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Originally Posted by tangerine911S
That first ratty-looking coupe is the missing one discovered in a old widow's garage. Tucked away for years, she had little idea of the value of the car. Quite a battle ensued over who could purchase it, if I remember correctly. Quite a good story.
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Actually, she had a very good idea how much it was worth. Her daughter, who died after setting herself on fire and running down the street had been hounded for years by people who thought she had the missing car. Including Shelby himself. After her death, her mother sold it for a couple of million to a doctor on the east coast who is going to leave it as the above picture shows it. It's had been sitting in a storage garage untouched for years. Her father worked on it when it was originally built and it was also owned at one time by Phil Spector. The car has alot of history.
The Superformance Coupe was redesigned by Peter Brock who originally designed the original coupe. He made it longer and wider. I like the looks of the Superformance Coupe much better then the original. Ironically, the other Peter Brock was killed racing one in a Targa event a couple of years ago.