Oops - HE should have known better.
But I must say that from what I heard it was a pretty good fake, it fooled a few of the so called experts.
KYLIE Minogue's father, Ron, claims a classic car he bought for $180,000 is a lemon.
The candy apple red Mustang was supposed to be his pride and joy.
It had 83,000 miles on the clock, a V-8 under the hood and the original warranty plate and owner's manual.
More than that, it was supposedly a Shelby Mustang GT500 Fastback - one of only 1020 built in 1968.
In the world of Mustang enthusiasts, a Shelby Mustang - modified by Carroll Shelby - is a classic and far superior to the Ford factory S-Code Mustangs.
Mr Minogue's joy turned to tears when he discovered he had been sold an alleged imposter.
Now the man who once restored a Mustang convertible for Kylie wants his money back and damages.
The vehicle was billed as a "blue-chip muscle car" and it fetched the highest price at the inaugural Brisbane International Motor Show auction last year when Mr Minogue bought it.
According to the sales pitch, the car had a build number of 00635, had been totally restored in the 1990s and rarely driven before it was imported to Australia in 2005.
Mr Minogue was so eager to get the car he made the winning bid by telephone from Melbourne on February 10 and paid for the car outright in two days.
Mr Minogue is now suing the seller, a car dealer in Noosaville, Queensland.
In a statement of claim lodged with the County Court, he says the car was an inferior Mustang S-Code Mustang Fastback "mocked up" to look like a Shelby Mustang Fastback.
Mr Minogue, an executive committee member of Victoria's Mustang Owners Club, claims indentification marks had been removed or tampered with on the V-8.
He says in court documents the car was "significantly less valuable" than a "true" Shelby Mustang and he spent almost $30,000 trying to authenticate the car's history and on restoration.
The court documents say the original restoration work was "of poor quality, incomplete and done to disguise the fact that this is not a genuine Shelby".
Mr Minogue claims the car was fitted with a 390 cubic inch engine, not a 428 cubic inch 1968 Shelby GT 500 engine.
Speaking from his Camberwell home yesterday, Mr Minogue said the matter was being pursued by Shannons Auctions, which handled the sale.
Shannons national auctions manager Christophe Boribon refused to comment.
http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,25700711-661,00.html
