I'm tooking to buy a f-100 short bed & there is so big a price change from owner to owner when there trying to sell.. I'd like to get a fair price for a 72 short bed clean ,auto, 360 cid, power brakes and in real good shape ?????? Please help...

 

Welcome to FTE!
As with most everything, you get what you pay for. If you want a good base to start with, you should expect to pay $1000+, depending on where the truck comes from. A $200 truck will need way more work, and it may be cheaper in the long run to just spend the money now.

 

just bouth a 1972 xlt today for $2000.00. I bought this truck from posted pics and talking to owner. The truck was advertised as 98.9% restored. Pics looked great and in speaking with owner he represented truck as anly needing two things, a driver arnrest and a windshield from a recent rockpeck.
I was unable to go see the truck so sent a check to him two weeks ago so this great deal would not get away. Seller seemed very sincere and honest.
truck condition:
rust bubbles all around and exposed rust in bed and driver door-he said there was no rust on truck
none of the gauges worked, wrong instrument cluster for wiring harness- he claimed all gauges worked.
bald tires-he claimed 60% rubber
bad brakes, pulling and had to be pumped up-he claimed brakes new and in excellent working order
engine overheated-he claimed freshly rebuilt motor in excellent condition
trans upshifts and downshifts very hard, leaks fluid-he claimed it was rebuild with engine
holes rusted in headers
many wires under hood have been cut and I havenT a clue where they go
There is probably more I have not found yet.
the old saying : to good to be true it probably is, well it is and it was
good luck on your search

mdnbiker

 

Welcome to FTE!
Sorry to hear about the bad experience, but you did find the right place to get it all fixed up!

 

A truck such as you describe around this area would bring an easy $3,000.00, probably more..... If it's a survivor in that condition and has a less then knowledgable owner, you could maybe find one for a grand. If it's all rebuilt and shiny paint, new interior, possibly take 5K to 8K or more to grab it....... Quality costs $$$$, how much can you afford?

 

Rock and hard place. Buy a cheap project, you can build it exactly as you want it, final cost, about 4X what you expect. Buy someone's running, driving good looking truck, big initial expense but you don't really know what problems are hidden. Buy a fully restored custom truck, even bigger initial expense and you get his vision of what a truck should be, not yours. Any way you slice it it's going to cost substancial money to get and keep a vintage truck on the road, there is no free lunch. All boils down to what you really want and are willing to do yourself.

 

The 72 F-100 short bed on ebay from TN. now has a new home..Gave 4,500.00 , Everything looks good .
all the chromes there, No rust, 76,000 miles (no ****) .
360 w/auto , Power brakes , Power steering..And I just happen to have a 335HP 390 w/3x2 fixing to make it happen !!!
If I new how to put pictures on here I would..

 

look in my gallery i got my 71 long bed w460/c6 for free but wife paid 900 for it i see ya from pearland we just about neighbors leggett is 8 miles north of livingston if ya get up this way theres a cruzz in once a month in lufkin

 

What a small world. I'm from the Nacogdoches area and now living in Houston, about to buy a house just East of Pearland. Actually almost bought a couple houses in Pearland in fact. You guys should stop by the Texas forum farther down the boards list. We have area get togethers around Houston and we're planning one for the entire State this summer. Stop in and say hi.

 

I work pipeline construction, I'm running a project in Lufkin now. My house is in silver lake at HWY 288 & FM 518....... I am in the process of remodeling a house in liverpool (thats between alvin and angelton on the bayou) I plan by this late summer selling the place in sliver lake !!! Interested !!! The housing market in way down ,I gave 170 and put another 30 in it inside and 30 in the deck and yard ..I'll take 165 now..

 

I Know Where There Is A 70 Lwb 5mi West Of Texas City $1500

 

Almost bought a house in Silverlake actually. But the housing market is anything but down, it has been hot, hot, hot. Maybe that's dying down as the summer winds to a close. But when you're ready to sell, if you put it on shortly before school is to let out, you'll have your choice of offers.

The next house I buy will be near Nacogdoches, or Brookside Village area. I need to get back to the country.

 

hey jd im sell my place here in leggett ya dont get more country than this we back down a dirt road with some real good neighbors thik wife say 24grand will take it moving back to wi.

 

It's about 2 hours difference between nacogdoches and brook side <<<< these pine trees ain't calling my name... BRIGHT LIGHTS, THICK SMOKE AND LOUD LOUD MUSIC..