Watch Us Find, Restore & Drive This 1967 Shelby GT-500 Mustang Barn Find - And Add Up Dollars Spent
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- "They're cars. They need driven." Bob Folkestad
Call us at 806-236-3681 if you have a barn find. We will come out and do a story. You approve the finished video. Please leave the cars undisturbed for video. In our first video of this story, we unearthed this Shelby and revealed the price paid -
• 1967 Shelby GT500 Foun... - Auta a dopravní prostředky
If you missed the barn find on this car see at czcams.com/video/-PebxokXOzs/video.html Also my latest is here - czcams.com/video/XceB-JIJI2c/video.html
looks perfect how you did it, 💯
@@ItsaRomethingeveryday 👍
I know exactly where you got this south of Norwalk. My dad tried buying it multiple times in the 90’s the old man would not sell it! You couldn’t even get close to the barn because of a Dog he had! Watching this takes me back I can distinctly remember going there with him to try and get it
THANKS for sharing @JerryHeasley I LOVE this classic story or how did you find this classic 1967 SHELBY GT500 hiden in a bar????? My crazy cousin has been fliping reginal between 1960' to 1970's . Classic cars & trucks since he was in his 40's
you are so full of Barn Droppings .........
I ran into an older gentleman locally a couple years ago when he and his wife were getting into a red and white GT500. I had to stop and ask about the car and its story. Turns out he bought it brand new 15 miles away in Washington, IL and has babied it ever since, everything original except the tires, and immaculate for its age. We talked about the car for over an hour, he let me get photos of the inside and outside, and said our goodbyes. About 2 minutes later he comes pulling back into the parking lot. His wife gets out of the car and asked if i wanted to take it for a ride. He took me around town for about 20 minutes, and even showed off its power quite a few times. It was a surreal experience.
I hope you slipped him your card in the event he doesn't have any heirs. 😉
That's what I call a cargasm.
That's a great story
After hearing your story I started to believe again.
What a dude
"They're cars, they need to be driven "....end of story. What a refreshing thing to see on CZcams nowadays.
Agreed.....
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😂🤣😅 u got that right!!!!!!
La-da-da-da-dah
"They're cars, they need driven" Amen Bob, couldn't have said it better. I think that it is wonderful that you did what you did with the car.
That line made me tear up a little...😪
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@TimeWarped think these videos are a wee bit over your head, punky brewster
You notice something right away from this gentleman. He wasn't given a silver spoon, he's worked for everything he has , and down to earth he and his son are
Thank you sir for allowing me to take a look at greatness as a human being. Anyone who loves dogs is a good person.....
Thank you for the kind words
You're welcome.
I learned hard work from my parents. They were born in Germany. I grew up in Chicago. I joined the Army at seventeen. Mom and dad moved to Rockford, IL. My first car was a 69 Dodge charger. Black vinyl top, midnite blue limited edition. I got it seventy four. Those were the good old days... Well for me, they were.
Maybe I'll see you folks down the road........take care!!!
@@John-wi4jc hitler loved dogs
I love my dog
pays an astronomical price for an old car, restores, and still is willing to do a burnout in it. Hell yeah.
And let the puppy ride in it like it’s a pinto!
That’s an expensive car, even though I’m young and everyone expects me to beat the shit out of my truck (which I won’t until it gets fully built for it) I wouldn’t beat on that old piece of history. I would put it in my garage with a cover over it and take it down the road every week or so if the weather is right lol
Brother
I think it feels like astronomical because we don't associate that kind of money for a car like this, or having all that money up front, and we sat down and poured over the labor that went into this project. On the other hand, if a guy pulled up in a 2021 Porsche 911 turbo, he spent two hours at a dealer, signed some papers, and has a monthly payment. It probably wouldn't seem like an astronomical expense, even though he'll sink more money into that than this entire Shelby project, and devalue the car with time, whereas this Shelby owner had to have added value with the restoration, which should only increase in time.
Yaaaaass 🙌🏿.
This guy made the perfect statement; “They are cars, they need driven”. If I had the money I would do the same thing. Drive that car dude!
The issue is people lack foresight, some of them just want fancy cars and forget that it comes with very high maintenance costs and that is usually why cars end up tucked away in garages.
