Laura Bracker

Our son died last year waiting for a heart transplant. We need to sell his car, but have no idea what it's worth. The original owners were two elderly folks who passed away and their grown nephew inherited it. He wanted to see the car restored and appreciated. Our son acquired it from this nephew. We think the 57,900 low miles are original, but we have no way to check, that we know of. It has a salvage title. It has matching numbers. Our son started restoring the car, but due to health issues could not finish.

The car is a 302 two-barrel, automatic. The engine compartment is all original, with the stock air cleaner, etc. It has a rebuilt tranny, new chrome bumpers, no rips/tears in upholstery, glass is good, drives good.

If you want to see photos to better evaluate, please email me and I can send a few photos. Thanks so much for your help. My email sgoose89@sbcglobal.net

urban_cowboy

What year model and body type is it?

crunchyskippy

Urban - I think this is more of an offer to sell, rather than a true inquiry of value.

83gtragtop

Based on her previous post, it appears that it is a '69 hardtop.

HGC

Found this:
http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article...cles/907099894

rmodel65

sorry for your loss, my suggestion is list it on ebay and have a reserve price.

good luck with the sale

tx65coupe

Try putting it on craigslist.

gwb16

Nice find there HGC.

Laura, very sorry to hear of your loss. I have a son that is 18 and has been dealing with a "shifting pacemaker" that was first diagnosed when he was 10. By God's good graces, he's been pretty much trouble free for the last 2 years. Dr's felt that he would eventually "grow out of it". It seems that they were correct, as he hasn't had any problems with it to speak of in quite some time now. Very scary for a parent to set across from a heart specialists and hear those kinds of words.

As far as placing a value on the Mustang. I would suggest that you seek an appraisal from a legitimate company...not Leroy's cousin down on 33rd Street and Main behind the BP Station. Do a quick "GOOGLE" on antique auto appraisals in your zip code. I'm sure you could find someone that way. I actually contacted my insurance company and they provided me with the name of a company that they deal with directly. It worked out wonderfully. They will charge you a nominal fee for the appraisal. Not sure what the going rate is in CA....

Once you have a good written appraisal, settle on the price that you'd be willing to sell the car for and list it on Craigslist or Ebay, as already suggested....but DO NOT entertain ANY offers to pay you via Money Order or anyone that starts off with saying, "I'm currently out of the country/on vacation/on holiday but would really like to buy your car." That's a bad deal by someone getting ready to take you for a ride.

Good luck selling your sons car. 1969 Mustangs are highly sought after, you shouldn't have any troubles find a good home for the car.

Laura Bracker

Hi, sorry, I'm new to forums. It is a '69 mustang hardtop.

Laura Bracker

No, actually my husband and I have no idea what it's worth because of the salvage title, or whether that makes a difference. It is a '69 mustand hardtop. We will be selling it on craigslist in our northern CA town, but thought mustang experts such as you'd find in a forum might give us help with pricing.

Thanks for any help you can give. As I say in the post, I can email some photos. I don't have a clue how to post photos in a forum. Sorry for my ignorance. -Laura