daveSanborn
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Three years ago I embarked on a journey into hell by agreeing to build an "all out" Mustang for my oldest son. While I wanted to keep it simpler and build a '67 Shelby GT500 tribute car, his plans differed as he wanted to follow in the footsteps of Unique Performance (UP) and build a GT500E "Eleanor" car. Dealing with UP for most of the unique parts was a freakin' nightmare, but in the end perserverance paid off and the car was finished in almost a year to the day.
Now that the car is finished.... and even gone through a repaint to all black, the biggest problem with this car is the attention it recieves. It can't leave the driveway without men,women and children literally wetting themselves to get a closer look. The car was originally painted Pepper Gray w/ the Black stripes. We thought painting it all black would downplay the curb appeal, but it's still a major annoyance, almost to the point that the car is not fun to drive. People literally go nuts to get close to the car... they're driving down the road alongside/front/rear of you with their cell phone cameras dangling out the window not paying any attention to the traffic around them.... I get VERY nervous driving this car. It's heavily insured, but even a minor hit to the front/rear of the car would be a bodymans nightmare. My son had plans to drive it across country this summer; he's driving his '57 F100 instead mostly to avoid these hassles.
Here's a picture.
Now that the car is finished.... and even gone through a repaint to all black, the biggest problem with this car is the attention it recieves. It can't leave the driveway without men,women and children literally wetting themselves to get a closer look. The car was originally painted Pepper Gray w/ the Black stripes. We thought painting it all black would downplay the curb appeal, but it's still a major annoyance, almost to the point that the car is not fun to drive. People literally go nuts to get close to the car... they're driving down the road alongside/front/rear of you with their cell phone cameras dangling out the window not paying any attention to the traffic around them.... I get VERY nervous driving this car. It's heavily insured, but even a minor hit to the front/rear of the car would be a bodymans nightmare. My son had plans to drive it across country this summer; he's driving his '57 F100 instead mostly to avoid these hassles.
Here's a picture.

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