Hi guys. I still check in here periodically, just haven't posted in a while.
I had a guy roll up to my house yesterday as I was getting back from work and ask about selling my '67 fastback. My normal response is "sorry, it's not for sale," but it's something that's been rattling around in the back of my mind for the past 6mo or so, so I asked him to shoot me a number. He came at me with $20k, and I shrugged it off, so he came back at $25k. I took his number and told him I'd consider it, but that it wasn't something I was actively trying to sell.
I've had this car since 2001. It was my only car for 8yrs, and has been cared for progressively less and less as I got older and life happened. It's still drivable, but it does need some care. A lot of the bushings that I replaced two decades ago are old and dry. The interior is showing its age, as it now needs a headliner, upholstery, and the dash pad and panels are definitely in the "worn" category.
The engine is amazing. I built it, so it's what I wanted when I was mid-20s. 331, TFR heads, aggressive cam, etc. It probably has 30k on it, but it runs like a scalded cat.
Current transmission is a close ratio top loader I scavenged a while back. I also have an Astro Performance T5 that I'm in the middle of rebuilding (still), which will come into play later.
The body is unfortunately a bigger project than I can tackle myself. I knew the car had been hit in the rear before I got it, but when I replaced the fuel tank last year and pulled the liner out of the trunk, I found the crumpled left rear frame rail that was never properly fixed. The trunk seems to seal well enough, but the back end behind the wheel wells is shifted to the right about an inch and the bumper doesn't fit correctly.
All of this needs to be fixed before any body work, and a repair this intensive is likely to get well into six figures.
While I love my car, I don't drive it enough. It's a beast of a vehicle, not easy to get in and drive, and is impossible for my wife or daughter to even consider driving (hot cam, manual steering, manual brakes), which makes passing it off to my daughter difficult.
If I were to sell it, I'd want to make sure I get enough to pick up a 65-66 coupe in nicer shape, at least from a body standpoint, with enough extra to throw at fixing it up the way I want. I can do engine and suspension stuff myself, and could even throw my existing T-5 in it. My wife likes the first gen coupes a lot more, and some upgraded WAF would help with the extra car sitting in the driveway and raising our insurance cost.
Thoughts? What would you do? How does the market for 67-68 fastbacks look right now?
From some quick research on Facebook marketplace and Craigslist, I'm getting the impression that $25k is on the low side for a drivable Fastback that isn't rusted out. If I can pull more out of the Fastback, that's that much more that I would have available to spend on a coupe.
I had a guy roll up to my house yesterday as I was getting back from work and ask about selling my '67 fastback. My normal response is "sorry, it's not for sale," but it's something that's been rattling around in the back of my mind for the past 6mo or so, so I asked him to shoot me a number. He came at me with $20k, and I shrugged it off, so he came back at $25k. I took his number and told him I'd consider it, but that it wasn't something I was actively trying to sell.
I've had this car since 2001. It was my only car for 8yrs, and has been cared for progressively less and less as I got older and life happened. It's still drivable, but it does need some care. A lot of the bushings that I replaced two decades ago are old and dry. The interior is showing its age, as it now needs a headliner, upholstery, and the dash pad and panels are definitely in the "worn" category.
The engine is amazing. I built it, so it's what I wanted when I was mid-20s. 331, TFR heads, aggressive cam, etc. It probably has 30k on it, but it runs like a scalded cat.
Current transmission is a close ratio top loader I scavenged a while back. I also have an Astro Performance T5 that I'm in the middle of rebuilding (still), which will come into play later.
The body is unfortunately a bigger project than I can tackle myself. I knew the car had been hit in the rear before I got it, but when I replaced the fuel tank last year and pulled the liner out of the trunk, I found the crumpled left rear frame rail that was never properly fixed. The trunk seems to seal well enough, but the back end behind the wheel wells is shifted to the right about an inch and the bumper doesn't fit correctly.
All of this needs to be fixed before any body work, and a repair this intensive is likely to get well into six figures.
While I love my car, I don't drive it enough. It's a beast of a vehicle, not easy to get in and drive, and is impossible for my wife or daughter to even consider driving (hot cam, manual steering, manual brakes), which makes passing it off to my daughter difficult.
If I were to sell it, I'd want to make sure I get enough to pick up a 65-66 coupe in nicer shape, at least from a body standpoint, with enough extra to throw at fixing it up the way I want. I can do engine and suspension stuff myself, and could even throw my existing T-5 in it. My wife likes the first gen coupes a lot more, and some upgraded WAF would help with the extra car sitting in the driveway and raising our insurance cost.
Thoughts? What would you do? How does the market for 67-68 fastbacks look right now?
From some quick research on Facebook marketplace and Craigslist, I'm getting the impression that $25k is on the low side for a drivable Fastback that isn't rusted out. If I can pull more out of the Fastback, that's that much more that I would have available to spend on a coupe.
