How can you show this incredible car without going into it's history? This car won the GT class at LeMans, this car set speed records at Bonneville, this car was on a episode of 'The Monkees' this car was owned by Phil Spector... if this car could talk....
Seen one, great Documentary on it, Mecum, before trying to sell one, great footage, yawn test etc, explanation of the shape, aerodynamic development.. these Men stood up against the Gaint named Ferrari.. why GT40 was even a real possibility.. cheers from Southern California
I seen your channel starting up on TikTok I feel like this is gonna be a big thing if you keep this up showing off the vintage cars. It’s beautiful to see some of these original cars only a few people have access to. Best of luck to you
Thank you so much for the kind words! I could only be so lucky if things were to take off. I'm super happy to be able to show these cars to everyone and can only hope for the best. Thank you always for the support!
The speedometer was placed where the glove box would be because FIA required the race cars to have a speedometer. Shelby didn’t like that. He protested because you don’t need a speedometer in a race car. FIA Required him to do it, so he put the speedo on the passenger side as an act of defiance.
Can you imagine 5 of the 6 cars almost ended up in the bottom of the English Channel? Shelby didn't want to pay the freight to get them back to the US as the stories go after Ford told him to dump the program or else. What amazes me is that if just 5% of the money that went to develop this car further from the GT40 program, most likely the Daytona would have won the GT championship in 64, almost certainly would have won the 64 Le mans outright if not for a rock piercing its oil cooler. Still the Daytonas won both 64 and 65 their class at Le Mans and the GT championship in 65.
Incredible look back into time. The 'real deal' without all the glitz and glamor. Kinda reminds me of the time I saw John Glen's original Mercury Space Capsule and it's inside. Great men doing great things...
Amazing peice of history, all of the cars at the Simeone Museum have pedigrees in racing history. I visited there just a few weeks ago and was beyond impressed.
There is so much more to the story of this car. I am a Southern California native/resident that was reading about this car when it came up for air. It's whereabouts mostly unknown, it belonged to a woman (who was maybe a bit challenged?) who was the daughter of one of Phil Spector's former bodyguards, which is how she ended up with it. The story kind of unfolded around me geographically. I'm from Fullerton, she lived nearby, and she drove a forklift in Santa Ana, and the car was stashed in storage in La Habra It seemed (to me) that once it was learned that she had it, that she was bombarded with offers. It got to be a bit much for her, so she took her pet rabbits with her, went to a bridal trail in Fullerton, and committed suicide by setting herself, and her pet rabbits on fire. The back-story ain't always pretty, everyone. The car ended up in this collection shortly afterwards, after making a few stops after her death. I bet that is some paper trail of temporary ownerships?
id heard about the car on the old 'cars in barns' site. and how she had set herself on fire, but didnt know she killed her rabbits as well...thats even worse!!.
@@daniellebcooper7160 yeah, I knew about the fire part, but it was my brother that told me about her pet rabbits. He is a massive Shelby fan, and read as many accounts about this as he could at the time.
@@lowbaritonewwj Let's go back in time on this incredible car... After Alan Mann got his 1965 racing season finished with the FIA Sports car championship being won, Shelby cared so little about these cars, he told Mann to dump them in the middle of the ocean! Obviously Mann didn't and paid out of his pocket to send them back to California... this car was then lent to Goodyear and taken to Bonneville where it set a bunch of records.... back to Shelby it went before being sold for about $2,500 to Jim Russkit, one of the major pioneers of slot car racing. When Russkit owned it, a friend was friends with Don Kirchner, pop music guru and producer of 'The Monkees' tv show... they rented the car from Russkit who by this time figured out tired, 2 year old race cars don't make good transportation... it was through Kirchner and his people that the car would up with Phil Spector... A movie about this car would be appropriate... just don't let the jackasses that did 'Ford vs Ferrari' do it....
It's hard to imagine that this very car went to Bonneville after its road racing life ended and set many speed records. When it came back to Shelby's shop it was dented, covered with salt and had a broken headlight. Shelby offered it to anyone in the shop for $800! They laughed at him and no offers came forth!
The story is the car was sitting in the shop when slot car Pioneer Bob Russkit came by to cut some kind deal with Shelby or just hang out... he bought the car cheap and tamed it a bit to drive it on the street... he was friendly with Don Kerchner, the man behind 'The Monkees' and that's how it wound on the show... Phil Spector was also friends with Kerchner and used to come to the set from time to time and it was love at first sight... let's not get into the legal battle about 10 years ago over who actually owned the car after Spector went to prison...
