1966 Shelby GT 350-H Backyard Find!

[Steve Shauger]

An amazing find!!! To say 40 years of Ohio elements have taken it's toll on this iconic Rent- A Racer, well it's an understatement. It will be interesting to see if the original owners son follows through on this massive restoration.


https://www.hotrod.com/articles/back...ed-since-1981/

[Jonesy]

Wow. They were worried about moving it and splitting it in two. Its amazing they got it on the trailer.

Heres a pic of where the steering box mounts

[L78M22Rag]

I don’t know how anyone could let their property go like that... let alone a rare car like that?

[Steve Shauger]

Originally Posted by L78M22Rag

I don’t know how anyone could let their property go like that... let alone a rare car like that?

I have my doubts the owner's son will have the original body restored. There's a huge amount of sheetmetal replacement. Certainly can be done, but huge $.


Not sure how sentimental the car was as it disintegrated for 40 years in their backyard.

[Tracker1]

Agreed. If you can afford to restore that car you could have afforded a dry shed to keep it in. Not gonna happen. Hopefully somebody who deserves it gets the car and the NOS metal.

[Mr70]

Thanks for posting that Steve,what a great find.
With a Tree trunk growing underneath it lengthwise too.

[Lynn]

That should be a criminal offense.

[x44d80]

Not that it matters now but when I see cars like this I wonder if blocking the car up on cinder blocks on a concrete pad would have lessened the damage or it's a humidity thing that causes this much rust.

[Crush]

What a shame

[BCreekDave]

Originally Posted by x44d80

Not that it matters now but when I see cars like this I wonder if blocking the car up on cinder blocks on a concrete pad would have lessened the damage or it's a humidity thing that causes this much rust.

I think its just Ohio. When they salt the roads, I'm convinced they find old cars even off the roads and spread salt on them. Probably a conspiracy with the Big 3 automakers and Morton Salt.