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#1 User is offline   Redlinetoys 

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Posted 07 April 2009 - 07:07 PM

Glad to find the forum. My wife and I found a 4K mile 2007 White 5 spd Shelby GT and were excited to take delivery last night!

Looking forward to many years of smiles!

Bob
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Posted 07 April 2009 - 07:09 PM

Bob...welcome to TS. Post up some pics of your ride when you can. Glad you decided to go with the fastest color!! :happy feet:
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Posted 07 April 2009 - 07:12 PM

View Posttekheavy, on Apr 7 2009, 11:09 PM, said:

Bob...welcome to TS. Post up some pics of your ride when you can. Glad you decided to go with the fastest color!! :happy feet:


Thank you for the welcome. Looks just like your pic, minus the custom work!

But I haven't even really seen it yet other than in the showroom. We bought it without driving it and after settling everything, I drove it out through the glass and down the ramp. Had thoughts of the movie Roadhouse where Bigfoot smashes the Ford dealer, but I made it out ok. Drove it home last night and my wife drove it today (getting home late).

Absence is making the heart grow fonder already!

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Posted 07 April 2009 - 08:20 PM

Well congrats. You're gonna love that car... :yahoo: :woohoo:
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Posted 08 April 2009 - 01:21 AM

Congratulations and welcome :happy feet:
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Posted 08 April 2009 - 01:53 AM

Congratulations! Welcome to the forum also!
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Posted 08 April 2009 - 04:53 AM

Congrats Bob. This is a great place to hang out, lots of info.
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Posted 08 April 2009 - 05:14 AM

Congrats. Let the fun begin. Lots of information around here.
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Posted 08 April 2009 - 05:22 AM

Congrats and welcome to the beginning of emptying your wallet :D

Let the MODS begin!
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Posted 08 April 2009 - 05:31 AM

View PostRedlinetoys, on Apr 7 2009, 08:07 PM, said:

Glad to find the forum. My wife and I found a 4K mile 2007 White 5 spd Shelby GT and were excited to take delivery last night!

Looking forward to many years of smiles!

Bob


Welcome to the forum! Last Shelby GT I seen was Blue with matte black stripes (I think), while I was heading down 65 from Chicago last year... he had someone pulled over :-)

Lucky here in Ohio you they have to have marked cars!!
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Posted 08 April 2009 - 06:23 AM

View PostRedlinetoys, on Apr 7 2009, 11:07 PM, said:

Glad to find the forum. My wife and I found a 4K mile 2007 White 5 spd Shelby GT and were excited to take delivery last night!

Looking forward to many years of smiles!

Bob


Hi,

Congrats on the car you will love it. Did you happen to get your car at Mike Raisors in Lafayette. If so I new that guy who had it before you and he never even spin the tires if it is the same car you got a cherry. Really either way you got a cherry. Have fun with it maybe I will see you at a couple of car shows.

Congrats,
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Posted 08 April 2009 - 11:06 AM

View PostShelbyGT/GT500, on Apr 8 2009, 10:23 AM, said:

Hi,

Congrats on the car you will love it. Did you happen to get your car at Mike Raisors in Lafayette. If so I new that guy who had it before you and he never even spin the tires if it is the same car you got a cherry. Really either way you got a cherry. Have fun with it maybe I will see you at a couple of car shows.

Congrats,
Shelbygt/gt500




Yes, we did buy the car at Mike Raisor. Are you from this area? If so, we may have already crossed paths at a car show. I own a red 1955 Bel Air with a cross ram and dual 4's...

I walked in the showroom a week ago, saw the Shelby and immediately fell in love. Two other guys deals fell through while I waited patiently as third in line. Monday, my wife and I went and the car was still there! A couple of hours later, it was ours (actually my wife's as we traded her 2006 18K mile Silver/Red Leather Mustang GT for it.)

Part of the reason I was so excited was because it was very obvious the car was a Sunday driver that was meticulously cared for (4k miles). I have not met the previous owner, but I knew he was an older gentleman that obviously loved the car for what it was and didn't buy it to beat on it.

Thanks for the kind response from all of you. It looks like this is a great forum to be on!

