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914 or Shelby, decisions decisions decisions.... |
Sparky |
Nov 29 2004, 10:23 PM
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Mahna Mahna! Group: Members Posts: 1,134 Joined: 21-June 03 From: Spencer, MA Member No.: 847 |
Ok so back in the late 80's and early '90's I went thru a phase where I was restoring a classic Mustang a year and flipping them for a small profit. Been playing with 914's and 944's since about '95. I now have the opp. to restore an original Shelby. I know the owner and he has had it since new and is looking to thin his stables. He also bought the last Mustang I did from me as a gift for his wife, a beautiful '68 GT convertible. Took me 3 years of work to build that out and get it to the point were I was happy with it. I'm really really tempted.
If I do this I would have to get rid of all my 914 stuff, or the wife. I like the wife, she keeps me happy and grounded to reality. She is more on board with the Shelby then the teeners because she and the girls can fit in it. But there is no pressure from her, nope none at all. Gee my couch is comfy. This is a really tough decision. Crap. What would you do? My best, Mike D. |
Sparky |
Dec 1 2004, 02:42 AM
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Mahna Mahna! Group: Members Posts: 1,134 Joined: 21-June 03 From: Spencer, MA Member No.: 847 |
It's probably a good thing my wife doesn't check the posts that often! For the record she does enjoy the teener with me but would enjoy it even more if the whole family can play together.
This was a race prepped Shelby GT350 with the proper camber wedges to make it handle the twisties just fine. I'm seriously torn between the two. It's been a tough year in that since buying this new house I've almost had to sell all of my toys, guitar stuff included to do work after a chimney fire. I muscled the insurance company into paying up so nothing had to go. I had already decided that atleast one of the teeners was going anyways. My black '72. The shell was going to be converted to a 6 utilizing some of the funds from the sale of the '72. Still considering it. The sale offer of the Shelby has only been extended to me, for now. He isn't in a hurry so I have time to ponder it. I'm taking the '72 out this weekend if the weather is nice and running out to Cape Cod. Who knows maybe that will somehow seal my decision. My best, Mike D. |
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