Trade or not?
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Trade or not?
Scored a 36 Ford 5 window rumble seat coupe today. field car, body is all there, mostly straight, not much rust. No engine, tranny, glass or title. I have a guy who wants to trade me this 42 Fire truck with 16,000 miles, supposed to run. Not sure it would be a good trade, 36 coupes are a lot harder to find than jailbar fire trucks. What do you think?
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If you want to flip it to sell, the coupe will bring more. We've all seen these firetrucks go for cheap, it's a very small market for them. I'm partial to the truck, but from a $ perspective, the coupe is the way to go. If you trade him that coupe for the fire truck, he got the better deal
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If you want to flip it to sell, the coupe will bring more. We've all seen these firetrucks go for cheap, it's a very small market for them. I'm partial to the truck, but from a $ perspective, the coupe is the way to go. If you trade him that coupe for the fire truck, he got the better deal
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C'mon WB, we need pics of the coupe! 
Nice fire truck, and they DO make a good flatbed truck, but it's a lot of work. The 42 is the only year with the chrome ford script on the hood. The coupe body could be worth a lot of money and way easier to ship if someone from out of town buys it.
Nice fire truck, and they DO make a good flatbed truck, but it's a lot of work. The 42 is the only year with the chrome ford script on the hood. The coupe body could be worth a lot of money and way easier to ship if someone from out of town buys it.
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Montana truck in solid condition, new set of chrome jailbars in the front seat. The one in the background is a 47 I bought the cab from for the doors to use on my panel. Roof and title went to the neighbor and you can only guess who got the grill bars,lol.
I tending to think the coupe is a keeper. for a while anyway. It would have to be at least third in line on the project list. But I've always wanted a 30s Coupe and could never afford a whole one with any potential. Got a Y block, overdrive and Grenada 9 inch, hmmm....
I tending to think the coupe is a keeper. for a while anyway. It would have to be at least third in line on the project list. But I've always wanted a 30s Coupe and could never afford a whole one with any potential. Got a Y block, overdrive and Grenada 9 inch, hmmm....
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Montana truck in solid condition, new set of chrome jailbars in the front seat. The one in the background is a 47 I bought the cab from for the doors to use on my panel. Roof and title went to the neighbor and you can only guess who got the grill bars,lol.
I tending to think the coupe is a keeper. for a while anyway. It would have to be at least third in line on the project list. But I've always wanted a 30s Coupe and could never afford a whole one with any potential. Got a Y block, overdrive and Grenada 9 inch, hmmm....
I tending to think the coupe is a keeper. for a while anyway. It would have to be at least third in line on the project list. But I've always wanted a 30s Coupe and could never afford a whole one with any potential. Got a Y block, overdrive and Grenada 9 inch, hmmm....
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It's for sale. I think he told me 1300 last year.
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Fire truck -- coupe
$1300 for the truck is a good buy for all of the nice sheet metal and parts at a minimum.
As for the coupe it would bring a lot more for sure. I am partial to the truck though.
As for the coupe it would bring a lot more for sure. I am partial to the truck though.