Can’t help to find you or the seller, but I notice my neighbor has recently gotten a similar year Falcon PU is his driveway. Thought I’d share
I say meet them on your side of the middle and walk in with $1600 cash. Tell her they have money tied up in it, and they aren't making money on that money with it just sitting there. They probably paid scrap price for it, so they are making money. She just wanted more. If she isn't the manager ask to talk to the manager. If he says can't do it, give him your number, tell him you wish him luck, and walk away. Don't quibble, don't look back at it as you walk out. But don't be surprised if you leave with it. Cash is still king in the used car world.
Huh? you offered a grand then said I wouldnt go more than 1400 now you only want to give 800 ? I am confused. Its rust free by the looks. pony up. and if your SO dont like it you probably shouldn't buy it. If it were near me and I had the chance to buy it it would be mine. SO like it or not.
Go for it! That car looks super straight. Probably a little old Ladies' car. Phase 1: Get it running and cruise it. Could be the family unceremoniously "junked" Granny's car. Maybe it'll run with very little work. Phase 1.5: Maybe the yard would make you a package deal if they have a running 289/C4/9 inch... Since you'll be doing the brakes may as well upgrade - Shelby drop up front with 5 lug discs and blocks in the rear. Phase 3: The yard calls you later to let you know they just brought in a 2 door Falcon with good doors and quarters. Doors bolt right on. Hang the quarters and you have a bad ass 2 dr post. I've had a couple of 64/65's. They're great cars and easy to work on and parts are plentiful (Mustang).
Hows the interior ? Is there money in that to re-sell ? You need a highback seat for health reasons ?
There's the answer, swap the SO for the Falcon.... My girlfriend found me my "new" 1966 Belair on FB and I immediately snapped it up, she loves the car.
"the passenger doors were kind of hard to open" That's usually about 10-15 minutes with a can of lube. Worst case you need to take the door panels off and lube everything, typically.
He probably lives down south where rust free old cars are a dime a dozen it seems. Around us that would get snapped up in a heartbeat for $2000 all day.
Looks like it would be cheap enough to get it on the road. I need to find a car with steel bumpers for my wife..
I just picked up an OT Chevy Belair. It must have been sitting or nobody used the rear or front passenger doors. The front passenger door, the lock button was froze up. I had concerns I'd have to take the doors apart and find some new guts for the worst one. I hit it with some white spray lube, now everything works and I can open and lock any door.
Almost every older vehicle I own needed the door mechanisms and hinges lubed when I bought them. My A and 46, the doors wouldn't open at all. All it took was a few minutes of working them with white lithium.
It’s too nice to part out, but it’s a 4-door, so no real value. I’d say $800-1000 would be fair. There is easily $1000 in parts that would serve someone restoring a hardtop.
The compression ratio is not high enough to take advantage of E85. You will likely make less power, and use more dollars-per-mile in fuel than just running E10.
Offer $1500, and if it's a no-go for them, move on. That's way more than they'd get in scrap value and/or parts sales. You can't save them all, but this one looks solid and Save Worthy.
It's a cheap ass 4 door car with a tiny engine that old ladies bought new. Walk away and never look back.
Your comments re: any mods seem to recognize that the value it has presently (as mostly OEM) will likely not appreciate very much. I've owned seven with a some being purchased new back in the day and now still own two, however I have to agree with BJR's perspective.
I like it as is, it would make a good starter project for someone. Parts are easy-ish to find and inexpensive. Very easy to work on too. I had a '65, an old man car, radio delete since the owner was deaf and rubber floor mats, no carpet.
I guess I don't understand this post. It's in a U-Pick yard, you made a half-assed offer you didn't intend to follow through on, they passed. Generally cars sold for scrap (the title is, at least here in Michigan, tagged "SCRAP") can't be titled and then licensed, it's got WAY too many doors, and it's an undesirable car on top of that. What is the point?
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