Just found a rough 1932 ford 3w, what is it worth?

JESUS! Thousands of dollars???

I wouldnt give the guy over $500 for that hunk of junk.

Maybe thats why i dont have one!

 

You'd be hard pressed to find a simular body under $10,000, were talking '32 3 window here. It's just the way the world works, supply and demand. It's not a Brookville, theres alot of body there, it can be repaired. If you buy it for less, you've done real good. It will be interesting to hear what kind of money the guy really expects to get. It was said the owner is a car guy, if he's not I wanna get in line.

 

Make this guy give you some kind of idea what he wants or you are going to get screwed end of story!That thing is a mess i don't give a **** what it is!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

This thread illustrates how short sighted and ignorant some people can be, that they can't comprehend that someone else might value a thing they see no value in. Particularly the guys who say this body is just junk, when it clearly could go right on a stock car ch***is and go racing with nothing done to it.

Which is fine by me, because I like to make money from stuff other people were dumb enough to throw away or s****.

Go find a better one, one guy says. Where? You have a row of 30 of them in your backyard? That's why they command the price they do, they don't ****ing grow on trees.

 

Interstructure? Is that even a word?

 

i'm having my 1934 ford sedan delivery out in the marked
a guy from denmark insulted me when i told him the price, he claimed to have bought an rustfree simular one in germany for 3500 dollars,
people expect to get stuff for free and have no marketvalue sence, sure sometimes you can get real deals, but the thing with old cars is that if you have an real rare car of the right make and model, if something feels 2000 dollars to expencive, would you ever find something as good again?, if i was in the marked for an 1932 3window, heck i would maybe not trade my for that car straight, but i would atleast pay 8-10 grand for that car, i can live with having repro parts, just want either my cars to be totally genuine body wise or atleast started out as something genuine, but what ever,
if i had seen that car for sale 2 months ago on ebay with an buy it now price around that 10 grand figure i would be very tempted to press buy it now...

(anyone wanna trade an 1934 steel sedan delivery for an 32-34 3 window? pm me)

 

My guess on value is over 10k if put on that auction site. It is impossible for the owners of the more rare 32 bodys to keep up with how much the values have gone up in the last 10 years or so. It is becoming common for owners to put a price on their car and think they are getting top dollar when actually they are selling way below auction values.

Perfect body to build a chopped and channeled hot rod if you can do the work yourself. If you can't do the work buy it low and resell it to someone who wants to build it. If you can buy it for under $5,000 its a no-brainer. You can't loose anything. I have seen bodies (just a body) in only a little better condition and missing key parts sell for $20,000. There is still a large group of old ford guys that want the real deal. Steve

 

If we were not all currently living in the twilight zone, I'd say that rusty piece of **** would be worth about 50 bucks.

 

EXACTLY! I have scored a TON of cool cars lately by making an offer that I thought was fair and then walking away. I get a call a month or two later begging me to take my offer. If I REALLY want the car I pay it. If not, then I lower my offer AGAIN for having them screw me around for a month or two. I had one guy actually cus me out for the offer I made him on a non-HAMB friendly 69 Cuda convertible. Told me to **** off and everything. Yesterday he called me to tell me he will take my offer if I am still willing to pay it. If the car is not in the public eye you have time to let your offer simmer.

 

in 1955 maybe

 

A hardtop racecar you know left turn only. Duh it's a three window! I was tired when I typed that sorry, now get a hold o' yourselves. Thanks for the link Neal. I still think 3K is within reason that baby needs alot of work.


Tim

 

To imply that I am an idiot is ok. I was tired when I wrote and looked at that. Been workin' my *** of lately, sorry for the mis-step. But then again, I can't wait until you blow it and get yours. So in parting Kiss my ***!.


Tim

 

Just to clarify....

I wasn't saying it wouldn't bring 10K (I actually think it would bring more) or that it couldn't be repaired.

I'd just rather buy that car for 5K, hope it profits another 7-10K, & then put some $$ with it & buy a new body. If the stars lined up, you could have 15K in a new Brookville.

