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- jboy11 March 2010
- Jon B March 2010
- Oldcar_Mechanic March 2010
Help with a '66 Town Thunderbird
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I need some advise.
I found a nice 1966 Town Thunderbird for sale, all original, white wall tires, wheels, nice interior (White Pearl with burgundy), burgundy exterior (extremely bad paint), no rust, straight body, 390.
If I purchase it for $3,000.00 and get a good, original paint code paint job, would I be in over my head? Is this a pretty common, less desirable T-bird?
What would YOU do?
Vin# 6y81Z124389
Any help or suggestions are greatly appreciated.! -
What state is this car in?
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As in state, I mean which state in the United States.
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Define "in over your head"
If you are thinking of re-sale, most classics when purchased needing work and fixed up, will not bring a profit or at least a very big one.
Buy the car if you like it and want to have fun with it.
Ron -
Before you purchase this particular car, you might want to look around to see what similar cars are selling for. You might find that this car is a real bargain....or....maybe it isn't!
Just type the car into Google and add "for sale" and see what you get. For example, when I did, the following popped up:
http://americandreamcars.com/1966tbirdtownhardtop0808.htm
You could also visit Hemmings Motor News at www.Hemmings.com and follow the links to their Ford Cars For Sale section, to see what comparable T-Birds are going for. A good paint job is going to set you back several thousand dollars, so if you can buy one for $4-5,000 with a really good paint job, you might do better to get it, rather than go through the headache and expense of painting one yourself.
