Noisy valves and no syncro for first gears are what you could call "design
features." After all, this car could now be considered an "antique". Does
it leak oil?
I always ask the owner that last question. But that is a trick question
just to see how they respond. Although a 67BGT is a fine car, one of the
best years in my opinion, they are still quite undervalued and thus are a
good buy. Meaning that for $3500, the car should be in fairly good
mechanical shape, body should have a good appearance and should have
minimal, if any, rust. And the rust is the key - check the rocker panels
and the bottom of the rear wheel wells in particular. If there is no
evident rust, try running a magnet over those areas to insure that bondo
does not disguise rusted areas. If there is any rust through, that will
decrease the car value significantly ( to under $2000).
I bought my 67BGT for $1800, a good buy because mechanically it was good
and didn't even leak oil until I started putting some miles on it (now it
just leaves a small oil spot). But it did have a small patch of rust
through on the driver's side rocker panel (about five inches long and a
half inch wide, now stabilized with por-15), a dent in the other rocker
panel, and faded paint. Meaning that at some point, I'll end up spending
about $2000 on paint and body work if I want to make the car pretty.
Otherwise a great car.
David Councill
67 BGT
72 B
At 03:57 AM 2/25/2004 -0500, Carscarscarz@aol.com wrote:
>Hey All~
>
>I am new to this list and need some advise. I am looking at a 67 BGT for use
>as a daily driver. The engine has about 35k on a rebuild and the rest of the
>vehicle seems fairly well cared for in a DPO sort of way. Interior has
>issues,
>but body seems solid.
>
>Asking price is 3500.
>
>Anything I need to watch out for? The valves clatter and the transmission has
>no syncro in 1st gear. No o/d.
>
>Any help is much appreciated and I am looking for confirmation this would be
>a sane decision.
>
>Thank you,
>
>~Steve
>
>Steve Levine
>Studio City, CA
>67 BGT (?)
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