1986 Texas Mustang Roller

[ssp91ssp]

nice project....here you go texunter . and its a TX DPS on top of it.

[ChrisL]

It has changed hands numerous times since I sold it. Not for any negative reason, it's just a big project. The car is extremely solid (no rust at all) and is arrow straight, but it is just a roller. The current owner owns Laurel Mountain Mustangs if I remember right, and just doesn't see himself getting to the car anytime soon. He has posted the car on FEP, but is not a member here I don't believe.

Had this been available when I went to restore M6-307 I probably would have done this car instead. The full interior is a huge bonus, and the car is in better shape. M6-307 had been completely painted by a brush which was a lot of work to correct. This car, M6-380 I believe, has not had anything funny like that done to it. And the price is certainly right. If the CHP was sold, I'd probably even buy it back.

[OSP959(R)]

Found it listed on FEP. He posted it on 09/13/2011. He has it listed there for $2,500. I contacted him and asked about the radiator support and buc tags. He sent me this reply:

One buck tag is there, the second one is missing. Yes, there is some damage to the rad support, looks like someone tried to pull it from there. When they did, it pried the rad support and tore the bottom of the bumper cover, that is why there is a red one on there now

I think the $2,500 for a roller is scaring people off.

[GSPI]

Originally Posted by OSP959(R)

Found it listed on FEP. He posted it on 09/13/2011. He has it listed there for $2,500. I contacted him and asked about the radiator support and buc tags....I think the $2,500 for a roller is scaring people off.

Well, heck Jim, the car is only about 2 hours away for you!? It would be a nice enough project so you would have two Texas cars them....

[OSP959(R)]

Originally Posted by GSPI

Well, heck Jim, the car is only about 2 hours away for you!? It would be a nice enough project so you would have two Texas cars them....

My goal is to have an aero car and four eye SSP. Preferebly 85-86. It would be cool to have both of them from Texas (I could just see the DPS backing up the Frisco car...)

$2,500 is just crazy though. I'd like to have it and store it in my shop for a later build. I'm in the bodywork phase of a vehicle project now, and once that's done, I plan to paint the Frisco car so I can start putting it together.

Even though I'm not ready to start a 4-eye SSP project, they don't pop up that often, so you have to snag them when you can. It's not like I want to build an '85 GT. You can find those all day long.

I'm also turned off by the fact it's missing a buc tag. To me, the value is in the tag.

The car is just over an hour from me.

[GSPI]

You do realize I was pulling your leg right Jim?

I do agree about the tag and that car is a bit of a project too. Is $2500 the minimum? I can see that you are looking at quite the project with that car that's for sure.

Axle... drive shaft... rebuild a non-numbers matching engine... hmmm... figure paint... assembly... details that might be missing... $15,000 for this resto from my last few restorations... maybe we should look at a different project.

[NoDrama43]

thankfully with Kevin Marti releasing the Marti Reports on the four eyed cars, the missing buc is not as crucial as it used to be. we all want them to be as complete as possible but many of the four eyed SSP cars only had one buck tag. (both my oregon cars for instance). More critical to me is the original door tag but even now that can be replaced correctly with the information from kevin marti.

I think 2500.00 is high, but the interior alone is worth a grand. that red stuff is impossible to find and 100.00 a yard to buy, then you have to pay the guy to do the upholstery work.

[texunter]

Originally Posted by ssp91ssp

nice project....here you go texunter . and its a TX DPS on top of it.

I would love to take it on but its pretty far away and overpriced.
Id get it if i could sell my Tx car.