There was an ad for a yard sale in our local newspaper last Friday. One of the items mentioned was a '71 Maverick, no description or price given. So early Saturday morning I drove up to check it out. The car was sitting right in front with a big sign in the windshield "RESTORED - $5000". The car was horrible! Faded blue paint, dents, rusty bumpers and door handles. The right rear quarter was replaced, you could see the waves in the sail panel where someone's bodywork wasn't up to snuff. Had a blue interior that was cracking and falling apart, sagging door panels. I guess it was considered "restored" because it had a new battery and someone had covered the seats with some of those stretchy seat covers. Geez, wish I'd stayed in bed!
People who classify a car as rare or "classic" after someone's friend of a friend told them its a valuable and collectible car and that its worth thousands, really tick me off. The cars usually sit in a yard or barn/garage for years with the owners just wishing someone would get them out of their sight, then all of the sudden they turn into classic car officianados. Then they have the nerve to stick big fat price-tags on them hoping to strike it rich with their newfound "knowledge" of classic cars. I am not against making money on a car, but taking advantage of people is another issue..
There was a mid`70`s 2-dr Maverick parked by an apartment building near me for atleast 2 years not being moved at all.Parts car at best,had some pretty heavy rust,and was pretty beat up.I never asked about it because I never had a use for it,then when I got mine I thought I could use some parts off that one.I left my name/# on a note on the windshield.The guy called me back claiming it was a rare car with a powerful straight-6 and was worth thousands restored and he wanted $500 for it,which was way too much,all I needed was the windshield and a few other things.I told him I would get back to him.Well the next day the car was gone,I guess he feared that I was going to just take it on him??
