What will become of this XC Coupe

[CRKA4]

Hi all,
I had a look at this coupe yesterday,
After being in storage for a very long time it spent last night outside in the rain,
I had a look around the car and it is in amazing condition,
No rust and all original metal around the back window and under the parcel shelf,
The lower rear quarters have been repaired and the radiator support panel has been replaced,
This coupe needs to be bought by a ford enthusiast,
This is a sad post because what i have been told the car is destined to sit outside.

[CRKA4]

sorry about the photo size but i am not sure how to upload the larger photos,

[CRKA4]

[CRKA4]

Ahh Got it.

[CRKA4]

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[CRKA4]

now how to work out how to do multiple images.

[4vxc]

whats the story with it, was it a project thats never going to get completed?
is it for sale

[commodorenutt]

I hate stories like that.

A similar one was a bloke died & left a vintage car to his eldest son - with the caveat that if he sold it, he had to give the money to his younger brother. Of course the son had no desire to even keep the car, so it went into storage for nearly 40 years. Younger brother dies, and it's straight on the market, but then needed another full resto because of the neglect.

[CRKA4]

Yeah i get what your saying,
Most people would kill for a shell like this,
I know there all restorable but this one has very little rust,
I hope it finds a good home.

[CRKA4]

This is probably only the second time this car has seen light in the last 25 years,
Just have a look at the sky in the pictures and it spent last night out in the elements.

[4vxc]

looks pretty decent from what you can see, hope they still have the compliance plates

[CRKA4]

Funny you should ask that,
When the guy died they went through his office and threw everything out without really checking or knowing what was there,
Guess what they threw out.

[4vxc]

Oh well, looks like it's a drag car then

[CRKA4]

I thought cars like this were still able to be registered some how,
( not rebirthing).

[4vxc]

No idea

[CRKA4]

i'm pretty sure that if it has been previously registered and records show that,
then you will be able to register it again.

[FairmontGS]

If it still has the stamp on the left shock tower then it will be OK to re-register. If it doesn't then as stated, forget it, too hard, drag-car.

[CRKA4]

Still has chassis number.

[FairmontGS]

Originally Posted by CRKA4

Still has chassis number.

Then you're good to go (unless it was stolen or previously written off ). Best of luck.

[ozpacman]

I'm afraid if I was the old mate to whom the coupe had been gifted, and I had stored it carefully whilst investing my own time and money into its eventual restoration, there's no way in the wide world it would have left my shed at the behest of someone who decided to change her mind.

[CRKA4]

It wasn't stolen or written off,
solicitors were involved today and as ozpacman said i would not have released the car,
These were the exact words that i said,
I bleed blue and i know this car is not heading for the right home,

[CRKA4]

marty351 i would like to say money but they have that,
I know that some not so wealthy family members have got in her ear, lets hope it gets garaged.

[wodahs]

Originally Posted by CRKA4

family members have got in her ear

then its money some ones in her ear and now she knows it might be worth some thing !
and id put money on it that when she did give it the one storing it she would have thought it wasn't worth anything
if it was me pending what was stored at the premises with the shell id be stating prove its part the shell and in till you can it stays here , and while we are at it heres a bill for storage of the shell with the interests as its not been kept up with payment for storage and any prier agreements on storage were with original owner and well you've left it here for the three years since so It was accepted as discarded but if you want it back settle the storage bill first

[marty351]

Possession is 9/10ths of the law. For what reason did her mind change?

[foxtrot3]

Hi. Get the friend who stored the car to submit a bill to the estate for "secure storage" and work done to at least the value of the car or ask for the car to be returned as payment for said storage. Cheers MD

[Electrolyte Burns]

For what reason did her mind change?

She's a woman FFS.

[Bossxr8]

Won't last too long with places for water to go like the missing door handle holes.

[CRKA4]

the thought came across my mind XR6-FTW,
I even said to my friend that if you here noises outside tonight don't come out,
But i could not do that.
I made a substantial offer on the car and she refused the offer,
My friend did get the storage fees and money back for the parts he put on the car.

[CRKA4]

Yes the parts were stored at my friends house and also at the original owners house,
They all went with the car,
The car was originally red, brown hounds tooth interior, 5.8, single rail, 9 inch,
full instrumentation, padded dash,
I was told it was a gxl but not sure and the interior doesn't make any sense to be a gxl.
The car had the factory side vents also, (had).

[CRKA4]

Not sure what you mean about the grill support brackets Maysik,
Everything looks in order there.