Hurricane Cars? - 2003-04 Mach 1 Registry Owners Club

rsnider · 10-30-2012, 04:13 PM

After Katrina I watched for water damaged newer model Mustangs to show up for sale. Hmmm, none did? One would make for a great start to a race only car. I wonder if all the water damaged cars from Sandy will quietly sneak their way back into the automotive society?

Bill Hamilton · 10-30-2012, 05:14 PM

Check what happened to 4703 new Mazdas a few years ago for insurance claims:
http://www.autoweek.com/apps/pbcs.dl...8/newsletter01

rsnider · 10-30-2012, 06:33 PM

"It also worried that scammers might find a way to spirit the cars abroad to sell as new. That happened to thousands of so-called "Katrina cars" salvaged from New Orleans' flooding three years ago. Those cars--their electronics gone haywire and sand in the engines--were given a paint job and unloaded in Latin America on unsuspecting buyers, damaging automakers' reputations."

Read more: http://www.autoweek.com/article/2008...#ixzz2ApAPuwNc

Oh... that's kinda sad. Thanks for sharing. I guess that's why I couldn't find a Mustang to use for a project race car.

falcongtho3 · 10-30-2012, 09:43 PM

Yeah, don't kid yourself. There are a lot of Katrina cars out there on the roads in the US. It was so bad from Mississippi, there was abotu a 4-6 week wait to get cars loaded on transporters out of there. the amount of cars that made it out of N.O. was astounding. One particular Mach 1 that belonged to a member here was rescued, fixed up and later sold. The buyer knew what he was getting, and I drove it. Drove like a new car.

10-30-2012, 04:13 PM	#1
rsnider Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 2,336	Hurricane Cars? After Katrina I watched for water damaged newer model Mustangs to show up for sale. Hmmm, none did? One would make for a great start to a race only car. I wonder if all the water damaged cars from Sandy will quietly sneak their way back into the automotive society?

10-30-2012, 05:14 PM	#2
Bill Hamilton Mustang owner since 1970 Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Charleston,SC Posts: 6,245	Re: Hurricane Cars? Check what happened to 4703 new Mazdas a few years ago for insurance claims: http://www.autoweek.com/apps/pbcs.dl...8/newsletter01 __________________ Bill SUPPORTING MEMBER USAF Retired My 1970 Mach 2003 Ford Mustang Mach I---Black w/5-speed --- gone but not forgotten 2011 Shelby GT-500 --- Ingot Silver Metallic and 6-speed (Sold and Now Terrorizing the residents of New Zealand) 1970 Ford Mustang Mach 1---White w/351C-4v Shaker Hood scoop and T-5 tranny 2014 Shelby GT-500 --- White/red stripes and 6-speed 2019 Mustang Convertible Premium Package w/automatic ___________________

10-30-2012, 06:33 PM	#3
rsnider Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 2,336	Re: Hurricane Cars? "It also worried that scammers might find a way to spirit the cars abroad to sell as new. That happened to thousands of so-called "Katrina cars" salvaged from New Orleans' flooding three years ago. Those cars--their electronics gone haywire and sand in the engines--were given a paint job and unloaded in Latin America on unsuspecting buyers, damaging automakers' reputations." Read more: http://www.autoweek.com/article/2008...#ixzz2ApAPuwNc Oh... that's kinda sad. Thanks for sharing. I guess that's why I couldn't find a Mustang to use for a project race car.

10-30-2012, 09:43 PM	#4
falcongtho3 Moderating at Mach 1 Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Baton Rouge, La. Posts: 16,272	Re: Hurricane Cars? Yeah, don't kid yourself. There are a lot of Katrina cars out there on the roads in the US. It was so bad from Mississippi, there was abotu a 4-6 week wait to get cars loaded on transporters out of there. the amount of cars that made it out of N.O. was astounding. One particular Mach 1 that belonged to a member here was rescued, fixed up and later sold. The buyer knew what he was getting, and I drove it. Drove like a new car. __________________ Krewe de la Mach Rouge #340804 13th Mach 1 built 11/07/02 Build Date 12/13/02 Delivery

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