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852 messages, Last post on Oct 13, 2009 at 9:31 PM
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Replying to: andre1969 (Oct 05, 2009 5:38 am) Ebay Item number: 300353785696 A good example. I think it looks a lot better than the Pontiac version.
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Replying to: plekto (Oct 05, 2009 1:49 pm) And here's a 1970 LeSabre convertible. I think the big Oldsmobiles and Buicks were very handsome cars in 1970...a bit less controversial than the Pontiacs. But then, controversial can be charming sometimes. Kinda interesting how Buick and Olds played around with the split grille idea back then, along with Pontiac. And 1970 was the year the Dodge Coronet tried on that awkward double-loop bumper/grille that was kind of a love/hate thing.
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Replying to: andre1969 (Oct 05, 2009 5:19 pm)
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Replying to: hpmctorque (Oct 05, 2009 7:41 pm) |
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....cool, gaudy, was-in-style-then French Provincial upholstery, looks loaded (tilt-tele wheel, factory 8-track, along with the usual stuff), and body looks OK. I would have paid the sales price of $915, though I doubt it would fit in my garage (maybe if the garage were COMPLETELY cleaned out). The LeSabre convertible looks nice, though it's at the St. Louis place that has beautiful cars, typically overpriced by about 50% (I lived in St. Louis, this dealer was about 5 miles from our house, I used to BEG my mom to take me there, regularly). Back then (87-88), they typically had more imports (old 911s, Corniches, Silver Spurs, etc.), along with newly-collectibles ('59 Cadillacs, '60s Vettes).
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Replying to: ghulet (Oct 07, 2009 9:42 pm) Is that St. Louis place you mention Gateway Classic Cars? I used to love looking through their inventory online. One of my former co-workers bought a '66 Charger from them back in 2000. I think he paid $6,000 for it. It looked to be in great shape at a quick glance, although it had a funky paintjob with flames on it. It was sort of burgundy overall, with light gold flames at the front. It had a few quirks, too. Headlights wouldn't flip; you had to force them manually. I think you had to start it in neutral. Heater was disconnected, and I don't think it had a/c. It was a good driving car, though. He had registered for the Mopar Nats at Carlisle in 2001, but had to bail at the last minute because his mother took ill, so he let me drive it up there. It had a 383 4-bbl, and definitely had some kick to it! Yet, I remember that at 75 mph, it turned about 2500 rpm, same as my Intrepid. Fuel economy, not so good though. Got about 14 mpg on that trip, while a friend of mine, who drove my Intrepid up, got around 28. I didn't realize it at the time, but my friend had fallen on some hard financial times. I got a clue though, when he said that if anybody expresses an interest in buying the car, get their contact info! Here, this guy had talked about nothing but '66 Chargers for as long as I'd known him, had wanted one since he was a little kid, finally got his dream car, and suddenly starts talking about selling it? Yeah, something was definitely wrong with that picture. 
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Replying to: andre1969 (Oct 08, 2009 4:48 am) But things like substandard paint and disconnected heater are not minor items, and will probably discourage many buyers today unless the price drops accordingly. A slightly funky '66 Charger with 383 is probably worth no more than he paid for it in 2000.
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Oct 08, 2009 8:03 am) I forget now how much he ended up selling it for. My friend had a bad habit of over-paying for things when the times were good, thinking that the prosperity would go on forever. He'd bought a few other overpriced toys, but compared to them the Charger seemed downright cheap. I remember at one time he said he was looking for $4-5K, and I was kinda tempted. However, the '66-67 Charger really doesn't excite me. Now if it was a '68-70 Charger, or even a Satellite or a '68-69 Coronet (don't care for that double-loop bumper '70 as much) I probably would've hopped on it!
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