10k: Capricorn Husker: 1957 Ford Fairlane Custom
You’ll have to put aside your Ford versus Chevy hatred and take a razor blade to all the Calvins peeing on stuff in order to fully appreciate this feature. In every sense of the word, it is a hybrid. Not in the fuel-sipping, electron-pushing Prius, but the old school hybrid of yesterday, specifically a 1957 Ford body on a 1984 Chevy Caprice frame. Find this 1957 Ford Fairlane Custom Rod for sale in Omaha, NE for $11,000 via craigslist. Tip from Kaibeezy
This custom started out as two cars, the body of a 1957 Ford Fairlane and the chassis/running gear of a 1984 Chevrolet Caprice cop car. The seller (Caseyscustoms) has a link to his Facebook site (more on that later) and includes a number of pictures of the car including some pre-paint, but none of the actual frame-body mating ritual.
The seller says it has all functioning amenities of a 84 Caprice with the looks of a hot rod, the best of both worlds? It was built for a competition called the “Rat Hard Great American Build Off” and was limited to a $5000 budget per Rat Hard’s rules.
A quick itemization of the build is included on the sellers facebook page referenced from the craigslist advertisement..and lists the total spent as $1825. Likely these values are low to help the seller meet the requirements of the rat rod build-off…but most buyers don’t like to see a 5X markup on goods sold. A wise buyer would use this as a starting point for price negotiation.
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Don't forget the labor involved…it takes quite some time to get that passenger's door and front fender to line up like that
When air bags are the single biggest line item on your expense list (which includes two complete cars), I think panel fitment is pretty low on the priority totem pole…
Did this come out of the Gas Monkey "garage". I use that term loosely….
Nope, its from their competitor Greasy Gorillas
CFlo,
And said bags being almost 50% of the budget….