What's up with this? (selling car)

[DeltaMustang65]

Wow, I thought this thread had vanished already...

Yeah, it sure would be nice if CCTOL let you "run it till it sells", this is not the case these days. I have my Mustang running June-August. I dropped the asking price to $15,000 OBO about a week ago, and still have only heard from scammers. I looked around the online AND print sections, and contrary to what the guy from earlier said, my car is priced at about average compared to the other coupes I've seen.

I used to take my Mustang to car shows, mostly charity type events. Everyone seems to like the car, but I don't think people are looking to buy, at least at the shows I've been to. I was a bit shocked, since I live in Stockton, Ca. You'd think people in California's central valley would be heavily into cars.

I'm starting to get more used to the idea of keeping it. Like I said before, I didn't really want to sell it in the first place. I just thought that the extra money would be useful for college. Oh well, that's what scholarships and grants are for, I guess.


Just a little side note. Does anyone else think it's a bad thing that the more common Mustangs don't command a price that would justify a restoration? The situation is already pretty bad, about 95% of the early coupes and even 'verts that I see are in horrible shape. I guess this is why.

[RBatson]

The show I went to was a Ford show, it was at the Charlotte speedway. It was huge. They had alot of beautiful cars. There was this 65(I think) triple black mustang vert in particular I would have loved to have. It still had the tags hanging on interior knobs. Anyhow, you may be right about comparing it to other local mustangs but if it were seen at a show by someone looking for that car.. you would probably have a better chance of selling it.

Have you got a link to pics?

[DeltaMustang65]

http://adcache.collectorcartraderonl...9/84357609.htm

[Rev]

Originally Posted by mattgoveiagt

Just a little side note. Does anyone else think it's a bad thing that the more common Mustangs don't command a price that would justify a restoration? The situation is already pretty bad, about 95% of the early coupes and even 'verts that I see are in horrible shape. I guess this is why.

It's like they say in the stock market. The market doesn't care what you or anyone else thinks. It's all supply and demand. As these old Mustangs age and deteriorate, it will be harder and harder to find a good one. Right now, there are still lots of early Stang coupes that have more or less solid bodies and not too much rust. These can be restored with out too much extensive structural repair. $20,000 or so might fix one up fairly well if the owner does some of the labor. Just as in your case a person can buy one for less than it cost to build it. I woulndn't plan on making a profit unless I was in the business of buying and selling classic Mustangs. The dealer always buys at wholesale and sells at retail. Just my thoughts on the matter.

Rev

[DeltaMustang65]

^All I was saying here is that maybe the reason I see basketcases everywhere around here is because they don't command a price high enough to make it worth restoring for most people.

Also, I've never bought aftermarket heads before, but they don't come pre-port & polished or anything, do they? Wouldn't I still have to have at least SOME machine work done to get the full benefits?

P.S. You seem to have quoted the wrong post, Rev. You want the one above the one you first picked, about how I've already considered alum. heads.