This ad has some attitude to it. 1972 Ford LTD Country Squire Station Wagon - cars & trucks - by... (craigslist.org)
Very, very nice looking. But I'd be wary of dealing with sellers with attitude. What does "No test drives without cash in hand" mean? That you'd have to have $25k clutched in your hand to take a test drive? And then you can walk away with that $25k still clutched in your hand? If so, what's the point of putting this statement in your ad? My other favourite line in car ads is "No test pilots". What if you're a *real* test pilot for the USAF? Seems a bit discriminatory. Yeah, I'm being silly now. Oddly enough, I don't think people are lining up for a joy ride in a '72 Ford CS. If it was a 2019 Porsche 911 GT2 RS, then I'd understand, but ... it's a 50 year old Ford. Sheesh!
Looks like a fair amount of work done, but it hardly constitutes "restoration". If 146K miles is accurate, I'd expect the 400 to be getting a bit tired. $15K seems high. Lack of AC will be a con for many.
Well the car was originally equipped with AC. He should have said non-working AC. Also looks like it may have AM/FM, or at least the correct rear speakers. Every time I see one of these adds I’m sure glad I got my ‘72 Squire with 43,000 actual miles when I did. Mine runs like a top, and all it really needed were gaskets replaced at the top due to age. In the scheme of things I really got more than $4,000 more in value for what I got. BTW as long as he’s slinging attitude. I’d sure want to comb over those receipts for the “restoration”. ATTACH=full]75013[/ATTACH]
A year later and still for sale. I wonder if it's the same owner. The "attitude" of the ad has changed. The price hasn't. The AC still isn't working. https://sfbay.craigslist.org/scz/cto/d/santa-cruz-1972-ford-ltd-country-squire/7628924153.html
If he wants $15,000 for it, he needs to drive it down to Lakewood, CA. and have Mick at 'Woodgrain4Wagons' replace the Dinoc - probably $1,000 for so, including labor. THEN it could be a $15k wagon....maybe.
I bought the woodgrain for my '66 Squire from him. After having it painted, I took it to a shop that specialized in doing car wraps. The guy took the time to make sure the surface was clean and smooth. He did a good job with the installation. It looked great. I brought the car home and put it in the garage, happy that another step was completed in the restoration. After a couple of months, I noticed some wrinkles forming in the woodgrain and it had begun to pull away from the edges of the doors, fenders, etc. I contacted the guy who installed it, then took it back to the shop. He contacted Mick who was no help at all. He didn't stand behind his product, but simply offered to sell me another roll at a discounted price. Why would I want to buy another roll of something that didn't work the first time? I would never buy from or recommend him again.
I think with some of the rust issues Dinoc would certainly help, but I think heavy on the “Maybe” Krash is still there.