GSP clone is for sale

mac88chp · #1 11-01-2007, 12:18 PM

Yes, a nice looking car currently but I can't help but feel that it looked loads better in it's original form:

FHP0665 · #2 11-01-2007, 12:21 PM

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Originally Posted by mac88chp

Yes, a nice looking car currently but I can't help but feel that it looked loads better in it's original form:

I guess it started it's clone process prior to it's current owner?

ImEvil1 · #3 11-01-2007, 12:25 PM

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Originally Posted by FHP0665

I guess it started it's clone process prior to it's current owner?

The current owner decided to clone it.

I am surprised that it's up for sale. I agree with you, Mike, it was much better as a very rare, CSP car. Hopefully, someone will buy it and restore it.

jarhed123 · #4 11-01-2007, 04:01 PM

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Originally Posted by ImEvil1

The current owner decided to clone it.

I am surprised that it's up for sale. I agree with you, Mike, it was much better as a very rare, CSP car. Hopefully, someone will buy it and restore it.

While it did look nice in white I also think it looks very nice as is. I would not have done it but I would not pass it up if I had the funds. He did a great job with it IMO.

ImEvil1 · #5 11-01-2007, 04:42 PM

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Originally Posted by jarhed123

While it did look nice in white I also think it looks very nice as is. I would not have done it but I would not pass it up if I had the funds. He did a great job with it IMO.

If it were one of the many, non-SSP coupes available out there for cloning, I'd agree (except the white needs to be grey, I think).

I wish I had usage numbers for CSP for '86. Personally, I only know of one other '86, and it's been heavily modded/raced. The only other one I knew of was crashed in '04 and totalled out.

NoDrama43 · #6 11-02-2007, 10:06 AM

barf

1992b4c · #7 11-02-2007, 08:27 PM

Come on Jim, deep down inside you want the car dont you, but are too afraid to admit it.

EXNODRAMANOTCH · #8 11-13-2007, 10:24 PM

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barf

Jim, now is that any way to talk about my latest 86 Mustang? It will be sitting right next to your old LX for the winter. I agree that it would have been better to have had it restored to its original state, but this way it just might be the only undercover SSP in existence! I'm an 86 Mustang collector who has had modified and stock 86 Mustangs since 1986 (8 so far including the clone). I sold 3 this year and bought 2, which brings my collection to 3 (small collection compared to some of you). I had an UHP car that needed a full restoration (sold it to SSPGARY who sold it to NODRAMA, who sold it to someone in FL), which was beyond my budget, patience, and skill set. Everyone enjoys their cars in different ways. I may restore this to its original glory someday, but for now I'll enjoy it as it is. I bet none of you will ever see it in person anyway, so why should it matter what I do with it. Its not like I took an SSP and turned it into a race car. It is still an SSP and I will not misrepresent what it is to anybody. I'm a graphic designer, and I think the GSP look is much more interesting than the plain white variety (no offense to any white SSP owners, and remember beauty is in the eye of the beholder). John did a nice job restoring the car and I think I got a hell of a deal on the car thanks to nobody else bidding on it (my wife was counting on me being outbid too!). If I would have kept the UHP car and spent the money I used on this one for the UHP I would have about a third of a restored SSP and would still have to find the interior equipment plus those dam center caps! I hope I'm allowed to participate here, even though I'm not the SSP purist that many of you seem to be. Thanks for the read,
Bob in MN