a good eye needed please

S

stangdad775

New Member

Oct 1, 2010

12

0

0

Oct 13, 2010

#1

• Oct 13, 2010

• #1

tell me what you see......here in this pic. i say the car was once wrecked

Picture Gallery - 1987 at Streetside Classics Ford Mustang

 

S

stangdad775

New Member

Oct 1, 2010

12

0

0

Oct 13, 2010

#2

• Oct 13, 2010

• #2

Look at the top row of pics.......8th from the left. you can enlarge it to get a better look

 

5.0Droptop

...all those nights we shared, and you're a dude??

Special Agent Mukity-Muck Whats in Charge Round Here

May 15, 2002

1,785

1,130

233

Indiana

Oct 13, 2010

#3

• Oct 13, 2010

• #3

I see hood misalinement. Dose not mean it's been wrecked

 

Cobra912

Active Member

May 1, 2005

1,777

11

39

Wish I was anywhere but here

Oct 13, 2010

#4

• Oct 13, 2010

• #4

well there is definetly a problem with the hood gap but looking at the inner fender aprons, they look good and not wrinkled like most write-off cars I've seen. At least from what I can see in the pics

 

S

stangdad775

New Member

Oct 1, 2010

12

0

0

Oct 13, 2010

#5

• Oct 13, 2010

• #5

thanks fellas

 

Cobra912

Active Member

May 1, 2005

1,777

11

39

Wish I was anywhere but here

Oct 13, 2010

#6

• Oct 13, 2010

• #6

but don't base a purchase on my opinion!!!!!

 

mob

the guy who hits on his mom

20+ Year Stangneter

Oct 3, 2003

2,566

136

104

Dallas, TX

Oct 13, 2010

#7

• Oct 13, 2010

• #7

It looks straight to me. It looks like the bumper is just sagging causing the angle, my bumpers sags a lot worse and has a much worse gap and never been in an accident. The fenders and front rad support look straight though. If you see the car in person I'd also get under it and check out the lower part of the rad support to make sure its straight.

 

citmov

10 Year Member

Sep 25, 2009

632

12

49

Chi-town

Oct 13, 2010

#8

• Oct 13, 2010

• #8

if you're really in the market i'd carfax or autocheck it. i was in the market for one this past summer and you won't believe what you can find on there. you obviously can't find everything about a car on the checks but if i'm seeing anything that says "stolen" or "wrecked" i'm staying away

 

S

stangdad775

New Member

Oct 1, 2010

12

0

0

Oct 14, 2010

#9

• Oct 14, 2010

• #9

Cobra912 said:

but don't base a purchase on my opinion!!!!!

Click to expand...

no, no not at all

 

1987LXragtop

Member

Jan 26, 2008

837

3

18

Just outside Philly PA

Oct 14, 2010

#10

• Oct 14, 2010

• #10

Could have been disassembled prior to repaint and just not cleanly reassembled.
I dont know....Im kind of liking it.

 

aete2

Founding Member

Nov 23, 2001

554

3

19

Oct 14, 2010

#11

• Oct 14, 2010

• #11

These things did fit that well together from the beginning, it looks ok but do your home work check the VIN etc....

 

85_SS_302_Coupe

it sucks (I know) to be on the receiving end

15 Year Member

Nov 11, 2003

6,945

1,598

223

Northern KY

Oct 14, 2010

#12

• Oct 14, 2010

• #12

looks to me more like the passenger side bumper is sagging down, as opposed to the hood being out of alignment. The hood lines up at the top edge, it's at the bottom edge of the hood lip that it doesn't line up...that's the bumper, not the hood. I think it could be normal sagging/warping from age.

 

S

stangdad775

New Member

Oct 1, 2010

12

0

0

Oct 14, 2010

#13

• Oct 14, 2010

• #13

ok so alot of sagging goin on, maby a bra or botox :

 

Cobra912

Active Member

May 1, 2005

1,777

11

39

Wish I was anywhere but here

Oct 14, 2010

#14

• Oct 14, 2010

• #14

I tell my wife that all the time but she says it's just a fender out of alignment

 

T

THOR74

New Member

Dec 5, 2009

72

0

0

Ontario, Canada

Oct 17, 2010

#15

• Oct 17, 2010

• #15

I've seen that look before and it was on a car where the front clip was changed due to a minor accident. The rest of it looks straight with good fender alignment. If it is as it seems, I wouldn't dismiss the car over it - maybe use it as a bargaining lever on price.

 

BlackGT89

Member

Dec 16, 2002

774

8

18

Huntsville, AL

Oct 17, 2010

#16

• Oct 17, 2010

• #16

The Carfax should be a must, someone on here might be able to run the VIN for you as a freebie. If not, they are cheap and well worth the money. Also check the little VIN stickers on the hood and fenders to see if the front clip has been replaced, that is if you have good eyes and good lighting. They should all match, but I just looked at mine and they are almost unreadable.

 

faststang90

10 Year Member

Nov 5, 2007

522

16

49

baytown texas

Oct 18, 2010

#17

• Oct 18, 2010

• #17

the factory stickers on the inter fends are still there so i dont think if it was wrecked it was not a hard wreck

 

T

THOR74

New Member

Dec 5, 2009

72

0

0

Ontario, Canada

Oct 22, 2010

#18

• Oct 22, 2010

• #18

faststang90 said:

the factory stickers on the inter fends are still there so i dont think if it was wrecked it was not a hard wreck

Click to expand...

I agree that that seems to be the case.