13 thoughts on “This Is Why It’s Called Stupid Money”

  1. For $100k I could buy a fairly nice ’69 from the western states, go through the mechanicals, do some body & paint work, and still have $70-80k in my pocket.
    It helps that I do my own mechanic work, but you could have one done for under $50k, I’d bet.

    • $70-80k left…I don’t think so. I’m building a ’67 right now and a properly built FE will cost you $15k alone. I had to strip the frame down and treat and coat it and that’s a lot of hours. New coilover suspension all around is about $8k plus a 9″ rear. Don’t forget a Tremec TKX for $3k and associated hardware (add another $500) Now we talk paint and body work. Paint has gone WAY up in price. A gallon of some decent paint will run $500-1k. If you do a special paint, count on $2-5k/gal. With how many rust holes I have in this cab, I’ll easily have 200 hours into the body work. These projects take a LOT of time and a LOT of money and you can never sell them for what you have in them. But I do love this body style and the old FE will push it down the road quite well.

      • Wiz: ” These projects take a LOT of time and a LOT of money and you can never sell them for what you have in them. ”

        Well said; I just wish that Series Land Rover owners could read well enough to cope with that . . .

      • I can build an old Ford FE a lot cheaper than that in my garage. I’ve done it. I don’t want coilover, I want the old Twin I-Beam front, and about a 9″ Ford rear.
        I was talking about building one to more or less stock condition. I’ll grant you paint’s gone outrageous.

        • I meant to say I don’t want independent suspension. My mistake.

  2. I have a feeling the guy with the hat and “special” socks is into some kinda pecker measuring contest.

    Those two talk like a pair of dorks. Painful to listen to.

    • Never trust someone who sounds like they have two marbles in their mouth when talking.

    • Yeah, those socks stood out. Total dork.

      Me, I’d take a clean metal body, a straight six and three on the tree. That’s all I need to be looking good.

  4. Look at how much Velocity charges for their trucks. $250k – 320k for a Bump Side – and they use steel bodies.
    That’s why when you see a sweet custom truck they never have a price on them. If you have to ask, you can’t afford it.

    Leigh
    Whitehall, NY

  7. At 75, my bucket list Ford would be ANY 65 to 79, F-100/150 (equal length Twin-I), with a Baja prerunner, chassis prep, stock body/interior, with a nice, mild, 300hp, 351 Cleveland, 5 speed manual, 3.25 limited slip rear end. Might get 15+ mpg. It would haul ass and corner great. It would still be a truck.

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