Sign me, thrilled!

Bob

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Posted 10 April 2009 - 05:23 AM

Welcome Bob!

Enjoy!

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Posted 10 April 2009 - 06:18 PM

Welcome to the family! You're going to have many miles of fun with the SGT! Sounds like you got a well cared for car and you spent a lot less than those of us that bought our SGTs new! And of course, you picked the fastest color too! :peelout:

Enjoy!

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Posted 12 April 2009 - 03:19 PM

View PostShelbyGT/GT500, on Apr 8 2009, 06:23 AM, said:

Hi,

Congrats on the car you will love it. Did you happen to get your car at Mike Raisors in Lafayette. If so I new that guy who had it before you and he never even spin the tires if it is the same car you got a cherry. Really either way you got a cherry. Have fun with it maybe I will see you at a couple of car shows.

Congrats,
Shelbygt/gt500


Welcome aboard. You'll love the car.
I have to admit that after 10k mi I haven't lit the tires yet either. I've chirped the tires but just can't seem to do it yet.
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Post icon  Posted 14 April 2009 - 08:26 PM

Bob and family welcome to the site, lots of great people here and great info. Enjoy your awsome new ride they are really a blast to drive :happy feet:
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Posted 14 April 2009 - 08:41 PM

View PostRedlinetoys, on Apr 8 2009, 12:06 PM, said:

Yes, we did buy the car at Mike Raisor. Are you from this area? If so, we may have already crossed paths at a car show. I own a red 1955 Bel Air with a cross ram and dual 4's...

I walked in the showroom a week ago, saw the Shelby and immediately fell in love. Two other guys deals fell through while I waited patiently as third in line. Monday, my wife and I went and the car was still there! A couple of hours later, it was ours (actually my wife's as we traded her 2006 18K mile Silver/Red Leather Mustang GT for it.)

Part of the reason I was so excited was because it was very obvious the car was a Sunday driver that was meticulously cared for (4k miles). I have not met the previous owner, but I knew he was an older gentleman that obviously loved the car for what it was and didn't buy it to beat on it.

Thanks for the kind response from all of you. It looks like this is a great forum to be on!

Sign me, thrilled!

Bob



Hey Bob! Welcome...to our disease...haha. Funny thing I have had your gasser tri-five site bookmarked on my computer for a good 3 years? I have a 56 BB 4sp car I am building with a blower dark horse gasser style...lots of glass panels...

I did the same saw my SGT and was done had to have it. most old school new car I have ever driven...I drooled at the test drive and tried to hide the fact that I dug it!! Haha Enjoy... these cars rule!!!

Except I do drive mine like it was stolen and you know what you could never tell by looking, these things are tough. Mine felt quicker at 10k miles of hard living than it did new, now its really fun....heehee Welcome again!! See Bud at SAI if you get the need for speed...

Tri-Fives and Shelbys forever!
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Posted 14 April 2009 - 10:58 PM

View Poststngfever, on Apr 8 2009, 06:22 AM, said:

Congrats and welcome to the beginning of emptying your wallet :D

Let the MODS begin!



Couldn't have said it any better.
Enjoy your SGT!
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Posted 16 April 2009 - 12:17 PM

Welcome Bob........

so its been 9 days, how do you like her so far? :lurk:
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Posted 26 April 2009 - 06:17 PM

View Postmywickedshelby, on Apr 16 2009, 04:17 PM, said:

Welcome Bob........

so its been 9 days, how do you like her so far? :lurk:


Hey guys. Hadn't checked back on this post until just now. Thanks again for the warm welcome. Seems like TeamShelby is a cool place to be.

Mccoystudio, you really need to forward some pics of your 56. Would love to have pics (of any stage of build or finished car) for the gasser gallery. My email for that is in the photo album description. Cool to hear we have been crossing paths and didn't know it.

And wickedshelby, we LOVE the car. We traded our 18K mile 2006 GT for it. It was hard to let the 06 go, but we are definitely loving the Shelby. This one is a driver for now, but a keeper later on! And yes, I have already been ordering accessories!!!

I need to take some time to take some nice pics, but here is a quick one from Saturday.

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