Sometimes buying a car requires a lot of vision. This is one of those times. The seller’s 1966 Mustang Fastback is a rolling shell that retains little of what it left the factory with. You could choose to start from scratch and source a lot of stuff to bring it back to life or you could decide to buy it to help finish another Mustang project. Or you could purchase it for the VIN number, but we know that no one ever does that. So, what to do? This Ford is located at a dealer in Aragon, Georgia that specializes in Mustangs and has made the car available here on eBay for the Buy It Now price of $5,950. Thanks, Larry D, for the heads-up on this one.
1966 would be the Mustang’s second full year of production and it would see more than 607,000 cars roll out the door. That would be a record that the car would not repeat or best. Of that output, nearly 36,000 of them were fastbacks with nearly 80% of those being “standard” models and the rest “luxury” editions. Somewhere in those statistics lies the seller’s car which is said to be registered in Georgia and it will be sold with that registration and not a title.
It appears this car has already been harvested for all the good stuff, like the engine and transmission, fenders, doors, bumpers, hood, trunk lid, gas tank, glass, and so forth. That leaves a rolling chassis that maintains some white interior panels. We’re not certain of the car’s original exterior color as primer red is prevalent on the body, but hints of white are also popping through. A white-on-white Mustang?
The good pieces seem to be the roof and rocker panels while the frame rails, rear quarters, and floors all have corrosion. The rear floorboards in particular are completely see-thru, not unlike Fred Flintstone’s car. The seller makes a point of mentioning that the VIN is still present and visible on the driver’s side fender. This Mustang also pops up on the seller’s website, but it offers no more information than we already have. There, the asking price is $6,500. So, if you were to take this “opportunity” home, what would you do with it?
I’d comment but 3 “you’ve got to be kidding” awards is more than I can take in one month.
I have to agree. The “Groundwork” on this baby can be clearly seen.
Amazing how much people remove off of a car and then attempt to sell off what CANNOT be used.
The ‘tinworm’ had quite a meal in this delight.
Garbage
Call 1 800 GOT JUNK!
Not much left but Iron Oxide.
I’m sorry. I believe there is a zero on the tail end of that price tag that just does not belong there.
Two zeros!
This falls squarely in the “are you Fricken kidding me?” Lol
‘been magnet fishing again ?
Rolling shell, indeed. It’s been so picked over, the only value it has is the tag.
Everyone deserves to find their pearl, but in this case my wife calls oysters “snot on a half shell”.
This is “snot on a rolling shell” or a “shell of a pile of crud” or residue of BlondeUXB fishing trips.
A good one Fahrvergnugen, chortle!!!, made for a good laugh!
You have got to be kidding the public with this…
It looks like this guy found a Mustang buried in the mud at some junkyard and threw 4 tires and a For Sale sign on it.
Talk about stripped to the bone, all the wretched hulks we see on here usually have a steering box at least . I’m surprised the center link is still connecting the front wheels.( Which along with the back ones probably aren’t included in the sale lol)
This once again proves that greed and no sense of shame go hand in hand.
These are the kind of people that “make America great.”
Not.
This is the true definition of the Loch Ness monster.
I bid tree-fiddy.
I am of the age to be there when they were new. I bought a fastback in 1966. I ran the snot out of it. Lots of things were replaced along the way. It always served me well. Looking at this one I still get a feeling that it could be saved and serve someone. Lots of work a big yes. Money wise it doesn’t make sense. I hope someone buys it any way. And yes I still have my original car fifty four years and counting.
They’re so desirable and expensive now that people are literally dragging shells out of scrap yards to sell.
Peterson’s restoration can fix it. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=SmPwxrkUIl8
This isn’t even that bad for him. Peterson’s has fixed worse. He’s awesome!
That guy has enough POS Mustang hulks in that yard to keep BF in business for months!
It would take a ton of $$$ and Steve McQueen ownership to get this back on the road.
It might be a Fastback – but it ain’t Fast Back…
“Takes a lot of vision”????? You would have to be visually impaired to even consider this.
What’s with all the POS Mustangs on Barn Finds lately?
Memo to the world: No EVERY classic car is worth anything beyond the price of scrap metal. In this case about $137.00
Oh hell no! anyone who buys this rot box is a fool.
Or very wealthy with inherited money. Working to earn the dollars this will take to bring back would preclude spending them on this.
Just Say No!
Vin plate car to fit the stolen car.
The seller states the car is registered in the state of Georgia. Guess he didn’t have a chance to take it to the local garage for an inspection sticker. One way to generate paperwork for a vehicle. Hopefully the buyer can obtain a clean title before they throw barrels of cash into a restoration.
In my state you don’t need an inspection for a title only. You only need an inspection to get a current license plate.
Must be a typo in the header ; it should read “rotting shell”
Lets see, if you have to replace everything that’s missing , and what’s there needs to be replaced too, is it still a Mustang ?