Best place to sell 1965 Mustang?

[B D]

Hey guys I am looking for a good place to advertise a buddies 65 mustang 289 coupe. It's already on craigslist and not ready to ebay it quite yet. I've used Collector Car Trader in the past but they don't produce many leads. Any other classic or Ford sites that may offer better results?

Heres the car:

1965 Mustang built 8/64

289 V8 2 Barrel Carb
C4 Automatic
Orginal Headliner & Seats
Aftermarket AC
New Paint, Tires, Wheels, Mufflers, on and on...
Asking $14,900

[porsche930dude]

hemmings is pretty good. im not sure if you even get it though on your coast

[craigster59]

Take it to Pomona Auto Swap Meet. There's one coming up on the 20th.

http://www.pomonaswapmeet.com/

[911boost]

Hmmm, thats a little steep for a plain jane 65. Is it really low miles? While the pics are small, it looks like there is some not so factory stuff in the engine compartment.

I belive Mustang Monthly has a website, I am sure there is a classified section there.

Bill

[Porsche_monkey]

P.p.o.t.

[B D]

It is a low mile car supposedly 85K orginal miles with still the orginal interior. I thought about Hemmings any positive experiences out there?

[porsche930dude]

My dad bought his 58 impala through hemmings and i bought my 46 jeep cj-2a from autotrader. Havnt tried selling anything

[many944s]

If the seller isn't willing to take it to an auction or swap meet (Pomona would be the best place to sell) then Hemmings is indeed the best route.

I have bought several project cars through Hemmings and sold a couple restorations through it as well. The swap meet route is nice, as interested parties can inspect the vehicle right there and then. However, alot of times a deal to purchase will only BEGIN at a meet, then finally come to fruition maybe a month later. When it comes time to sell a car I've restored at the shop, I get a much better response at a gathering like World of Wheels just down the road in Indy. Not to mention that to really SELL something in Hemmings will often take 5-8 months of listing it.

As a side note, 14,900 does seem a little high for the average market. Don't get me wrong, I'm sure the car is very nice. It looks great in the pictures, and the market out that way may be a little different than here in the Midwest... But in most places I have bought/sold classic cars that price begs anyone interested to glance over it and keep going. Now, if it were a 85-90 point car that is a different story, but with an aftermarket A/C system, and new mufflers (probably not detailed re-productions of the originals) and other non-original subtleties it probably won't fetch that much.

HOWEVER!!! as we all know, a car is only worth what someone will pay for it. Your best bet would be take it to a show/gathering and put "14,900/reasonable offers" on it, someone may snatch it up, at least you will get alot of offers!

Good luck!
-Nick

[scottmandue]

I have not been there in years...

But the Long Beach veterans stadium used to have a HUGE swap meet Sunday mornings, every time I went I saw at least a half dozen cars I wanted to take home.

Here it is:

https://www.toppingevents.com/ecology_meet.asp