Great looking car. Not that it matters, but why the salvage title?

 

The guy I bought it from said the previous owner replaced everything from the torque boxes forward, including the inner fenders. That means the VIN on the inner fender was removed. The body tag that contains the VIN was reattached it to the inner fender, but the state of Colorado still assigned a new VIN number. I got all the supporting documents from the Colorado State Patrol (the owner was recently transferred to Austin, TX from Colorado, so the car still has a Colorado title).

Apparantly the state of Texas takes a similar approach. The Vehicle Theft Division inspects the car and verifies the VIN. Since I have the original VIN number I was hoping the state of Texas would issue a title with the original VIN. Doesn't look like I'm going to get that to work out though.

I called Hagerty Insurance before I bought the car to make sure it's insurable. If it passes a safety inspection, they will insure it. Texas requires an out-of-state vehicle be inspected before issuing a State Of Texas title, so I had to do that anyway.

 

Looks nice. I wouldn't worry about the salvage title as long you can insure it. Here is something a guy I met did to protect his car from rising water. Sounds really dumb but he said it worked. He got a big plastic tarp and laid it out on the floor and then drove the car onto it. Then he gathered it up and tied it at the top over the roof of the car - like a giant baggie. He got about a foot of water and it did not get through the tarp. Won't help if the water gets over the top of the car, but less than that and it can work.

 

What a beauty! Did they give you the opportunity to buy the totaled mustang? That gauge cluster and console looked sweet in your red 67.

 

When I bought the coupe I insured it for $10,000. Then I dumped money into it. When I renewed my insurance I didn't even think about upping my quoted value (lesson learned - I had probably $14,000 into the car by the time I lost it). Hagerty's adjuster said the car would have to be stripped and repainted. He said it'd be cheaper to pay me my quoted value of $10,000, so that's what I got. They then offered to let me buy it back for $3300. In hindsight, I should have done that. But when you're busy throwing everything you own into a trash pile in front of your house, worring about your tinker toy isn't such a high priority. So I let it go.

I just bought my convertible for $500 more than I got for my coupe. Would I have been better off keeping my coupe and getting a $6700 check, or spend an additional $500 and wind up with a convertible? Either way, I end up with a car with a salvage title. I was really happy with my coupe, but I'm thrilled to own this one now.

However, I do wish I'd have grabbed the instrument cluster and console before the tow truck arrived.

 

looks good!

 

That is a sweet ride. Waht a great price for a convertible in that great a shape. I would'nt worry about the salvage title either. You got a great deal there man!

 

It's been raining all weekend, so its still dirty from the trailer ride home (drove through rain). I did clean the interior and get this pic

 

Hmm, I have not been able to find Cragars in 16s on their site. I promise Im not trying to insult you, but any chance they are 17s?

 

Weird about the title. When I transferred my title from IN to CO I had to get a vin inspection. I had the vin tag screwed to the front apron and the matching door tag. It was inspected at a local FORD dealer, no problems. Went down to the DMV and paid like $400+ to transfer the out of state title to CO. I had no problems and it is a regular title.