp.

@BlueHopi144 6 лет назад

exactly - a solid 428 sure brings more than 335 HP lol

@Mercmad 6 лет назад

They had to get the "ralph naders " off their backs by this time.

@fanghicheck 6 лет назад

335 , what a bunch of JIVE ?

@dorian2112 6 лет назад

335 hp @ 3200 RPM, maybe hahah. surely way more than that, insurance purposes.

@mustangsally366 5 лет назад

Time 4 a change it was a big lie ...that car pushes 400 hp easy

@btothep1374 5 лет назад

I immediately subscribed once i realized he wasn't trying to buy the cars. Thank you for keeping the true appreciation of cars alive

@deanfender7965 6 лет назад

NOW THAT'S A BARN FIND .BARN AN EVERYTHING

@farewell_to_normalcy9352 4 года назад

Unfortunately, GT package wasn’t offered with a C code until 1967 (I owned one) it had to be at minimum, and A code (or even a few K codes) the fog lights and striping, and dual exhaust was most likely added by the owner. Very clean car, I love the torque thrust wheels and the patina of moss all over it. That alone would make for a sweet photo shoot. Love what you do, Tom! Enjoy this channel a lot!

@zacharywatters1843 6 лет назад

Talk about another holy grail car! I would love to have that 65 out front but I cannot believe that there is a 70 gt500 behind it

@coolruehle 2 года назад

It's 2021. I'd like for Hagerty to re-visit this owner today to see what's been done with it.

@deuce1965 2 года назад

Nothing, all is still the same at the residence. I drive by it twice a day and it looks the same just no camper.

@davedave2882 2 года назад

@@deuce1965 wow,sad

@TheToycloser 6 лет назад

one of your best stories yet!

@MrDjh66 6 лет назад

I think 70s were left over 69s with hood stripes and front spoiler added

@VinzentDk 6 лет назад

Just wow. What a find. True gem he's got there! 335 built!

@TA1199 6 лет назад

That was awesome. I would be happy with that 289. When I was growing up my neighbor on the corner had 3 Mustangs. One was smashed up on the passenger side and parked one he side of his house The other was a hot rod. He bought a thrid one that needed work and built that one for hos daughter using the good parts from the other two,

@arthurr.borquez7275 5 лет назад

Absolutely 👏 awesome job . This needs a full time show on motortrend . Way better then chasing old cars , that only ever have a couple of cool cars in the show . And usually nine times out of 10, it’s two cars that are in the background, at the same auction or show he’s at, but they’re not the cars he’s debuting.

@Hagerty 5 лет назад

Arthur - Thank you for the support. Many more videos to come!

@tompastian3447 3 года назад

Probably the coolest muscle car of the 69-70's, just didn't have the performance that other Shelby's had. One other car of the same year would be the 70 Cyclone GT. Just watched a youtube video showing the detail that went into Shelby production, when Shelby introduced the 68 Shelby 500 KR. Little things like upgraded torsion bar brackets, additional radial arm nuts, AC hose bushings, it's own AC compressor, and lots of stuff the average guy wouldn't be aware of. IMHO, the 69-70 Shelby is the best looking Shelby of all the Shelby Mustangs to date.

@viperexpress305 5 лет назад

I can never understand why guys let these gems rust away ? Sell them to folks who care !!!

@barryphillips7327 Год назад

Needs SAVED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It is Not that bad!!!!! The Ford 289 BRILLIANT engine, willing, reliable, sweet, sound good, good power!!!!

@danceswithcritters 4 года назад

that shelby is in really good shape.

@231flash 6 лет назад

The High School I went to (North Farmington High in Farmington Hills,Michigan) had a 69 GT 5oo convertible that Ford donated to the auto shop with only 100 miles only condition was it could never be sold or licensed and destroyed crushed if the school ever needed to get rid of. Sadly the auto shop class closed up and the Shelby met its faith with a crusher.

@pgtmr2713 6 лет назад

FLASHTV The community college I went to had a yellow Beretta convertible. Black top, black interior. Donated by GM, same rules crush and destroy. While it wasn't a Shelby. It was 1 of 4 or 5 in existence 90 Indy pace car convertibles. I say that because all of the known ones had grey interior. There's one in a museum and that's it. It had yellow inserts in the seats, yellow reflectors installed into the regular rear panel, a flimsy roll hoop yellow z26 wheels. A GM exec had said he thought there were 3, there were 3 at the race. This one was not an actual pace car from the race no light bar, no engine mods. They weren't structurally sound enough to sell. So all of the ones sold to the public were hardtop Berettas with paint, stickers, seat inserts etc, maybe a sunroof.

