Sold 36 Cabriolet

[deuce_roadster]

Kube, "So, lots of lipstick to hide the pig." Yep! Outside the auction houses would be a place to sell mil gauges to measure the thickness between the surface you see and the actual car. They are pretty simple to use but so is a refrigerator magnet.

I have never attended an auction and certainly wouldn't spend any money there. Last year, one of our RG members bought 2 cars at a "large Arizona" auction, one made it a block before rust and crap from the tank plugged up the fuel system and the other car's brakes failed while still on the auction grounds. Had to have both shipped home to the PNW.

[JayChicago]

Yeah, another of the many reasons why an auction is not a good way to buy a car: You can't drive the car before purchase.

[ford38v8]

Originally Posted by JayChicago

Yeah, another of the many reasons why an auction is not a good way to buy a car: You can't drive the car before purchase.

I had auction fever once. During the auction itself, I felt compelled as if I had no control at all, continuing to raise my paddle till I won, even though I had begun to have second thoughts. Auction Fever is a real thing. Auction houses are quick to recognize a patsy and employ great skill in reeling him in.

I came to my senses too late, on the drive home beginning to discover the car's many defects. I negotiated the return of the car, and lost a bundle in so doing. Still, I saved a much bigger bundle if I had kept it and performed the required work.

[expavr]

There have been DOOM and GLOOM threads lately on the Fordbarn about the depressed value of our Early Ford vehicles. In my opinion the sale price $35,000 of this 36 Cabriolet validates the fact that the market value of a vehicle is in the eye of both the buyer and the seller. Did the buyer get a fair deal? That’s between him and his bank account. Nothing else matters.