Saw this on CL today, the guy is going to junk It this Friday if its not sold.

If I had the room I would pick it up, though I still haven't even fixed my 57.

Located in Washington.

https://seattle.craigslist.org/kit/cto/5164435939.html

Sir.Dino

 

"has areas of rust in usual places (bottom of cab, floorboards, various spots common to older vehicles). Good news is that all body panels and parts are currently being produced"

Don't know what this guy is smoking.

$1500, no low ballers, must be sold by Friday (that was posted 9 days ago) or it goes to the junkyard. I'd bet he still has it because I doubt a junkyard would give him more than a few hundred.

 

Sounds like an even better deal to be had if you follow him to the junkyard on Friday... Isn't scrap steel at like 3 cents a pound?

 

Pretty close. That's about all I got for the F8 hulk I disposed of. 7000 pounds for $180. I'm sure his panel weighs about half that.

 

I believe once the panel is sold to the dismantler, it can only be sold back as a salvage which means there will be some hoops to jump thru to get it back on the road, which could run into more than 1500.

 

Thats why you have to follow him! Junky has 100 dollars in his hand, Im in the parking lot with my trailer and 500. I just find it odd when people post ads like that. "I'll take 100 bucks from a junkyard, or 1500 from you." And usually they say " no low ball offers".

His price seems reasonable enough, its just an odd ad.

 

"glass is good..." Except for that big hole cut in the side behind the driver's door! Can't see if the pass side has been cut as well?
Follow him to scrapper and tell him you'll pay 2x what the scrapper offers. Looks a whole lot more solid than that NJ one the guy was going to fix for 400.00.

 

You can see on the first picture through the windshield that horrendous hold was cut out on both sides but there looks to $1500 worth on panel truck there. If offered half that he would likely take it.

 

If the back doors (and the back door hinges) are reproduced I would really like to know where!
If the back doors are good then it might be worth it. Too bad he cut window holes in both sides, hood looks straight but has some rust at the front, no telling how much bondo.
Way too long a drive for me anyway...

 

One man's trash is another man's treasure, as they say. Over here, that would fetch three times that price (or more)

 

Hope it doesn't end up like this one... Different strokes for different folks.

http://dallas.craigslist.org/dal/cto/5129142092.html

 

That actually looks pretty well done, I like it.

 

A look thru the windshield shows their is indeed an identical window on the passenger side.

 

if I was in the market and it was in my neighborhood I would make him an offer on it. $1500 for a good starting point isn't bad. The "windows" will be a challenge to fill in, but not absolutely impossible.

 

So was this panel saved or did the guy actually take it to the scraper?