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I want to sell our 1983 Mustang convertible. Obviously the usual websites
(NADA, KBB, Edmunds) are not useful for placing a value on a car that old.
The price guide at Hemmings Motor News is based on year/model and shows
prices of cars that have sold in the last 60 days. Hemmings apparently sold
only one car, and $6250 is too high for ours.

Can you point me to other resources or at least give me your own assessment?
152K miles, yellow car repainted green by PO, white & black interior, V6
auto, newer tan vinyl roof. Condition kinda rough. No rust, former AZ car.

Any suggestions welcome. Thanks.
VO
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Mail From: "Juillerat, Aaron J" <(email redacted)>

Does it have a factory 5.0 in it? If it does you might get some coin
from the right collector.

-A.J.

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Subject: [Shotimes] (OT) pricing an 83 Mustang

I want to sell our 1983 Mustang convertible. Obviously the usual
websites
(NADA, KBB, Edmunds) are not useful for placing a value on a car that
old.
The price guide at Hemmings Motor News is based on year/model and shows
prices of cars that have sold in the last 60 days. Hemmings apparently
sold
only one car, and $6250 is too high for ours.

Can you point me to other resources or at least give me your own
assessment?
152K miles, yellow car repainted green by PO, white & black interior, V6

auto, newer tan vinyl roof. Condition kinda rough. No rust, former AZ
car.

Any suggestions welcome. Thanks.
VO
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Mail From: Jon Heese <(email redacted)>

Original post said V6.

Regards,
Jon Heese

Juillerat, Aaron J wrote:
> Does it have a factory 5.0 in it? If it does you might get some coin
> from the right collector.
>
> -A.J.
>
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> Subject: [Shotimes] (OT) pricing an 83 Mustang
>
> I want to sell our 1983 Mustang convertible. Obviously the usual
> websites
> (NADA, KBB, Edmunds) are not useful for placing a value on a car that
> old.
> The price guide at Hemmings Motor News is based on year/model and shows
> prices of cars that have sold in the last 60 days. Hemmings apparently
> sold
> only one car, and $6250 is too high for ours.
>
> Can you point me to other resources or at least give me your own
> assessment?
> 152K miles, yellow car repainted green by PO, white & black interior, V6
>
> auto, newer tan vinyl roof. Condition kinda rough. No rust, former AZ
> car.
>
> Any suggestions welcome. Thanks.
> VO
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Mail From: "Juillerat, Aaron J" <(email redacted)>

LOL sorry. Missed that.

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Original post said V6.

Regards,
Jon Heese

Juillerat, Aaron J wrote:
> Does it have a factory 5.0 in it? If it does you might get some coin
> from the right collector.
>
> -A.J.
>
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> From: (email redacted)
> [mailtoemail redacted)]
> Sent: Thursday, August 10, 2006 10:11 AM
> To: (email redacted)
> Subject: [Shotimes] (OT) pricing an 83 Mustang
>
> I want to sell our 1983 Mustang convertible. Obviously the usual
> websites
> (NADA, KBB, Edmunds) are not useful for placing a value on a car that
> old.
> The price guide at Hemmings Motor News is based on year/model and
shows
> prices of cars that have sold in the last 60 days. Hemmings
apparently
> sold
> only one car, and $6250 is too high for ours.
>
> Can you point me to other resources or at least give me your own
> assessment?
> 152K miles, yellow car repainted green by PO, white & black interior,
V6
>
> auto, newer tan vinyl roof. Condition kinda rough. No rust, former
AZ
> car.
>
> Any suggestions welcome. Thanks.
> VO
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Mail From: "D. Mallinson" <(email redacted)>

Joseph,

Check out this site, NADA classic car site, that covers your year and more:

makeashorterlink.com/?O23951A8D

Also, go to any good bookstore and buy a copy of the Old Cars Price
Guide, magazine size that comes out every month. It is a good place to
start.

Finally buy a copy of Hemmings or just go online to Hemmings:

hemmings.com

They list last months classifieds all the time, just go to the Mustang
section and see what is close.

