The Ford Barn

95476 · 04-27-2019, 10:42 AM

I have noticed this as well, especially on places like Instagram.
4,000 dashboards, a "kit car" '34 for that was nothing a big pile of dented patch panels in a pile for 15,000, wide 5 ford wheels for 150 bucks each ?
This looks to me like the end stage of "tulipmania".
On the other hand a lot of the left over parts I have from long ago builds are just going to scrap or being given away, very few are building early Ford's these days.
I guess you have to have the parts the rat rod guys want.
It's been fun but the ride is coming to a stop.

04-27-2019, 10:42 AM	#1
95476 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2018 Posts: 448	Re: Price of parts I have noticed this as well, especially on places like Instagram. 4,000 dashboards, a "kit car" '34 for that was nothing a big pile of dented patch panels in a pile for 15,000, wide 5 ford wheels for 150 bucks each ? This looks to me like the end stage of "tulipmania". On the other hand a lot of the left over parts I have from long ago builds are just going to scrap or being given away, very few are building early Ford's these days. I guess you have to have the parts the rat rod guys want. It's been fun but the ride is coming to a stop.