What are you doing at a regular Ford dealer?

"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
05/17/2017 at 22:05 • Filed to: Trade for RallyMetro?

I spotted this ‘65 T-Bird at a local dealer. Not the kind of thing you typically see at a regular car dealership.

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DISCUSSION (38)

Honeybunchesofgoats > shop-teacher
05/17/2017 at 22:09

Not to mention that it’s the rare 0.0 liter T-Bird.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > shop-teacher
05/17/2017 at 22:11

NOW A EVERYBODY KNOWS, ABOUT THE BIRD, THE B-B-BIRD BIRD BIRD, BIRD IS THE WORD

shop-teacher > Honeybunchesofgoats
05/17/2017 at 22:13

But is it as rare as the 1-mile Tahoe I posted last week?

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > shop-teacher
05/17/2017 at 22:14

My local Ford dealership has this.

https://duluth.craigslist.org/ctd/6134522550.html

I was going to share a picture, but Kinja won’t let me.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Honeybunchesofgoats
05/17/2017 at 22:16

So it’s a EV

shop-teacher > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
05/17/2017 at 22:18

Nice!

Honeybunchesofgoats > shop-teacher
05/17/2017 at 22:21

You have a gift

benjrblant > shop-teacher
05/17/2017 at 22:26

My local Toyota dealer had an ‘86 Supra on the floor for quite some time. They keep an FJ40 on display for kicks.

My X-type is too a real Jaguar > shop-teacher
05/17/2017 at 22:27

That’s nice, price is good as well.

shop-teacher > My X-type is too a real Jaguar
05/17/2017 at 22:29

T-Birds are shockingly affordable classics.

shop-teacher > benjrblant
05/17/2017 at 22:30

Sweet!

shop-teacher > Honeybunchesofgoats
05/17/2017 at 22:30

Why thank you :)

WilliamsSW > shop-teacher
05/17/2017 at 22:36

Nice! I’ll have to drive by this weekend...

Whenever I see something like this, I wonder how it got there- did someone trade it in on a FoST or what?

smobgirl > shop-teacher
05/17/2017 at 22:38

There’s a buy here pay here near my house with a Model A (or similar?) on the back of the lot. I’m trying to get the courage to walk over for a better look.

And some tiny but nicer used car dealer near work had a freaking Yugo a couple months ago. We were all fascinated until we saw they wanted $8k for it!

shop-teacher > WilliamsSW
05/17/2017 at 22:40

Whenever I see something cool and out of place at a dealership, I always assume they inherited it and traded it in on something impossibly boring. I suspect the former owner used it as a down payment on a freaking white Explorer or something.

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > shop-teacher
05/17/2017 at 22:41

The local Mazda dealer had a late-60s, early-70s Plymouth on their preowned lot for months and months. My brother always joked he was gonna buy it.

WilliamsSW > shop-teacher
05/17/2017 at 22:44

That’s probably a good guess. And anyone trading this to a Ford dealer either doesn’t know its value or doesn’t care enough to sell it themselves.

I think a few dealers go out of their way to have a car or two like this to grab attention - but Willowbrook Ford isn’t one of them. Tom Todd Chevy in Wheeling used to do this when I was a kid.

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > shop-teacher
05/17/2017 at 22:48

Well it must be in very good shape and they knew they could unload it.

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > benjrblant
05/17/2017 at 22:49

If I had a dealership I would own a few classics of that mark and rotate them.

benjrblant > 415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°)
05/17/2017 at 23:00

“This is my collection of Supras. Would you like to buy a Corolla?”

FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com > shop-teacher
05/17/2017 at 23:06

Certified pre-owned? It’s a Ford at a Ford dealer right?

I have another burner, try to guess it! > shop-teacher
05/17/2017 at 23:22

I remeber the toyota dealership I bought my first car from, had a mint late 80's Camery on the show room floor.

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > benjrblant
05/17/2017 at 23:24

Well I have been to the Yokohama Nissan building and they always have a classic next to the Z and GTR.

shop-teacher > WilliamsSW
05/17/2017 at 23:24

Oh wow, Tom Todd Chevy, there’s a name that takes me back. Hadn’t thought about them in years.

Grand Subaru often has some interesting stuff on their lot. Although the coolest thing I ever saw there, a ‘63 Impala drag car from back in the day, belonged to the sales manager and wasn’t for sale.

shop-teacher > smobgirl
05/17/2017 at 23:26

Eight grand for a Yugo!!! That’s batshitcrazypants!

shop-teacher > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
05/17/2017 at 23:27

That would’ve been a lot more interesting than a Grand Am :)

shop-teacher > FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com
05/17/2017 at 23:27

Totally! Let me get that paperwork started for you sir.

WilliamsSW > shop-teacher
05/17/2017 at 23:28

I grew up about 10 minutes from Tom Todd, and we got a 79 Caprice wagon there.

Even as a kid, I loved old cars, so I always looked forward to driving by there to see what they had.

smobgirl > shop-teacher
05/17/2017 at 23:30

Yes, but Denver hipsters are also batshitcrazypants. Anyone paying $300k for houses in my neighborhood would probably think that’s a steal!

shop-teacher > WilliamsSW
05/17/2017 at 23:31

I grew up in Deerfield, so not too much farther away. Tom Todd did always have something interesting to look at on the way by.

FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com > shop-teacher
05/17/2017 at 23:31

Sweet! Make sure to include the undercoating and nitrogen filled tires!

shop-teacher > smobgirl
05/17/2017 at 23:31

Good point!

shop-teacher > FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com
05/17/2017 at 23:32

Done and done! May I interest you in some pinstriping?

FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com > shop-teacher
05/18/2017 at 00:18

Ooh yes please! On a serious note the dealer I bought my Outback from has a guy hand pinstripe all of their cars and it actually looks pretty good. Ours is bronze and gray on black paint with a little Subaru logo on the fenders. Helps set it apart from the other Outbacks and it’s not going to peel like the shitty decal pinstripe I had on a Hyundai before that. They add it to the vehicle price for something reasonable like $200 but didn’t fuss at all about negiotiating it out.

For Sweden > shop-teacher
05/18/2017 at 00:49

NojustNo > shop-teacher
05/18/2017 at 01:24

Shhhhhhh!

shop-teacher > FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com
05/18/2017 at 06:34

Wow! That’s actually pretty cool.

fryguy > shop-teacher
05/18/2017 at 07:30

Kinja'd!!!

Love the fender skirts. Makes me think of...