Ohio 2019 Mustang GT 6 speed...fire damaged

[Toastedpony]

This 2019 GT was my coworker's car. It was a month old and had just rolled over 1000 miles when it was lost in a house fire. I'm a vintage car guy and bought their '67 convertible which was also burnt, and ended up with the '19 as well.
I don't know the modern cars well and joined the forum in hopes of finding someone that can put it to good use.

Drivetrain is untouched and stock exhaust, front wheels, differential, transmission, brakes, etc are all intact. It looks like the engine cover melted over the intake and valve covers, but they're still sealed. The radiator hoses, serpentine belt, etc aren't melted. Fire didn't get under the car so none of the hard parts are damaged aside from some corrosion.

I'm currently looking for wheels to make it roll so I can clean it up and get better photos.

Car is stored at my warehouse in the Cincinnati area and I have dollies, forklift, etc to help load.

It has a good, un-branded Ohio title. Vin report shows "total loss" but there's no mention of salvage, fire, accident, etc. I don't know why its not branded, but that's what the insurance company gave the owner. VIN available on request.

Asking $3000 obo.

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[Toastedpony]

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[briskspirit]

Total loss means salvage. (DMV will check for total loss upon issuing of the new title). Sorry for the loss of your coworker..

 

[Toastedpony]

Thank you, the '67 was a really tough loss as they had owned the car for 30 years. Funny thing though, when I started looking the '67 over, there was a lot of old, hidden unibody rust. They weren't aware how bad it was...The fire might've actually prevented a serious crash in the future.

On the title, there is a difference. Ohio has a specific branded title for salvage cars, and title search will show "Salvage". This has a regular title. Not sure if it was an oversight or something to do with the way it was paid out. Just trying to keep things clear for potential buyers. If anyone needs to see the title report I can email it.

 

[EFI]

Vin report shows "total loss" but there's no mention of salvage, fire, accident, etc.

Wait, so you are selling a charred car but you're not sure if the "total loss" title is due to a fire or something else?

 

[vanquishvzla]

"3000 obo"

more like $300 obo... oh look, there is one screw that's not damaged!

 

[Performance nut]

I can't imagine anything on here being worth salvaging. You can see that this was a really hot fire so I'm not even sure some of the large stuff like the engine block is salvageable. Thank you for the transparency but unfortunately I think the insurance claim is about all you will get. Hope it works out for you all.

 

[5ohh_kenny]

Get 2-300 for the metal scrap and move on. If the fire was hot enough to melt the wheels (as it appears) not even the engine block is salvageable.

 

[SolarFlare]

This is definitely a joke lmaoo

 

[obspsd]

$3,000 ??????

Seriously folks this is junk.

 

[offcamber]

It will buff out.

 

[Toastedpony]

Thanks for the feedback.

 

[tritus]

I can't imagine anything on here being worth salvaging. You can see that this was a really hot fire so I'm not even sure some of the large stuff like the engine block is salvageable. Thank you for the transparency but unfortunately I think the insurance claim is about all you will get. Hope it works out for you all.

VIN number can be used to register a stolen Mustang GT , other than that that car is done.

 

[Cobra Jet]

How long was that roasting for and was there anything left of the house?

 

[Deleted member 35644]

How long was that roasting for and was there anything left of the house?

Interesting that you ask that question, because this portion of the picture is a puzzler....to me, anyway. What's up with the perfect particle board in the garage just feet from where the wheels melted off the car?

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