Guy can’t open hood of $600 Mustang off Facebook Marketplace

This YouTuber picked up a rusty 1971 Mustang Coupe for $600, but found his options limited when he couldn’t open the hood.

Chris, the host of NoNonsenseKnowHow, found the car on Facebook Marketplace and decided to work on it as a project.

Right from the get go, the car was giving him trouble.

Namely because it was deeply planted into the soil upon which it sat.

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The No Nonsense approach to a rusty Mustang Coupe

When it came time to pull the car up, it actually began to pull the trailer backwards.

“She’s a dragger,” Chris remarked.

After a lot of elbow grease, the car was brought back to his garage where he could take a closer look at it.

The years of rust had worked overtime with this Coupe as getting the hood to budge an inch proved to be tricky.

It took a lot of banging, scraping and spraying to dislodge some of the rust wedged underneath the bonnet.

At long last, he managed to pry it open and take a look at the engine.

He told his viewers: “The trick with a lot of these hoods is that you want to be pulling and lifting.”

Upon closer examination, it’s clear that mice had set up shop in the hood at one point.

Mice can be a tricky thing to deal with in cars, as these YouTubers found when they took in a Honda Acura NSX.

How salvageable is this car?

Looking at the engine, it was clear that it was in a sorry state.

Chris attempted to turn the engine using a self-made spinning gear.

However, the 351 Cleveland V8 was in no mood to play along, and two exhaust valves broke off under the force of the wrench.

In short, this car won’t run without significant repairs.

Ultimately, he managed to sell it on for $900, earning himself a small profit.

Despite the car’s issues, there were enough things to make it worthwhile for a buyer – namely its four-speed ratio manual transmission, clutch and other performance parts.

As noted by Chris himself, the buyer is hoping to save the V8 for his project car.

It’s a shame these guys at Hagerty didn’t get their hands on the car – they’ve got a knack for reviving rusty cars.

To see Chris working on this 1971 Mustang Coupe, head over to his YouTube channel.