Hi there, sorry to intrude on your forum (and for the length of this post), but I just found out my uncle is thinking about selling his 69 Mach I. He's had it for over 25 years and has been in the process of restoring it all that time. But now he's out of work and sort of desperate for cash. We are trying to talk him out of selling. If he does sell, I'm worried he's going to give it away for much less than it's worth. He doesn't have a computer and doesn't really know the market. So I was hoping to hear from you folks who know the market better for a range of value, so I can let him know. I checked Ebay but there haven't been many 69 Machs I's sold lately.
I haven't seen the car in years (except in pictures) but I think it's numbers matching. It has a 351 but I'm not sure what engine code. Motor has recently been rebuilt. Not sure on the mileage, but it's been mostly in peices as long as my uncle has owned it so I imagine the mileage isn't too high. Some of the sheetmetal has been replaced. Now it's pretty much put back together. Primered and ready for paint. Lots of new parts, including interior parts. Everything's there, just needs interior assembly.
Sorry this isn't a lot of information to go by but if I could just get a broad range of value that would help, from basically a shell to nicely restored driver. Then at least he'll know what the minimum value is. A few of us family members don't want him to sell (and we may float him a loan to prevent it) but if he does sell we want him to get a fair price. I'd buy it myself to keep it in the family but I don't think I could afford to give him what it's truly worth.
I found a picture. It's not a good one.
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Thanks for any help!
I haven't seen the car in years (except in pictures) but I think it's numbers matching. It has a 351 but I'm not sure what engine code. Motor has recently been rebuilt. Not sure on the mileage, but it's been mostly in peices as long as my uncle has owned it so I imagine the mileage isn't too high. Some of the sheetmetal has been replaced. Now it's pretty much put back together. Primered and ready for paint. Lots of new parts, including interior parts. Everything's there, just needs interior assembly.
Sorry this isn't a lot of information to go by but if I could just get a broad range of value that would help, from basically a shell to nicely restored driver. Then at least he'll know what the minimum value is. A few of us family members don't want him to sell (and we may float him a loan to prevent it) but if he does sell we want him to get a fair price. I'd buy it myself to keep it in the family but I don't think I could afford to give him what it's truly worth.
I found a picture. It's not a good one.
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Thanks for any help!