1952-59 Ford WTF?? check out this craigslist 56

I like when he said he couldnt open the trunk but he has pictures of the spindles in the trunk..they must have ripped that suspension a few times pulling it with a chain...they had another brace on the p***enger side to keep it together..LMFAO he couldnt even sell it on ebay..I bet his reserve was too high! as for the motor on craigs list who knows what kind of condition that thing is in after the way the car was treated. That or it was too much weight with that motor and did not reinforce the suspension!!

 

AS for the engine , I would only buy if for the price of a engine for rebuild . That isn't much either .

Jim

 

Back for sale for all you shoppers

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This is more my speed though!
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i like the better of the 2 . cant beleive that guy still wants a premium price for that junker

 

Yeah if it was 3-400 I might go look at it for parts

 

Well he is still trying to sell it, and now he is about to haul it to pull a part real soon. I just talked to him and he wants it gone one way or another. Its only a mile from where I work so I am going to check it out, why not. I dont care anything about the car, but some of the parts I could really use, or would love to have spares.

I am thinking at this point I could get this thing real cheap or convince him into parting and selling me what I want. He can have the engine/trans, dont want that.

So for you smart ones, would the 56 4dr and 2dr use the same windshield, fenders, hood, grill, bumpers, dash, all that good stuff?

The new ad...

1956 ford 4dr that was made to look like a 2 dr. 77 400 engine and trans runs good . power steering .tin in frt floor because of rust i think, bucket seats. old turnpike crusier skirts. home made spare tire kit on rear..new headliner .carpets....needs work on frt crossmember & brakes bled before can be driven. or send me a parts list before it goes to pull a part. $1000

 

Around here, he'd be lucky if pick a part gave him $100. Offer him that. That thing is a pile.

 

hood, grill, bumpers, dash, etc, yes.. Maybe the windshield. 2 and 4 door sedans may interchange. Raceron can maybe check his part manuals and see if they do.

 

All the parts for a fordoe will fit a Tudor. Obviously the front doors won't. All main gl*** is the same but the rear windows and winding mechanisms are different. Would be a reasonable buy for $1000. You can make some money back on the running gear.
Regards

 

theres a guy up here round knoxville been wanting fenders. has an add on c.l.

 

According to Henry's parts book there are 2 different windshields for '55 & '56s.

Body style 64 (2 dr hardtops) and 76 (convertibles) take one # B5A-7603100-A (clear) or -B (tinted).

All others take a different one, Part # B5A-7003100-E (clear) or -F (tinted)

 

Thanks for the info guys. I did go look at it, I took some pics to. So, it looks rough. The rear doors are bondo'd shut, he confirmed, not welded. One of the pics shows that where the paint is peeled off. When they put the big motor in, they obviosuly just did what they had to to make it fit. Some parts were just crushed, cut, whatever it took to make it work.

I asked him if he would sell the car without the engine, he said yes and would take $500 for the car without engine and trans and he would pull it out. Of course that is without negotiating. He also said the skirts on there are worth some money, they are 56 or 57 Mercury Here are some pics I took

 

The Continental kit will bring well over $500 to someone that wants one,the cruiser skirts are sellable too.No problem getting your money out of it.

 

Yes I agree with Jeff.

If the stainless isn't all ******ed up it should fetch good $$ Tiara(crown) and related mldgs - I'd ask$100. Grille, if solid (no rust-thru) another $50 or more. Windshield and backlite mldgs - minimum $50 each set (don't lose those center covers!) - might sound high but good ones are getting hard to find (ask me how I know?). Side mldgs, at least $50. Except for the grille (chrome steel), that stuff is all stainless and unless it's ripped or badly gouged it'll polish up right-nicely. Along with the Connie kit you should have no trouble getting a decent return, with the time spent cannibalizing it being your only real investment.

 

I'd take the grille and front parking lights off of your hands...

Interesting car...

 

Oh, how'd they make up the difference in length of the side trim? Seems a 2dr. side trim would be longer than a 4dr. piece, but still not long enough to reach the trailing edge of the shorter, 2dr. front door...

 

Looks like they added a piece of "checkerboard" molding at the back of the long piece, to make up the difference. Kinda hard to tell from the pics though.

 

mjlangley, you can see where they added a length of the checkerboard to the rear of the side trim, looks like they added a piece to the front end behind the door as well. If you look, you can see the vertical lines where they added the pieces.