@jimhiner1244 6 лет назад

I confirm this Shelby. I also attended North Farmington in the early 80's, and took auto shop. The car was gone by the time I was there, but parts were still around. I remember the tail lights hanging in a tool room, the the exhaust up in the loft. Great story!

@231flash 6 лет назад

I went there in 77 and it was still intact except missing Shelby emblems and rims. Mr Shear was a ass and he hated me cause I caught him in a lie in front of the whole class. Basically he went out of his way to make it hard for me to the point I quit going to class til the final exam and I aced the test, only person to get 100 on it and was really pissed to the point he said I must of cheated and made me retake another test 1 on 1 watching me like a hawk. What put him over the edge I was given a full scholarship to Chrysler's MoTec school in Livonia , which he fought and failed.

@alvarohernandez2438 6 лет назад

I would have crushed a different car and sent the photos to GM. They are so backwards thinking nobody would have suspected anything. I work for GM.

@calvinl9727 5 лет назад

They should have contacted Ford.

@Underappreciatedclassics 6 лет назад

If it’s a 65 it is extremely rare because the 3 speed auto was not supposed to come out till 66, but a ford manufacturer plant made a mistake by making about 450-500 with the new auto a few months earlier then ford intended, anyway its more then likely a 66

@mellowrebel4618 4 года назад

My brother n laws GT 500 KR LOOKED LIKE THAT WHEN HE BOUGHT IT FOR 750 BUCKS IN 1973. WHEN A GTO CHANGED HIS MIND AND RAN A RED LIGHT AND HIT IT HEAD LONG ON THE RIGHT FENDER. IT TOOK HIM 10 YEARS TO GET ALL THE ORIGINAL PARTS FORT IT.

@Jsalrulz 6 лет назад

I would have had a hard time getting rid of the 442 myself.

@nobodyatall9946 5 лет назад

That guy had NO CLUE what he has haha! I'm sure that GT500 is shiny and running right now.

@DavidJSmith-hl6kb 6 лет назад

Wow!...That owner got a "Killer Deal" for $1,500.00 for a 70 Shelby GT500 Convertible! My father bought me a 66 Mustang Coupe 289 v8 2bbl with 3sp Auto Trans for $900.00 at a Car Auction back in the early 70's during my Senior year in High School! Then later I brought a 69 Mach 1 for $2,500.00 which was later Stolen by the Dealer! (That's a Story in it self!) So again that was a "Killer Deal" for $1,500.00!...God Bless!

@calvinl9727 5 лет назад

I think he said his 442 plus $1500

@joshinbama83 6 лет назад

I stopped and ask about a 69 mustang i seen at a house and the dude told me he was fixing to give it to his 16yo grandson... You dont turn a 16yo loose with a v8 much less a classic muscle car. That car will be in a ditch or completely totaled within a year. What a shame

@rayt1590 6 лет назад

Best line..."Maybe I should put a cover on it."

@adamweston4152 6 лет назад

That is a great story, and that's why I'm a nosey sod because you never know what you'll find.

@unnamed7570 6 лет назад

I wish my parents could give me a car like that for good behaviour, my good behaviour is expected not something I get rewarded for😢

@grimreaper-qq9nw 5 лет назад

A 65 Mustang GT is my dream car I just want in in a metallic red and in manual. I LOVE the body style of that year.

@grimreaper-qq9nw 5 лет назад

No GT’s also have a coupe body

@grimreaper-qq9nw 5 лет назад

I just want a GT not a GT350

@vernhoke7730 6 лет назад

I remember back in the late '70s I was working construction in a neighborhood and across from where I was sat a GT500 convertible in someones garage.

@T3SKATLIPOC4 5 лет назад

😥

@crackheadcarljr6461 6 лет назад

There’s a 1965 mustang by me that was restored and the guy who restored it has another 1968 mustang that’s just sitting there undrivable and it kills me to see it there since I drive by it everyday on the way to school...

@williammise686 4 года назад

I absolutely love your show you and jay Leno rank as my favorite all time RU-vid channel's. 👍👍🇺🇲🇺🇲❤

@maeve4686 4 года назад

So, all I had to do as a teenager is be a bit wild and a poor student and if I changed and straightened up I'd get a Mustang. So, I guess that's why I got a 4-door, Datsun sedan. Thanks Dad. (Of course it was avacado green!)

@mellowrebel4618 4 года назад

67-68 headlight 67 inboard 3rd and 4th headlights 68 outboard 3rd and 4th headlights via Ralph Nader's safety program.

@mfreund15448 6 лет назад

Tom Cotter for president!!

