From its birth in 1964 until the mid-1970s, the Ford Mustang was the sales leader in the “pony car” market segment it helped to create. The original design got a mild styling refresh in 1967, so the 1968 editions went mostly unchanged. This ’68 Mustang looks to be a regular sport coupe, but it’s been left out in the woods for many years and its structural integrity would have to be suspect at best. Portersville, Pennsylvania is part of the wooded area and this ‘Stang is available here on craigslist for $3,000.
The 1968 Mustang wasn’t as big a seller as it had been two years earlier (317,000 vs. 607,000 copies), but it was still thousands of units ahead of #2, the Chevy Camaro (which had debuted in 1967). We don’t know the history of the seller’s forlorn Ford except that it has a six-cylinder engine that’s numbers matching (200 cubic inches?). And the seller is adamant that you have to take the whole car, but you’re going to have to dig everything out to see if it’s all there.
Whether there is a viable car here to restore or even much in the way of usable parts for another project is up for debate. There is more than one car stuck out in the sticks with no indication of what’s keeping the Mustang company. They may have been in a barn at one time that fell down (or blew down) around the autos years ago and it’s all been left to the elements. Would you take a chance on this “project”?
$3K?!? April 1st is six months away! It would probably cost more to dig these sad remains out than their worth as scrap!
I need a tetanus shot from looking at the pictures
It is actually a 1969 Grande.
With the noted modifications shouldn’t it be listed as a 1969 Grande Crape?
Another jokester seller.
“I KNOW what I’ve got!” :-)
Yeah, junk
Tetanus.
A project??? Please! Beyond any repair or restoration! Pay $50 to haul it to the junkyard. Main question: “Did the car run when parked?”
I know a bargain when I see one.
To be clear, that’s $3K for a VIN number.
It’s not stuck in the woods, it’s part of the woods.
OMG… it’s numbers-matching? Really? You mean I have the opportunity to buy a numbers-matching pile of scrap metal that used to be a six-cylinder ’69 Grande? $3000 is a bargain for a rare gem like this! Someone put decades of neglect into creating this masterpiece, and $3000 is a modest sum to pay for all that dereliction.
Yep it a 1969 I think it should read will pay you $3000.00 to take it I’ve own a lot of mustangs over the years but man you have to be as stupid as they come to buy this 🤪
It’s not a Grande. It’s 3 Grande.
Junk
You’re bloody joking right?
I think he should pay someone 3k for the time and effort that would be needed to haul it away as scrap.
That’s what I thought as well!!
Nothing to buy here..
Not Bring A Trailer…Bring A Magnet…💩🚗Ώ
More like bring a dustpan.
Fair condition, according to the listing.
Ram when pushed into its grave. Hello car crusher meet mustangs
That buffs right out. If not, crush it!
That’s Methed up bro!
Seller, must be on the hashish!
I don’t even think they found the Barn let alone a 1968 Mustang with matching numbers! The numbers match right in with all the rust and dirt! I think he should clear coat that thing and save the patina!! Reminds me of one of those pictures you have to circle all the items that have to do with Mustangs! SMH
Where’s the car?
After reading the original ad, I think the seller understands the condition, as he states “must take the whole car.” He knows someone will want a part or two, and then drive off without cleaning up his mess!!
There’s a point where you just need to say no. And I think this Pony has reached that point.
I think the seller means I will pay you 3K to dig it out and remove this eyesore!!!
This is taking car collectors to a new level. It earth recycling and letting it go back to the earth as iron.
I know that many people feel they have a future Barret auction but not here folks..
Seller you have got to be kidding…Right??
“Barn Finds” has officially sunk to a new low with this offering. The good news is they may have finally reached the bottom, the only way it could worse is if someone tries to sell a pile of rust dust.
I agree. Why even waste the space or the efforts of the writer to list such crap.
Barn find? More like find the barn!
As an (not an opinion) observation the 2 cars were dead and were left side by side in a grave yard. Sadly unmarked graves that could have had tomb stones with an epitaph that read RIP “Rust In Pieces”. Would it be a morbid act to disturb a grave site once the cars (over time) became partially buried? Halloween is outa sight!
You’re kidding right ? This is what it’s come too. Maybe I should post the Studebaker I have out back in the woods as a parts car…..gotta be a rare gem worth $$$$. LMBO This laughable, who posts this crap?
Better get a parts list going if you need it for the weekend
Reminds me of a Volvo 1800S that I got. Seller needed it gone because he sold his cabin and the land it was on. Poor car had been parked in the woods, Vandals broke out all the glass, years of rotting leaves and ?? inside the car (same squishy stuff as under your feet when you walk in the woods and not on a path). 4×4 Suburban got it to the road and we loaded it on the trailer. Rustiest 1800 I’ve ever seen but here and there it had solid pieces to help others in need. Free for the hauling with title but…
I don’t see anything of use on this Mustang.
Wow you think they would have at least washed it before posting it for sale
Did the barn finally get mad at the car and decide to self crush it ?
I clicked on this one to read the comments.
They’ve pulled cars submerged in water for 20 years that look better than this car.
Hard Pass.
That poor thing is more a part of the earth now than an automobile. Getting it out of there is likely a task that will need a wheelbarrow and shovel. Never seen rot like the windshield pillar and top of the door before.
Aww come on you guys stop being so hard on this one a Lil windex and some turd..le wax and she,ll be ready for Amelia Island .
Maybe with a rototiller you could just turn it into the ground and call it a day. A friend used to say “There’s an a$$ for every seat.” However, I see no seats in this car, so I suppose it is done.
Ha The new. Fallen Barn Find
Put a fork in it. It’s done.
I love 69 Mustangs but this doesn’t have $300 worth of parts never mind 3grand. A numbers matching 6cyl is nothing to brag about even if it were nice in 1969.
Ran when parked, I know what I’ve got so no low ballers need call!
No reputable junk dealer would touch this with a ten foot pole for fear of tetanus. Just a pile of Grande rust.
This WAS a 1969 Mustang, nothing left of it now, far beyond saving.
It will cost money to dispose of this mess, much less pay anything for it
Good luck even walking through his yard. Looks like his personal garbage dump. He probably got a citation from the city to clean up his property or be fined so he figured someone would pay him to haul away his junk.
“Would you take a chance on this “project”?”
NO
My daughter had a camp in upstate NY and strolling in the woods I found an old Crosley that had collapsed and was mostly buried. Although I mentioned it at the time, she sold the place without ever capitalizing on that great windfall. Sad.
This is the best joke I have ever seen here!! …probably anywhere!!