The same philosophy applies to our wives... 🤠
@@muckerwood The depreciating asset.
That's why 50% of restoration projects do not get completed and are never driven.... What was never mentioned was in Collage I worked for a restoration shop, the car was not bad enough to restore 100% and I did not want it tied up in restoration death row for 5 years.
@@muckerwood 🤣🤣🤣
I love how he didn't do a full restore & just did what he had too make it reliable. "They're cars... They need to be driven." No truer words ever said!
Great video. Thank you for no nonsense and no shaky camera work, no awful heavy guitar and drum music like so many car restoration videos feature
Very impressed that you went to a lot of effort to give the previous owner a fair price for the car. That is real character.
How much did they pay?
@@ciegosanchez5289 65k
Knowing the internet the way it is, if he would have under bid that old lady he would have received so much hate. No lie, I said the car is a $70,000 car the first 10 minutes of the video.
There was second buyer who was ready to pay 64K 😉
@@ciegosanchez5289 65k
Nothing but respect for keeping everything original. Most people would just go for the full restoration.
Problem is that it’s not original
I'm so happy to see the kind of restoration I can appreciate! I'm also happy there are people out there with the mindset and ability to do it! ❤
"But they're cars...they need driven... Right?" Never a more truer word spoken. Amen brother.
Your grammar is hurting my brain.
Your answer is right on!!
Loved that line!
nice
nice
This guy is a real classy guy. Integrity honesty mellow, what’s not to like. All around Awesome!!
And he talks nice to his dog
This. And it looks like original tires or same year
Thank you!
Awesome Story. Made the right decision to keep it original. Grade job and the result is breathtaking
In a barn for 40yrs and look at the paint after the magic ...stunning ❤️
Was never a fan of this color, but that is the most beautiful Shelby I’ve ever seen. 100% original is one of none. These don’t exist anywhere.
Yea I have a 69 torino the same color .
Same here. I would have never chosen that color, yet it looks so good on that Shelby. 👌
@@Roadking556 nice, love the Torino's
My 74 Super Beetle is painted in either this color or one VERY similar to it. Matching custom interior too, it looks very good.
@@Roadking556 nice i like it but my grandfathers is periwinkle ill get it someday
Absolutely subscribe to this mentality: “They’re cars. They’re meant to be driven.” Great job!
22:39 crazy he was talking to a dog too
GenDProd Worst thing you can do is let a car, truck or motorcycle, sit. This guy gets it. I love his attitude.
He gets it. Don't fret about scratching the thing. Drive it like you stole it 👍
@@norbzt he loves his dog 🐕
Excellent job on leaving her/him original as possible !!!!
Hands down this is my favorite restoration channel! Love the narrations, it’s like I’m listening to my Grandfather tell me a story! Well done on the Shelby!
"They are cars, they need driven..." Hell yes!
22:40 the reveal that the dog had been filming this whole time
Plot twist the car was a Doge charger the whole time.
Thanks for that comment, you've made my day lol!
soon as he shuts the door, i thought he shot the fucken dog
And talks too lol
HOW IN THE WORLD DID THAT DAWG DO THAT?!?!?! MYSTERY!!
Man, watching something from the mid sixties be restored and rejuvenated in 2020s and see the enguinuity and crispness of a 50 year old model is absolutely fascinating. From the skeleton to the pretty face, just wonderful. Great success!
Mad mad props to this man for keeping it original as possible! 👏
22:30 "They're cars, and need to be driven"... Damn straight my friend.
The way the camera changes shot after he says that makes it seem like he was talking to his dog the whole time loooool
Yeah. This is the point that helped me really make sense of all the parts he left "unrestored."
The temptation to do it all, removing every millimetre of rust and every dent must be high, but
then you couldn't drive it in traffic while being relaxed, and enjoy it.
Great to see an old manual car driving on the road. Be great to drive something like this
in the USA. Being from the UK I the first time I drove an automatic was when I had to rent
from the airport on holiday in the US. Great for road trips, but it is riding, not driving.
Must be nice to drive a manual on some of those big roads, and actually be in control.
