What some people may not have fully realize was that having such a price policeman didn't keep prices low for MCCI members or those who use this board, it meant that some potential sellers who watched this board for a while didn't even bother to list parts here at all. The parts went straight to eBay. This doesn't just apply to me, I've talked to several sellers of both cars and parts that bypassed this board entirely because of Big Brother watching. Maybe more cars and parts will show up here now, giving MCCI members and those who follow the board first shot at them. Also, while the buyer of a $30 or $35 set of clutch pedals gets a smokin' deal, the seller has less cash to spend on his own car project. So what sounds great for buyers leaves some seller strapped to work on his own project. That's only fair when you're on the receiving end of the bargain. Helping out a fellow member is not just about selling to him or her cheap, sometimes it's about buying from one that needs to clear out some space or needs cash for their own project. Help should go both ways...
My only point was that they aren't that rare. Argue about it all you want, but I've come across them on ebay, on here and even in the wrecking yards. Now the clutch ball, sure that's rare. Like we said, most have been tossed or crushed or swapped into automatic cars. It's just my opinion, but I would pass on a $200 set of pedals and keep looking. In my experience, they are out there cheaper. I'm not faulting a guy if they can get that much for them...but for the inexperienced on this board...personally...I think you can find them for less money. I've given parts away on here and I think there are others too, just to help out. Granted those parts were not worth a ton, but it's the karma factor for me...again, that's me, and I do not reflect the views of everyone.
Oh and my $30 pedals? They came from a wrecking yard. He set the price and he only dealt in old Ford parts. It was his corner of the market and he should have the inside line on what they were worth.
For all of those who say Maverick clutch pedals are not so rare in their areas, I will be happy to purchase all you can find in good, usable condition for anything under $75 a set. That way there will be no excuse for these particular parts to ever see the inside of a crusher, and those of you who can pick them up pretty easily for $30 to $35 a set can make some bucks for your time and effort. No, I won't be reselling them for $85 a set, but at least they'll be preserved and be available to someone in the future who needs them. And before some wise guy starts harping about what I probably have or would sell them for, I have historically sold my clutch pedal setups for $75.00 a set. Clearly this has been too cheap according to the demand and prices being paid on eBay, so a price increase is in order, and that price will be set by the number of sets that people can actually supply.
Following up on Chuck's point above....I would also say they ARE pretty rare. I haven't had a set to sell in over 8 years. I get requests for them all the time. I have cleaned out every junkyard around here. I also missed a few cars that went to the crusher....along with the pedals. If you have access to them and can get them....then I would get every set you can. I know I would.
IMO, if they are under 100 bux, then great. Any more than that, and you can make a set out of an auto support with a clutch pedal grafted in. Sure it needs a welder and some other stuff, but that's half the fun and a whole lot cheaper when the prices go through the roof. I don't think they are a rare part, but then I don't go around grabbing them all up to sell. I know of a few sets around here. I wouldn't take the time to gather them either. It isn't worth it. I am a skilled construction worker and I make way more than 75 bux in the time it would take to extract one set of pedals. I grab the stuff I want to use now or may use in the future. I kinda feel sorry for the folks that don't take the initiative to dig these parts up on their own OR try something new like fabbing up simple stuff with readily available parts. It doesn't take much effort. Just effort.
Maverick Clutch pedals aren't really that rare ... considering there were probably at least 1 million Standard shift Mavericks sold. The V8 and 250 I6 Linkage parts are rare ... the 250 being the rarest. It's fairly typical to see a set of clutch pedals on eBay for sale at all times .... This auction your talking about: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1971...ryZ33700QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem These parts are from a 170/200 6 cylinder car ... I could see him trying to get that price for all V8 parts ... but they are not .... But as Chuck and Craig said ... if you see a set .. snag them before being crushed ... sell them at cost if you want but they ain't making them anymore ...
Case in point guys... http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/FORD...003QQitemZ130152868190QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW
I guess the definition of a "few" may differ, but even if there are a "few" in your area, it doesn't help another Maverick owner in Maine, or Washington, or Florida, does it? Like Craig and Dan said, if anyone sees any out there and available, they'd better scarf them up now regardless of what they sell them for. To quote Dan, they won't be making any more. I can say for absolute certain that almost no one would prefer to install some Mickey Mouse handmade setup in a nice Maverick or Comet they'd actually want to drive and depend on. To each his own, but not only do very few people have the skills to set a clutch pedal assembly up properly, even most who could probably wouldn't if given the choice. I mean, if a person's time is worth too much to simply remove a pedal assembly then it's certainly too valuable to take the amount of time it would take to fabricate one up. The rest of the world will probably need to depend on finding used originals.
locale must have some bearing on rarity....finding even a single mav in any boneyard around here is an accomplishment. they just arent to be found in this area.
I get up to a dozen emails a day from all across the country indicating it's the same in their areas too. Maybe some people just like to exaggerate to get attention...
As Dan said, they are really not that hard to find. I have had two sets already, currently have one set that I got for FREE, and know where there is another set. I know Terry has one or more sets also, and Earl has a set. Then again, this is Georgia, land of the $8 - $12 valances and V8 frame mounts for $4 a piece. No exaggerating about it.
That would be dreamland for most of the rest of the Maverick world. I notice you didn't mention whether any of these pedal assemblies were for sale. If they aren't, they still wouldn't be much help to a guy in, say, Maine. On a completely different note, Jamie, I still love that V8 Spider! Send me some more pics of the engine installation if you get the chance. Cool!
I'm sure a few of the above could be bought, for fair market value. There will be plenty of pictures of the Fiat soon. Half way done swapping in a Maverick 8 inch right now. Engine and T5 will be next.
Ratio 411 and I both live in Florida, but he is in the panhandle and I am in the metro Tampa area. I am here to say that 10 years ago, you could find Mavs and Comets ripe for the picking locally and that now seems to have dried up. My favorite yards around here do crush cars that sit more than six months. If you still have cars in your area, I'd say snag them.