Don Mallinson

van Oss wrote:

>I want to sell our 1983 Mustang convertible. Obviously the usual websites
>(NADA, KBB, Edmunds) are not useful for placing a value on a car that old.
>The price guide at Hemmings Motor News is based on year/model and shows
>prices of cars that have sold in the last 60 days. Hemmings apparently sold
>only one car, and $6250 is too high for ours.
>
>Can you point me to other resources or at least give me your own assessment?
>152K miles, yellow car repainted green by PO, white & black interior, V6
>auto, newer tan vinyl roof. Condition kinda rough. No rust, former AZ car.
>
>Any suggestions welcome. Thanks.
>VO
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Mail From: Ian Fisher <(email redacted)>

It's a V6. Because of the repaint it's probably not worth too much to a collector. What's wrong with KBB or Edmunds, etc?

Ian

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Sent: Thursday, August 10, 2006 10:35:32 AM
Subject: RE: [Shotimes] (OT) pricing an 83 Mustang

Does it have a factory 5.0 in it? If it does you might get some coin
from the right collector.

-A.J.

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Sent: Thursday, August 10, 2006 10:11 AM
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Subject: [Shotimes] (OT) pricing an 83 Mustang

I want to sell our 1983 Mustang convertible. Obviously the usual
websites
(NADA, KBB, Edmunds) are not useful for placing a value on a car that
old.
The price guide at Hemmings Motor News is based on year/model and shows
prices of cars that have sold in the last 60 days. Hemmings apparently
sold
only one car, and $6250 is too high for ours.

Can you point me to other resources or at least give me your own
assessment?
152K miles, yellow car repainted green by PO, white & black interior, V6

auto, newer tan vinyl roof. Condition kinda rough. No rust, former AZ
car.

Any suggestions welcome. Thanks.
VO
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Mail From: "Ron Porter" <(email redacted)>

Some SWAGs.....

Assuming that everything works on it.

If it's at least a 20' car (looks good from 20') for both the interior and
exterior, try $2,500 OBO, maybe even $2,900 if you aren't in a hurry.

If it was good-looking up close maybe the asking price could go up to mid
3s.

As long as it runs and is basically sound, it's always worth over $1K. If it
has some issues that aren't too severe, try $1,950.

As with 6-cylinder Mustangs from the '60s, if you could stash it away for
another 10-15 years, it would probably gain more value because of being a
convertible.

Ron Porter

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On Behalf Of van Oss
Sent: Thursday, August 10, 2006 10:11 AM
To: (email redacted)
Subject: [Shotimes] (OT) pricing an 83 Mustang

I want to sell our 1983 Mustang convertible. Obviously the usual websites
(NADA, KBB, Edmunds) are not useful for placing a value on a car that old.
The price guide at Hemmings Motor News is based on year/model and shows
prices of cars that have sold in the last 60 days. Hemmings apparently sold

only one car, and $6250 is too high for ours.

Can you point me to other resources or at least give me your own assessment?

152K miles, yellow car repainted green by PO, white & black interior, V6
auto, newer tan vinyl roof. Condition kinda rough. No rust, former AZ car.

Any suggestions welcome. Thanks.
VO
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Mail From: "Paul L Fisher" <(email redacted)>

Go to www.edmunds.com and go through the motions to price a used car. There
is a link at the bottom of one of the pages that says "Vehicles Manufactured
Prior to 1990". Click on that and you can get prices for 1980-1989 cars.



Paul L Fisher

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-----Original Message-----
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On Behalf Of van Oss
Sent: Thursday, August 10, 2006 9:11 AM
To: (email redacted)
Subject: [Shotimes] (OT) pricing an 83 Mustang

I want to sell our 1983 Mustang convertible. Obviously the usual websites
(NADA, KBB, Edmunds) are not useful for placing a value on a car that old.
The price guide at Hemmings Motor News is based on year/model and shows
prices of cars that have sold in the last 60 days. Hemmings apparently sold

only one car, and $6250 is too high for ours.

Can you point me to other resources or at least give me your own assessment?

