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scuncio
05-01-2018, 01:27 AM
Wow, no kidding. The Ohio climate will do this to a car.

Link to 1969 Shelby GT350 auction (https://ebay.to/2w0u0oP)

https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/d-sAAOSw5m1a5jIn/s-l1600.jpg

ruralrte66
05-01-2018, 01:52 AM
Crazy how that car sat there for that long.
(Not For Sale, Going to fix it up some day.)
Glad it was found.

10-2ndmalibu
05-01-2018, 01:55 AM
It's an absolute shame what's happened with this car. Someone is going to need awefully deep pockets to restore this car properly. It's amazing what people are prepared to pay for too far gone cars. Personally, I'd buy one that's restored and drive the wheels off of it. Especially at my age... lol

SS427
05-01-2018, 12:54 PM
A rusted through oil pan. I think that is a first for me and cannot imagine how badly corroded the inside of that engine will be. I would bet 50% of the intake bolts will snap off during disassembly.

NorCam
05-01-2018, 01:10 PM
Amazing that the tree didn't grow up through the trunk of the car like others I've seen. That thing needs absolutely everything.

livettes
05-01-2018, 05:47 PM
You can buy a nice 69 GT 500 for less than a hundred. If someone gave that 350 to you, you would still be upside down if you restored it.
Jamie

mockingbird812
05-01-2018, 06:01 PM
A rusted through oil pan. I think that is a first for me and cannot imagine how badly corroded the inside of that engine will be. I would bet 50% of the intake bolts will snap off during disassembly.

I 'spect the oil used didn't have any rust inhibitors added.:dunno::cool2:

ELEFUNTMAN
05-01-2018, 08:57 PM
oh my, sometimes, I'm glad I'm in California!

wrench
05-01-2018, 09:31 PM
Need to return it back behind the barn

Bill Pritchard
05-02-2018, 12:43 AM
Two words...."parts car"

From the auction description...."ENGINE WAS REMOVED FROM CAR DECADES AGO AND STORED IN THE ADJACENT BARN"

And still the oil pan rusted through????? Sorry, not buying that :bs:

HawkX66
05-02-2018, 02:25 PM
Without mentioning the rest of the car, I'm not surprised by the oil pan like others are. I've seen that many times in the salt belt... The 69 Cutlass that I was working on for the last year had the rocket 350 with an oil pan that rusted through also. It had been sitting in a relatively dry barn since 1991 too. The rest of the engine was fine outside of needing to be rebuilt.

69LM1
05-02-2018, 10:15 PM
That's one of the best looking exhaust systems for that era.....

/Rich

Rallyegreen68SS
05-03-2018, 12:37 AM
But 24k? Really?

scuncio
05-19-2018, 09:43 PM
Back up for sale with a $25k buy-it-now. Don't everyone jump at once.

Link to 1969 Shelby (https://ebay.to/2IweAud)

https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/3~8AAOSwtNFbAHv4/s-l1600.jpg