Ive put away car parts for years, mostly Mustang, some Mopar, even a couple Chevy. For one reason or another I have sold some of them, but most of them I have kept. Maybe they will be worth something some day.
Heres a partial list:
4 NOS 65 Impala SS hubcaps
4 mint 65 Mustang hubcaps
Over 50 1965-1972 muscle car owners manuals
A bunch of oem Ford radios 1965-1988
A bunch of Police Intercepter badges
A bunch of Marchel fog light covers
A bunch of oem Ford shift s
A bunch of sets of Ford chrome lug nuts 1965-2005
Mint set of Dart GTS badges (off my 1st car)
All the chrome trim off a 63 Ranchero
Complete 95 Mustang GT 5 lug setup
A bunch of other rare Mustang stuff that is going to fund my retirement
I have * some* Bird stuff and a bit of stang , but nothing near what some guys on here have. Hell my best peice is a TRX wheel set with tires on them
I had a set of OEM shift s for my 84. I broke the one and can't find the second one! So i'm less... :(
You should see the stash of mustang stuff my dad has. He has these 2 wheels, that we have no idea what they are but we took them to a guy that deals with wheels he begged my dad to sell them, i think they are a shelby wheel, but i can't find anything that looks like them. He has enough parts to basically build half another mustang too
Post pics of the wheels
don't have a way to get them at the moment they are above a garage in maryland 10 hours away
That would be hard to get pics of. I'll throw a set of pics of the TRX's if any nay-sayers want.
the pics would probably be worth more than wheels themselves...I've a mint set that I can't give away...I don't even like the looks of em on an '87-'88.
One of FoMoCo's "better" ideas...:flame:
Well, they look to be ok and are from , what I was told, was an 81 Stang cobra??? I see them as an odd item that can be used for burnouts while my good tires stay safe.
Yeah I like to d the parts too. I've got enough 2.3t stuff to build 3 motors and have lots of spares. I do know one guy that really knows how to stock up on stuff. He has 30 t-bird/cougars. These are complete cars most of witch are 2.3T. So I guess you can stock up on anything.
...Until you price tires for 'em. If you can even find 'em.
My personal parts stash includes almost a complete Thunderbird minus the actual unibody - both doors, one fender (I installed the other one on my car), full red interior, one TC header panel I bought from nate before buying the parts car, a non-TC header panel, bumper cover and hood, trunklid all removed from my car, all trim, all glass except windshield and rear window, all modules, relays, actuators, switches, steering column, three sets of like new headlights, two sets of the other front lights, two extra pairs of tail lights, a set of 10-holes with nearly new 225/60R15 tires (actually they're on my car now until I restore the snowflakes), 7.5" open rear axle that's gonna be removed from my car when I install the TC rear, two front control arms, all four rear control arms, two PRC struts and two PRC shocks, their respective actuators and controllers, two blue center consoles, a complete sunroof (aftermarket), full TC dual exhaust with Flowmaster lers
I've also got a '94 351 attached to a C6, a full floating one-ton rear end, three 16" 8-hole rims (all out of an E-350 van), a set of 351--->Fox swap headers, several wiring harnesses, crates full of Police Interceptor wiring bits, some strobe lights and other police lights...
And the stuff that was left behind when I bought the house, including a bare Ford 302 or 289 block with a tree growing out of a piston hole, an unknown Ford Duraspark V8 distributor with six plug wires attached, a '72 Bronco instrument cluster, dash harness and steering wheel, a whole bunch of unknown 4WD truck parts (assumed to be '72 Bronco), one 24X8X12 ATV tire, several canisters of NOS Volvo emblems/fasteners/bulbs/switches, and a box of misc vacuum and fuel hoses...
All of the T-Bird stuff is "stuffed" into an 8X10 shed. The 351 and other van stuff is still in the van until spring. Most of the "left behind" stuff is in another shed. I've really, really got to clean this shiznit up, though. Especially the that was left behind.
I keep a lot.I have a sample....
extra trunk panels
swaybars
stereos (cassette)
Turbines from a 20th anniversary Gougar
Polished Snowflakes
A set of aftermarket wheels in the garage
New waterpump with gaskets
Extra 3G (less than 500 miles)
two regular 5.0 alternators,one with a lifetime warranty
Throttle cable
Extra TV cable
Extra AOD Floor shifter,bracket and cable (incase of emergency)
Extra quad shocks
Extra tan console
1 Extra 10 hole wheel and tire
1 Extra snowflake
2 electrc fans
Fuel injectors sets (14,19x2,and 24)
SHO Taurus Mass Air sensor (V-8 SHO)
two 3.8 Taurus 3G's
2-3.45 7.5 rear end assemblies
1-7.5 2.73 rear
smog equipment
new plugs for E-6 heads (I have E-7)
Mustang computers (5 speed and AOD)
misc sensors
a loot more.