I TOTALLY BUY INTO KEEPING THE ORIGINALITY OF THE CAR. RESPECT PAID
Hard to not want to make it look new. He made a good decision 👏
Bad decision
Can’t see leaving the rust. Rust is rust, it’s not originality, it’s lack of maintenance.
Total restoration kills the car, this is the way to do it. Nice and clever. The world is full of over renovations.
Hans Bjorkman, wrong. Restoration restores the car. Leaving rust is just stupid. Rust us not original to the car. If you argue that restoration ruins the originality, guess what? Rust ruins originality. I as well as most people would rather have a restored car than one that has rust. Take a car with rust to a car show and you will get laughed out of there. Good luck with a car that is falling apart.
this makes me happy you kept it original, thank you
I love this!! Brings back some great memories.
Bonus: He's from Des Moines! I've lived in DSM all my life. Grew up in Beaverdale. Back in the 60's there was a shoe store in B'dale called Jerry's Shoes. He was a Florsheim shoe dealer. They were holding a national contest and the winner received a Shelby GT500!
My neighbor won that car!! He was BARELY old enough to drive it!! It was the exact same car you restored only it was red.
We got to drive around in it a couple of times, then his dad made him sell it! Paid for college tho.
I ve talked to him or his brother several times over the years. Not a day goes by that he wishes he still had that hot rod!!
Thx for memories!! Well done!! Hope to see you around town!
And thanks for sharing that memory! Wow, your neighbor won the car. I kind of feel like I won a 1967 GT-500. If you'll look on my channel at the one I bought out of a barn in Brock, Nebraska. It was also red and a 1967 GT-500. I wonder where the car he won is today. Does he know the Shelby number?
FYI, the car lives in Beaverdale... That's where I live.
The condition of the car for me adds character. It gives the car a life. A past, a story behind it.
Agree. Keeping some of its battle wounds makes it look more authentic.
was gonna comment this. couldn't have been said better
Ignore the collectors, they don’t drive their cars. Listen to the specialists, they study and know the fun about the cars
No doubt great point. The money 💰 grabbers only care about the value. We love the history the creativeness the craftsmanship the privlige to own and drive. Keeping it real 💯
Trailer queens. smh
Collectors are fine. All of their cars will be future barn finds eventually, at a drastically reduced price.
I don't know how they drop crazy money on these cars and not drive them. Carol Shelby said before he died "if your Shelby never hit the redline before you're not using it right"
yes
I love the way this car was semi restored. It's a perfect driver. Great job!
a rusted out piece of shit, only worth that much to silly people with too much money and time on their hands.
@@ItsSerialBoX I think someone is jealous.
@@ItsSerialBoXIt's part of our nations history; So, that alone makes it worth saving...There was a limited amount of those GT Shelby's made, and at least 1 of them is virtually priceless (Jim Morrison's); IF someone could find it!
@@ItsSerialBoX lol the poors are out again, go get a job
This dude is car dumb. Bigtime. Go back to your Honda.
Great story! For me, I'd be torn between simply arresting the corrosion process vs full restoration. Yes it's original only once, but I'd always worry about the rust you can't get to. If cared for after restoration, this beauty can last generations.
"A lot of people put them on trailers and I understand they're expensive, but they're cars - they need driven." Exactly! Now this is who should own these rare classics, a genuine car enthusiast and not an investor who leaves them sitting in a showroom.
@@jwalk1014 Agreed. That made it all the better seeing his dog jump out at the end.
In the mid '90s, one of these was in front of me on 19th Avenue. I used to commute to Corte Madera.
First thought "What is this doing in commuter traffic ???"
Then realized, Sunny Friday morning. Take the GT out for a spin :)
Honestly I get keeping it mostly original but those rear leaf springs look super scary
There's also no reason why you can't drive a restored car, that's also a personal choice.
@@3602go Driving the car's not a problem.
Like they said back in the '60s, Watch Out For The Other Guy.
Hell, i almost got creamed in a cross walk the other day (car stopped before going over my foot).
Not the car, its the other jack asses that would scare me.
I’ve watched this several times over time. It’s truly the best barn find story I’ve ever seen! He’s right. They need to be driven!
