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Where did you guys find your fastbacks for a reasonable price?
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by essasin: [QB] [QUOTE]Originally posted by SydeWaySix: [qb] [QUOTE]Originally posted by essasin: [qb] [QUOTE]Originally posted by 90LXdiaz: [qb] back in the late 80's my dad was offered a clean running 1968 fastback for 2k... and he didnt take it...regrets it now crazy how prices just go up for classic muscle cars after all the publicity of the discovery channel shows (american hot rod, rides, etc...) [/qb][/QUOTE]It is crazy. Back in the 80's Cow Palace car shows you could buy a fully restored fastback for 10k-15k. Crazy how the prices have jumped. [/qb][/QUOTE]What breaks my heart is that my dad restored a 65 fastback when i was in grade school up until early high school. Back then I didnt have any money but I begged him to keep it for me and wait until I got my license and a job to pay him for it. He didnt want me driving an old school so he sold it. He ended up selling it to some kid for around $8000...fully restored, red on red, orginal/rebuilt 289, etc HELLA CLEAN. Later that summer "Gone in 60 Seconds" came out in the movies and FB prices hit the roof! I always told him he should've kept it, now everytime I remind him of how much a rusted piece of shit shell is he just shuts up :o My goal is to find that exact car and buy it back from whoever owns it...I'll try to scan some pics of it and post them up later. [/qb][/QUOTE]Ouch that must hurt. Lets see those pics! After that movie and Shelby gained mass popularity the prices seemed like they quadrupled overnight. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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