re: Anyone restored a car from basically nothing?

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So any links or direction you guys can share would be awesome.

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There are plenty of classic mustang groups on FB, join one of those and be willing to travel to get what you want.

I have, but you are going to be financially better off finding one where the work is already done (unless you are able to do most of the work yourself).

You will spend significantly more than you budget. There are always surprises.

On the plus side, it is easy to get Mustang parts. I would have sold my 66 Mustang (not a convertible) a year ago but I do like the fact that parts are easy to find.

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I'm not necessarily looking to "flip" it, but I wouldn't want to keep it forever and I'd like to get my money back out of it.

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You likely won't get your money back out of a car you restore. But one that has been recently restored correctly.

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I'm just not ready to drop the $25-30k on one that's already been restored.

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You'll likely drop this or more to restore it correctly.

A junk restoration will only make you lose more money.

You can buy a nice 66 Mustang convertible for a great price. A few years ago, Dad and I looked at a 66 convertible in 3/3+ condition. Dad contacted a guy to give a "condition opinion" on the car and the guy ended up buying the car out from under us.

OP my neighbor bought that same exact car to restore but it was in much better condition. I’ll give it to him he took the entire car apart and put it back together and it looks awesome now. Took him 2 years to complete the project. I think he found his car in some remote state and he paid more for his so I agree with other posters I’d buy something more substantial to work with because his wasn’t in terrible shape but I know he still had to dump a lot of money in it to get it 100% right by his standards.

When my Dad was 90, he went with my nephew to a car auction and my nephew (who owns a shop that works on large diesel trucks) talked him into bidding (and buying) a 1966 Buick Special convertible.

The car was awful. It looked fair from 10 yards away but had rust - including frame rust. The best part was that it had the awful combination of barely functional brakes and a carb thad tended to open up. Dad tried to move the car and the carb went wide open and the brakes didn't work. He sheared off the carport at my sister's house. The car went into the barn where it stayed until it was sold for little or nothing.

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Spend more money on a better car! That thing is a nightmare.

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He will when he has to buy the donor car to try and get parts of to fix the one he posted.

Done a couple frame offs, a 54 Ford truck and Chevelle with a friend. That looks awful. Not worth $2500. You are probably better of looking for something in better condition. They are out there, just have to be patient and hunt.

Op.. i got this truck. 4-5 years ago. 66 chevy.. this is the day i bought it for $4000

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Dude 2500 for that is a rip off. Thats a junk pile. Will cost you 30k+ to restore. I drove this truck home 2 hrs the day i bought it. It still has original motor in it. 3 on the tree... i have around 11k total in the truck. Like i said, do research, and be patient. Dont overpay for rusted out junk

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They ain't getting $2500 for that. When you say starting from "basically nothing" it might be easier to start from nothing than start with that one. I'll bet that with that car, you will end up replacing 90% of what's siting there right now.