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02-03-2012 05:30 AM #1
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Media blasting, sometimes life can be good
Some of you know that I recently took in a stray
, attention starved 
1969 Shelby fastback. Was concerned not only because of it's life in NYC as a daily driver, but because of all the test areas I found massive amounts of plastic filler. This week we bit the bullet and I had a good friend take it down to bare metal for me. Well, it got finished yesterday, last night got time to get it under some really good light and could not be more thrilled with the results. Turns out that the car is not as bad as I believed it to be. Very minor rust in the bottom corners of both doors, with two previous patches in the passenger quarter panel. One small dent on the passenger quarter, I would suspect is from parking the car on the streets of NY. Another small dent at the front mount for the drivers door handle (looks like someone might have kicked the handle, perhaps when the car was frozen shut 
to knock it loose). As they say, pictures tell the tale, so feel free to view the attached.....
As they say, sometimes life is good...In this case, I'd say so.
Bill S.Last edited by mrmustang; 02-03-2012 at 05:41 AM.
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02-03-2012 05:37 AM #2
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Pictures attached this time
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02-03-2012 05:38 AM #3
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02-03-2012 05:39 AM #4
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Man you got to get lucky sometimes. Looks like a good findCharlie
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02-03-2012 05:40 AM #5
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Wow! It's in great shape for being 43 years old, and from NYC! Glad you got a good surprise!Roger
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02-03-2012 06:00 AM #6
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From that part of the world that's amazing! Looks like the repairs were brazed?Your Uncle Bob, Senior Geezer Curmudgeon
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02-03-2012 06:03 AM #7
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You are about the luckiest guy I know of!!!! I wouldn't count on having much good luck in the future though, think you used up your quota of good luck on the Shelby!!!! The car looks absolutely awesome, Bill, going to be an absolute pleasure putting this one together, huh????
Congrats, looks like your well on your way to having one drop dead gorgeous Shelby for me to test drive out at The Glen!!!!!
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02-03-2012 07:47 AM #8
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Now hand stripping the original stripes off the car, I hit virgin (still shiny) original paint. Playing around with the spray out card I did, I believe I'm pretty close to hitting the color on the head.
Bill S.
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02-03-2012 08:49 AM #9
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Awesome find!
I would have thought that salt may have put it's mark on the lower quarters, but looks clear from here!!!!
...at least I'm enjoying the ride!
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02-03-2012 09:29 AM #10
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Some type of adhesive, not brazed. Have not dug it all out yet as I want to get the car in etch prime before it rusts.
Originally Posted by Bob Parmenter
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02-03-2012 10:36 AM #11
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Looks good to me!!!
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02-04-2012 03:51 PM #12
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thats a 69? looks like a 71 72 73
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02-04-2012 07:54 PM #13
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That is a beautiful old body,,as everyone else has said,,specially from that neck of the woods..One very lucky man.. I can think of a few people down here who would love to give a home..
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02-04-2012 08:39 PM #14
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The '69 Shelby GT500 had a front end treatment that differs from the '69 Mustang, which may be confusing you. Originally Posted by eddiegillespie
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02-04-2012 10:59 PM #15
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i didn't know that i work in a mustang restoration shop down here in Bensalem Pennsylvania but we rarely ever see shelbys especially a rare piece like this
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