@@roberthill2219 - In my mind, the thought of Phil Spector owning this car is pitifull. He had no idea what this car was and fortunately never destroyed it!
Thank you. This car is indeed very interesting indeed as the replicas now cluttering up race tracks in Europe are very far from this specification with wider tracks and roll cages replacing the chassis design (but most race organisers do not give a peter about the autos if the owners have thick wallets).
This car was the FIRST Daytona Coupe to be RESTORED. Jim Russell - Russkit slotcars - bought it from Shelby with a fresh 289 street Hipo. He had a show quality paint job put on it and had Tony Nancy stitch up a new show quality interior. The condition is due to it sitting in an un conditioned storage place for nearly 30 years.
My boss bought his business from another guy. Now the guy that my boss bought his business from is a part time delivery driver for my boss. I've met the guy a few times, and thought he was a pretty alright guy. One day we were talking about him (he works in a different building about 15 miles away) and I was made aware that his entire family is filthy rich, and he owns an actual real-deal factory original Shelby Cobra. He's tried taking it to car shows a few times, but his insurance company won't insure it for any amount of money. They straight up told him that he cannot ever drive it. I didn't know all of this until recently, so it was a major shock to me that a part time delivery driver at my work is not only filthy rich, but owns a real Cobra. It was quite a shock. He also owns a 2005 Ford GT, which I also think is a crazy cool car. I have no idea why, but his daily driver is a 1995 Chevy S10 that looks like it's ready for the scrap yard.
@Mr Nobody - This guy desperately needs Vintage car insurance. Companies like Hagerty, Grundy and other insurers for high value vintage cars do not work that way. Sounds like he is dealing with a traditional insurance company and they don't want any part of insuring vehicles of this nature. Vintage car insurance will cover the car for an agreed stated amount, which is what you would be paid in a total loss, without any depreciation factored in. They also allow limited miles to be driven. Sorry, but I'm a bit disbelieving of this guy's story!
So the crazy lettering Phil added over it got removed then? Would love to see how it was reconditioned back to a more presentable state than it was in.
The scoops were insufficient; they had to cut holes in the roof at Sebring because the driver was roasting. Also, the reason this one is unrestored is due to it was the "lost" coupe. It was assumed lost/destroyed until 20 years ago, found literally in a storage unit. Amazingly, when these things go for auction, they still sell for less than a 250 GTO (more of those were produced), albeit still $1million easy. I guess an American car will always be considered "less than" Italian, even when it proves otherwise (this car was built to beat the 250 GTO).
I just sold my 68 Mustang GT and I plan to buy a Factory Five Daytona replica kit with that money if the current administration of car killers is voted out in 24....if you love cars and driving, you'd better vote accordingly .
Damn dude i still have my 1st car a 68 mustang gt j code. Considered doing that same thing myself many times! Just cant get rid of my ol girl had it 27 years!
@@gusshackleford8370 Mine was a J code too. Candy apple red with black C stripe and four speed. Had it since 2004, but it was time to sell because I wasn't driving it much anymore and I needed room for other projects. Then not long after selling I was checking out the Factory Five site and saw I could get a deluxe Daytona kit for a few bucks less than I sold it for and the lightbulb went on...."hmm, I've got a a close ratio top loader and an old set of Weber 48's...all I'd need is a small block, rear end and a set of wheels/tires and I'm ready for Sebring"...
@@godsowndrunk1118 mine was originally meadowlark yellow with a black c stripe, now its all black. With a 4 speed. Good luck, hope you put one bad ass coupe together!
How can you show this incredible car without going into it's history? This car won the GT class at LeMans, this car set speed records at Bonneville, this car was on a episode of 'The Monkees' this car was owned by Phil Spector... if this car could talk....
Seen one, great Documentary on it, Mecum, before trying to sell one, great footage, yawn test etc, explanation of the shape, aerodynamic development.. these Men stood up against the Gaint named Ferrari.. why GT40 was even a real possibility.. cheers from Southern California
He did mention some of it’s history
I seen your channel starting up on TikTok I feel like this is gonna be a big thing if you keep this up showing off the vintage cars. It’s beautiful to see some of these original cars only a few people have access to. Best of luck to you
Thank you so much for the kind words! I could only be so lucky if things were to take off. I'm super happy to be able to show these cars to everyone and can only hope for the best. Thank you always for the support!
The speedometer was placed where the glove box would be because FIA required the race cars to have a speedometer. Shelby didn’t like that. He protested because you don’t need a speedometer in a race car. FIA Required him to do it, so he put the speedo on the passenger side as an act of defiance.
