Just one nice fixer upper


Jason Watt

Had both, sold both
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Oct 14, 2005
1,229
Copenhagen, Denmark
DESCRIPTION: Just one nice fixer upper. Just in time for summer

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Ford...QQihZ020QQcategoryZ116478QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

:eek :rofl :thumbsdow :bs
 

Empty Pockets

ex-GT Owner
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Oct 18, 2006
1,362
Washington State
"Why pay $190,000 for the same car", the fool asks!!
BECAUSE THE $190K CAR AIN'T BEEN WRECKED! THAT'S WHY.

Still, it'd be cool to have as a "track" car...
 

B O N Y

MODERATOR & FGT OWNER
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Sep 5, 2005
12,110
Fresno, Ca.
Larry, calm down, a little bondo, some neat sheeeeet out of the Griot catalog and she will be good as new. Where is the SHADOWMAN when we need him, a couple of years in Bill's shop and she will still be a pos with a salvage tittle. Calm down, this is a great rainy day project for a guy from the Northwest.:lol
 

Empty Pockets

ex-GT Owner
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Oct 18, 2006
1,362
Washington State
Larry, calm down, a little bondo, some neat sheeeeet out of the Griot catalog and she will be good as new. Where is the SHADOWMAN when we need him, a couple of years in Bill's shop and she will still be a pos with a salvage tittle. Calm down, this is a great rainy day project for a guy from the Northwest.:lol



You're right, Bony. You're right. Deep breaths ... 1 ... 2 ... 3...
Aaaaaaah! I do feel lots gooder now...
 

Jason Watt

Had both, sold both
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Oct 14, 2005
1,229
Copenhagen, Denmark
I love this part: "The car seems to have driven over maybe a rock and the bottom of the rocker panel us pushed up. Can’t really see inside, but this car is such a tight fit, the rocker is up just a hair and the door moves up just a hair before it closes. Few body hours and this is perfect and door closes 100%"

:lol :lol :lol
 

Empty Pockets

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All "funnin' " aside, this just HADTA make the owner sick when it happened. It makes ME sick & I'm just lookin' at it. And the fact that it's "almost" BLUE makes this whole situation "hit a weeeee too close to home" for my likin'!

'Wundur whut th' reserve is??? ... $51K isn't "there" yet.
 

Kayvan

GT Owner
Jul 13, 2006
4,782
OK, who is the blonde?

If they are all like that in Denmark, i'll be right over
 

ENZO BTR

GT Owner
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Sep 11, 2005
1,048
Southern California
Third time the seller has peddled this one in the last two weeks. It keeps hitting around $80,000 and not meeting reserve. Wonder what he paid the insurance company for it? He may have honestly thought it was a $100,000-plus vehicle, even in this condition. If so, this may be the first case of a dealer/business asking an unrealistic price on a crashed GT. And just like those dealers asking $250K awhile back, he may soon wish he'd taken the initial offer and ran.

The car's value ain't going up with each ebay posting. There's a joke in here somewhere about "damaged goods" but I'm too apathetic about this car to find it. For less than $50K to $60K I'd actually consider it, but only for a parts car. Above $60K it's just an expensive wreck.
 
Aug 25, 2006
4,436
Larry, calm down, a little bondo, some neat sheeeeet out of the Griot catalog and she will be good as new. Where is the SHADOWMAN when we need him, a couple of years in Bill's shop and she will still be a pos with a salvage tittle. Calm down, this is a great rainy day project for a guy from the Northwest.:lol

Huuum….. at $50K she could be an interesting project……… at anything more I feel that it likely better as a parts car. Having shared this (sadly) someone will swoop it up and either akin to a patch work quilt make her pretty again or be presented with one heck of an eye opener if the desire is to return her back to her true OEM state. Apparently (I think this is the same gal) that Orange County Choppers and the fact that Paul wrecked it added no value LOL. I think that initially they thought as with bugs to a light that people would be drawn to her based on who sat in her seat. This ad is what I might have expected from PT Barnum of days gone past; sad and insulting.

This is scope and magnitude project that as Bony states will forever be a gal with salvage title. This in itself is huge because insurance companies are becoming understandably less interested in insuring such gal.

Then lastly; if purchased what is the potential litigation as mentioned that one might be subject too as well.

I would say that this gal needs a team such as The GT Guys and then only if the deal is extreme.

Takes care

Shadowman
 
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B O N Y

MODERATOR & FGT OWNER
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Sep 5, 2005
12,110
Fresno, Ca.
Huuum….. at $50K she could be an interesting project……… at anything more I feel that it likely better as a parts car. Having shared this (sadly) someone will swoop it up and either akin to a patch work quilt make her pretty again or be presented with one heck of an eye opener if the desire is to return her back to her true OEM state. Apparently (I think this is the same gal) that Orange County Choppers and the fact that Paul wrecked it added no value LOL.

This is scope and magnitude project that as Bony states will forever be a gal with salvage title. This in itself is huge because insurance companies are becoming understandably less interested in insuring such gal.

Then lastly; if purchased what is the potential litigation as mentioned that one might be subject too as well.

I would say that this gal needs a team such as The GT Guys and then only if the deal is extreme.

Takes care

Shadowman


Hey Bill, even with a new frame it is and always will be a salvage.
As we here is da swamps of Jersey say......FORGETABOUTIT:bored :lol :bored
 

MK2_GT

GTX1 Owner
Mar 25, 2006
795
Ok since we are picking out our favorite lines from the eBay posting...


"Also, left front rotor got damaged somehow and need replaced"


To think that "somehow" that rotor got damage....
 

Empty Pockets

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Oct 18, 2006
1,362
Washington State
Ok since we are picking out our favorite lines from the eBay posting...


"Also, left front rotor got damaged somehow and need replaced"


To think that "somehow" that rotor got damage....




'Same could be said for the whole car!

"The car got heavily damaged somehow and will need extensive repairs." :rofl
 

Edson

GT Owner
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Mar 28, 2007
103
Santa Monica
This is the third salvage GT I have seen from the same dealer, all different VINs. Be careful when buying a used GT, several states allow you to convert a salvage title after an inspection.
 

MK2_GT

GTX1 Owner
Mar 25, 2006
795
and what is up with all the wrecks? I have not even gotten a wheel out of place and I have been on a track going 140 MPH and I am not that good of a driver!
 

B O N Y

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Fresno, Ca.
and what is up with all the wrecks? I have not even gotten a wheel out of place and I have been on a track going 140 MPH and I am not that good of a driver!

OVER 450 TOTALS....out of a fleet of 4038 with a fleet average of total less than 6 million miles... would you underwrite a FGT?
 

dgussin1

Well-known member
Jul 6, 2006
225
Chicago, Il
looks like at least 30-40K in damage...but if the chassis isn't perfect then it's not worth a dime.
 

GTNJ

GT Owner
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Sep 21, 2006
1,611
State of Confusion
looks like at least 30-40K in damage...but if the chassis isn't perfect then it's not worth a dime.

Correct ..... I think the roof is OK.:lol
 

Empty Pockets

ex-GT Owner
Mark IV Lifetime
Le Mans 2010 Supporter
Oct 18, 2006
1,362
Washington State
OVER 450 TOTALS....out of a fleet of 4038 with a fleet average of total less than 6 million miles... would you underwrite a FGT?


Pbly ... after about the 3rd or 4th Maker's Mark ... around 2 in the morning ...

Where did you find that "450" figure, Bony?
 

Jason Watt

Had both, sold both
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Oct 14, 2005
1,229
Copenhagen, Denmark
OVER 450 TOTALS....

Oh yeah??? Where is that info stated??