How much is a stock '56 worth?
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How much is a stock '56 worth?
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Very clean, completely original AFA I can see. Super clean desert SW metal for sure. Worth this kind of money?!
Very clean, completely original AFA I can see. Super clean desert SW metal for sure. Worth this kind of money?!
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What did you spot? The bed wood isn't painted, and has SS strips, Smithys, wheels and hubcaps?? I don't know '56's that well, but what strikes me is just overall completeness and doesn't look like it took much if anything to restore. $37K? I don't know, as soon as money starts falling out of my butt, I let you know!
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I don't agree with the all original, the seller admits some engine items were changed, Thunderbird manifold. The rest looks pretty complete, but just common sense would say that 85,000+ miles is sure to have some items changed out over time being what the Maine weather for its initial owners location changed just due to deterioration. The obvious thing about this truck is it has been well restored, but again not to sure about the price. I would think more in the high teens or maybe in the twenties. My two cents worth.
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What did you spot? The bed wood isn't painted, and has SS strips, Smithys, wheels and hubcaps?? I don't know '56's that well, but what strikes me is just overall completeness and doesn't look like it took much if anything to restore. $37K? I don't know, as soon as money starts falling out of my butt, I let you know!
I'm not all that sure about rust free, looking at the pitting on the rear springs, but who am I to say without being there?
Edit: The add didn't say it was always rust free, it says it IS rust free. I stand corrected.
That said, it is a beautiful truck. As far as the price, as any auctioneer or appraiser will tell you, it's worth whatever someone is willing to pay on that day.
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Here is a comparable truck for 40,000 it is 55 but the ad sounds good anyway
1955 Ford F100
1955 Ford F100
But again, $40k?! I hope he gets it!
PS -- the thing that would stop me on that truck is the lacquer paint -- it won't last
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Allow me to throw in an opinion. Some people don't really want to sell their vehicles, but would for the right price. Some would only sell if they got a certain amount. Some won't sell, period. For instance, I had a friend just out of high school whose dad had a '54 Bel Air. He always had it for sale for way more than it was worth. I don't think he really wanted to sell it, but he put a price on it nobody would pay. The '55 on eBay the seller states he wants the money to pay for college. If he can't get $40k he might not sell it. Now in my case, if you showed up on my doorstep with $100k and offered it for my dads '56 I'd thank you for the offer and show you and your money the gate without a thought. On the other hand, there may be some guy who has to choose between selling his truck for whatever he can get or losing his house and you can buy it for a song. I guess my point is that an asking price is more than just a 'book' value, it's how bad the seller needs the money or the emotional value attached to the vehicle. Offer me $1,000,000 for my dads truck and I'll at least think about it.
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I have the same feeling as James about my F-2. Just this morning one of the guys that work for me asked what I thought the F-2 was worth. I told him at least $100K. I know to a normal, sane person it might be worth $6K, at most but to me it's worth at least $100K just for the sentimental value and the feeling I get of having my dad in the truck with me where ever I go and the adventures my family had in it. Last month the value to me went up even more, I spent a week in it with my best friend ever and will remember having her all to myself without a kid in sight. Now my other projects, they aren't worth as much. If someone came along and made a decent offer I'd probably take it. It still would have to be an offer better than a normal, sane person would make because I have the hoarder decease and can't let anything go easily, but no where near as much as for my F-2.
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What did you spot? The bed wood isn't painted, and has SS strips, Smithys, wheels and hubcaps?? I don't know '56's that well, but what strikes me is just overall completeness and doesn't look like it took much if anything to restore. $37K? I don't know, as soon as money starts falling out of my butt, I let you know!
Again, a very nice truck but don't represent it as original. Unmolested, yes.