 

Dang, yall are gonna talk me into this thing before its over

The only thing that bothers me is the stuff I looked at closely, it was really "jerry rigged" so to speak. Yall all know much more about this stuff than me, and I dont know what I am looking at. For instance I know they make knock off connie kits, how do I know if this is an original or not. Or if it is original, has it been modified. The ad states "home made spare tire kit on rear"

And the skirts, he said they are the "rare" 57-58 merc turnpike cruiser skirts, but I have no clue if they are, and if they are still in original form.

I would just be worried that I got it and tried to sell the parts off of it, and then found out the parts were modified to fit what it wasnt meant for, and they are worthless. Of course the grill, park lights, stuff like that is original, I can tell that.

Side mldgs are modified, at least some of it to make it fit a 2 dr car.

It also has an interesting rear bumper on it, not sure what from, or if custom made. Tailpipes coming through

 

that continental kit looks welded or screwed on to the back of the car! eww! what a nightmare!

 

Yea, thats what I mean, everything that was done on this car was jacked up, bad. I may offer him 500 or less for it motor and all, see what happens. I could get what I need and still make some decent return on it at that price selling the motor, trans and "good" parts off of it. Pull a part wouldnt pay him more than 200-300 for it I am pretty sure.

 

That rear bumper looks original. Some Fairlanes & The Crown Vics had the exhaust through the bumper. Just the tip sticking through the bumper looks funny.

 

You know you want it..

From my experience, I never make any money on cars that I buy to part out or strip. But, that's my poor decision making...

If you get if for $500, and don't have a space issue I would say that the extra gl*** and odds and ends you keep would cost you way more than $500 if you had to buy them separately...

I sound like the little devil guy that sits on your shoulder, goading you into making questionable decisions...

 

Matt, thats why I dont want to I know I will keep a few things, but then sell things to my buddies (here) and all the h***le taking off, boxing, shipping, etc...make a few dollars. Is it worth it? I would have to keep outside, not a problem for me, but an eye sore for the wife. You know how that is.

I am still deciding. If he wont take my offer (should I go offer), I may see if I can swipe a few easy things cheap if he is going to s**** it. If I do either, I will let you know.

 

im thinking 300 would be tops for me.and hope that modified engine and trans runs good. you can get 300 for them . there getting hard to find. and then keep what i need and sell a few peices here and there. that tire kit looks like a spare tire cover off a van or something.

 

Well right now I am in sunny Alabama !
OK here is my point of view on this car . I would buy it and strip it then you know where the rest would go which will bring $200 to $300 right there . You can get $150 - $200 each for the hood and trunk , cont. kit $500 to $700 easily screws or not , windshield and back gl*** is good money $100 each , side gl***, complete dash , $200 to $250 the body trim , $100 and up , the headlight buckets , cut the headlight housing down to grill , the bumpers are good cores , grill is better than some I have seen , taillight extensions and lens I would cut out and any sheet metal that I could use or sell , forgot about the windshield trim that some cars didn't come with too , soooo........I would go drag that 56 home in a hurry for that $500 price and not even look back or try to get cheaper !!! My wife says I have more cars than I am suppose to have now but when you get them that cheap , she tells me that's easy extra car $$$$$ for my projects ! That's how I make money for my projects . BUY IT NOW BEFORE IT'S GONE !!!

Jim

 

I have a pair of windshields for my '55 Merc wagon (the tall ones).
***uming that the one gets installed in my car without breaking I will have one available for sale/trade.

 

****...I want to, and I dont. The h***le is the big thing, but if I did it, once over, I am sure I would be glad. I been eyeballing another project I can score REAL cheap, like few hundred cheap and very very buildable (its a Mopar). If I brought 2 cars home, wife=pi$$ed! Going to look at the other potential one today, may help my decision one way or another.

I guess however, I could ensure the wife that the 56 would be very short term, like Jim said, I could drag home, strip, cut, splice, kick and then s**** yard it, then just store the parts while I sell them off.

 

Now here is a better idea for when you have stripped off the chrome and the trim and etc and have a bare body left:http://www.google.com/imgres?q=dale...&tbnw=220&start=0&ndsp=20&ved=1t:429,r:17,s:0 lot's more fun than the s**** yard! Pink Rustoleum rattle cans and you got a replica!

 

I called him about parting it out last week and he told me there was a real interested guy coming to look at it and he wouldnt part before he saw it. Imagine that, the guy didnt buy it. I called back and said you ready to part it out (since its on his dam ad that he will) he said no, I put it on Ebay for a week, call me if it dont sell.

Its been there all week, NOBODY wants the POS, including me. I wish he would just let me come pick it apart for a couple hundred bucks, then he could still s**** it for some $$ after that. Then I dont have to haul the dam thing home. I am going to look at a (likely better) 56 4 door today for under $500 that doesnt have bondo back doors.