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10-27-09, 10:09 PM
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10-28-09, 12:00 AM
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10-28-09, 12:39 AM
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WOW!!!!  That is truly sad. I saw a bunch of 65-70 fastbacks & shelbys...  |
10-28-09, 05:02 AM
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$700,000 for a bunch of rust buckets ? I don't think so. It would cost nearly as much to have the whole lot shipped back to the USA. There's a guy down here has a similar cache of Stangs behind his house. Out of about 20 he's got, only two are worth anything.(or were, they're stored in a barn) The rest have trees growing up thru the bodies. One of the barn cars is a 67 FB 390 GT car, the other a 69 FB with a small block. He refuses to sell any of them. "Gonna restore em all one day"  Been almost ten years since I saw em. Cars down here don't last long in the weather parked under trees. barn cars are prime nesting sites for critters.
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10-28-09, 06:05 AM
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Originally Posted by D.Hearne  "Gonna restore em all one day" Been almost ten years since I saw em. Cars down here don't last long in the weather parked under trees. barn cars are prime nesting sites for critters. | Lotta interesting cars go that way. Near here is a house on a few acres, once covered with late 50's early 60's cars with chrome and fins, maybe a hundred in all. Most not even missing a hubcap. Signs all over "Keep Out, Cars NOT for Sale". When he died the family had all the cars crushed to sell the place. |
10-28-09, 01:44 PM
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It is a really bad sign when there are rust holes in the hood... |
10-28-09, 03:14 PM
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didn't you guys see the ones in the shed???
i imagine those are included as well...****, i'd do it if i had the money! |
10-28-09, 08:26 PM
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Originally Posted by hungrymonkey It is a really bad sign when there are rust holes in the hood... | It's even worse when you pop the hood latch (if it'll even budge) and when you lift, it feels like lifting wet cardboard.  |
10-28-09, 08:28 PM
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Originally Posted by 2+2GT Lotta interesting cars go that way. Near here is a house on a few acres, once covered with late 50's early 60's cars with chrome and fins, maybe a hundred in all. Most not even missing a hubcap. Signs all over "Keep Out, Cars NOT for Sale". When he died the family had all the cars crushed to sell the place. | Probably served em right for crushing them. I'll bet they never realized the extra $$$$ they missed out on. One mans trash is another's treasure. |
10-29-09, 01:45 AM
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I think that 700k may not be as bad of a price as you might think for all of them, since it includes the nice ones too. There was a 68 Shelby convertible in there. Its probably worth quite a bit, but there is no telling how much work they actually need.
I don't know why people hoard cars like that and don't use or show them. They just sit there in the dark.
I wish people would do something with the wrecked ones when they show up instead of just leaving them in the field to rust. |
10-29-09, 02:32 AM
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I think it's sadly ironic that there are some worthless Fox3s taking up garage space while most of the money melts into the dirt outside. I won't mourn for them though; most of those cars died a long time ago. |
10-29-09, 12:51 PM
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I have a feeling that even the garaged cars will need some help. 100% humidity in a tropical climate. Wonder if they meant 700k Puerto rican... |
10-30-09, 08:42 AM
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also couldn't the tags be salvaged off of the rusty shelby's ?? .... just sayin i've heard it happen before. | | Thread Tools | | | | Display Modes |  Linear Mode | 
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