08-07-2010, 03:31 AM
Autoworks And Steve Groat Build A Mustang With Wretched Excess As The Goal.
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Let's just address the cost issue right off the top, since it is what first made us take notice. This '67 Mustang has had $1.3 million invested in its build. That's right, a one, then a three, then five zeros, followed by a decimal point and two more zeros. "What the hell?" you may ask. That's OK, so did we.
This car came about after many conversations between owner/financier Steve Groat and Matt Couper of Autoworks International www.autoworksracing.com in El Cajon, California. As with many projects, this one snowballed in a big way, with midbuild changes and alterations that took enough labor and parts to put some clarification on that enormous price tag. There is not one square inch on this car that has not been touched in some way, from the inner fender panels to the roof, and everything in between.
The official name for the car is the Obsidian SG-One: Obsidian for the color (obsidian lava rock), SG for the owner (Steve Groat), and One meaning only one will ever be built. At that price, we can understand why, but the end result is one of the wildest, technology-packed muscle cars to ever come down the pike.
SOURCE/READ FULL ARTICLE WITH MORE PHOTOS HERE
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Let's just address the cost issue right off the top, since it is what first made us take notice. This '67 Mustang has had $1.3 million invested in its build. That's right, a one, then a three, then five zeros, followed by a decimal point and two more zeros. "What the hell?" you may ask. That's OK, so did we.
This car came about after many conversations between owner/financier Steve Groat and Matt Couper of Autoworks International www.autoworksracing.com in El Cajon, California. As with many projects, this one snowballed in a big way, with midbuild changes and alterations that took enough labor and parts to put some clarification on that enormous price tag. There is not one square inch on this car that has not been touched in some way, from the inner fender panels to the roof, and everything in between.
The official name for the car is the Obsidian SG-One: Obsidian for the color (obsidian lava rock), SG for the owner (Steve Groat), and One meaning only one will ever be built. At that price, we can understand why, but the end result is one of the wildest, technology-packed muscle cars to ever come down the pike.
SOURCE/READ FULL ARTICLE WITH MORE PHOTOS HERE