Thanks! I’m driving it tomorrow with my dog to work
@@creativewerksinc Full respect to you sir. The way you treated this survivor is inspiring
@@creativewerksinc do you have any plans to freshen the Traction-Lok?
@@k400f it is a refreshed one tire fryer just as it was new
yes if not they find themselves back in the barn.
You did that car a great justice doing what you've done
I absolutely love the way you treated this beautiful Mustang! Not many people see the true beauty of American muscle. Keep it up! Amazing..
I'm so glad people actually CARED for the rare collectible cars! They should never be left to rot. He's right, they are meant to be drivin.
This guy truly understands owning a classic. Beautiful car
If you have the money to buy something you always wanted or love to do, then do it. I'm so happy for him, he was able to put this back on the road. Great job guys, awesome!!
If I hit the lottery, I'd do the same thing too.
"They're cars....they need driven...Right?"
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Possibly the most satisfying vídeo ive seen on CZcams in a while, amazing how Pure and kind a man can be to One of the greatest Rides ever done 👍 enjoyed every second of it, cheers all the way from Portugal 👌
From the USA, thanks for the comment from Portugal
Absolutely love that he drives this car and left it as original as he could
$2,000 for that detail, is a really good deal. LOTS of work. Glad to see this car being enjoyed!
Imagine how many hours went into that alone!
Totally good deal. Cost me 200+ to have my new truck paint detailed to remove water spots.
There is more to that story than $2000, Bob Perkins and me have known each other for 30+ years and he does all the other cars I have, it was winter in Iowa too so he was a little slow. My son and I helped him too.
@@creativewerksinc That makes sense! I was going to say, that’s a really solid deal! Car came out great.
@@creativewerksincdo you wanna buy a rare old corvette that'll eat snakes?
Best original restoration I've seen to date
Love the way you restored this. Thanks for keeping it original.
This way, the history and unique identity is not lost.
Best words ever said, “ they’re cars, they need to be driven.”
Unless you go full concourse, there will always be something for someone to bitch about. Make it the way you want it, and drive. Screw everybody else.
Drive the hell out of em. I wonder how many original miles were on it? Or did I miss that?
That was legendary!
Enough said!!!!
@@joshd.godfroy4761 oem motor was blown but never said original miles
and that's what I tell people. If you can afford it, get it. Why save money for something you don't even know what you're saving for? Why keep is safe in a garage for a prolonged amount of time and devalue it. You don't know if you'll live to see the next day or so. Drive it. Not to mention it's always good to see people turning heads to see what you're driving and then struck a conversation with them.
You can always save though. This man had to save at some point to get where he's at so let's not say don't save. It's great to save but I agree 100% enjoy it while you have it and while you can. I use to never use anything and save all the time. Then I got two cancers and one terminal. My sister in law stealing from me thinking I was going to die. She totaled my car. So many things but I was too sick to fight nor care. Now that I beat a terminal cancer I'm just happy to believe alive and she got to face me once I got better and let's just say our relationship will never be the same. I'm not going to see live in anger and she does have my nephew's but you better believe I updated my will and also had her removed from being able to talk to any Dr of mine just in case. I now drive like crazy and got me a jeep even though I ordered a bronco. Camping out at the beach and mountains every second I get.
Right u only live once
Great investment.
Saving benefits banks
I agree with ya. Pick something you like. Save enough for it. Spend it. Period. I like what ya said about letting it devalue. 30k today will not be 30k tomorrow. And those are facts you can not argue with.
Great video! I'm 66 and the Shelby GT was my dream car. Keeping it original, couldn't agree more. "They're cars, they need driven."
Man I love seeing how you restored this car and kept it true and simple, and took it back to period correct even though it was mostly there (awesome find on the 428 block). Awesome!
This owner understands the meaning of life and not be stuck in materialism. Very humble and down to earth
As much as I know, we only live once so... live then. So do he.
The guy spent $141K on a material item. What are you talking about?
The Love they showed this car brings tears to my eyes, thank you.
I love that he enjoyed driving it, with his dog along for the ride 😊
I love that you kept it all original. Wear and tear, patina and all. There is nothing that gives you that feeling of nostalgia like a survivor. To me that feeling is priceless.
