Ford Mustang (1969-1973)

MUSTANG 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 CARSTOCKSPECIALTY
$38.8K ▼ $6.4K (−14.2%)12 mo
COOLINGPriced above trend · momentum cooling — but volatile.
Well supported · 760 sold + 997 active
Fair value$38.8K ($34.1K–$43.4K)
Typical ask$45.5K
Recent sold$54.0K
Current valueHigh
12-mo trendSlightly down · 4-in-10 up · 69% calls right
Buyer: Anchor offers to recent sold comps ($54k).
Seller: Price near recent sold comps ($54k); expect negotiation.
Watcher: Volatile — wait for a clearer trend.
💰 Pricing your car to sell
Quick sale$34.1Ksells fast
Fair$54.0Krecent comps
List$57.7Kroom to negotiate
Stretch$72.8Kexceptional
🎯 Buying guide
Strong deal below $34.1K · Fair $34.1K–$43.4K · careful above $85.0K

Flagged undervalued because asking -19% vs historic sold, inventory -0%, and sell-through 84%.

What It's Actually Worth

Blended value of a standard 54 yr, 34k mi example, ~$38.8K now. The green line weighs confirmed auction sales most heavily (the amber dots — what cars actually hammered for), blends in fast-selling "just-missed" listings, and lightly smooths out month-to-month composition noise.

2007-07 2026-09 $97.8K $0
━ blended true value ● confirmed auction sales (dot size = volume)
◫ 3873 confirmed sales (3856 auction · 17 other)·231 months tracked·since 2007-07·3848 active listings

Did our model work? 69% direction calls right

Each faint amber line is a forecast we would have made at that point in the past (12-mo horizon), drawn against what actually happened (blue). Over 152 scored forecasts: 69% got the direction right, median value error ±35%.

2003-08 2026-09 $25989K $1.7K
━ actual ╱ past predictions (ghosts)

Walk-forward: each ghost uses only data available at that date — no hindsight. Data-backed market intelligence, not a guaranteed prediction. Figures are modeled estimates from asking prices, sold comps, and public economic indicators; they can be wrong. Not financial advice.

Auction Scorecard gavel in range 5 in 10

We replayed 901 past auctions in this market — predicting each hammer price from market data before the sale (no hindsight). Typical miss: ±47%; the gavel landed inside our predicted range 5 in 10 of the time, and we lean slightly low on average.

SoldCarOur rangeHammer
2026-09-02 1971 · 40k mi $23.5K–$75.9K $120K
2026-09-02 1973 · 34k mi $22.2K–$71.5K $23.0K
2026-08-31 1969 · 5k mi $23.4K–$75.3K $153K
2026-08-30 1969 · 83k mi $18.5K–$59.7K $61.8K
2026-08-29 1969 · 72k mi $20.4K–$65.9K $8.1K
2026-08-27 1971 · 61k mi $22.3K–$71.9K $85.0K
2026-08-25 1970 · 30k mi $21.7K–$70.0K $360K
2026-08-25 1972 · 51k mi $23.2K–$74.7K $49.0K

Live now — calling it before the gavel

We're currently tracking 8 open auctions in this market. Here's our predicted hammer range for each — check back after they close.

ClosesCarSourceOur predicted range
open 1971 · 47k mi ebay $18.2K–$86.3K ($39.7K)
open 1970 · 32k mi ebay $17.3K–$82.0K ($37.7K)
open 1970 · 12k mi ebay $16.8K–$79.4K ($36.5K)
open 1970 · 14k mi ebay $16.5K–$78.0K ($35.8K)
open 1969 · 28k mi ebay $16.1K–$76.2K ($35.0K)
open 1970 · 75k mi ebay $15.3K–$72.5K ($33.3K)
open 1970 · 96k mi BaT $12.6K–$59.7K ($27.4K)
open 1969 · 100k mi ebay $12.1K–$57.2K ($26.3K)

No-lookahead: predictions are made before each auction closes; the scorecard grades confirmed sold auctions only (no-sales excluded). A modeled estimate, not a guarantee. Data-backed market intelligence, not a guaranteed prediction. Figures are modeled estimates from asking prices, sold comps, and public economic indicators; they can be wrong. Not financial advice.

Where We Think It's Headed

Probability and range, not a single number. Wider = less certain (not bigger gains).

2007-07 now +24mo $63.3K $244
HorizonDirectionProbabilityConfidencePast accuracy
6 mo DOWN 58% Low 73%
12 mo DOWN 60% Low 69%
24 mo DOWN 64% Low 88%

Data-backed market intelligence, not a guaranteed prediction. Figures are modeled estimates from asking prices, sold comps, and public economic indicators; they can be wrong. Not financial advice.

If You’d Bought in 2007

$100K invested 2007-07 → today (19.2 yrs), this car vs where else you could've put the money. Rebased to 100 at the start; the dashed line is inflation (break-even).

$101K$743K$663K$936K$186K 2007 2026 1511 100
━ This car $101K━ S&P 500 $743K━ Gold $663K━ Luxury $936K━ Housing $186K
Lost ground to inflation. The Ford Mustang (1969-1973) roughly 1.0×'d your money (a real 37% LOSS to inflation). It LAGGED the stock market by about 86% — the same money in the S&P 500 would be larger. It trailed housing (-45%). (Price only — a real round-trip also loses ~10–20% to buy/sell fees and carrying costs.)
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What This Market Follows

Specialty-car prices don't move in a vacuum. These economic indicators have historically led this market — tap one to see it shifted forward by its lead time, overlaid on the value line.

PCE Price Index leads by about 4 months (moves against this market, correlation 0.96). Shown shifted forward 4 months so its turns line up with the market's.

━ Ford Mustang (1969-1973) ┄ PCE Price Index, shifted +4mo
2007-07 2026-09

Why We Think This

Appreciation Momentum
83
Undervaluation
15
Liquidity
52
Speculation Opportunity
37
Depreciation Risk
47
Overvaluation
90
+275% vs 2-yr avg pct vs trailing 24mo
+281% vs 3-yr trend pct vs trailing 36mo
asking -19% vs historic sold asking vs historic spread
+183% vs 12-mo avg pct vs trailing 12mo
sale prices +1.0%/mo median sale trend slope
inventory -0% inventory trend slope
1% relisted listing reappearance rate
64 days on market median days on market

Current Inventory Snapshot

Active priced listings3848
Median fair value$43,298
Avg deal score52/100

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Data-backed market intelligence, not a guaranteed prediction. Figures are modeled estimates from asking prices, sold comps, and public economic indicators; they can be wrong. Not financial advice.