I'm going to the big 40 acre salvage yard next week,and my list will grow a lot.
I need pics of that! :hick:
I have EVERYBODY beat! (Eric does have more NOS stuff though.) I literally have over 15,000 POUNDS of 83-88 TBird/Cougar parts NOT including the cars themselves. Partial breakdown:
3 complete 2.3T's in various states of dissassembly
6 Turbo heads
1 N/A head
8 Intake sets
9 Valve Covers
4 complete IHI's
2 complete T3's
2 87/88 TC hoods
2 87/88 TC header panels
2 87/88 TC front bumpers
6 trunklids
T5 complete with swap kit
swap kit less T5
3 fenders
2 sets of doors (1 83-86, 1 87-88)
etc, etc, etc, but that's all "normal" stuff. It's the rare/hi-po stuff that REALLY matters:
3-piece 83-86 TBird Kaminari wing
1-piece 87-88 TBird custom hand-made spoiler
NOS FMS ducktail spoiler (I have 3 standing offers for $1500 on it...)
MINT 87-88 TC shift
83 DPS console with alarm
83-86 Tripminder with harness
Halo headrests on Sparco's
MINT Ford 87/88 TC car bra
MINT LeBra 87/88 TC car bra
NOS 83-86 non-wing window inner and outer dew wipes
etc, etc, etc
Plus Layla (88 TC with EVERY option except auto. ie- power moonroof, leather, dps, auto-dim, light group, power antenna, premium sound with eq, system sentry, keyless, lighted locks, cornering lamps, etc)
Plus another 87 TC COMPLETE parts car (RUSTY!!!)
Plus my "other" stuff:
AMC 401 virgin, complete
AMC dog-leg heads
various AMC, LS1/2, Porsche 944, and Nissan KA parts
all the "race" stuff, 5-point harnesses, helmets, line-locs, etc.
Plus the world's largest 83-88 TBird/Cougar "hobby" collection (mint and nos brochures, factory manuals, owner's manuals, models, die-casts, slot cars, R/C's, etc).
Plus exclusive contracts (and molds) on specific parts:
87/88 Hella foglights
center console decals for all years
silicone IC hoses
and lots more in the works
If these cars ever make it "big" I will be set for life :D:hick:
I have a fairly uncommon peice of GM history at a uncles house. A rusted to shiznit 68 GTO convertable. Body is there, rest is gutted. Spare chassis beside it. Not worth much but aside from the hopeless TRX's and commin stuff, it's all I can name here
Three mostly complete boxbirds minus the main body, three blue interiors, one turd brown, some NOS parts. Pile of windsor V8's and trannys, smaller pile of squarebird bits and pieces, a few turbo 3cyl engines, wiring harnesses, electronics. half dozen 60's-70's enduro motorbikes.
Scott
I am only starting to gather parts for 87/88 Birds, I ve only had this one about 6 months or so but I have my basp00get full of doors, fenders, and bumpers for 65 T Birds. In my garage besides the 04 Bird, the (2) 65 Birds the 70 Bird and the 04 Jeep I have a complete 65 parts car and I have 2 more 65s sitting outside the garage. I know the Jeep doesnt fit with the theme but if I put my 87 in the garage and the wifes Jeep outside I would probably be living in the garage as well. I have also started filling my shed outback with bumpers and such.
And the problem is? :dunno:
I also have a crate of 86 tc parts I cant give away and cant bring myself to throw out.
Scott
Depending on what you have, I'd take them;)
It took awhile for the snow drift to melt, but here's your pic:
That's frickin awesome!!
Hahaha, that's funny.
Never saw the thread before so I'll add to it :hick:
I've been gaining some extra stuff.
TC hood
'87-'88 complete doors
'87-'88 fenders
stock e-7 heads
ho upper intake TB and spacer
so upper intake TB and spacer
lower manifold
Stock air inlet tubes.
'87 base cluster
shadow blue dash
center console switch plate
various interior parts
extra set of turbines
set of 10 holes
set of trw black steel wheels
set of trx wheels
stock ho valve covers
headers
underdrive pullys
full 2.5in. exhaust
spare headlights and taillights for '85-'86 and '87-'88
tons of sensors and small engine parts
couple badges from my old camaro
5-6 head units (non ford)
removed factory speakers, and removed aftermarket speakers
plus a '64 Fairlane with a trunk load of spare parts.
