thoughts on selling fastback

[bryonbush 85]

so I'm Mildly entertaining the idea of selling my FB to fund an overhaul on my convertible. I would really love to keep both, but I don't have the time of funds to manage two projects playing single dad. I'm not sure what is a fair moving price on it. I have my idea, but interested in what yall think it would bring.

 

AAW harness, rear drum brakes, new brake and fuel lines, wildwood 12" 6piston fronts. new upper & lower control arms, tie rods, rebuilt steering box, new backup lights, 24" chamption 2 row radiator, high flow Tuff Stuff water pump. Dakota Digital gauges, 1" sway bar, adjustable struts, Mini starter, 4 speed top loader, roller brake/clutch pedal and roller clutch rod, new clutch, new interior dome lights, new manual power brake booster. have factory front and rear seats that have been removed. front seats are Corbeau FX1 Pros. 9" 31 spline rear end with Detroit locker. new front valance. Viking double adjustable front coilovers and viking double adjustable rear shocks. New leaf spring bushings.

floors are in really great shape. does have some holes that were cut by the PO by the rear quarters on both sides for rust. Southern Kalifornia and Texas car its whole life.

[mustangstofear 608]

Pictures. 

[bryonbush 85]

4 hours ago, mustangstofear said:

Pictures. 

I'll have to get them from my computer. I'll post some when free

[bryonbush 85]

See if this link works

https://photos.app.goo.gl/p56aeW6CTD5kudmM9

[RPM 1,190]

Sell the vert, keep the sportsroof.

[Grabber70Mach 107]

I agree with the above poster.

[1969_Mach1 333]

I agree, sell the convertible and keep the sportsroof.

[bryonbush 85]

Well the convertible is done up very nicely. For me to get to get the fastback to that level will cost a lot of money and time. Both of which I dont have right now. My thinking was to sell the sportroof, to fund an overhaul of the motor, new brakes, rewire, and AC. 

 

I did list the vert a while back on a few month ago on a few websites. I think with me living in Lubbock, which is just far enough away from any major cities, I couldn't attract the crowd like it could have. That would leave me to something like ebay which I'm not sure I want to do. 

[barnett468 418]

sell the fb keep the vert, lol.

[tim42 13]

I feel your pain but tell us about the tail lights on the vert.  Home made or those ones from England?

 

[barnett468 418]

On 6/28/2019 at 8:47 PM, bryonbush said:

I did list the vert a while back on a few month ago on a few websites. I think with me living in Lubbock, which is just far enough away from any major cities, I couldn't attract the crowd like it could have. That would leave me to something like ebay which I'm not sure I want to do.

Why do you not want to use Ebay?

[bryonbush 85]

On 7/2/2019 at 10:13 PM, tim42 said:

I feel your pain but tell us about the tail lights on the vert.  Home made or those ones from England?

 

Hey Tim, they are the ones from England. Super bright which is nice but one think I wasnt impressed with is the reflectors inside all came undone from the cheap double sided tape they use. I ended up having to take care out the lights and gluing them in. 

[bryonbush 85]

16 hours ago, barnett468 said:

Why do you not want to use Ebay?

Honestly I'm not sure. I bought the vert off ebay, grandpa sold his 51 and 34 on there. Guess I just prefer to talk and sell to someone face to face

 

[RPM 1,190]

15 hours ago, bryonbush said:

 I bought the vert off ebay, grandpa sold his 51 and 34 on there. 

 

Your grandpa sold a 34 Ford on eBay without offering it to us here first? That's a felony I'm thinking. 

[bryonbush 85]

On 7/5/2019 at 1:33 AM, RPM said:

Your grandpa sold a 34 Ford on eBay without offering it to us here first? That's a felony I'm thinking. 

Technically my dad did for him. And it was well before my adventures into Mustangs. Both his cars were impeccable restorations that would win awards everywhere he went. So much so he stopped bringing them to shows. He ended up with parkinsons and as time went on, turned into dementia. The last straw was him "working" on the car fixing an issue that he had back on the car many moons back. My grandmother told my dad to sell them and unfortunately for my dad, who grew up restoring the 34, didnt have the time, or drive to keep it around due to him having to take care of gramps. Sad story all the way around but its life. 

[Rsanter 152]

If you have a friend in a larger city that will hold the car for you, you can take it there and list it locally there, then setup people to come see it on the weekends (so you can be there)

[bryonbush 85]

5 hours ago, Rsanter said:

If you have a friend in a larger city that will hold the car for you, you can take it there and list it locally there, then setup people to come see it on the weekends (so you can be there)

I listed it online in a few places. Had a lot of interest in it, but one guy said it wasnt worth the day trip. Guess we'll see what happens.