This 1965 Mercury Monterey has spent its entire life in a garage until it recently took up residence in the carport as shown. The owner has decided to sell it and has listed it for sale here on eBay. Located in Lowell, Arkansas, it is offered with a clear title. The seller has set an opening bid of $4,800.
We’re not blessed with an abundance of photos of the Mercury, but what we do get tends to indicate that the car seems to be quite solid. We get a partial glimpse of a quarter panel that looks to be solid and free of rust issues. There are a few spots of surface corrosion on the body, but none of these look to be particularly bad. This shot of the trunk floor shows some surface corrosion and what may be a couple of very small holes, but it is really hard to be sure on that. There’s no doubt that the car is going to require an inspection to confirm its physical condition.
The interior of the Monterey looks to be in good condition. Once again the photos limit our knowledge, but both the front and rear seats look to be free of rips or tears. The headliner seems to be intact, while the door trims and dash also look to be in good condition. We get no shots of the engine, but according to the plate, it should be the 390ci 2V backed by the Multi-Drive automatic transmission. The engine is said to run, but the carburetor is a bit touchy. The car also has new tires and brakes.
If this Monterey is solid, then the scope of work required to bring it back to a good, usable state doesn’t appear to be too great. Rebuilding or replacing the carburetor seems to be the main task. I’d be willing to bet that a good wash and a polish would bring the exterior up quite well (although it probably wouldn’t be perfect), as the paint looks to be in reasonable shape. If this is the case, then it’s possible that someone is going to find themselves the owner of a nice looking classic car with little effort.
I had a ’66 Monterey 390/4V in white that I sold maybe 10 years ago. It was freshly rebuilt, stripped to metal, and repainted, with a near-perfect interior. I believe I sold it for not much more than that opening bid. Either the market has changed considerably, or else I lost a lot of potential profit.
Although the market has changed, a quick look at Hagerty suggests a lower asking price would be more realistic and garner more interest but it won’t have to go much lower, I don’t think. I think $1000 less would get a decent amount of action if the body is solid. If that trunk is shot, then there’s likely some other rust repair to do too and then I’d offer less still.
Lets see–guy spends the coin to put it on flea bay, Pics of a filthy trunk with rusty items in it. Don’t know if its a 2 or 4 door. Rust in trunklid as would be typical for southern humid states. I try to be upbeat and non critical but Lawdy…what makes these people tick> If you don’t know how to list a car ask somebody. 4800 is a stretch also for a “tricky” carburetor. SMH once more…
Cheers
GPC
I’m with you Chuck……….
“Edsel Al”……..
I’m with you…drives me crazy. It’s definitely a four-door. I see this all the time, sellers with four-doors try to hide the fact, as if that will attract more potential buyers. What, like the buyer won’t know until you draw him under your magic spell? SMH.
Not too sneaky. You can see the rear window crank in the interior photo.
I like it but it is a gas drinker. 390 was a great engine but, with gas prices on the rise again…. Sorry, not for me
Rusty trunk likely indicates a leaky rear window seal. I was a problem with these.
$4800 haha. Wash your car bro.
If you are going to take a picture of the truck floor pan, at least take the junk out. Unless, of course, you are covering the gaping rust holes.