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Originally Posted by Tony Martino
Been a little out of the parts thing for a while but this struck me.
Guy in Mass has a complete, I mean complete '37 ford chassis, with everything
including a V8 60 still in it, front and rear end ,trans, radiator etc.
Wheels and tires, completely together. Looks really good.
Asking price $1500! Ad is a month old!
4 years ago I sold a bare '37 frame for $500 and the guy said it was cheap!
Just my $.02
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Great example. Bare frame, pick it up and put it in a pick up bed and drive away.
Complete chassis, need a trailer. Plus, V860 cars were never great to begin with. So, unless you have a '37 V860 car, the parts on that chassis aren't too desirable.
V860: Antique midget racers, maybe? Hot rodder? No
Trans: V860 only
Rear: More than likely has 4.44 gears due to V860.
Rear radius rods? Great.
Mechanical brakes? Cool, but only a die hard, traditional hot rodder would use
them.
Wide five drums and spindles: Maybe????
So, here is an example of some parts that folks believe to be a good deal, but if you really focus on what's being offered, you realized its a very narrow field who would want or need this. There is a reason why this ad has sat for 4 weeks.
If this was a '32 chassis, it would have sold within a week.
I'm not trying to put anyone or anything down, but I think the mindset has changed and the scope of desirable and wanted parts has also changed along with it.