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drolston · 05-28-2020, 11:04 AM

The value of our pre-war Fords is driven more by the demographic of potential buyers than by the stock versus modified issue. Those of us who admired, owned or hot rodded early Fords in our youth are getting up there, and not as able to roll around on the garage floor. Folks in the 40 - 60 range whose are able and can afford hobby cars remember muscle cars from the 60's and 70's, and that is what they are looking for.

If return on investment is what you are looking for, I believe your best bet would be to do the minimum to get it running and driving safely, and put it on the market as soon as possible, because the value is going to just erode with time.

I have greatly enjoyed building my '41 coupe into the street rod of my dreams when I was in High School, but my heirs will be lucky to get half of what I have invested in it. In the mean time, I will drive it until they take the keys away from me.

05-28-2020, 11:04 AM	#5
drolston Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Williamsburg, VA Posts: 1,627	Re: To be or not to be a 1936 club cabriolet The value of our pre-war Fords is driven more by the demographic of potential buyers than by the stock versus modified issue. Those of us who admired, owned or hot rodded early Fords in our youth are getting up there, and not as able to roll around on the garage floor. Folks in the 40 - 60 range whose are able and can afford hobby cars remember muscle cars from the 60's and 70's, and that is what they are looking for. If return on investment is what you are looking for, I believe your best bet would be to do the minimum to get it running and driving safely, and put it on the market as soon as possible, because the value is going to just erode with time. I have greatly enjoyed building my '41 coupe into the street rod of my dreams when I was in High School, but my heirs will be lucky to get half of what I have invested in it. In the mean time, I will drive it until they take the keys away from me.