I must certainly agree wholeheartedly with the comments before me. This is a true car and dog guy. May you live long and prosper, Bob.
Thanks for the kind words!
Just an aside to this wonderful video... A Siberian Husky/ Pomeranian cross is one of the weirdest mixes I have ever heard of! :-p Beautiful dog tho!
WOW!!! Just a hell of a barn find.. It took me a minute to realize the level of appreciation this guy has to keep every detail as original as can possibly be done. Most dudes would ground down, repainted, redo just about everything... But when you do the upmost detail oriented level of restoring a true classic muscle car the way Bob has done, He left all the imperfections on the shelby car to tell a story of which I admired... This beautiful restoration job by Bob and his crew really shows the Real American Spirit!!! Thank God and God bless!!!
Paid $10,000- $15,000 too much for it...Wouldn't see it breaking $300,000 at auction, so...I could see if all original, but, it wasn't...He's right about one thing; With those prices, it will cost twice as much as the car is worth to have it fully restored...
This is the mustang I want, I'm a MOPAR guy but nothing beats an old Cobra! Shelby was a genius and no one can deny that.
Amazing. I love the fact that you didn't restore this car to "mint" condition. This car has a history that needs to be told and all those imperfections tell it. Such a beautiful machine.
Leaving the imperfections of general wear make it more real. Gives it personality.
Patina
wabi sabi
Agreed.
shame to see how much wear it's had. My car has done 70k miles and is absolutely spotless aside from a tiny little dent on a side panel you can only see in certain reflections. Crazy the shelby has only done 40k miles and pretty banged up.
100%. That car looks better as is than any resto job.
This guy has the right attitude! “They are cars. They need to be driven!”
It's just incredible to see this, and hear the sound of such a magnificent motor.
God Bless him for being fair to the widow. There’s blessings in that.
I believe you are right. I could tell you stories, after writing 700-800 barn find stories in magazines.
@@thewriter2549 please do tell those stories in future videos. Fantastic job on this Shelby. I hope it brings years of enjoyment.
This owner has a great attitude - it’s awesome when a real car guy treats the car right. I wish more car guys could afford to do what he’s been able to do.
You sir are an amazing human being. I love how you kept it original and left all the little dings and small blemishes and just enjoying the car. True car enthusiast right there.
The great thing about this minimal restoration is that it does not do anything that is not essential to using the car. If one day down the line he or his son wants to showroom finish the car it is all there waiting from the most original condition that was possible.
Great restoration and story and refreshing to see someone well off not nickle and diming an old lady when buying a barn car.
I am a bit older than the owner of this FANTASTIC CAR, I completely respect every choice He made rebuilding this piece of History, and I loved hearing Him say "Its a Car and Cars need to be driven" Please pass on to Him that He earned respect out here in the wild for what he believes and has done with that green Beauty!
@the captain kern Thank you for the kind words,,, I am the fat guy in the video with my dog
Very humble dude. SPENDS OVER 100K on a classic car....yet does a burn out ...what a badass 😎 respect 🙌
Thanks! I do drive them
That first roar of the engine when it started gave me chills down my spine WOW!
It's an honor to see another guy from Iowa finding barn yard cars and bringing them back to life!...👍
I’m glad he didn’t ruin the history of the car. He kept it all original. This is an amazing vehicle
tf you talking about they pulled the motor
@@thegolfdude LMAO @ "tf you talking about..."
@@thegolfdude original motor was blown up in the 60's they went with a more period/time date correct block
@@thegolfdude the motor was dead tf were they supposed to do. They got a motor that was made the same week so basically the same. He kept everything original that he could
I love that he kept the imperfections..it makes it perfect.
I absolutely LOVE this! This gentleman gets it. Wow. I've never met anyone who thought like I do on restoration of these classic beauties.
Well said, it's a car- meant to be driven! Love what was done! Thanks for sharing!
I like this guys attitude. The car has gone to a good home.
Man, I love the fact that this man didn’t do a full restoration and kept the imperfections. Looks so much better in my opinion.
It's beautiful no doubt but you've spent $ 140K .......it SHOULD be damn near as perfect as you can get imho anyway.
