jenk

Hello everyone and thanks for taking a moment to read this.
My father is looking to sell his 1965 convertible Mustang, and he's unable to do the leg work on this himself due to his health. He's the original owner and the car is in great condition. It looks beautiful and once it has a new battery it drives like a dream. He put a new engine into it about 10 years ago and I don't have the specs on that or I'd list everything out.

Can anyone help me to get a realistic ball park figure for what he can expect to get for it? Also, what's the best way to sell a car like this?

Thanks so much everyone!

1BAD3V

Depending on the condition, engine, transmission among other things it could net you a pretty good amount. Craigslist is a really good place to sell things especially cars, but you have to be careful. I'm not good at pricing antiques but there is a section on here for selling cars and there's also a section for older Mustangs. Welcome and good luck with the sell.

88 orangepeel notch

+1 ^^^

I've bought and sold all of my cars on Craigslist, just be prepared for the spam and some pretty ignorant people.

As for price, shop around by you, see what people are asking. But remember these might not be realistic prices as most seem that be retiring off what they make. Sounds like this may be a car that deserves an actual professional appraisal. That will go a long way for any perspective buyers. Good luck

cruisin5268d

Welcome to the forum.

Are you honestly expecting an appraisal without telling us anything about the car? I don't have a crystal ball, maybe you do.

If you don't know anything about the car, and can't ask him, maybe you should look up a classic car appraiser in your area.

jenk

Thank you for the responses. I'm sure you can tell, I don't know a whole lot about cars, especially classic cars. It would seem a professional appraisal would be the way to go. I appreciate the help.

cruisin5268d

Another option for you could be to look for a classic car club in your area. Unless you are out in the country there's likely a local group that would be more than happy to assist you with this. The key, I think, is your father and if he's able to provide information or not. You mentioned his health but did not indicate he was incapacitated. Perhaps he can write out some details on the car. You may have something quite valuable on your hands. 1965 Convertible, one owner, great condition? I would investigate before dumping it on craigslist. It may be a car worthy of a classic car auction.

Derf00

Auctions are hit-or-miss... If you don't know know the clientele well or who's in the crowd you may end up not getting what you expect and still having to pay for auctioneer fees.

If you want to go the auction route, get the car appraised first by a classic car specialist then talk to the local auction house about similar sales. Lastly, make sure there is a reserve clause in the auction agreement. That means if they don't get a bid that is at least as much as your bare minimum acceptable amount, the car is not sold.

cruisin5268d

+1

It may pay off in a big way to spend some time preparing the car and making sure everything is clean and in working order. It's hard to comment on all of this without looking at the car or even knowing it's specs.

COMPORNG_15

welcome and feel free to send it to me I can hold onto it!