152K miles, yellow car repainted green by PO, white & black interior, V6
auto, newer tan vinyl roof. Condition kinda rough. No rust, former AZ car.

Any suggestions welcome. Thanks.
VO
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Thanks, Paul. Wow, they're saying $300 to $400. I was hoping to get $1500.
VO

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Go to www.edmunds.com and go through the motions to price a used car. There
is a link at the bottom of one of the pages that says "Vehicles Manufactured
Prior to 1990". Click on that and you can get prices for 1980-1989 cars.
Paul L Fisher
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Mail From: "Ron Porter" <(email redacted)>

That's why pricing guides for mundane cars over 7 years old are pretty much
irrelevant for pricing. They are only good for an insurance company to set a
value.

Your Stang is just like a SHO in that regard. Pricing is based on condition
and desirability. Even the repaint for a car like that doesn't matter. It
could help pricing if the car looks good. You won't be snaring a collector,
you will be getting a kid.

Too bad you didn't try to sell back in May. From my Ford used-car-lot days,
convertible sales are dead by the 4th of July.

Ron Porter


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Subject: Re: [Shotimes] (OT) pricing an 83 Mustang

Thanks, Paul. Wow, they're saying $300 to $400. I was hoping to get $1500.
VO

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Go to www.edmunds.com and go through the motions to price a used car. There
is a link at the bottom of one of the pages that says "Vehicles Manufactured
Prior to 1990". Click on that and you can get prices for 1980-1989 cars.
Paul L Fisher
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Mail From: "Paul L Fisher" <(email redacted)>

It's easy to go down in price, not so easy to go up.


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-----Original Message-----
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Sent: Thursday, August 10, 2006 10:43 AM
To: Paul L Fisher; (email redacted)
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] (OT) pricing an 83 Mustang

Thanks, Paul. Wow, they're saying $300 to $400. I was hoping to get $1500.
VO

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Go to www.edmunds.com and go through the motions to price a used car. There
is a link at the bottom of one of the pages that says "Vehicles Manufactured
Prior to 1990". Click on that and you can get prices for 1980-1989 cars.
Paul L Fisher

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Mail From: "Bob" <(email redacted)>

My guess is that it has a maximum value of $1,200 in good condition with working A/C to the right buyer. It sounds like reliable
transportation, so I wouldn't take less than $900 for it. Things don't really start falling apart mechanically on those cars until
160,000 miles.

-- Bob

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> Subject: [Shotimes] (OT) pricing an 83 Mustang
>
> I want to sell our 1983 Mustang convertible. Obviously the
> usual websites
> (NADA, KBB, Edmunds) are not useful for placing a value on a
> car that old.
> The price guide at Hemmings Motor News is based on year/model
> and shows
> prices of cars that have sold in the last 60 days. Hemmings
> apparently sold
> only one car, and $6250 is too high for ours.
>
> Can you point me to other resources or at least give me your
> own assessment?
> 152K miles, yellow car repainted green by PO, white & black
> interior, V6
> auto, newer tan vinyl roof. Condition kinda rough. No rust,
> former AZ car.
>
> Any suggestions welcome. Thanks.
> VO
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Mail From: "van Oss" <(email redacted)>

I know. We could park it and sell it next spring.
VO

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Too bad you didn't try to sell back in May. From my Ford used-car-lot days,
convertible sales are dead by the 4th of July.
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If you have the room, that could be the best plan for getting a few more
$$$, and also for a quicker sale.

Ron Porter

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I know. We could park it and sell it next spring.
VO

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Too bad you didn't try to sell back in May. From my Ford used-car-lot days,
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You might also try Craigslist in your area as a general reference idea.

C
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Thanks, Paul. Wow, they're saying $300 to $400. I was hoping to get
$1500.
VO

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Go to www.edmunds.com<edmunds.com/> and go through the motions to
price a used car. There
is a link at the bottom of one of the pages that says "Vehicles
Manufactured
Prior to 1990". Click on that and you can get prices for 1980-1989 cars.
Paul L Fisher
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