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Last week I finally got my "Big Boy Car". A base 2014 GT500 with 8,300 miles on it. Confirmed to having never seen rain once. It is so clean it's stressful to be honest. Got a couple quote for PPF already. It's got everything I wanted really minus the Track Pack but since I have zero plans to ever track it I will never notice. SVT vented rotors that appear on the window sticker are the only performance add-ons the previous owner opted for. It's a lot of car....can't wait for weather to clear up and enjoy it again. I've only gotten to about 5psi of boost so far and it made the Stage 3 GLI feel like a golf cart with a dying battery lol. God bless my wife for being so supportive and understanding how good of an oppotunity this was with how clean and well maintained it is. She knows I've be training to own a proper garage queen my entire adult life. Now I have one. I feel so lucky and privileged to be this amazing cars steward going forward. I prefer the base wheels to those that come with the Track Pack, most cars got the Track Pack so this one is rarer for that. Same power, transmission, and rearend, so not missing much. Additional oil coolers(engine, trans, diff) and larger sway bars are the main componants you get with the track pack. Oh, and wheels that would take longer to clean haha. Picked it up in Auburn, IN. Drove it the 200 miles back to Cleveland. After seeing how clean it was I seriously considered holding off to organize an enclosed hauler, but I got brave and wanted to drive it badly. Feels good rowing gears again...it truly is like riding a bike lol.

Went with Hagerty for insurance. Car sold for $59,999 new, I paid $58k, about middle-of-road for what these go for in this condition.






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PouncingPanzer said:
Last week I finally got my "Big Boy Car". A base 2014 GT500 with 8,300 miles on it. Confirmed to having never seen rain once. It is so clean it's stressful to be honest. Got a couple quote for PPF already. It's got everything I wanted really minus the Track Pack but since I have zero plans to ever track it I will never notice. SVT vented rotors that appear on the window sticker are the only performance add-ons the previous owner opted for. It's a lot of car....can't wait for weather to clear up and enjoy it again. I've only gotten to about 5psi of boost so far and it made the Stage 3 GLI feel like a golf cart with a dying battery lol. God bless my wife for being so supportive and understanding how good of an oppotunity this was with how clean and well maintained it is. She knows I've be training to own a proper garage queen my entire adult life. Now I have one. I feel so lucky and privileged to be this amazing cars steward going forward. I prefer the base wheels to those that come with the Track Pack, most cars got the Track Pack so this one is rarer for that. Same power, transmission, and rearend, so not missing much. Additional oil coolers(engine, trans, diff) and larger sway bars are the main componants you get with the track pack. Oh, and wheels that would take longer to clean haha. Picked it up in Auburn, IN. Drove it the 200 miles back to Cleveland. After seeing how clean it was I seriously considered holding off to organize an enclosed hauler, but I got brave and wanted to drive it badly. Feels good rowing gears again...it truly is like riding a bike lol.

Went with Hagerty for insurance. Car sold for $59,999 new, I paid $58k, about middle-of-road for what these go for in this condition.






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Congratulations, that's awesome. It looks fantastic. How relieved were you after getting it back to your garage?
 
Big Dave said:
Congratulations, that's awesome. It looks fantastic. How relieved were you after getting it back to your garage?
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Thanks! I was very relieved haha. It came with a factory car cover as well(Coverking brand). I washed it the next morning to remove the bugs I picked up. It washed easily and acted like a coated car. Seller is sending me paperwork including it's last detailing invoice. Two-step paint correction with a Gtechniq coating. They did a nice job. I hope it saves me on my PPF when the installer realizes the only prep work that needs done will be a quick hand wash. I just hit it with Reset the last wash and it came out immaculate.

Hope everyone is doing well here. I rarely log on these days and have been meaning to share the big news since getting it, just haven't had the time. And with baby boy on the way in June I'll have even less time haha.
 
