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Old 24-07-2006, 05:29 PM   #1
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http://www.coloradomustang.com/yard.html

Speaks for itself really.... There's some stuff in there that is becoming very collectable these days.... ie: 67 fastbacks, converts etc.

What sort of freight costs would there be in bringing 2000 cars home? :voldar02:

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Old 24-07-2006, 05:43 PM   #2
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theres a few fastbacks in there... yellow one in the 2nd picture, and 2 more next to it.

They're not much over there... pretty much on par with XD/XE here
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Some pretty reasonable looking shells there. I guess it just shows how many of them there are in the states for there to be a yard this big.
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theres a few fastbacks in there... yellow one in the 2nd picture, and 2 more next to it.

They're not much over there... pretty much on par with XD/XE here
A good Mustang will cost you just about the same in US dollars over there as it will cost you here in AUS dollars.The price of them has gone through the roof over there in recent years.I have a brother that lives in Maine and has been keeping an eye out for a 69-70 Mach1 for the past couple of years and the way the prices have gone up I've given up on looking over there and will just buy one here.As for the price of restorable ones thats another matter.If you could lay your hands on a 67 fastback you would be laughing as they are like rocking horse sh t as they are being bought up for 500 k Elanor replicas.The prices they are asking for those restorable cars is just insane.And the work involved for the restoration is unbelievable.
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Old 24-07-2006, 08:26 PM   #8
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rapid xr8- thats the part that brought a tear to my eye, seeing a few 67/8 fastbacks in there, that would be restorable.
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Friggin hell that is sick. I dont know what to feel.
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Elanor picks are awesome,
Does it have IRS http://s111.photobucket.com/albums/n...mustang/GT500/
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Old 24-07-2006, 08:45 PM   #12
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It is a sad sight to see ,one can only hope that they love their Muustangs as much as we love our Falcons and if some are bought back to life then it's not all bad
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Thats gotta be a few generations of scavenging there........
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It's a hell of a lot better than the alternative, which is having the cars get crushed before anybody has had a chance to pull any parts off them.
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i was gonna say id rather them crushed then sitting there rotting

but yeah would love some money come my way and restore some of them so i can ditch the 2 charger RT's i have
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Old 24-07-2006, 09:14 PM   #16
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About 6 years ago I was touring the states & came across a wrecker in Grants New Mexico that had a 73 fastback mustang with 351 clevland mtr for $1,500US a 73 Plymouth Roadrunner with 440 B/Block Manual for about the same or a little dearer but I was real keen on the 70 Buick GSX for $6,500US but I didn't have the time & could not afford to buy it & ship to Australia. All 3 of these cars are much more valuable today plus a pic of some more older cars laying about. You have to look but there are still wreckers over there with some older good cars to restore only prob is there are many others looking for them at reasonable prices.



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Does it have IRS http://s111.photobucket.com/albums/n...mustang/GT500/
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Old 25-07-2006, 12:23 AM   #19
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i was gonna say id rather them crushed then sitting there rotting

but yeah would love some money come my way and restore some of them so i can ditch the 2 charger RT's i have

For serious? Ill have the RT's!!!!

gimme gimme gimme!

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Pretty sad to see them like that. I would love a 65ish convertable. Since driving in one ive wanted one. Awesome machines.
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Keep your Mustangs... give me a few days with my tools and I'd rather go nuts on these:

http://www.coloradomustang.com/yard0...4/DCP_3899.JPG

And it's much better than places like this exist rather than scrapping the older cars. It's sad that so many old cars end up this way, but it helps keep the others on the road, not to mention that it's such damn good fun going to pick-a-parts and loading up with goodies.
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Old 25-07-2006, 05:56 PM   #21
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if you think thats bad, head on over to www.carsinbarns.com that actually makes me sad
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i was gonna say id rather them crushed then sitting there rotting

but yeah would love some money come my way and restore some of them so i can ditch the 2 charger RT's i have
I would prefer to be able to get the parts I need from the local wrecker, but since they now skip the wrecking stage and go straight to the crushing stage, I now have to go searching on ebay or drive hundreds of kilometres.
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I would prefer to be able to get the parts I need from the local wrecker, but since they now skip the wrecking stage and go straight to the crushing stage, I now have to go searching on ebay or drive hundreds of kilometres.
fair point... thats the worst thing about these sexy classics not too many people appreciate them any more

Crusher - i want to try restoring at least one of them first then maybe the highest bidder on here can have the second or both...(wont come up for at least few years.... uni is priority now sorry)
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Old 25-07-2006, 08:59 PM   #24
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"One mans trash is another mans treasure"

and oh my what a treasure chest they have there... Would love to go down there with a few mates, my tools and a container ship! oh and some beers for the hard work!
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Old 25-07-2006, 09:21 PM   #25
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what about this one, shelbys and bosses left like cheap hondas
http://www.mustangbeginnings.com/default.asp
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