sneak peek , at 32073 mile HO real barn find

[OLDFORDNUT]

taken as rug was removed before any detailing.



just taken out of mates dads shed after 25 years,already has offers over $800,000 ordered new from Melford Motors with all books to varify no stripes on bonnet ,no radio and a few over things.

[OLDFORDNUT]

[RussR]

take it out and drive it.

or sell it and buy a house and car

[Mr_4.0]

for 32,000 miles that car is a mess. i smell a rat.

[OLDFORDNUT]

Originally Posted by Mr_4.0

for 32,000 miles that car is a mess. i smell a rat.

theres one in every crowd,you goose. it has all books and service history to varify, this is not a restored item but a real car that was driven over lots of Victorian country roads for several years before been put away. go and annoy someone else

[SP.UTE1]

Top find, getting hard to find one so original. Is he going to sell it or restore it?
Regards Bob

[osiris]

Originally Posted by nicholas

theres one in every crowd,you goose. it has all books and service history to varify, this is not a restored item but a real car that was driven over lots of Victorian country roads for several years before been put away. go and annoy someone else

LOL

[GXL078]

Originally Posted by Mr_4.0

for 32,000 miles that car is a mess. i smell a rat.

Could be 132,000 miles, we'll never no. Is that MUD on the kick panel? The spare looks like it's had a dress rim on it.

[agony]

Originally Posted by xcgxl

Could be 132,000 miles, we'll never no.

Or care really.
maybe its 232,000

[D Block]

Originally Posted by Mr_4.0

for 32,000 miles that car is a mess. i smell a rat.

Not at all. It's not unusual for the engine bays to look that way. The old tar top batteries would overcharge and spit out battery acid all other the surrounding components. In more serious cases the batteries would "explode" and stuff all painted and plated finishes under the bonnet. All to do with the regulator adjustment. They still do it to this day. Talk to the guys that owned them when they were new, like I have, and they will tell you that the cars looked like crap under the bonnet inside 12 months.
Thanks for the photos Nick. Hopefully the car wont be restored by the new owner just preserved and maintained.
Kev

[Smoke Pursuit]

Originally Posted by Mr_4.0

for 32,000 miles that car is a mess. i smell a rat.

Ud be suprised at how good it would come up with a good detail! :

[xe351]

Originally Posted by LSTerritoryGhia

Ud be suprised at how good it would come up with a good detail! :

very true, when i worked as a car detailer....... some of those looked a whole lot worse than this ho, and they came up very well, im assuming from the pics it will come up very well with some tlc

[Quasi]

Originally Posted by Mr_4.0

for 32,000 miles that car is a mess. i smell a rat.

For those miles it looks as though it's had a VERY hard life.

Originally Posted by nicholas

theres one in every crowd,you goose. it has all books and service history to varify, this is not a restored item but a real car that was driven over lots of Victorian country roads for several years before been put away. go and annoy someone else

Don't be such an arrogant ****. The guy is voicing an opinion, and has every right too. If he meant there was some sort of swifty going on then he needs to rethink his stance, but apart from that he has every right to feel the vehicle is lookin' rough....I do too.....

[OLDFORDNUT]

Originally Posted by Quasi

For those miles it looks as though it's had a VERY hard life.



Don't be such an arrogant ****. The guy is voicing an opinion, and has every right too. If he meant there was some sort of swifty going on then he needs to rethink his stance, but apart from that he has every right to feel the vehicle is lookin' rough....I do too.....

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good on you

[Squalo]

Originally Posted by Quasi

For those miles it looks as though it's had a VERY hard life.

No, it looks like those cars looked back then. Owners weren't as precious about them as people are today.

When our XB GT blew coolant all over the engine bay on a trip to Batemans Bay (in 1977 from memory), the problem was fixed - and that's it! No cleaning up, just get in and drive. It almost always had roofracks on it to carry our canoes - we drilled a hole in the front bar for a hook to tie ropes to. In winter the rear Aungers came off and a pair of crap looking black 12-slotters went on (as the snowchains didn't fit the Aungers). Detailing? What's that?

[DirtyHarry]

Originally Posted by Quasi

For those miles it looks as though it's had a VERY hard life.

Don't be such an arrogant ****. The guy is voicing an opinion, and has every right too. If he meant there was some sort of swifty going on then he needs to rethink his stance, but apart from that he has every right to feel the vehicle is lookin' rough....I do too.....

FFS the car's been sitting in a shed for almost 30 years - how do you expect it to look?

Even when it was parked it was 6-7 years old, and had done 50,000km!!

Of course it won't look immaculate.

My AU Fairmont is only 7 years old, and that HO looks heaps better. And I even give mine a wash every month or two. The HO hasn't had a wash in three decades!!

The dust on the HO looks very superficial to me, and I could only dream that my interior and boot looked that clean.

Nicholas is right and you are wrong. Black and white. Not a skerrick of doubt about it.

Now don't be such an arrogant ****.

[OLDFORDNUT]

[agony]

Nice find mate, will be another top dollar car.

[DODDO]

I thought the stripes over the roof bonnet and bootlid were a factory item on the HO's. Correct me if im wrong.

[OLDFORDNUT]

Originally Posted by DODDOAU

I thought the stripes over the roof bonnet and bootlid were a factory item on the HO's. Correct me if im wrong.

read first post, you could order any car the way you wanted to same as today.

[DODDO]

Originally Posted by nicholas

read first post, you could order any car the way you wanted to same as today.

I did read the first post. I was just putting down what I thought was correct.

[GT 0909]

Originally Posted by DODDOAU

I thought the stripes over the roof bonnet and bootlid were a factory item on the HO's. Correct me if im wrong.

Blackouts were only ever on the bonnet, never the roof or bootlid...

[DODDO]

Originally Posted by GT 0909

Blackouts were only ever on the bonnet, never the roof or bootlid...

Fair enough.But were they an option, or standard fit?

[RS027]

Originally Posted by DODDOAU

I thought the stripes over the roof bonnet and bootlid were a factory item on the HO's. Correct me if im wrong.

You'd be suprised how many were ordered minus the bonnet and side stripes. This is also true about the VC Brock commodores. Alot of people wanted a fast car without the "Look at me" factor.

[OLDFORDNUT]

oh yeah it still has the original 5 slots at his mums house with the tyres still on them except for the spare in boot.

[OLDFORDNUT]

its for sale with $800,000 already offered with 4 more buyers flying and driving to look at it still, looks like it will go to Sydney or might stay in Melbourne so far.

[agony]

Very nice profit there. Make someone very happy indeed.

[OLDFORDNUT]

Originally Posted by agony

Very nice profit there. Make someone very happy indeed.

yeah but thats why his dad put it in shed in 1979, he is giving each son the new high performance ford being released this year and one for himself,,it was always kept as a retirement investment

[xr8 utey]

Originally Posted by nicholas

yeah but thats why his dad put it in shed in 1979, he is giving each son the new high performance ford being released this year and one for himself,,it was always kept as a retirement investment

geez i would like to have had dad's crystal balls(to see into the future you deviats!)

[agony]

I think I would rather the old car than a new performance ford, nothing these days can compare with what is sitting there.