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- 1972 Mach1, 2003 Cobra coupe
I was at a local Mustang show today and was parked next to a gold 73 Mach1. Next to it was a red 73 that had nice paint but needed some cosmetic work . I started to read the owners signs and such on the gold mach1 and I did a double take at what he said he spent on the restoration. Yes - over $100K and he had checks and invoices and receipts to "prove" it. What I cannot for the life of me understand is why someone would put more than $50K into ANY 71-73 Mustang except a Boss 351 or 429 CJ or SCJ or maybe a 72 HO convertible. This was a California Q code but there was nothing else that would make it worth more than $25K at your typical auction. I'll post some pics later but this did not by any means appear to be a thoroughbread restoration with nothing but NOS parts. It obviously had aftermarket seat material (silver versus argent stripes). I should have looked underneath as for that kind of money it should have been Barrett Jackson undercarriage camera spotless. So - back to my original question - under any circumstance would it make any sense to pay out that kind of money to restore a 71-73 Mach1 Mustang unless Bob Perkins personally sold and delivered to you a bunch of NOS very hard to find parts?
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