Ford Mustang

marknigma

Hey guys I am new to this and I am looking to buy a Mustang, I am not too concerned about condition as long as the body is in good condition I was wondering if anyone had any advice on where to find a car in good condition as I am new to the classic car scene. As I said I would like something with a good body, running 66 to 69. Please help

camarobill

you should take a trip up to easons or any good magazine shop,there u can pick up a mag called classic american magazine,all or most of the cars for sale are in the uk or northin ireland,this should give u a good idea of price's.importing from the states will work out the best value,if u do ur home work first:cool:

dubtom

Yea classic american is vgood for sourcing cars.The problem with getting a good body is that it will probably have been restored in the last year or two, thats not a problem in itself but it ups the price.Fastbacks are the most expensive, coupe's can be considerably cheaper. One was been sold here a few months back for 8K, need work but a great price. Your right in going for under 69, I have a 72 coupe, although parts are available it's much easier to get them for early year models.Check out http://welcome.to/classiccarsireland for a guide on what you could expect to pay for a guarenteed good model. Let us know what you get, there is a few Mustang owners on this forum, we'd all be interested.

marknigma

thanks guys, you mention importing from the states and have been looking at ebay but do you know any safer way of importing or do you know what the import vat is like?

airnwater

Hi
I have v.clean 71 Mach 1 for sale......... Its in autotrader & on their website.

They called it a Capri !!!

MercMad

One was been sold here a few months back for 8K, need work but a great price. Your right in going for under 69, I have a 72 coupe, although parts are available it's much easier to get them for early year models

I saw that car and it needed plenty of bodywork ! Plenty of money to be spent there IMO.

airnwater

Yep, if its car I think it was, loads of work/money

Buy a good one that someone else has spent money on..........

mach 1

U can pick up some really nice cars in the UK..check out ebay uk , always a good selection on there..Really depends on how much u want to spend ..but do ur homework well on any car ur thinking of buying...some of those old american cars can just be a money pit..

PaulK_CCI

mach 1 wrote:

U can pick up some really nice cars in the UK..check out ebay uk , always a good selection on there..Really depends on how much u want to spend ..but do ur homework well on any car ur thinking of buying...some of those old american cars can just be a money pit..

With the strong sterling rate, I would advise to look at the continent rather than the UK, unless you have connections in the UK that make it a more suitable choice.
I can pick up some really nice examples here in Holland, Belgium and Germany, plenty of choice around these parts, almost no need to look at the US as it's a safer bet and closer to home. Also intra-European purchases do NOT require VAT payment, which imports from the States do! Feel free to talk to me about your requirements