I cannot vouch for anything unless I saw it with my own eyes. When I had my sprint, I tried to keep in touch with ALL of the other known owners via mail, email or an occasional phone call. This lady (Della) would call me out of the blue for advice and I gave he general info since I had not seen pics of her car and had not seen it myself. I was on vacation in that area so I decided to check it out as a favor to her and for my own curiosity. I wanted to check out the "rest" of the car and not go based upon some pretty pictures. I have see pics and/or in person half of the fifty convertibles and please note that 90% of the info on the convertibles on the website www.1972mustangsprint.com was provided by me after countless hours of research finding the owners and contacting them. So, this was just another car I wanted to see before it was shipped overseas or taken apart for a ten year restoration which has happened to more than one of them. The bottom line is I have an interest in these cars. The person that bough mine bought it solely based upon my pictures and description. Is there a risk in buying this car - of course - but if I wanted one badly enough you could do a lot worse or spend $20K or more for the handful of restored ones if you could convince the owner to sell. If it makes you feel any better I think those same cars were in the driveway when I saw the car last summer.
So I've followed the owners of the fifty sprint convertibles for THIRTY YEARS so I think I know what I'm talking about. This car has been in the family for a very long time (maybe even the original owners) and is on the registry which no one seems to pay attention to. The last three digit are 285 so let there be NO QUESTION - it is the real deal with a old cheesy repaint. As for the pictures - yes they could be older. She sent me them in a email but I did not ask how old they were. The car I saw (at dusk and raining) matched the pictures she sent. I was on my way to Tampa, snapped some pictures and spoke to the woman for a few minutes and was on my way. It's a 20 footer and needs restoration for sure. I'm just putting the info out there and I could care less who buys the car. The owner is not very computer literate and I said I'd post the info (and I've put in my two cents) and so there you have it. It would be great if some that lives closer would give the car a 2nd look. I'm a 1,000 miles away too and since I have no interest in buying it I've done more than most people would and yet get dogged for doing so. If anyone cares the car is in Coral Springs near the Sawgrass Expressway.
When I first got the pictures I never realized they were that old. I starting asking for pictures ten years ago so maybe they took them and just forgot to send them. When finally I saw the pics I thought the car looks pretty good but many questions remained. Well - when I saw the engine, underside and interior that is when my estimated of value dropped, especially given it may have been ten years since it was started. Anyway - it's hard to peg a value on these cars. While they are nothing special from a nuts and bolts perspective, they are documented and have an interesting history and I'm convinced fully restored can sell for $25K or more based upon actual sales. Since there are not a lot of them they are usually sold by word of mouth. If you need anything let me know - after all I did write a book about these cars. http://www.blurb.com/b/43843-cherry-blossom-sprint-mustangs
lollerz yeah I've been chasing convertibles and for the price I feel like I'm getting a 2fer here. OH and the college advice..... rofl: :blah::Dana I take payment for college advice in the form of 71-3 verts.
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yeah I've been chasing convertibles and for the price I feel like I'm getting a 2fer here. OH and the college advice.....
Cool thank you! We'll be in touch we've scheduled to meet within the next few weekends. Tomorrow I start a new project and it will consume most of my life. I'll put the car in storage or heck may keep it here and put the 67 in storage who knows. When the 71 sells it will come back to the house as a permanent resident.
They may be "nothing special from a nuts and bolts perspective," or "JUST a paint job," but they ('72 Sprint Verts) are also a lot more rare than say, a "California Special," or the revered "Twister Special."
Maybe they are not that rare. Heck - here is a picture of four in the same place which was probably the largest gathering since April 1972. Serioulsy - this did not happen by dumb luck. I contacted every owner and four of us met in Nashville at the 40th. Can you tell whose car is whose?