@accadoza 4 года назад

Great show 👍

@williamsanders468 6 лет назад

Oh man this might be my favorite car out of Barn Find Hunter

@mwdhank 6 лет назад

wow,nice find Tom keep on finding those barn find gems.

@gerald4133 Год назад

Thanks for sharing this awesome car cobra 🐍.

@dylanmccanlies6789 5 лет назад

The prices for hotrods are insane. The bubble will eventually pop.

@jeffouellette9946 5 лет назад

Yeah the tribulations are coming.

@billylennon8905 5 лет назад

When i began watching this episode and saw the 65 i was like omg, that is the car near my home. I have seen that car sit for at least 20 yrs where it is, Before that it and a cuda were in the yard when i was young. I am 50 now. Never did i imagine there was a shelby in that rickety old garage I see that my efforts wuold have been turnned away if i had stopped as others friends had said they had been. Now i know the story at least what he want s to say it is.

@toddcopeland2535 5 лет назад

I love the Woody b roll shots! Give me more!!

@MrPerry61 6 лет назад

I live in the Arkansas Ozarks, and I've watch cars sitting in fields deteriorate over the years because the owner was planning on "fixing it up". I can show you a 68 Camaro with a tree growing out of the trunk. sad

@f.mbarnabythelatest6068 5 лет назад

or when somebody tries to buy the rare junk the owners think they have gold 😂

@lordstingray2382 6 лет назад

So this guy puts a GT 500 convt away in a garage and doesn't even care about it enough to get a good car cover to protect it. He doesn't deserve such a nice car. He should just sell it to someone who will care for it, look at the condition of that 65 outside and look what it next to the 70 Shelby, junk and done crappy kyacks, sad.

@BlueHopi144 6 лет назад

totally agree - its time for him ( thanks to the infos he finally got fromTom ) to let it gooooo & help a piece of history not to rot too badly .

@JoshMoore424 5 лет назад

Totally agree. It’s heartbreaking when an old car rots bc someone doesn’t know what they have - but when someone knows they have something of historic value and treats it like literal dirt- that’s truly sad.

@10susan10 5 лет назад

You are entitled to YOUR opinion but as someone who has had her 69 CJ Stang since June of 1969 and the last time I drove it on the street was 1971 -- its the OWNER'S choice of what is done. I didn't bother covering mine for the first 30 years or so. I may die never having put it back on the street but that is strictly MY choice.

@michaelcox3891 5 лет назад

You're a DB! He's owned it for 45 years, he can do whatever the hell he wants with it. If you listened, he said he had fixed it up and then his wife got ill. He's a real Man with his priorities straight. If you have a car that you have kept in great shape for 45 years, lets see it.

@wadefarris308 5 лет назад

It's a 65. 66 mustang's had a different trim piece behind the doors. The chrome piece on 66s have 3 spars coming off the main piece.

@jakespeed63 6 лет назад

Another heart warming story Thanks for all you and your team do!!! Not a huge Mustang fan, but I would drive the wheels off that one Speaking of wheels, those Shelby mags, may be dirty but sure are bad Ass Florida is rough on cars

@Phoenix_cataclysm_in_2040 5 лет назад

How is it a heartwarming story if that Shelby was left to rot in the garage? They needed to mention those prices to his wife, she'd arrange that car being sold in no time at all.

@tango1zero22 5 лет назад

I would be happy with a 289 car. Ive had a lot of old fords in fifty years. The small blocks are just fun drivers.

@pontiacgrandprix733 6 лет назад

Wow, now that's a find, especially a convertible w a 428 and air

@OpenRoader 6 лет назад

Mega respect for the owner!

@AHammershoej 6 лет назад

Man, Cotter just walked past those old klunker bikes.

@ruftime 6 лет назад

Always great! Thanks for the ride Tom!

@rainman7992 5 лет назад

What a car story. Nice gentleman. Hope they lift the wrecked one off the ground and cover it....what a shame.

@rafinharoxx 6 лет назад

every day there's a forgotten car laying on some dust, waiting for somebody to find it

@jeremyfowler1519 5 лет назад

Great story. Great dad.

@mikegaydos3114 6 лет назад

i've driven by that mustang every time i'm at my son's house .

@saltpepper1894 5 лет назад

Your a brave man poking around a central FL garage...no joke

@dsinsocal 5 лет назад

Easier ways to tell a '65 from a '66 than the gauge cluster. The honeycomb grill is '65 ('66 had horizontal bars). Those side scoops are '65 ('66 had 3 rays pointing forward). And the gas caps are different: '65 was clear plastic center with the logo inside vs. '66 being solid chrome with logo on top.