Is this guy dreamin' or is he on the money?

[jaydee]

Saw this on flEbay, don't get me wrong, damned nice car but he reckons Shannons say it worth 50k.???? Mmmm
We should run a book and see who gets closest to what it goes for.
I reckon it'll get passed in, no bids, but good luck to him I hope he gets what he wants, I like it.

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI....5729&rd=1&rd=1
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[nugget378]

Dreamin...

[Auslandau]

If it is a JG yes it is worth that much. All hard work done by the looks.



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[nugget378]

Originally Posted by auslandau

If it is a JG yes it is worth that much. All hard work done by the looks.

all fords are JG made in geelong,its the next too letters that make the difference..

[Interceptor]

Originally Posted by nugget378

all fords are JG made in geelong,its the next too letters that make the difference..

he meant JG as in John Goss, as in the John Goss Specials of the mid 70's, basically a tarted up 302 hardtop, built as a marketing exercise

[Falcon Coupe]

It may be worth it to the right buyer, i would not pay 50k for a tarted up 302.

[nugget378]

Originally Posted by Interceptor

he meant JG as in John Goss, as in the John Goss Specials of the mid 70's, basically a tarted up 302 hardtop, built as a marketing exercise

Oh ok,I though we were talking bout the tags.
To me these arent that special,and considering its not finished and the way the description reads to me is the running gear is stock (rundown) and would need a total freshen up I think its too expensive by half..

[atec77]

Originally Posted by jaydee

Saw this on flEbay, don't get me wrong, damned nice car but he reckons Shannons say it worth 50k.???? Mmmm
We should run a book and see who gets closest to what it goes for.
I reckon it'll get passed in, no bids, but good luck to him I hope he gets what he wants, I like it.

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI....5729&rd=1&rd=1
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if really cleam and spotless I "might" pay 2k for it , like the one I bought years ago with dings..

[Tropicsnude]

I'm always suss about any "supposedly unique" car advertised on eBay instead of the usual places where such cars are usually advertised.
And even further suss when text doesn't match pics.... i.e. resprayed Sept '06 when pics clearly show new paint in January '05.
And to take it a step further the seller says it's an all numbers matching 1 owner car, but then says "i am still waiting for the glovebox manuals off the original owner" which would indicate 2 owners at least...
Seller also says car had all rust repairs done 14 years ago,and sat in a garage ever since, but then shannons at all ford day valued car at 50,000.00. How could they value it when still sitting in garage ???
Just too many things don't seem to add up here....
Nice rig, and worth a few $$$ definitely, but nothing even close to 50K in my opinion.

[Blue Oval Mopar Man]

Yeah , I recon he is just someoen who is trying to cash in on the muscle car resurgence of late ! Tart up any old Ford throw in the od name here or there or the "GT" some other places in the hope someone will be enticed to pay extreme prices ! I suppose if someone is happy to pay up then alls good ! just that person wont be me , so I'm happy !

[Auslandau]

Yes the JGS was only a povo pack 302 with a few GS rally pack items for looks, but they are still highly sort. Not every ones cup of tea but fall into the category of 'limited' and compare to superbirds XA and Cobra XC. It may be aiming high but I think it will sell no probs. They were blue or green and the Blue is an amazing looking combo with the white interior. Older sold example here

http://www.australianmusclecarsales.com.au/muscle/82374

Agree though. Throwing in 'Horn' 'GT' or what ever around as there can be a $10,000 - $50,000 plus difference just on a few truths these days!



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[Auslandau]

Originally Posted by atec77

if really cleam and spotless I "might" pay 2k for it , like the one I bought years ago with dings..

Well dont kick yourself now for selling it if thats all you paid!!!! :voldar02:



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[Super Roo 1970]

If the resto was done properly, the car would be a cheap buy at that price.
Ask anyone who has done a proper professional quality resto recently how much they cost.
At Grand Tourer a half decent full job type resto will easily kill 100k of your hard earned cash. Dosn't matter if it's a GT or a Falcon 500, they all cost tunns to do right.

As I said, if this was done properly, then it's well worth 35k. IMHO.

[apolloxbgt]

I don't think it is a top class resto,I mean look at all the overspray in the arches etc.

[Tropicsnude]

Originally Posted by apolloxbgt

I don't think it is a top class resto,I mean look at all the overspray in the arches etc.

Spot on mate....
It's not a resto at all!!!
Got the seller to send me a pic of the engine bay, shown below... $35K ???
Yep, He's definitely dreaming

[Squalo]

Not every ones cup of tea but fall into the category of 'limited' and compare to superbirds XA and Cobra XC.

This Superbird was in great original (unrestored) condition and was passed in at just over $30k at the Feb 12 Shannons auction (Sydney):

http://www.shannons.com.au/pages/auc...1B79R4JYD98BAP

Compare the engine bay of old mate's car with that of the Superbird!

[GXL078]

Really, it's worth $5 -$6K as an unfinished project. It's got one of those full roof 70s rag tops, YUCK. Doesn't say it even has any go faster bits.I think they came stanard with a 2 barrel Stromberg? (I know you could option a 600VS Holley from McLeod, you would need to see the original receipt)

[Envi XR8]

Originally Posted by nugget378

all fords are JG made in geelong,its the next too letters that make the difference..

I had a JH XB, a couple of them actually. Built in Brisbane apparently. I know an old guy who was a junior manager for Ford at Eagle Farm from the early 70s to 80's. he told me they built falcons there.

[nugget378]

Yes your right...

[The G6ET Spot]

As in the letter from Ford on the link.Ford can't even verify if it was a Goss special or not.

[drcook]

as far as shannons insuring it for 50k, he's probably just got a 'build-up' restoration policy for it with an agreed value of 50k. that doent mean its worth 50k.

[Tropicsnude]

Car is not insured with Shannons, and Shannons have not even sighted car to value it.

Sellers words in reply to one of my enquiries : spoke to shannons at all ford day 06,they are insuring standard gossies for 40k,and because the car is a fully optioned mcleod ford horn car,the ex display car they said its worth every cent of 50k,ie rare combination,john goss /horn car

My further reply to him was : Shannons quote to you makes some sense for a complete running car in top condition.
Correct me if wrong but yours is not running and needs quite a few bits to get back to original ???

To which he again replied : car was turned over once a month over the 14 years off the road , and it had no probs but would need a basic freshen up

Seller seems like a nice enough guy, but just a little out of touch with reality.

[GXL078]

I reckon the HUGE hole in the roof would make it worth LESS, or am I out of touch with reality? I say $6K MAX.