What's up people? :smile2:
I am not yet a Mustang owner but may be pretty soon.
An old buddy of mine is threatening to sell my 13 year old son a 1966 Mustang Coupe for $1000.00.
That may sound like a great deal but this thing has some issues.
My question to you guys is: Do you think this car is too far gone to be worth the investment it would take to get it looking and running good?
It ran as of about 10 years ago. It has been sitting about that long. It has a lot of rust. Some areas are pretty rough. As you can see in the pics the passenger side windshield post is toast. The passenger side rear quarter is mostly toast. The hood is rusty at the hinges. We almost killed it trying to get the hood to shut. The interior is mostly there with some rips here and there. The dash is in the back seat. The owner has a bunch of the trim and different pieces in boxes. The engine is a 302. It only has 12,000 miles on it. He has the carb for it. He pulled it off to put on another vehicle. It would come with it if I buy it. He swears it would fire up without too much hassle. (yeah right) The body is straight but it is rusty. Apparently a bunch of the wiring is new. There are a ton of little things wrong with it. He has new headliner for it to be installed. New disc brakes were added to the front as of 10 years ago. (been sitting) The worst thing to me is some pretty serious rust on the front drivers side frame rail just before the radiator. The owner says it could be patched. I guess it could. :|
The thing is my son who is 13 is a Mustang/Car fanatic. He really wants a Mustang. He has Mustang posters on his wall and it's all he talks about. He is really excited about this Mustang in particular. He is already calling it "his Mustang". lol
I like vintage cars but I am not really a "Car Guy" if you know what I mean. I own a 1988 Jeep Wrangler that I bought new and still drive everyday. That's kind of my "project car" if you know what I mean. I also have a 1984 Chevy C-10 that belonged to my dad. I am not really looking for a project car but, I feel like this car is cheap enough to not really lose too much on it. $1000.00 isn't a whole bunch of money. I see it as possibly being a good project for my son to see how much he really likes working on cars. It could also be a complete nightmare. If we end up bailing out I feel like it wouldn't be too hard to break even at least.
Again, it needs a ton of work.
I would love to hear some opinions or thoughts on this thing.
Look at the pics and let me know. :smile2:
I am not yet a Mustang owner but may be pretty soon.
An old buddy of mine is threatening to sell my 13 year old son a 1966 Mustang Coupe for $1000.00.
That may sound like a great deal but this thing has some issues.
My question to you guys is: Do you think this car is too far gone to be worth the investment it would take to get it looking and running good?
It ran as of about 10 years ago. It has been sitting about that long. It has a lot of rust. Some areas are pretty rough. As you can see in the pics the passenger side windshield post is toast. The passenger side rear quarter is mostly toast. The hood is rusty at the hinges. We almost killed it trying to get the hood to shut. The interior is mostly there with some rips here and there. The dash is in the back seat. The owner has a bunch of the trim and different pieces in boxes. The engine is a 302. It only has 12,000 miles on it. He has the carb for it. He pulled it off to put on another vehicle. It would come with it if I buy it. He swears it would fire up without too much hassle. (yeah right) The body is straight but it is rusty. Apparently a bunch of the wiring is new. There are a ton of little things wrong with it. He has new headliner for it to be installed. New disc brakes were added to the front as of 10 years ago. (been sitting) The worst thing to me is some pretty serious rust on the front drivers side frame rail just before the radiator. The owner says it could be patched. I guess it could. :|
The thing is my son who is 13 is a Mustang/Car fanatic. He really wants a Mustang. He has Mustang posters on his wall and it's all he talks about. He is really excited about this Mustang in particular. He is already calling it "his Mustang". lol
I like vintage cars but I am not really a "Car Guy" if you know what I mean. I own a 1988 Jeep Wrangler that I bought new and still drive everyday. That's kind of my "project car" if you know what I mean. I also have a 1984 Chevy C-10 that belonged to my dad. I am not really looking for a project car but, I feel like this car is cheap enough to not really lose too much on it. $1000.00 isn't a whole bunch of money. I see it as possibly being a good project for my son to see how much he really likes working on cars. It could also be a complete nightmare. If we end up bailing out I feel like it wouldn't be too hard to break even at least.
Again, it needs a ton of work.
I would love to hear some opinions or thoughts on this thing.
Look at the pics and let me know. :smile2: