written off FBT At auctions

by **mooseman** » January 29th, 2009, 12:28 am

I noticed this written off FBT at the auctions and thought someone from here maybe interested. If your handy with panel beating it doesn't look to hard to fix....

http://www.manheimfowles.com.au/find_bu ... iew_detail

by **BLWNLTD** » January 29th, 2009, 3:58 pm

I tell ya what if that was in VIC I would pick it up in a heart beat.

by **LUXO_8** » January 29th, 2009, 4:18 pm

reckon it'll go for quite a bit... i think all FBT related bits look alright...so shouldnt be hard to fix at all...

would be interested to see what it does end up going for

by **pHaT`eL** » January 29th, 2009, 5:23 pm

Yeah, grab some front panels are your laughing!!

by **Bomber** » January 29th, 2009, 5:38 pm

pHaT`eL wrote:Yeah, grab some front panels are your laughing!!

Hmm looks to be more than that the front corner has collapsed so will need all suspension and other parts around that area

by **LUXO_8** » January 29th, 2009, 5:46 pm

yeah mark, but its all falcon/fairmont related stuff,so long as the front upright is ok...
upper and lower arms, shocks and k frame are all normal parts, so should be pretty easy to fix

by **Bomber** » January 29th, 2009, 5:50 pm

LUXO_8 wrote:yeah mark, but its all falcon/fairmont related stuff,so long as the front upright is ok...
upper and lower arms, shocks and k frame are all normal parts, so should be pretty easy to fix

Yaah thats it Wayne be interesting to see what it goes for as FBTs have become abit cheaper of late

by **private9** » January 29th, 2009, 6:09 pm

No doubt it won't go cheap, but that'd make a nice donor car for someone!

by **Frost** » January 29th, 2009, 6:42 pm

wont go cheap? lol if it makes 2.5g ill be suprised.

We got a VZ Wagon same damage, HBD, 19 Gen rims, for $2200 there Tuesday (Melbourne)

by **Bomber** » January 29th, 2009, 8:31 pm

Frost wrote:wont go cheap? lol if it makes 2.5g ill be suprised.

We got a VZ Wagon same damage, HBD, 19 Gen rims, for $2200 there Tuesday (Melbourne)

It will prob go for around the 4k mark frost due to how rare it is

by **Frost** » January 29th, 2009, 8:44 pm

Bomber wrote:
Frost wrote:wont go cheap? lol if it makes 2.5g ill be suprised.

We got a VZ Wagon same damage, HBD, 19 Gen rims, for $2200 there Tuesday (Melbourne)

It will prob go for around the 4k mark frost due to how rare it is

Ill be sure to watch the auction

by **Ef_frmnt** » January 29th, 2009, 8:49 pm

that will be cheap. the underbody damage will scare people away but who ever buys it will get a bargain. if i had my fairlane still that thing would already be sold

by **Phillis** » January 29th, 2009, 9:13 pm

whats makes this thing so special?

by **krisisdog** » January 29th, 2009, 9:29 pm

Its a Tickford Fairlane, and pretty rare.
It'll go for fuk all, it looks like the whole front suspension is fuked.

by **LUXO_8** » January 29th, 2009, 9:30 pm

Fairlane by tickfords are basically an EL GT Fairlane..... 200kw EL GT motor with GT40P heads(first australian use of GT40P's - EB and EL GT and ED sprint had GT40's), adaptive shift auto trans and EL GT brakes

by **CaRtZ** » January 29th, 2009, 10:01 pm

there is one (non write off nor crashed) in Unique cars mag for $18,000 atm

by **Hybrid34** » January 29th, 2009, 10:22 pm

LUXO_8 wrote:Fairlane by tickfords are basically an EL GT Fairlane..... 200kw EL GT motor with GT40P heads(first australian use of GT40P's - EB and EL GT and ED sprint had GT40's), adaptive shift auto trans and EL GT brakes

Along with the 17" Streamline rims and FBT Grill which are like hens teeth..

by **LUXO_8** » January 29th, 2009, 10:31 pm

they're actually Speedline, not Streamline......but anyway

i was refering to the performance side of why they're rare/sought after

by **67rce** » January 31st, 2009, 5:00 am

And only 106 made

by **SnyperEB** » January 31st, 2009, 7:38 am

To bad it cappa!!

by **John_LS1** » January 31st, 2009, 7:55 am

SnyperEB wrote:To bad it cappa!!

they are all cappa!

Rare E-series prices have fallen alot recently. unless its GT (dont even know if these sell for the prices they ask) then people dont want to pay the $$$ for stuff like this when you can get a much better car for the same money these days.

by **rab** » January 31st, 2009, 9:38 am

just beware, i have a trade account with them and they have a knack of taking shonk pics so you cant really see the proper damage.... i guarantee the pillar will need pulled on that as well as more damage...you cant always get up to view the thing close up so unless its for spares, i wuldnt bother... but it will be cheap....trailering to brisbane area is 550 bucks.. ive got a guy who does it for that from townsville... 8-)

by **Kyle the ED4LTR** » February 1st, 2009, 12:12 pm

id buy it, repair and keep it, i love FBT's

by **Hybrid34** » February 1st, 2009, 12:34 pm

LUXO_8 wrote:they're actually Speedline, not Streamline......but anyway

i was refering to the performance side of why they're rare/sought after

Sorry, my mistake...Speedline is what i meant...

by **Frost** » February 1st, 2009, 12:40 pm

Kyle the ED4LTR wrote:id buy it, repair and keep it, i love FBT's

Lol it would be a long term Loss.

by **Bomber** » February 1st, 2009, 2:32 pm

Frost wrote:
Kyle the ED4LTR wrote:id buy it, repair and keep it, i love FBT's

Lol it would be a long term Loss.

Bit like your memory hey mate!!!

by **Kenaz** » February 1st, 2009, 3:14 pm

Frost wrote:
Kyle the ED4LTR wrote:id buy it, repair and keep it, i love FBT's

Lol it would be a long term Loss.

What's your point? Most cars are...

by **Frost** » February 1st, 2009, 3:23 pm

My point was its ment to be "Rare" like GTs etc, it should make money over the years. But I dont think the FBTs will

by **LUXO_8** » February 1st, 2009, 3:32 pm

they're still a fvcking fantastic car that would be well worth owning....this could be an easy way to get into one for cheap

by **Dezza** » February 1st, 2009, 4:29 pm

If I had the money, I'd buy it in a flash. I wouldn't care about resale as I'd keep the thing anyway. Fix it up, get it like new and just drive it for years

by **nstg8a** » February 1st, 2009, 4:55 pm

get it, gut it, and stick it all in my el

by **rab** » February 1st, 2009, 9:48 pm

bang on the money.. ^^^

by **EFFalcon** » February 25th, 2009, 9:40 am

Looks like this ended up at FTG Auto salvage

by **Sunboost** » February 25th, 2009, 10:04 am

how do u know? $$$?

by **EFFalcon** » February 25th, 2009, 10:16 am

They've listed parts for sale on Fordmods.
no idea on what they got it for.

by **krisisdog** » February 25th, 2009, 5:33 pm

Seen the prices of the parts!!
$2000 for front & rear seats with door trims & concole lid ect.
$1650 for the complete front brake set up.
$650 for the steering wheel
wheels are $1250 1 has a minor scratch on 1 spoke.
grille is $650
$550 for the diff.

Profit margin ... >11ty million percent!

I went to the Manheim Fowles auction at Bris the other week, and salvage/wrecks were going for fk all. A 89 laser didnt sell for $25, all it needed was a front quarter and a headlight. Most wrecks went for under $100, with a few for a few grand ie 05 commodore v6 which slid into a pole/tree went for $3k, and another for $2k with massive front end damage.

An ED XR6, stolen,recovered, went for $700, and all that was wrong with it was fading paint, a cracked indicator, and just a bit shabby round the edges.

A VT commo with a clubby kit and 18" chromies (new tyres, think it was a 5spd also) one of the cleanest cars Ive ever seen (no chips, no scratches, no dents, looked like it rolled out of the factory) went for $3k.

An 07 Mont went for $15k, <30,000kms.

They would have picked that FBT up for under a grand if prices in vic are anything like Bris.

by **EFFalcon** » February 25th, 2009, 5:35 pm

that FBT was from Bris...
however i highly doubt they woulda got it for under $1k.

more likely a few $K.

by **Sunboost** » February 25th, 2009, 5:46 pm

$3 or $4k max.

They love the profit. Pricks.

Those $$$ will go towards a super turbocharged GT Typhoon hybrid project and a 50 car garage in his backyard.

by **krisisdog** » February 25th, 2009, 7:28 pm

Ah I see, I thought it was local.
No seriously, I rekon they would have picked it up for under a grand, plus a few hundy to get it back.
There were ef and el wrecks going for 50-75 bux with similar damage, heck an EF even got passed in at $500 (had that dropped to $250 I would have bought it), and it was a repossessed vehicle, so no damage, running, rego...

by **Frost** » February 25th, 2009, 7:30 pm

Remember when they brought that ED sprint for a few G. stole all the good bits then tryed to resell it at double minus all the good bits?

Its funny, sunny maybe or maynot be able to confirm this, but when you register a car thats been written off you need to produce the original auction receipt? cause I think thats what fucked them in the end with it.

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