The FIA had no clue how strong Texans deal with adversity! Good job, Shel!
also , being a race car you should be looking at the tach not the speedo
I can’t believe you show us the car’s exterior and interior but not the engine, brakes, etc.!
Can you imagine 5 of the 6 cars almost ended up in the bottom of the English Channel? Shelby didn't want to pay the freight to get them back to the US as the stories go after Ford told him to dump the program or else. What amazes me is that if just 5% of the money that went to develop this car further from the GT40 program, most likely the Daytona would have won the GT championship in 64, almost certainly would have won the 64 Le mans outright if not for a rock piercing its oil cooler. Still the Daytonas won both 64 and 65 their class at Le Mans and the GT championship in 65.
Great to see a piece of history
Incredible look back into time. The 'real deal' without all the glitz and glamor. Kinda reminds me of the time I saw John Glen's original Mercury Space Capsule and it's inside. Great men doing great things...
Amazing peice of history, all of the cars at the Simeone Museum have pedigrees in racing history.
I visited there just a few weeks ago and was beyond impressed.
My most favorite Race car in the whole damn planet!! Shelby Daytona Coupe ❤
There is so much more to the story of this car.
I am a Southern California native/resident that was reading about this car when it came up for air.
It's whereabouts mostly unknown, it belonged to a woman (who was maybe a bit challenged?) who was the daughter of one of Phil Spector's former bodyguards, which is how she ended up with it. The story kind of unfolded around me geographically. I'm from Fullerton, she lived nearby, and she drove a forklift in Santa Ana, and the car was stashed in storage in La Habra
It seemed (to me) that once it was learned that she had it, that she was bombarded with offers.
It got to be a bit much for her, so she took her pet rabbits with her, went to a bridal trail in Fullerton, and committed suicide by setting herself, and her pet rabbits on fire.
The back-story ain't always pretty, everyone.
The car ended up in this collection shortly afterwards, after making a few stops after her death.
I bet that is some paper trail of temporary ownerships?
id heard about the car on the old 'cars in barns' site. and how she had set herself on fire, but didnt know she killed her rabbits as well...thats even worse!!.
@@daniellebcooper7160 yeah, I knew about the fire part, but it was my brother that told me about her pet rabbits. He is a massive Shelby fan, and read as many accounts about this as he could at the time.
@@lowbaritonewwj Let's go back in time on this incredible car... After Alan Mann got his 1965 racing season finished with the FIA Sports car championship being won, Shelby cared so little about these cars, he told Mann to dump them in the middle of the ocean! Obviously Mann didn't and paid out of his pocket to send them back to California... this car was then lent to Goodyear and taken to Bonneville where it set a bunch of records.... back to Shelby it went before being sold for about $2,500 to Jim Russkit, one of the major pioneers of slot car racing. When Russkit owned it, a friend was friends with Don Kirchner, pop music guru and producer of 'The Monkees' tv show... they rented the car from Russkit who by this time figured out tired, 2 year old race cars don't make good transportation... it was through Kirchner and his people that the car would up with Phil Spector... A movie about this car would be appropriate... just don't let the jackasses that did 'Ford vs Ferrari' do it....
It's hard to imagine that this very car went to Bonneville after its road racing life ended and set many speed records. When it came back to Shelby's shop it was dented, covered with salt and had a broken headlight. Shelby offered it to anyone in the shop for $800! They laughed at him and no offers came forth!
The story is the car was sitting in the shop when slot car Pioneer Bob Russkit came by to cut some kind deal with Shelby or just hang out... he bought the car cheap and tamed it a bit to drive it on the street... he was friendly with Don Kerchner, the man behind 'The Monkees' and that's how it wound on the show... Phil Spector was also friends with Kerchner and used to come to the set from time to time and it was love at first sight... let's not get into the legal battle about 10 years ago over who actually owned the car after Spector went to prison...
@@roberthill2219 - In my mind, the thought of Phil Spector owning this car is pitifull. He had no idea what this car was and fortunately never destroyed it!
One of my favorite cars !
One of mine too!
Thank you. This car is indeed very interesting indeed as the replicas now cluttering up race tracks in Europe are very far from this specification with wider tracks and roll cages replacing the chassis design (but most race organisers do not give a peter about the autos if the owners have thick wallets).
Right?!?! God forbid 95% of the replica daytonas and cobras are actually built better and out perform the originals. How dare they?!?!
