The GTO and the SS396 car would sell, I've seen worse **** sell for decent money. Hell I've pulled them out of the woods myself and sold them. In 64-65 they tell me that the serial number isn't specific to a GTO, so no tag won't matter - the cowl tag may be more important. The Galaxie convert might be worth parting out. The rest? Might be worth buying if there's no hurry to remove them, and wait for s**** to go up. Well, the 55-57 pickup if halfway solid could be sold off, and a guy could use the '57 shell on a vintage stock car I suppose. At least they look like stuff that would come out in one piece and not fall apart when you hook on it with a rollback. If they were local to me and in that decent of shape, I'd be posting about the stuff I'd already bought and seeing if anyone wanted any of the **** ones before I took them to the crusher myself. Of course the most recent post until tonight was from 2008, I wondered how I missed this thread. Gotta love when some newbie drags a thread back from the dead to make a one line pointless reply.
Some of the trim of the 64 XL Galaxie vert would be worth grabbing. Other than that the Gal looks like its days are done, maybe the decklid if you wanna get busy L
I would pull the 396 even if it is a tight motor. There's always somenone looking for BBC motors and parts...
worth the time to pick all the lil good parts off,,its the lil thing you alwys end up needing in the end
If you think it's worth your time, (and I think it is) I'd grab as much of that VIN-specific stuff as the owner will let you take ( or buy) and sell it on E-bay. You can't police what the person who buys it from you will use it for, what if they sell it to a cloner? I mean it's an endless scenario, my advice is do it, don't worry about the end user. Oldschool 66
It's pretty cool, you've posted a thread that has had overwhelming response from guys looking for parts they saw in a few pics you took, managed to start a couple of small debates about availability of some of the parts, aand got all of us thinking about what could have been. I'd say the response here is proof enough that the parts alone would be worth the effort, thats my take on it!!!
If you can save that '64 Ford Galaxie ragtop, it will make a fun cruiser. My '59 Ford convt. was found in a similar situation and condition. I fixed it to the best of my ability and resources and it has become part of the family. Also check the engine code on the T-Bird with the hood up. Appears to be an FE, and is is most likely a 428.
I can not imagine that ANY of those cars could be restored/revived for anywhere near what they would be worth wnen they are done. (not even close Tonto!) Time to let loose of the emotion and embrace reality... there are way better places to start a project. These cars are worth more in s****/parts than they are as cars.
Which just goes to show some people just have no idea how far other people are willing to go to have *that* car. Just as an example I picked up a '65 (or was it a '66? I've forgotten) Impala SS, supposedly a big block car and had the remains of factory air. No fenders, motor, trans, bad floors, bad lower quarters, console gone, trunk full of just plain ****. No registration either. I paid $100 for it and it did roll, so I flat towed it home - I owned it less than 10 days and flipped it for $750 to a guy like 600 miles and two states away. He was happy as all hell to find it, too. And a '67 Impala SS ragtop I p***ed on because I knew it had been flooded at least twice like to the top of the windshield, plus a nearby '64 Cutl*** ragtop, both sold to someone else - what happened to them, who knows, but someone wanted them bad enough to save them from the crusher. The point is just because it's beyond your skills or vision doesn't mean there isn't anyone in the world who might want it as a whole car. Or pay what seems like stupid money for it. Now I'll agree most of them are parts cars, but that SS396 and that GTO... there are guys who would buy them. The Galaxie ragtop might be worth waving around too. Compared to the **** I find around here they're like in mint condition, hell the beater I just retired looks as bad as some of these do. And I was driving it every day.
That stuff has a ****load of great trim pieces on them! The trunk pieces on the Galaxie, the GTO parts, the SS396...what's it worth to you in terms of time and effort? I'd shoot the guy an offer on the whole thing, letting him know you are only wanting what you can pull off the cars, or the cars that are the best or easiest to get to. If he accepts, start stripping away! Most of those cars look like they'd crumple up like foil, if you were to attempt to winch them or jack them up for wheel attachment.
,,, ok, I will agree that some of these cars might look restorable in New York, but in NEW MEXICO we call these parts cars at best, or more likely "soon to be Toyota's".
parts worth grabbing- the 65 goat rear end. same on the ss. the 396, whatever motor is in the goat (the heads are specific to 65, and sought after by restorers, as is the block itself. whatever You can glean off the goat by way of trim-especially the taillights/cove moulding. those stupid things may as well be made out of gold, even if they are ****ED. floor shift on the ss? same with the shifter there- 1 year only, and damn hard to locate. the tags off the goat should read 242 as the last 3 digits. combined with the running gear, a restorer can re-build that car. and while they may not pay "premium prices" for it...they aren't making any more REAL 65 g.t.o's.
Some nice finds for parts. I found a similar situation with some woods near Bryan/College station. The cars had been sitting in the woods for years, price was resonable $125 for car without ***le $250 with. Trouble was most were about 20 years too late to save. Still had a good time walking around just hoping to see something woth bringing home.
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