Projects Looking at Buying a Wrecked 50 Merc...How High Would You Go ???

The number of dumb****s who talk numbers less than 1k better stick to their day jobs.Even burnt FWD crap brings over $500 at most salvage auctions. the first 5-600 covers its metal value,then the bidding begins. Just stay on the porch and not show your ignorance.STUPID BURNS ME.

 

I may be all wrong but I would expect you to see the inside of the roof as it left the factory. No chop.

Neal

 

I too read this thread for the humor from the "not worth fixing" group.

Do these people understand that this is a Merc? I know there are a few out there but are getting harder to find.

The idea that fixing it up will cost too much, more that it is worth. Doesn't that sum up this hobby.

Keep those posts that it isn't worth $1500 coming. You are making my day.

Neal

 

You know , I didn't even notice that. I was focused on the damage and the lack of drip rails.

No chop is a big plus,too. No one has had a chance to mess it up yet.


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That's right. Just for reference, this September I was at the rebel run, which is a 'merc heavy event. There was a guy with a complete, original '50 'merc coupe for sale. It was just a decent original with solid floors and rockers, some minor rust here and there. It sold for 10k.


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To determine if the cowl has moved compare the VERTICAL gaps of BOTH doors. If the cowl was moved as a result of the front end sideways push than the passenger door VERTICAL gaps will generally be wider than the driver door VERTICAL gaps. Cowl up/down movement can be detected there as well.

 

it's still at $2100 & the bidding ends 1-14.

 

Interesting read. hellerj, Please post price the car went for if possible, if you buy it, Please do not post price and good luck with your new project. No matter WHAT!, Mercury's 49-51 bring good $$$, iconic cars always do. John

 

Merc or not, id pass. By the time its back together, and after all the dough to get it there, your still going to have a car with a salvage title. If you never plan on selling it, cool, but youll never be able to get it insured for what it "should" be worth.

 

This car comes with a WI certificate of title, it says nothing about salvage. No Insurance co. info was listed. (Not insured?)The ACV is listed at just over 39 large. It is on Coparts "featured" list, which means it gets extra press. If it goes for less than 5 grand, I will be shocked.

Put another iconic car in it's place, baled up, burnt, rusted, half gone and see how many would say "GREAT FIND"

 

Hmmm.... $39k was the pay-off on the car. The ins. co. is looking at getting 20% on average. That is about $7800. Co-part fee's on top of that will add $1500. Just a guess, most dealer only car auction fees are about 10% of purchase price. I never bought at Copart, but hear things like they charge you $100 to tow the car across the lot to the hook up location, paper work fees ect.

 

Its worth 5 grand all day long.......

 

http://www.hemmings.com/classifieds/carsforsale/mercury/unspecified/1614980.html

Id buy this before the wrecked one.....

 

Both cars are about equal. The smashed one, if you had a 4 door parts car. would be on the road in 10 working days. Most rebuild shops do a frame in less than 40 hrs. This gives you 40 hrs. to bolt a front on and install motor.

The Hemmings one needs everthing.

 

or this one
http://harrisburg.craigslist.org/cto/4269046566.html

 

you say that with such certainity, might be a different story if you saw the wrecked one up close. It could be a can of worms that you might regret getting into.

 

That Harrisburg looks like a pretty nice start, barring inspection.

Speaking of an inspection, the swing on this car is pretty wide. If the rockers, floors, and sheetmetal look good and even newer, it's worth getting. If someone crawls up under it and sees a mess, well, someone might still overbuy here.

If the car was parted out, assuming nice sheetmetal, someone in the network (like one of us) could sell it off.

If I was OP I'd be over there with a tape measure and a buddy who is professional body shop guy to look stuff over.

 

As it might be different if you saw the Hemmings cars.

Guys that rebuild wrecks are craftsmen in thier own way. I have friends with high volume rebuild shops ( think 150-200 cars a year) I have rebuilt a few wrecks and know my limits That car would not scare me. Once you have it you check for body square, pull the body square with that frame. Pop it on the new frame. You need the equiptment, without the equiptment you best leave it alone. Then the Hemmings cars are for you.

I have no interest in Mercs, so someone else will be building it.

 

Time and money, time and money..... the C/L car would be the one I would build. Seriously, start putting a dollar figure on the parts and labor to fix the wrecked one, then do the same for the C/L car. Build both cars the way you would want it to be when finished, then see how much of a deal the wrecked on is. Alot of people talk and say hell yea, thats easy to do when your not spending your money. But if your putting the bucks down you would see things differently.....

 

Yes, time and money. 80 hrs. and that car would be on the lot for sale. No "making it your own". Rebuilding it as it looks. The other car it will be just coming back from the sandblaster.

We are thinking of different outcomes. I am fixing the wreck, you are building a car. We will just have to disagree, sorry.

 

aon, hard to generalize without seeing both in person. Me personally I would gravitate towards the '49 in that CL link because it's a '49 and all apart.

But someone might be able to take this WI one and throw it together. Squablow is local and seems to be pretty handy for example.

 

Nope.... for $7000 I'd take the wrecked one........

 

Yes......this is a deal. If it were closer, it would be in my shop by now.

 

Ill agree to dis agree...no problem

But im putting in a phone call and going to see about dragging the 49 home, thats the real difference!!

 

Knowing what I know now about these cars, I personally would buy something like that '49 and ship it out to Matt Townsend and have him chop it and do other body mods.

 

I dunno. Here are some recently available Mercs for 5k-17k including a convertible that have not been smashed to all hell. If that car really goes over 5k these others would be a better choice IMO.

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=832241

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=841809

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=852634

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=847464

 

That '49 looks like a pretty good deal to me. I would pay more for that one than the wrecked one for sure.That is if it's as good as presented.

I still wouldn't pay more than about 4k for that wrecked one, but as I said before, I would not just fix the accident. I know it would snow ball into a full build.

I will be surprised if the crashed one brings any less than 6k .A lot of people have deeper pockets than I do.

 

still at $2100

 

I just talked to a Freind of mine in WI/ & he knows of the Guy that wrecked the Car
he hit a Dear & went of the Road with it & the Ins. Co. paid him already
they Totaled the Car
my Freind was talking about it at his Christmass Party & thinking of picking it up
Just my 3.5 cents

 

Must have been one hell of a big azz heavy deer....