Kept the imperfections but uninstalled the dealer accessories?
If he was going to do some he might as well have done it all.
it was ridiculously bad choice to leave on rust stains lmao. Restored but not for long until its in bad shape again
@@blopp6240 Thats what was going thru my mind, just cringing at the rust under the quarters, he was a good boy and saved his money and gets to do what he feels right, beautiful car
Well done. Great barn find and great restoration by experienced people. And frankly, the price sounds good as well.
So cool to see this. I love that you kept it as original as you could. The seats cleaned up beautifully.
So cool. I love the owner's attitude. "They need driven." ride on. Just noticed we all love that comment.
Dude has the $$ to go all out ..totally respected the car..Earns the respect of any true car lover.Heaven has seat ready for him. Thanks brother for doing the right thing 💯 🙏.
Imagine being such a car guy you think a man respecting a car is his ticket to heaven lmfao🤣
Absolutely perfect. This was a great thing to watch. Seeing that thing doing that burnout in its original livery with its visual life story being told was awesome. It must be quite the emotional connection finding that thing and going through the process so intimately to have it rolling rubber in grand documented fashion. Awesome.
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I love it. Very well done!!! I wish more guys would do this when they find rare cars such as this. Well done.
I did not want this video to end and as a man who restores cars myself I really respect you for doing the right thing and driving this car so it can be appreciated by the millions of people like myself who grew up looking at these cars in magazines and dreaming about owning them god bless you guys and thanks for helping keep this alive
“They’re cars and the need to be driven.” That is just awesome someone who has a deep appreciation for the car but yet still puts it on the road. I love it!
I actually LOVE them keeping the car closer to its real life form and not straight back to restored factory. Keeps the story and culture of the car alive.
I love his comment, "They are cars. They need driven." That's the right attitude. You can't really appreciate it unless you drive it.
I'm 47. I'm not a big Ford fan but let me say keeping the car as original as possible is fantastic and if I were going to buy this car I would want all the original life and infections left in in it as much as possible and that just makes all the better. Great car!
That's an outstanding job of keeping it a survivor. I'm blown away by the paint repair
Sir, I can’t thank you enough for sharing your experience with this beautiful motor vehicle .... what joy it must be to drive such a machine
What a beauty!! And a $140,000.00 well spent!! Great restoration!! There’s only about 20,000,000 guys wishing they were you!! The Shelby rumbling engine and that solid thud when you closed the door!!
His dog did the in car interview…..amazing.
Nothing but respect for the owner, and all the professional craftsman involved in this one-of-a-kind restoration.
I like how Bob isn’t scared to drive it, “cars need driven”.
It is just a car.. Drive it! Thanks for the comment
FABULOUS!!! Love the attitude and willingness to use the car as a car!!!
I really like the "don´t erase history" approach. Well done!
Not a restoration in one sense of the word, but rather a 'rescue' and a darn good one. Nice job, overall, and a great drive. Beautiful.
Watched this a while ago. Now watched it again. Love the story. The restraint in keeping it as original as possible. And the transparency in the costs.
Thanks because that's exactly my feeling and what I tried very hard to show everybody. You get it. I've done over 800 of these barn finds in the magazines in my column "Rare Finds" and I always pushed for somebody to do a restoration like this, where they left some of the history of the car. I always wanted for somebody to be so honest they revealed what they paid and they paid a fair price, somebody that laid out the costs for us, which Bob did in the follow up video on restoring this Shelby. He is amazing and a very rare individual.
Seeing all of it's "imperfections". It is one of the most beautiful cars i have ever seen.
i'm glad to see what actually happened with this car. I remember watching the video when he got it. I love they way they restored this car. Great job
“There’s some mold on it.... we think it’s dead 🤷🏽♂️” hahahaha good
A car is only original one time.. What a great quote. 100% agree with this restoration. Cool video.. Thanks!!
Beautiful find. Glad he kept it original with the history in the car
I've been crusading for this for years and finally Bob stepped up to the plate and hit a home run.
absolutely my favorite vehicle restoration video I’ve ever seen. I am 64ys old and I respect the passion and attention to detail it took to make this video. Thank you for what you do.
Thanks for the mention.
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