1969 Falcon Sports Coupe worth having?

[ctfortner]

I came across a car i am interested in and have no clue if its worth much. I have never looked into falcons much. Its a 1969 falcon sports coupe that came factory with the 289. Its original, said to have essentially no rust, carpet is out all floor pans look good and seems to be a good straight body. Looks like the factory paint is still on it.

I am just wondering is this a good car to rebuild? or is it not worth much? Or will it cost a mint to buy parts, or are parts hard to find?

The car is complete minus the 289 (doesnt have), factory trans, radiator, rearend, etc.. is all there, just no motor. Has original hood and an extra one with it. Drums are all rebuilt front and rear with new hardware. Comes with factory master cyl but also comes with additional power brake master and booster as they were going to put disc brakes in front but never did. All the glass is good and there, no cracks. All windows roll up and down. Seems like a real solid car and good builder.

Is it rare? Or only worth it if you really like it?

They want $800 OBO for it.

[keith oh]

They were dammed nice little cars, especially with the 289 V/8, well worth saving. The little Sport Coupe was considered the poor mans Mustang.

[ctfortner]

Thats kind of what I was reading about, that it wasnt the car of choice anymore due to the mustang. Sounds like it could be a good one to get though, in 1969 there was less than 6000 sport coupes made from what I find on falcon sites.

I found one beautifully restored, which really makes me think I need it

[Merlin]

$800 without engine is not bad is that a firm price?

[ctfortner]

No he has 800 or best offer on it. I am hoping for 500-600 if I try for it.

Originally Posted by Merlin

$800 without engine is not bad is that a firm price?

[raceron1120]

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Yeah, that doesn't sound too bad if it's good and solid. '69 was a BAD year for rust; they had recalls on some models for serious corrosion problems.

And '69 - correct me if I'm mistaken but I think it should'a been a 302, not a 289, right? My brother had a '67 Comet, 289. I had a '69 Galaxy and a '69 E100 van - both were 302s.

If memory serves, Henry phased out the 289s in '67 or early '68.

Ron

[Lanny]

Ford started phazing out the 289 in 1968, and the 302 became prevalent.
There were no 289's being offered in 1969 on the assembly line that i've heard of.

[ctfortner]

Yep, I was just testing yall to see if you would catch it, of course it was a 302 . Seriously though, yall were right and the seller had it wrong. He didnt know either because he bought the car without the engine and said he thought it had a 289 originally.

I got the vin # and decoded it and this is what I got

1969

Futura 2-Door Sports Coupe

St. Thomas, Ont. Canada

8 Cyl. 302 CID
Horsepower: 220
Carbs: 1-2BBL
Compression: 9.5:1

[parklane]

I'd be all over that like brown on toast. I noticed that it was built in a good place.

[Ken Crans]

Looking at the pics of the white one you'd swear it looks like a 66 Galaxie from the ass end! Never really liked these cars but they look retro when done right. Ken

[Merlin]

Originally Posted by ctfortner

No he has 800 or best offer on it. I am hoping for 500-600 if I try for it.

I say go for it. 5 or 600 would be a steal of a deal.

[A Chopped Coupe]

Always loved the Falcon's...................of course I own a Maverick!
If the car doesn't rust then I would say do it! Parts aren't too hard to come by although body parts are getting harder to find. Since a lot of the chassis parts interchange with Mustang it makes it a lot easier to find.
If you end up getting it, order one of these catalogs.

http://www.autokrafters.com/v4/go.gn...969&subModelId=

The little Falcon would be great with a 351W or even 460. We have a 69 that was turned into a Gasser and it looks really wild.
Good Luck!

IMHO

[ctfortner]

Ok guys, maybe this wont work out . I am getting a real uneazy feeling about it. Here is why.

It was on craigs. I called and talked with the guy for about 20 minutes, seemed to know a lot about it and what parts it had etc.. He said the car was in storage and we could meet there to look it over. I called him last night and asked for the vin and data plate info, he said sure, I am here and will go get it right now, and he did while I was on the phone. It all checked out and was legit vin.

I said do you have a camera phone, he said yes. I said snap me some more pics of this and that while your looking at it, he said well its getting dark and they wont turn out. (it was hour before dark). Seemed strange.

Today we were planning to meet. I come in, check the craigs ad, now it says "ad deleted by author". I texted him, we still good, you still have the car? Yep, we are good, still have it. I said the ad was deleted so I wanted to be sure. He said no, the ad is still there. I said, I just looked, its deleted. He said no, I will not delete the ad until its sold.

The ad is gone none the less and was just posted yesterday.

I sent a text and said OK, give me the name of the place and address so I can plan to get there. He responds with this. "The place where the car is doesnt have a name, its at a warehouse. Call me when you leave and I will tell you how to get there. Bring cash!"

Really not feeling good about this at this point

[Merlin]

So did ya go look at it?

[ctfortner]

Nope didnt. I emailed him told him to get me some pics of inside and stuff, wanted to make sure it was legit, no response. Ad was relisted last night. I want to, wife is ON me not to do it, she just dont like the sounds of it. Maybe scam maybe not. There has been several recent posts on our local craigs auto page about car scams too from others that had problems, so I am leary. If it was just at someones house, or a normal place I would go by there. But being at a no name warehouse out in nowhere, no address, I will give you directions when your on the way kind of crap, I just dont know.

[Merlin]

Don't blame ya there, It's probably better ya didn't it did sound a little fishy.

[Dennis/Arkansas]

Sounds like you should steer clear. Doesn't come close to passing the smell test. If you decide to go take an UZI with you. Dennis/Arkansas

[Merlin]

I might add living out in the sticks like i do i have a concealed weapons permit which I have been glad I had it a few times going to look at parts or vehicles, Thank God I haven't had to use it tho.

[ctfortner]

I to live in the sticks and have a permit and an "equalizer", but the area is not favorable for me either

[Frank The Plumber]

Pass, not worth the scrape, sad that the world has to be this way but it is not worth going into places you don't know. Stay safe.