66 mustang?
 

I was offered to buy a 66 mustang, originally owned by an old lady from Pasadena. It has a rebuild motor 16 thousands miles ago. Her husband owned it until he passed away several years ago. they are the original owner with no kids. My real estate agent / friend a few houses down from us offered it to me. This is her personal friend. They want 16K for it. the thing is pristine as far as she knows. I haven't seen it yet and I know nothing about those cars.

I know a bit about it. coupe , conv, or fastback?

Is it a fastback with a V8?
Of course we want pics.

Cheers Richard

Find out what "several" years ago means, and if she's been driving and maintaining it since then. You know what happens to the gas tank, fuel lines, fuel pump, etc. if it's been sitting half full for a long time.

Re; an old lady from Pasadena.

Correction. "It's the little old lady from Pasadena." Go granny Go Granny Go Granny, GO!

It's no Bullitt

Can't tell you more but its not a conv., and it has been sitting for aobut 5 years. No pics unless if I was really interested I'd go see it and take some for you to view. What's a common one like that cost without knowing about all the details compare to a rare one? She wants to sell to someone who will take care of it, not just some dumb ass with a few bucks in his pocket. I told her to talk to the woman up the street who owns an original Calif. Special. I don't think they will buy it, but are those worth any money?

Completely equipment-dependent. They sold 600,000 of them in 1966, :eek:, so basically they are the least-rare collectible car on the planet. Any notchback, (regular hardtop), is a dime-a-dozen car unless it's a K-code, (289/271HP).

Convertibles are almost as super-common as hardtops. Fastbacks are far rarer and the most desirable model. A FB with a V-8 is worth dough. A FB K-code is worth a lot. A notchback is about a $10k car w/ normal V-8 if it's in showroom condition.

Just check eBay completed auctions. There are about a thousand of them on there everyday. :cool:

Now this is a Foose opportunity!

16K is too much for a coupe, a fastback is a different story.
Steve

If in great shape, it's a really cool car that can be modded for a $fraction of P-car costs from a nearly endless number of sources! Coupes are even better buys and many of the early T/A cars were coupes. If it's rusty, move along.

What's not to like?

In my opinion, the '66 Fastback is the best looking Mustang of all time.

But Nostril is spot on..when it comes to drivability, it's no Bullitt...

I agree!

Like Steve said, their asking price is way out of line for a 6-cyl coupe. Even it it was a trailer queen, I still think the price is too high. If you want to get an idea of what the cars are selling for, check Autotrader's Classic website, Hemmings, or other sites.

Naw, she drives a shiny red super stock Dodge. A Mustang wouldn't have a prayer. She'd give him a length and shut him down. :D

$16k is a lot of money for that car. You can get a real nice one that is completely sorted for that price.

It annoys me how people over-value their old POS cars. Just because it is a classic and you have seen a "similar" model sell for 50k on the TV auction, it doesn't mean your rotten / needs everything / base model project car is worth half that. :)

G

Not that an early Mustang can't be made to hang with a Porsche Cayman through the twisties..;)

Cayman Interseries: Fast practice at Atlanta - YouTube

Try and take a corner in a 68 Buillit at speed...or even try and stop that beothch at speed. ...That 390 up front is a boat anchor...

Ya gotta really juice the suspension and brakes on those things to make them handle and stop better.


Fastback or Convert with a K mtr...negoiate your price but buy it...of course the usual cavets apply...if it is a clean original one owner car with BLACK CA PLATE...that is tough to find these days.

That still sounds high unless its a show car. The I6 models just don't seem to bring that much money.

We don't know whether it's a coupe or a fastback or which engine at this point...

Tabby, you ought to know there's only one '68 movie car left...owned by a recluse who won't sell, won't show it. Lots of clones out there, though...and you're right about the stock suspension & brakes with a 390. Not exactly stellar stuff...

Yeah they had to apply a lot of juice to the suspension, brakes and mtr to make the Buillit car perform like that...that was no stock 68

BTW I jis sayin a K mtr in a Fastback or Convert that is one owner is potentially a very clean original is worth having even at 10 plus. If it is something else well then?????