This car was the FIRST Daytona Coupe to be RESTORED. Jim Russell - Russkit slotcars - bought it from Shelby with a fresh 289 street Hipo. He had a show quality paint job put on it and had Tony Nancy stitch up a new show quality interior. The condition is due to it sitting in an un conditioned storage place for nearly 30 years.
Awesome, thank you.
The Simone Museum has the finest collection of road race cars anywhere. It's a must see if your in the Philly area.
Couldn't agree more! I love the Simeone Museum and their whole staff
My boss bought his business from another guy. Now the guy that my boss bought his business from is a part time delivery driver for my boss. I've met the guy a few times, and thought he was a pretty alright guy. One day we were talking about him (he works in a different building about 15 miles away) and I was made aware that his entire family is filthy rich, and he owns an actual real-deal factory original Shelby Cobra. He's tried taking it to car shows a few times, but his insurance company won't insure it for any amount of money. They straight up told him that he cannot ever drive it.
I didn't know all of this until recently, so it was a major shock to me that a part time delivery driver at my work is not only filthy rich, but owns a real Cobra. It was quite a shock. He also owns a 2005 Ford GT, which I also think is a crazy cool car. I have no idea why, but his daily driver is a 1995 Chevy S10 that looks like it's ready for the scrap yard.
@Mr Nobody - This guy desperately needs Vintage car insurance. Companies like Hagerty, Grundy and other insurers for high value vintage cars do not work that way. Sounds like he is dealing with a traditional insurance company and they don't want any part of insuring vehicles of this nature. Vintage car insurance will cover the car for an agreed stated amount, which is what you would be paid in a total loss, without any depreciation factored in. They also allow limited miles to be driven. Sorry, but I'm a bit disbelieving of this guy's story!
good work
Is this the Phil Spector car? Read article in Road & Track I think many years ago !
That's right! Phil Spector used this car as a daily driver
So the crazy lettering Phil added over it got removed then? Would love to see how it was reconditioned back to a more presentable state than it was in.
I now see how if there were any type of crash that led to fire,the absolute difficulty in getting out.
I'm curious whose names are written on top of the car.
Carroll Shelby, Bob Bondurant, Peter Brock, and more!
Legends
Sure does have a home made look about it...
Not too far off!
Just wow...
There's a video here on youtube that show's all six surviving Daytona's racing (carefully) each other at Goodwin in England. Watch it.
Goodwood 😛
@@Lightw81 What Good is it if you don't "Win"..?
@@godsowndrunk1118 a car on the Goodwins would be neither good or a win.
@@Lightw81 All six Daytona's in one place, at the same time is a good thing....no matter where.
The scoops were insufficient; they had to cut holes in the roof at Sebring because the driver was roasting. Also, the reason this one is unrestored is due to it was the "lost" coupe. It was assumed lost/destroyed until 20 years ago, found literally in a storage unit. Amazingly, when these things go for auction, they still sell for less than a 250 GTO (more of those were produced), albeit still $1million easy. I guess an American car will always be considered "less than" Italian, even when it proves otherwise (this car was built to beat the 250 GTO).
@Bill - That's right, and this car didn't just beat the 250 GTO, it crucified it!
If I were a billionaire I would have an original Ford G.T., an original Shelby Daytona, an original 427 Cobra, and an Original 67 G.T. 500.
I just sold my 68 Mustang GT and I plan to buy a Factory Five Daytona replica kit with that money if the current administration of car killers is voted out in 24....if you love cars and driving, you'd better vote accordingly .
Damn dude i still have my 1st car a 68 mustang gt j code. Considered doing that same thing myself many times! Just cant get rid of my ol girl had it 27 years!
@@gusshackleford8370 Mine was a J code too. Candy apple red with black C stripe and four speed. Had it since 2004, but it was time to sell because I wasn't driving it much anymore and I needed room for other projects. Then not long after selling I was checking out the Factory Five site and saw I could get a deluxe Daytona kit for a few bucks less than I sold it for and the lightbulb went on...."hmm, I've got a a close ratio top loader and an old set of Weber 48's...all I'd need is a small block, rear end and a set of wheels/tires and I'm ready for Sebring"...
@@godsowndrunk1118 mine was originally meadowlark yellow with a black c stripe, now its all black. With a 4 speed. Good luck, hope you put one bad ass coupe together!
@port nut good point
I knew a guy....
Love it....Can,t imagine what this would make in Auction? $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
Should have shown the engine 🙄
More dominium than GT 40 , don´t you forget!
As fast as a GT40 but denied the privilege to prove it and with a small block engine which we didn't get to see.
No need for a speedo........wait okay put it where I can't see it.