I like it, not sure if it's worth it or not
What ya think?

1934 Ford 3 window coupe

 

HAHA! maybe if it had a running engine in good shape and it was drivable. I would e-mail the guy and say, "You pay me $500 and I'll go pick it up and take it off your hands". I must not know what it is, but to me $15000 is WAY to high for a car that dont run. maybe $1,500, not $15,000.

 

maybe the period went missing, i.e., $150.00

 

1500.00 right?

 

ABSOLUTELY! And it looks to be complete (except for the trunk). Has the rare right side taillight denoting a Deluxe.

Original steel bodies from Ford's of this vintage are almost impossible to find. Many early V8's were raced in jalopy derbies. Many were chopped/sectioned/channeled, by hot rodders and customizers alike.

There's an all original 1934 3 window for sale locally..for THIRTY GRAND. It needs everything. So the money spent to fix this car will be about the same as restoring the other car.

Y'all that have no experience with early V8's check out what these cars sell for restored, check out what new fibreglass replacement body parts cost.

Bob Drake has repopped the grille, the last time I looked, he was asking over two grand for it. Decent used grilles (it's 1934 only) are impossible to find.

Everyone wants steel, only use the fibreglass parts, because next to none of the originals parts are out there.

btw: This is my all time fav-o-rite Ford. I've never owned one, because I'm sasquatched sized, so fitting behind the wheel is...in two words..im possible!

If I could fit, I would be very interested in buying this car...and I prolly wouldn't haggle to too much on the price, cuz these are RARE!

 

I agree with you Bill, every single 34 i have ever seen has been fiberglass. this one looks to be in good shape!

What would a all STEEL restored 34 bring at auction?

 

with out a hands on my hi would be about 10k it would be nice to have though i had a sedan at one time but had to part with it my ideal would be a cabrolet lf. nut for a nice one

 

Good points made here....I'd revise my estimate to around $5,000-$7,000 as there is a good amount of material in one spot. I'd hunt for one in AZ, NM, NV for sure, that would be worth some money itself. No tin worms in many partsof this area. Tucson is great.

 

Apparently it was worth it to someone, the sellers has deleted the listing. :-)

 

Not an authority, it would seem unless buyer intends restoring to its original condition not sure it would be worth it. Occasionally come across the modified version at auto swap meets going for between $35-$45k; whereas, restored to original condition around twice that amount. Est. cost of restoration would run minimum of $15k, so now approx. $30k invested; certainly food for thought. Agree with oldfordcoupe, the cabriolet, oh yea!!

 

you guys are out of your minds suggesting $1500 bux...

i didn't even see pix of this one but if it has no motor but most of the body is there it's still worth 15k....

would i pay that much for it? no, but it's absolutely worth the dough

 

There is an engine, but it's a 24 stud 1949/53 Mercury flathead, which was a common swap back then.

There is no way on God's green earth that one of these 3 window coupes in this condition could be bought for 10 grand or less, unless the seller was totally clueless.

The Cabriolet will bring...at least twice the price of a 3 window Deluxe coupe. Not only for the reasons that I cited in Post #5, but...fewer were made, and due to rust, there aren't very many of these remaining today.

Misc production figures:

1934 3 window V8 2 passenger Deluxe Coupe: 26,348.

1934 V8 Cabriolet: 14,496.

1934 V8 Standard Tudor sedan: 124,870.

1934 V8 Deluxe Tudor sedan: 121,696.

1934 V8 Deluxe Fordor sedan: 102,268.

One 1934 Deluxe Fordor sedan is the most valuable of all these cars, you wanna know why?

Bonnie & Clyde were killed in one that Clyde had just stolen. It still exists and can be seen at a Stateline NV casino.

 

What would a complete AA truck fetch?