PouncingPanzer said:
Last week I finally got my "Big Boy Car". A base 2014 GT500 with 8,300 miles on it. Confirmed to having never seen rain once. It is so clean it's stressful to be honest. Got a couple quote for PPF already. It's got everything I wanted really minus the Track Pack but since I have zero plans to ever track it I will never notice. SVT vented rotors that appear on the window sticker are the only performance add-ons the previous owner opted for. It's a lot of car....can't wait for weather to clear up and enjoy it again. I've only gotten to about 5psi of boost so far and it made the Stage 3 GLI feel like a golf cart with a dying battery lol. God bless my wife for being so supportive and understanding how good of an oppotunity this was with how clean and well maintained it is. She knows I've be training to own a proper garage queen my entire adult life. Now I have one. I feel so lucky and privileged to be this amazing cars steward going forward. I prefer the base wheels to those that come with the Track Pack, most cars got the Track Pack so this one is rarer for that. Same power, transmission, and rearend, so not missing much. Additional oil coolers(engine, trans, diff) and larger sway bars are the main componants you get with the track pack. Oh, and wheels that would take longer to clean haha. Picked it up in Auburn, IN. Drove it the 200 miles back to Cleveland. After seeing how clean it was I seriously considered holding off to organize an enclosed hauler, but I got brave and wanted to drive it badly. Feels good rowing gears again...it truly is like riding a bike lol.

Went with Hagerty for insurance. Car sold for $59,999 new, I paid $58k, about middle-of-road for what these go for in this condition.






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Congrats️️

I don't think I've ever seen those wheels, they look great

Are you doing a pulley & tune

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PouncingPanzer said:
Last week I finally got my "Big Boy Car". A base 2014 GT500 with 8,300 miles on it. Confirmed to having never seen rain once. It is so clean it's stressful to be honest. Got a couple quote for PPF already. It's got everything I wanted really minus the Track Pack but since I have zero plans to ever track it I will never notice. SVT vented rotors that appear on the window sticker are the only performance add-ons the previous owner opted for. It's a lot of car....can't wait for weather to clear up and enjoy it again. I've only gotten to about 5psi of boost so far and it made the Stage 3 GLI feel like a golf cart with a dying battery lol. God bless my wife for being so supportive and understanding how good of an oppotunity this was with how clean and well maintained it is. She knows I've be training to own a proper garage queen my entire adult life. Now I have one. I feel so lucky and privileged to be this amazing cars steward going forward. I prefer the base wheels to those that come with the Track Pack, most cars got the Track Pack so this one is rarer for that. Same power, transmission, and rearend, so not missing much. Additional oil coolers(engine, trans, diff) and larger sway bars are the main componants you get with the track pack. Oh, and wheels that would take longer to clean haha. Picked it up in Auburn, IN. Drove it the 200 miles back to Cleveland. After seeing how clean it was I seriously considered holding off to organize an enclosed hauler, but I got brave and wanted to drive it badly. Feels good rowing gears again...it truly is like riding a bike lol.

Went with Hagerty for insurance. Car sold for $59,999 new, I paid $58k, about middle-of-road for what these go for in this condition.






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Ohhhh that's one of my favorite body styles. Enjoy it!!

I've currently got my eye on a '20 350R with 6k miles on it. They're asking 67k for it..
 
Klasse Act said:
Congrats️️

I don't think I've ever seen those wheels, they look great

Are you doing a pulley & tune

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Literally the only one on cars.com within 500 miles for sale with the base wheels. I too prefer them.

I plan to stay mostly stock bolt-ons only. For value retention I want to make it easy to revert back if they suddenly spike in value. Only mods it has is a Ford Performance catch-can, Corsa axle-back mufflers(I have the OEM ones too), and Ford Performance rear control arm links. One day I would like to make the exhaust so loud my neighbors hate it though. Need to worry about it's protection first. PPF package will run me about $3k.
 
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Brrr said:
Ohhhh that's one of my favorite body styles. Enjoy it!!

I've currently got my eye on a '20 350R with 6k miles on it. They're asking 67k for it..
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13-14 S197 is peak Mustang imo. I was considering Leguna Seca Boss 302s they go for about 10k less but I figured i'd have buyers remorse "settling" for that.

