$26,500
Valley Center, California
Category
Convertible
Mileage
90752
Posted Over 1 Month
MAKE ME AN OFFER! Re-listed and ready to sell! 2 recent sales of California Specials were $29,000 for incorrectly restored cars. This price is below recent sales and way below Hagerty and NADA values. Plus, you cannot ever build a car like this, its original! Rare, low production, GTCS excellent Survivor in the true sense: Original Paint, All Original, Unmolested, No Modifications, ZERO RUST body. Beautiful and classic color combination. Near mint all original interior, carpet, doors, rear seat, California car its whole life with it's Original Black Plates (not Y.O.M. added plates) and Original Dealer Plate frames. Purchased from the Original owner. If you don't know what a GTCS California Special is, google it for lots more info. In 1968, Ford asked Shelby to design a coupe for California. The car uses a Shelby fiberglass trunk lid (from a convertable), and quarter panel extentions, tail lights, side scoops, fog lights, hood latches. Special blacked out grill with no Horse emblem. Only 3867 produced. This one is an early one produced February 27, 1968. Documented with Marti Report: Options: California Special, C-4 Cruise-O-Matic transmission, F-70x14 Wide Oval tires, White Sidewall Nylon tires, Power Disc brakes, Power Steering, AM Radio, Tinted glass, Deluxe seat belts, Deluxe wheel covers. Original hub caps, Original size tires in new condition. Original headlight bulbs with Ford script still on them, original Lucas foglights work perfectly. Original Factory assembly line marks and stamps still in place under the hood. Won a trophy at it first showing, people walked past the restored cars and gathered at this original. Only showed once at a local show. Body: Beautiful completely Rust Free original with patina, which is big nowdays. Some touch-ups, chips and scratches, a couple of small dents. Very presentable Original. Drivers fender has some repaint. Some areas have had blended-in paint, hard to tell. I see not signs of any accidents. Hood has a primer show-thru on one edge. Trunk is mint. All glass is perfect and original Ford CarLite glass, (I cant see a windshield I.D. mark). All weatherstripping is great. Again, ZERO RUST ANYWHERE. Underbody: See the photos, original Red Oxide still there and near mint..With original factory correct green, then black sill paint oversprays. Restored cars are never painted correctly under body. New rear original type leaf springs. Floors are Mint. ZERO RUST ANYWHERE. Interior: All original, dash pad is mint, dash is mint, all gauges work. No faded chrome. Seats are Mint except passenger side bottom has some loose seams. Headliner is beautiful (has 2 small tears). Rear package tray is Mint. Carpet is Excellent and original. New heater core and works perfect. 4 Original floor mats. Drivetrain: All original, numbers matching "born with" 289 runs excellent, motor never been out of the car and has all original paint. Very clean and original. Carb is rebuilt, distributor is rebuilt, new original type radiator, transmission looks and shifts like it has been rebuilt. New dual exhaust system is not stock type, but looks it. Sounds great. Drive anywhere. Some oil drips when parked. Basically, a rare, original, low production car that was cared for it's entire life, alway garaged and pampared, maintained, and repaired when needed. Original cars are getting very rare, and the California Specials are just now being discovered by most people and prices are on the rise. Only 3867 produced, and maybe 1000 left. No low ball offers. Auction will run til the end unless sold locally. Please do not ask the reserve price.
Trim 2 door
