1984 FHP on Ebay....

[ImEvil1]

I just checked my email, and he emailed me this morning and confirmed the $3500, but didn't say who it was. If you find out, have them sign up.

[Alan]

Originally Posted by ImEvil1

I just checked my email, and he emailed me this morning and confirmed the $3500, but didn't say who it was. If you find out, have them sign up.

I'm the lucky buyer. The hunt started in January when I was up in Cleveland, GA on my honeymoon. We had just left Babyland Genearl (yeah...don't ask...the wife wanted to go there to get a $200 cabbage patch doll) when I saw two beautiful 4-eyed SSP Mustangs: one 83-84 and one 85-86. Thought it would have made the ultimate honeymoon gift to myself to pick one up and drive it back down to FL, but the dealer wanted $7900 each.

Fast forward to March when I saw this jewel in the rough. The car had the trifecta of Foxbody rarity: 4-eye coupe, SSP, and not beat to shit. I figured there would be a bidding war on this so I decided to take a shot in the dark by emailing the seller to see if he would sell outside of auction. To my suprise he was willing to do a local deal and the car was mine.

I'm still wondering why there wasn't at least one bid on it. Generally the Ebay vultures swoop in at the last hour or so, but there is usually some bidding before that. Very odd.

I'll make a formal introduction in another thread, but figured I'd throw a post here for anyone who is interested.

[predator20]

I was considering bidding on it. But I don't bid on stuff till the last minute. You beat me and probably a few others. It's your car and you can do what you want to it. But I would keep it the way that it is, except for the paint. Go back to black. Welcome to the board.

[mac88chp]

Originally Posted by Alan

The hunt started in January when I was up in Cleveland, GA on my honeymoon. We had just left Babyland Genearl (yeah...don't ask...the wife wanted to go there to get a $200 cabbage patch doll) when I saw two beautiful 4-eyed SSP Mustangs: one 83-84 and one 85-86. Thought it would have made the ultimate honeymoon gift to myself to pick one up and drive it back down to FL, but the dealer wanted $7900 each.

That dealer must have been the infamous Universal Chevrolet and if one of those SSPs was a white '84, it was probably the Milpitas PD car I owned at one time. They had an '84 CHP for sale once upon a time too.

[Alan]

Originally Posted by mac88chp

That dealer must have been the infamous Universal Chevrolet and if one of those SSPs was a white '84, it was probably the Milpitas PD car I owned at one time. They had an '84 CHP for sale once upon a time too.

Can't remember the name of the dealership off the top of my head. It seemed to be an independent mom n' pop type of place. All I could see that they had up for sale on the lot were the two SSP's (both with newer white paintjobs) and a red aero-nosed coupe on Welds. The SSPs were in good shape, but the price was quite steep.

[Copcars]

Originally Posted by Alan

Can't remember the name of the dealership off the top of my head. It seemed to be an independent mom n' pop type of place. All I could see that they had up for sale on the lot were the two SSP's (both with newer white paintjobs) and a red aero-nosed coupe on Welds. The SSPs were in good shape, but the price was quite steep.

It is one of Universal Chevrolet's used car lots located a few blocks from the dealership.

Charles

[predator20]

Originally Posted by Alan

Can't remember the name of the dealership off the top of my head. It seemed to be an independent mom n' pop type of place. All I could see that they had up for sale on the lot were the two SSP's (both with newer white paintjobs) and a red aero-nosed coupe on Welds. The SSPs were in good shape, but the price was quite steep.

If you hadn't made an offer on the 84 FHP. Universal Chevrolet would probably been one of the bidders on ebay. They probably would have just put a black paint job on it, do a few minor things to it. Then pop a $7000 price tag on it. Universal Chevrolet was one of the bidders on my 86 FHP when it was first on ebay. I think....