Safe to say that’s 75,000 and not 175,000? Looks real nice. Especially the engine compartment. How come no one does hide away lights anymore??!? That’s a pretty fair price. The dash had the cover on it. Wonder if it’s cracked?
How come they didn't do hide away lights only? I wouldn't have ordered, it any other way I'd be surprised, if it wasn't. This is to be expected and I could live with it
^^^good point. What’s the other option just the two big round lights? I kinda like that New Yorker too.
I was thinking last generation Firebirds or the C5 Vette. Yeah and I love the color on that Chrysler too.....
This is interesting. However, in part thanks to new design regulations regarding pedestrian safety, hidden headlamps have largely become a thing of the past. Headlamp concealment devices are still legal, and regulations for manufacturing them can be found under the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Standard No. 108. (Here’s one sensible restriction: “Whenever any malfunction occurs in a component that controls or conducts power for the actuation of the concealment device, each closed headlamp concealment device shall be capable of being fully opened by a means not requiring the use of any tools. Thereafter, the headlamp concealment device must remain fully opened until intentionally closed.”) What’s changed in the last decade have been European design laws requiring the front end of cars to be more readily deformable—a move intended to protect pedestrians in case of a crash. (Section 7.2.3.3 of this 2004 report[PDF] presented to the European Commission has more on the changes required.) It is difficult to create hidden headlights that comply with these laws, and the high costs of doing so aren’t worth it to most manufacturers. Although the EU rulings don’t govern cars in the United States, auto manufacturers operate globally, so the diminished global desire for hidden headlamps has affected our bumpers too. Blame the Europeans! http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_eye/..._why_the_hidden_headlamp_has_disappeared.html
So this is the reason our bumpers are styrofoam wrapped in plastic??? What used to be a fender bender is now a calamity resulting in a totaled vehicle by insurance standards
What convenient windfall for U.S. insurers, in adopting European shakedown schemes. No wonder, they're not busy lobbying Congress over this one
I'm not certain about that. There are several disturbing flaws on the car: It looks like there's a crease or dent on the left front fender. The black spare tire well suggests a possible repair. The right door mirror is not correct and not a Ford part -- it may be a Lincoln mirror. The door speakers are not original and are puzzling as the car does not appear to have a stereo. It certainly doesn't have an original factory stereo, since either of those available (AM/FM stereo or AM/8-track stereo) would have come with rear speakers. The seat bottoms are puzzling as well. Vinyl was standard on wagons. To my knowledge, the only cloth upholstery available was the plaid seat trim option, which these don't seem to be. I'm wondering if these were transplanted from a 4 door. As mentioned, it's 99 to 1 the dash cover is hiding a cracked original dash pad. From what I understand, $1000 or more to repair/restore correctly. Minor: The wheel covers are original, but original '71/'72. Dear seller: This is my favorite make/model/year car. Anyone who would even suggest this has any connection to a"rat rod" should be boiled alive in liquid Turtle Wax. Still, if the car is truly rust free, it's worth well more than the average unrestored/perfectly preserved example. I know if I didn't have one I've put a great deal of money into already, I'd be all over this one. And, if I were a great deal more affluent, I'd be all over it anyway.