The donor

I started by looking at foxbodies on Copart.  I bid on a couple, and the auto bid went up above me on both of them.  I started thinking about the logistics of taking a day off, getting a truck and trailer (thanks for the offers Matt and Joe!), driving round trip, trying to get a car unloaded that may not roll, etc.  Anyway, decided to ditch Copart after about 2 months of no good score.

Got on craigslist and found this beauty:

It was nearby.  Had lots of performance parts, but looked like it was chopped and hacked a bit.  The guy selling this had planned to switch it to a carb add nitrous and use it as a track car.  He had some other projects and needed the cash to fix a broken tranny on a beautiful 1966 Mustang.  We agreed he would move it this to my place for the asking price.  I think we both got a pretty good deal.  This was less than Copart cars of the same era that had been stopped by concrete walls, and I didn't have to waste a day getting it home.

I have always loved fox bodies, and I found myself feeling the urge to just sell the Focus and just have this.  Close up though it isn't that complete of a car.  The interior is shot and missing pieces, the doors sag, it had a quicky repaint with overspray everywhere, nothing on it is that straight.  This would be an epic resto job with much money lost.  If I want a nice fox body this ain't it.  I am still not sure how to make this car go away once I have what I need from it, but I don't think that is unsolvable.  CL beckons...