Can I have the '64 Fairlane? ;)
Man...it's great to see so many people stockpiling parts. I thought for many years (pre-Internet) that I'd always be the only one. That's awesome guys, thanks for keeping the spirit alive and ensuring at least a limited supply of OEM parts for the future.
In case anyone thinks you're being "greedy"...remind them of the practically zero-company support that we currently have. It's not greed...it's wisdom. If you truly intend on keeping the parts for some kind of future use, it's called "saving for a rainy day", as my grampa used to say. However, if you're stockpiling to try and corner the market, or artificially raise prices, then that's another issue. And there are people out there that do exactly that, with parts for these cars. You definitely have to be careful.
That being said...in no way am I ever going to let you guys know what I have. It's every man for himself. ;)
I have 5 tripminders :hick:
About 5 consoles... One a 83 only with the lights.
I try and hord the harder to find stuff.. Like fog light switches and panels. buttstuffog clusters and other TC type parts.
Oh and just picked up a 98% new corner lamp saturday :hick:
hey vinnie what salvage yard is it that yu go to in oklahoma?
You know it's funny. My brother says -"Why do you want to hang on to that old car??" Why not trade it in and get something new? You've had it for what... 22 years now! What... it's in pieces now! Just take it to the junkyard! It's not your second car... A taxi is your second car! :giggle: He goes on..... If you wanted to own a classic why not a 60 or 70's Camaro or a real classic Thunderbird! At this point I interject "I'm working with what I got!" :hick: Not chasing something I don't have. That takes him aback a little. Then he asks me if I would be interested in my fathers last project, a Mustang; Only, it's the ugliest Mustang FORD ever made! Well, next ugliest, the 83-85 convertible. I ask him if its a twentieth anniversary model, he thinks so. I look it up on the web just to see how rare it was. When I send him to the website, I'm on the phone with him and we discuss the numbers. So I say.. you better keep it. He says yea maybe your right. :D I talk to him later in the the week, he looked at it, a 83 with an intercepter engine in it. Painted like a 20th car. He wants to know what I would give him for it. I should have said .... I'll trade you even!! But instead I said I'd think about it. I would really rather finish up the Cougar...
The Stang is running the Cougar isn't but it wont be hard to put back on the road. Stored parts, extra hood, gray interior door pieces. NOS bolts for accessories bracket, supports and water pump. Whatever you guys have in these bolts better clean them up and store them away. They are already hard to find.
i have all kinds of lol, probley at least one entire car, i used to have alot more too but iv been trying to clean up... my back yard looks like a junkyard lol.
Hey Blackcougar71,It's in Durant.It's called "R&D Salvage".AWESOME place,and huge.There has got to be 20 fox T-Birds/Cougars there.Acres of cars.I love that place.I hope to go again around the firstt of April sometime.I haven't been able to get back out there due to work,etc.I want to go back and pull some Gauges,consoles,etc.
do they have any 85-86 cougar xr7 lower front bumper cover or front bumper w/foglights? i dont know wat they call it.
i consider our car as rare as a 60's or 70's hot rod.. why? b/c what eric said, no to little factory support.. basically our support is contributed souly by the mustang.
I've been Hording parts also. I thought if someone had to do it so it might as well be me. So here is my list.
1- 1985 Cougar XR7 2.3T auto,lots of power stuff, Needs title and Motor. #2 piston toast, #2 cyclinder toast.
1 Set 85-86 T-bird tail lights. Nice and clean looking
1 spare left 83-84 T-bird tail light.
3 83-86 1g style Alternators.
2 HR980 A/c compressor spares
3 2.3t PS pump spares.
3 full sets of factory 2.3t V-belt pully setup pullies.
4 85-88 2.3T intake setup's 2-85 2-86 1-88 spares
3 85-86 2.3T early style fitting fuel rails.
4 84-86 2.3T factory Valve cover's 1-84, 2-85, 1-86
1 84 2.3T four piece gasket oil pan.
1-84 T-bird hood Y1 dark charcoal. My 84 hood gonna go back on when I get Front mount.
1- 85-86 cougar 10 hole center caps.
3 can be made complete 2.3t motors
3 2.3T heads Cracked and Junk except to test port to max.
Also sort of 2.3t electricals, Dizzy's ,caps,rotors,wires,coils
86 T-bird turbo coupe engine wiring Harness, spare missing TFI plug.
This is just what I can rember off the top of my head I have alot more out of site out of mind. Here is a pic of the main wall the has most of my small parts on it. What do you guys see in this pic? Don't forget to just look over the 94 cougar in the fore ground that is gonna be the new DD while we make the 84 and show car/Nice weather sunday driver type. The cougar only cost me $200 plus parts I have about $550 total into just need to do the paint withc I have and finish her up.