Can’t say I blame you for being bummed out. Even though I’m a female I’d feel down if dad got rid of the stang instead of giving it to me or my sister. It needs a paint job and re-upholstering (he sat in it once with a screwdriver in his back pocket and ripped the seat all to hell). Other than that it runs like a, as dad says, a “raped ape”.
I’ve been around Cars all my Life. My Father owned a Esso Station back in New York and when we moved to California he had a Flying A Gas Station.
I was buying and selling Cars when I was 12. I can’t even remember half of all the Cars I’ve owned over the past 50 Years, but losing that Shelby still haunts me.
My older Brother, almost 70 now still has a 32 Ford 5 Window Deuce Coupe he bought as a rolling Chassis when he was 17 and built him himself. Chevy V-8, four speed and Posi Traction. He never did finish it up though. He lost interest and bought an old Taylorcraft Airplane to rebuild.
Now the Deuce is just buried in his Garage. Drives me absolutely crazy. He gives me that “someday” he will finish it speech and his Wife and I laugh.
Looks like his Daughter will end up gettig it and try to sell it to me. She knows I’ve always wanted that Car.
Then again, my Brother will probably outlive me. LOL