Not bad, not bad...for 55K

petehoovie

petehoovie

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It’s amazing how many total idiots come out of the woodwork to make fools out of themselves with stupid *** questions and comments about a fabulous car.
 
Yes indeed. A beautiful car that could not be built today for anywhere near 55K. The market sure has changed.
 
ford38v8 said:
It’s amazing how many total idiots come out of the woodwork to make fools out of themselves with stupid *** questions and comments about a fabulous car.
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There are those, me included, that found (and find) it necessary to ask a lot of questions about most things in life.
I for one, did not start off with the knowledge I currently possess.
Heck, the one thing I have learned with 100% certainty, is that I have so much more to learn.
I had to start somewhere and sure do appreciate the guys that had and have the patience to teach me.
 
A good friend of mine and I talked about this car on the phone. I would have sold the fender skirts and the luggage rack off of the car to recoup the buyers premium. I think the buyers premium is 10% on BAT. I could be mistaken. My friend sold the owner the skirts.
 
tubman said:
I wonder what those skirts are worth to somebody who really wants them?
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We estimated you could recover $4,500 - $5,000 by selling the skirts and the rack.


The wheel color rack is ugly, so are the skirts, in my opinion. I do respect that fact that some like them.
 
tubman said:
I wonder what those skirts are worth to somebody who really wants them?
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Seth Swoboda said:
We estimated you could recover $4,500 - $5,000 by selling the skirts and the rack.


The wheel color rack is ugly, so are the skirts, in my opinion. I do respect that fact that some like them.
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$6100.00 MOST recently on EPay for those hideous looking skirts


ADD the white wall tires to the list of hideous too!!! IMO
 
I really like that car except for the fender skirts and luggage rack. I was born in 1934 and have owned 2 1934 roadsters. I bought the first one in 1954 and sold it in 1958, shortly after I got through with my 2-year stint in the army. I missed that car and bought my current one in 1994 and I still have it. I’m 91 now and still drive it on back country roads. I don’t have any plans to sell it and even if I did my wife wouldn’t let me.
 
Pete, I agree with you about white-wall tires. Mine had double sided ones on it when I bought it and they were dry rotted, so I replaced them with black walls. I'm now getting around to replacing those black-walls and they are quite pricey.
 
tubman said:
The longer this thread goes, the better that price looks.:rolleyes:
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Could you put the car together for that price now? No way, not close.


Has the market changed for these cars, yes. One thing that scares me is if you buy a car like this now and you enjoy it for 10-15 years and decide to sell it for whatever reason, how much does the car bring down the road? Are you taking a bath on it to the tune of $10,000? In 20 years does the market turn around and suddenly folks are interested in these cars again and the market appreciates? If the market continues to slide do these cars depreciate like a new car? No one knows and that is a risk we will all have to either take or pass up.


I've said it before and I will continue to preach it, young folks do not have the financial ability to buy cars of this caliber, even at $55,000. Now factor in their lack of interest in these cars.


I'm 46, could I have bought this car for $55k plus the buyers premium? Yes. Would I feel like that was a good financial decision for my family at that price point? No.


So there you go. Are we sad that these cars have a soft market. Probably for most. I just laid out why this is happening here and in previous treads. Some folks will scoff at this and some I will probably piss off. I don't mean for this but the facts are the facts.
 
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Lose the skirts and luggage rack, install juice brakes, a hopped up V8 flatty, 39 trans and a Carson top and you'd get 90k.
 
Paint the luggage rack the same color as the car and it will look a lot better.
Seth is correct. Buying this vintage car is not a wise investment in the long term as the market just isn't growing as time marches on.
 
19Fordy said:
Paint the luggage rack the same color as the car and it will look a lot better.
Seth is correct. Buying this vintage car is not a wise investment in the long term as the market just isn't growing as time marches on.
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With respect! I bought a car recently and paid way too much more than it's value even today, let alone in the future. It is not even roadworthy yet. It will never rival the roadster in condition or value. I just decided I was not going to wait any longer. I can't tell you how excited this 81 year old is everytime I go out to the shop and work on it. I have yet to buy an old Ford as an investment. I have never made a profit on any hobby car and I really doubt that most of us have. Someone bought the roadster in question that might be a Fordbarn member, might be his first purchase and is really excited. Now that the car is being "crucified" he or she may not want to share his joy with us. I would venture that the car will be transformed into just what the owner wants, and it might already be just that.
 
Gosh, I don't think anyone meant to be disrespectful. Some folks are just not tactful in expressing themselves. I feel that if a person has the $$$ and finally finds the dream car (either restored or not) , they should buy it. Life is too short. We realize most of our old Fords are not investments and don't expect them to be money makers. That 34 IS a really nice car.
 
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