im thinking about buying this 1969 mustang coupe from this guy. hasnt been started in 2 years, and its been sitting in a barn since.
Is this a good candidate for restoration or not?














small hole in drivers side floorpan

any thoughts ideas?

 

Looks fine me.

More dust then rust from what I can tell.

Its hard to tell from the photo what condition the floor pan was in. If you hit it with a hammer what would happen? All the floor metal stampings can be bought from NPD. 35.00 bucks for small stuff but doesn’t look like it’s going to need it.

How much was he asking?

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It depends on the asking price. However, it looks like a very good candidate for a fairly easy restoration. Do the magnet test to see if the body parts have rust under the paint. See if you can get him to allow you to replace the gas and oil to start and drive it if you are truly interested, and agree or finangle the price to each of your satisfaction with the stipulation it runs and drives OK.

 

Judging by the galvanized patch panel in the photo and the exposed e-brake cable seen through the hole... I'd say it's probably had rust issues for years. Chances are you'll need to do a complete floor, trunk pan , drop offs , tail light panel, maybe some torque boxes and almost certainly quarter skins and wheel houses... and this is all before you get ready to paint. Then you've got to deal with fenders, doors , deck etc... none of which are cheap. Be careful you could tie up a ton of money in this old girl and still have a small block, 2 barrell coupe. My recommendation would be to buy the car cheap, drive it "as is" for a while and look for a good fastback or convertible to restore. Odds are you could get a lot of good parts off of this car for your restoration of the more desirable fastback. The neat thing is that you could enjoy driving this one in the meantime. You could take it to the movies or shopping mall without worrying too much about door dents and stray shopping carts. Good luck, Dean

 

Ah heck Dean....I have seen much worse rust issues that were repairable at very little cost if the new owner has any welding skills. After a lot of elbow grease, I betcha that old girl will clean up nicely. Like I said....it depends on the price. If you can get it for a song, you will have a complete Mustang to start with.

 

the guy said he doesnt expect to get more than $2000, and i didnt expect to pay more than that, it hasnt been started in 2 years,and the guy says he is 98% sure it was never out of texas. he says its only surface rust around it and that that is the only hole.

 

I notice it has A/C. it doesn't look to good, but it's a option.

 

For 2K it seems to be a bargain if it has that minimal of rust probs to deal with...looks to me that it would make a great project car!!! Buena Suerte, Amigo!!!

 

Look at it this way, if you travel a lot you won't have to stop to leak the lizzard. Those holes in the floorboard come in handy sometimes.

 

Ah hell, floor boards are an easy fix. This old gal has all the parts to run down the road just like it is. How many vintage Mustangs for 2K can you buy that have all the parts and will drive down the road with little rust as this one has? Hell, if you don't buy it, I may. Now, change the oil and put new gas in it and start it. If I am right, it will purr.