1986 LX 3.8 Convertable. Is it worth trying to sell or junk it?

[JJacobs]

The title is pretty much it. I have had it since the early 90s. It was my daily driver for years. My plan was to restore it when I retired from the Army (after 34 years) in 2007. It stopped running in 2018 and has been parked since then. Fuel injectors not firing. Why is beyond me. Obviously, the restoration is not going to happen.


It is complete and the body is solid. That is the only plus other then it is intact. Convertible top shot. Interior shot. Paint shot. Tires shot. Not running,

I do not have the heart to take this long-time companion to a junk yard. I would love for it to go to someone who would actually restore it. Before I go through the process of trying to sell it; can y’all give me some idea if there is a market for such a Stang and a ball park of its worth? Or should it go to scrap?

 

[91AOD5.0LX]

Ah man, please, anything but the junk yard. That hurts!

 

[gkomo]

I mean in the condition you are describing it’s not gonna pull in much, probably a grand or two.

What’s the reason for not wanting to restore it? Just time or money or lost the passion?

Anything can be restored from any condition. If you do want to sell it I would at least get it running, maybe fix the top, etc. But, you gotta look at what you would put into it to get it to that point versus what it would sell for in that future condition to see if it’s worth it.

 

[Noobz347]

 

[General karthief]

I feel your pain.
my advice would be to find a yard that sells mustang or vintage iron in general, even if you give it to them, I couldn't tell you how many times I needed a left handed wigit that's missing or broken beyond repair that was on a parts car that was just crushed, more so with convertible top parts,
On the other hand every fox mustang that disappears potentially makes my junk worth more.

 

[Rcdgl]

Easy fix! Keep it and fix it.

 

[JD1964]

Yeah man, lets see some pictures of this car. Theres at least got to be some some of the parts worth salvaging.

 

[General karthief]

Here is the dilemma, and I have the jun..k er stuff to prove it.
I have tried to "save" parts that I thought would be needed in the future, only way would be to keep the whole car.
Maybe in another 10-20 years obscure parts, for example I have a carburetor return spring bracket for a factory 67 hipo/premium fuel 4 barrel carb that is needed if doing a restoration to factory correct specs.
fox stuff is the same way..
now on the subject of parting it out, yeah, around here in central florida the fox part market is flooded with stuff, you can't give a explorer intake setup away so I say again find someone that has a foxbody yard and sell it to them.