Call me what you want, I'd take the new Brookville (at 15K) over this car - pieced together & repaired at a ridiculous cost - anyday. Hell, who am I kidding, I'd take the new Brookville at list price over this car at what it would cost to repair it.

JH

 

thanks once again for all the replys. seems like the body is worth $0-$15000 . i really can't believe the response that this has created. i will keep you guy informed on how this goes.

 

Hey, its worth what you are willing to pay for it. Also, do you have the skills and tools to do all the work yourself? My opinion is unless you can get it for less than $5k you are not getting a deal. I'm all for saving old iron, but lets do some simple math. A new Brookville is about $25k. You may not have the cash available now, but if you add up all the hours of fixing and $ for buying new panels, I bet you will be real damn close to $25k, if not more. If you can't buy it for less than $5k, take your $ and time and save to buy a better body or a new one. Of course, I realize opinions are like ***holes....everyone has one... this is mine.

 

This is the smartest thing said yet on this thread

IMHO:

 

The thing is, some people will only want an orriginal body. Yeah, it's wierd and crazy. I'm one of those guys. Now, I'm NOT saying that there is anything wrong with an aftermarket body at all, I don't want to open that can of worms. But that 3W has been there, it is what it is. And theres guys out there who would be perfectly happy to dump more than a new body cost into it. I know I would. Every car I own is the real deal, and they usually start out as a complete **** heap because I can't afford to just go out and buy a nice one. If you really want a gennie 32 3W, and have some skills and some time, I'd buy it. Sure, you'll be into it some money, but look at what car were talking about. Nothing worth having comes cheap.

 

At the end of the day, money is only paper and that 32 is only metal...so I say **** IT, if thats what you want, trade your paper for metal!! Ya cant take either with you when you die!!! hahahah

 

Most over-posted picture in the history of the HAMB.

 

There comes a point however, that the original is no longer an original.....due to the AMOUNT of REPLACEMENT sheetmetal.....even if the replacement parts are also "gennie" panels stripped from other "gennie" '32's....it's still not an ORIGINAL body........

Bwahahahaha.....no, I think his other one is.....

 

You do have a point, and I'm not here to argue because no one is right...BUT- I'd take a pieced together body that still needs work over a mint new one any day of the week. And regarless of how much patch panles it gets...it still started out as an orriginal, not one that was made 3 months earlier. Sound crazy? Yes. Does everyone wish they would stumble across a mint one in a garage? Yes. but that just dosn't happen. So if you want a "orriginal", then you either gotta dig DEEP, or bite the bullet with something like this and go for broke. And this is true with eveything- an orrginal will always be valued more than repop. So even if he say buys it for 5K, puts 20K into it...could he get say 30-35K for it? Probably. What will the repo be worth? Again, not arguing, just my vision on the subject.

 

Kinda like George Washington's original axe, we replaced the handle three times, and the axe head twice, but she's the original axe allright...

 

i have blown it before and got mine BIG time, but ehhhh cant get to mad over things that are said over the internet IMHO

 

I hope you are able to buy it for $500, and you put it on ebay and some fool pays you $15000 for that small remnant of a '32 Ford.

 

What Price Glory?

 

10-15 K ?

some of you guys are on a different planet then me.
at least as far as money is concerned.

 

Why not be a MAN and post your real iden***y ...
Not some new fake stuff ...

 

They are kinda like a 41 Willys- only more expensive.

 

It doesnt look that bad to me. After a trip to the media blaster and a few hours with the hammer and dolly, some 18 gauge, and a weld burn on your face it will be looking great. I agree with what has been said several times, shoot a low ball price at him. If he laughs well at least its his turn to throw a figure on the table.
I started with one in very simular condition and it has been a lot of labor but I enjoy that as much as driving them. I had to put in some Brookville and SAR parts, I am still way below the cost of going all new.
Good luck on your effort and if you need any help such as pictures or measurements I would be happy to supply what I can. I have had a tremendous amount of help from others on the H.A.M.B. and I would be happy to contribute.

 

Me too.....that's the only way I'd be able to afford one.....and it'd still take awhile too....