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Originally Posted by baranowski
I am TRYING to look for a 1965-1966 mustang fastback to buy and build to my liking, I have done the usual looking on Ebay and classiccars.com. But people must be watching too much T.V. (those auction shows) they believe they have some rare ass car.
So, My question is this. What are some better ways to search on the internet for used old cars. Private owned that is.
Bill Baranowski
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Those shows probably have some influence in that way, but I can tell you that for my entire life I have been looking at cars that need restoration that the current owner thinks is a 100 point car.
My father and a good friend are the restoration guys around here. Their specialty is mid year Corvette's, but they have done a butt-load of old Mustangs. We find this to be true too often. People don't know how to value their old car, because all they know is that they saw one at the Auburn auction go for $85 grand, or they know a guy who has the "same car" and paid $75,000 for it. They fail to mention that their floor pans and fenders have more empty space that was once occupied by sheet metal than there is sheet metal left on the car!
We have been trying to buy a 1968 Shelby GT500 for about 20 years. And for 20 years the thing has fallen into worse and worse condition because it just sits next to a guys garage, getting beaten down on by the sun, rain, snow, neighborhood cats, you name it. The owner will sell it to me, he just wants full restored value for it. To me it is basically nothing more than a serial number. Almost every part will need replacing or restoration.
That story is so common it is the rule, not the exception.
Best bet is to keep your eyes open and wait. In time you will find a deal, but it will take patience.
One other piece of advice, don't buy something that is out of your skill level or budget for repairing, or you might just become that guy who thinks his project car is worth more than it truly is worth!