Screw it, double post...
Today, despite me having more than I could possibly do in 3 lifetimes, I went and looked another project car and pickup one for my brother. Let's talk about his first.
Both of these vehicles are at my brother's long time friend's parent's house. The city is on them to clean up around their property, so they have to go. The above Jeep belonged to an aunt who passed. They drove it until it developed an overheating problem. Although it sat for 6 years under a carport, hence the dust, we dropped a battery in it and it started. We only ran it long enough to drive it on the trailer. The oil looks clean, so I'd bet the water pump is to blame. Easy enough to figure that out. Really it's in nice shape, 122k miles, no rust, body is straight, etc. His price? $0.
Now, on to mine. It's not a Mustang, but instead a 1972 Volvo 146. I was told it ran until it developed a fuel pressure problem (too much, oddly). Since then it unfortunately has served as a playhouse for the kids. They've pulled on a few wires and removed the fuses. That's going to be the challenge, I'd imagine.
I do question the paintwork, I wouldn't imagine it would have originally been a base/clear paint. The hood has also been replaced as it was blue underneath. It's fairly straight (there's a fairly good dent in the left rear) and there's a bit of rust, but not what I would have expected for a 50 year old car. Good news is it's a fuel injected model and a stick shift. Interior is, meh, but it doesn't smell or anything. Plan would be get it running, then start working on the body. Fixing the damage, rust and maybe paint it, cheaply. Satin black would suit it.
Anyway, mine's not free, but it's cheap enough to take on yet another project, maybe.