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svopaul
07-19-2006, 03:27 PM
I already questioned the 85 GT bumper cover on another forum where he posted his ad and link...no response yet but he claims it is unrestored.

Looks nice but it seems to me there are a few things added on and he throws around that it's a "Cobra" all over the place....I don't know much history about these cars but the ad leaves some doubts for me about his information and it's accuracy...Still appears to be a nice car but the last Predator on Ebay didn't fare too well so he has his work cut out for himself...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1,1&item=180008412857&ih=008&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT
negusm
07-19-2006, 04:25 PM
It may be unrestored, but it is definitely not "all original" anymore.

-Mike
SleeperGT
07-19-2006, 05:12 PM
Pretty much the 79-84 style rubstrips w/ the 85 GT bumper up front is a giveaway.. what about the body matched paint in the tail lights? Thought they were black in 83-84.. And im no expert, but that hood scoop looks like a 82GT one, not a shelby one like the seller says. Seller is using the
"shelby" name as a selling point.. big time.
AT6svo
07-19-2006, 05:17 PM
Original or not, its pretty damn clean!

Clean cars = :tu:
SleeperGT
07-19-2006, 05:27 PM
Oh yeah, I wouldn't care if it was just a run of the mill hatch car that someone started tinkering on. But when you start saying its an all original 84 Predator and there's obvious differences is what starts taking away from the whole package. But it is mucho clean
Evil86lx
07-19-2006, 08:46 PM
That car is pretty close to me so if anyone wants me to look at it I will.

kyle
Ken P
07-19-2006, 09:00 PM
If my memory serves the Predators had "Predator" in large letters about 4" or 5" tall on the lower section of the door below the rub / door bumper strip. This one has a GT 302 on just the rocker. I'm no expert on these but it doesn't seem right to me either. I wonder if there is a registry or club for them?
Hissing Cobra
07-19-2006, 10:37 PM
It's not the correct front end if it's an '84 and that certainly is no '65 Shelby hood scoop. Other than that, it appears to be in amazing shape.
jleews6
07-20-2006, 08:21 AM
I still have an add that I cut out of the paper back in 1985 of one of them cars for sale. It was only 1 year old and I think they wanted 15 grand for it back then. I will see if I can find it and scan the pic.
Travis T
07-20-2006, 12:21 PM
http://www.foureyedpride.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=31181
roadburner
07-20-2006, 02:27 PM
correct or not that is a good looking car. It would be amazing with the correct nose on it, or at least matching trim on the rest of the car.


Giving me ideas on how to do my 86 :)

BTW, am i the only freak tracking these cars? Whenever I see a post about one in an add, I always save all of the pictures along with the VIN.
anyone else do that? I've been doing it with the predators, dominators, twister II's and other 'notable' foxes.