Those 350Rs fetch a premium for sure, happy hunting :)
 
PouncingPanzer said:
13-14 S197 is peak Mustang imo. I was considering Leguna Seca Boss 302s they go for about 10k less but I figured i'd have buyers remorse "settling" for that.

Those 350Rs fetch a premium for sure, happy hunting :)
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The Terminators are very cool too, especially with all the work by John C and the entire team did to get it out.
 
Silly Rabbit said:
The Terminators are very cool too, especially with all the work by John C and the entire team did to get it out.
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Yea those are cool, but when you find an unmodified one with low miles it costs like $20-30k more than what I just got lol. That body style aged very well, and the 4.6L sounds good with most exhaust setups, including stock. A coworker has one, but his is beat and drove hard.
 
PouncingPanzer said:
Yea those are cool, but when you find an unmodified one with low miles it costs like $20-30k more than what I just got lol. That body style aged very well, and the 4.6L sounds good with most exhaust setups, including stock. A coworker has one, but his is beat and drove hard.
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Classic Ford blue and white!

The modular 4.6 and 5.4's have a much smoother tone to them compared to the Coyote based engines. From memory they changed the firing order for Coyote, which is the reason they have a natural rasp to them.

For a short period, Ford Australia (via Tickford) were having the SN95 Mustang SVT Cobra converted to right-hand drive, basically the first RHD Mustang sold by Ford Australia since the 1960's. At the time, they were quite expensive, especially next to then new Holden Monaro, which effectively limited sales. I remember these cars because of that engine though, the 4.6 DOHC 4V V8 with the alloy block and heads.

Take note of the extra set of lights, they were added to meet Australian Design Rules (ADR's).







We then got the iron block 5.4 SOHC 3V with 300 hp in the Falcon, yes the same one that would have spark plugs snapping off in the cylinder head.

The big daddy though was the mix-n-match engine that went in high performance Falcon's. This used the 5.4 truck iron block with the alloy 4V quad-cam heads from the Mustang Cobra/Ford GT/Lincoln Navigator. An Aussie designed intake manifold with individual high rise runners and a large open plenum capped it off. I seem to remember that intake manifold being a popular retrofit on Mustang's. I say all this because these BOSS V8's sounded absolutely amazing, a rich and creamy exhaust note and delicious induction roar. Power ranged from 348 hp to 422 hp, not bad for a naturally aspirated engine.









Most people hated that engine as it was super lazy down low, the big 4V heads were optimized for top end performance, the lack of VCT hampered the low end performance. They also had a very narrow power band, from 4500 - 6000 rpm. But..........................the sound makes up for the short comings.
 
PouncingPanzer said:
Last week I finally got my "Big Boy Car". A base 2014 GT500 with 8,300 miles on it. Confirmed to having never seen rain once. It is so clean it's stressful to be honest. Got a couple quote for PPF already. It's got everything I wanted really minus the Track Pack but since I have zero plans to ever track it I will never notice. SVT vented rotors that appear on the window sticker are the only performance add-ons the previous owner opted for. It's a lot of car....can't wait for weather to clear up and enjoy it again. I've only gotten to about 5psi of boost so far and it made the Stage 3 GLI feel like a golf cart with a dying battery lol. God bless my wife for being so supportive and understanding how good of an oppotunity this was with how clean and well maintained it is. She knows I've be training to own a proper garage queen my entire adult life. Now I have one. I feel so lucky and privileged to be this amazing cars steward going forward. I prefer the base wheels to those that come with the Track Pack, most cars got the Track Pack so this one is rarer for that. Same power, transmission, and rearend, so not missing much. Additional oil coolers(engine, trans, diff) and larger sway bars are the main componants you get with the track pack. Oh, and wheels that would take longer to clean haha. Picked it up in Auburn, IN. Drove it the 200 miles back to Cleveland. After seeing how clean it was I seriously considered holding off to organize an enclosed hauler, but I got brave and wanted to drive it badly. Feels good rowing gears again...it truly is like riding a bike lol.

Went with Hagerty for insurance. Car sold for $59,999 new, I paid $58k, about middle-of-road for what these go for in this condition.






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Very Nice, enjoy it! 👌
 
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