Original uncut rear quarters - sell or keep??

Muddy1966Bronco · Oct 14, 2018

So one of the very few body parts pulled off of Flick that look very restorable are the two uncut rear quarters. They are all original steel and complete from tailight to door opening and include inner fender wells. They have been tucked in a shed for a good ten years with the intent of building a trailer to tow behind my Bronco. But the trailer might or might not happen and I’ve been kicking around the idea of selling them to finance Flicks build.

Is this original steel worth much? Or do people just prefer to get a nice clean new panel? Is putting original uncut ‘69 quarters into a trailer some kind of Bronco sacrilege? Just trying to get a feel of what to do.

Thanks in advance!

Red Creek · Oct 14, 2018

My vote is to keep them and put them in a box with my address on the front!

sykanr0ng · Oct 14, 2018

The OEM sheet metal as a rule fits better than the repro stuff, so it is more valuable than new parts.

luke · Oct 14, 2018

if you don't plan on using them, sell them i guess.

rmk57 · Oct 14, 2018

sykanr0ng said:
The OEM sheet metal as a rule fits better than the repro stuff, so it is more valuable than new parts.

I agree 100% there. The body lines are usually much crisper with the oem panels than the offshore stuff. As long as there solid and not caved in most restorers would rather start with original parts.

chuckyb · Oct 15, 2018

If the condition is as you say then they would be worth something for the right type of restoration.

Muddy1966Bronco · Oct 15, 2018

I’ll get pictures of them. They are a little buried at the moment, but I should have attached pictures when asking this question. I guess in my mind if I could get enough to finance a new or very good condition family roll bar...or something of that value, that would be worth parting. But if they are only worth a couple hundred, I think I’d rather keep them for awhile longer. Thanks everyone so far for your input.

Original uncut rear quarters - sell or keep??

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