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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Nov 24, 2008 4:00 pm)
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Replying to: boomchek (Nov 24, 2008 4:40 pm) GOOD BUY I bet you could flip this truck for $2K profit with a weekend's work. |
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More Specials from Landfill Motors! Good Target For Rod & Gun Club? Does Acme Have a Double-Hauler? Just Shoot It Now, I Don't Want to See It Suffer This One's Got A Tough Row to Hoe Find a Car Worth Fixing in There, I Dare You!
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No interest so raise the price.... that will then get more people interested....  junkyard material Can the SS be worth that much? I did see asking prices of as much as $25k  Sagging 6.3L Benz Andre Mobile Why hasn't anyone looked at my Suburban? -Cause it doesn't make the best commuter, and it aint exactly lowrider material Salvage due to flash flood...vehicle was completely dried up. What, you took it to the laundromat and threw it in a giant dryer? Cheap price for parts car Thids TL must have been parked next to the Infiniti M, same story, most likely BS Porsche 928 Rare indeed, Fintail can attest to that I actually knew this guy and this car, it had a full resto, but asking waaaaay too much Antique Saab Bricklin Nice 280SEL Bring your own backhoe to get it out
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Replying to: boomchek (Nov 24, 2008 6:08 pm) The 280SE looks decent, those cars are worth so little compared to how they look, worth even less than 6cyl fintails. I like a line in the ad too: "listen to the whispers and watch the heads turn as u drive by"  I don't know who would waste the resources to restore a slow W123, but good luck recouping that money. The 6.3 is light years beyond redemption, the 928 is hopeless at any price, Supra guy has an attitude, and the Saab is cool. The SS seller says his price is "generous"....the generosity being the buyer giving to much to the seller. A friend of mine bought a 60K mile 85 SS for $6K maybe 7 or 8 years ago. I don't think they have appreciated. Flood cars...parts cars. |
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Nov 24, 2008 5:57 pm) |
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Replying to: boomchek (Nov 24, 2008 6:08 pm) I think it's getting harder and harder to find unmolested examples of these, though. People like to pull out the 180 hp 305 and put in a 350 or big-block. Plus, swap out the wheels, throw on some wild paintjobs and/or some extra ribs & wings, etc. I know that '79 Magnum's a piece of junk, but it calls out to me, for some reason! I've always liked the Magnum. Most personal luxury coupes by that time were trying to look prestigious, but the Magnum was actually trying to look tough and muscular...Shifty will get on me if I call it a musclecar, but I think it's certainly trying to look the part. You could still get a pretty strong 400 in them in '78, and the 195 hp 360-4bbl in 1979, so they could still be pretty spirited. Chrysler had the 440 still around in 1978, but by then I think it was limited to trucks and police cars. Seems like the Magnum is one of those cars I never see for sale anymore, unless it's pretty crapped-out. I see 'em all the time at car shows, either totally preserved or totally restored, but it seems like the middle ground, a decent driver that's not too embarrassing to look at, has pretty much vaporized.
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Replying to: andre1969 (Nov 25, 2008 3:14 am)
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Replying to: boomchek (Nov 25, 2008 10:28 am)
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Nov 25, 2008 11:06 am) In their own peculiar way, they were great cars. Very safe. Got rear-ended by a Buick one time and drove it home on 3 wheels. Pretty fast on a twisty road, once you got them wound up. Pretty aerodynamic. Comfortable enough for two and two small kids in the back (my sister and I). Best car ever in the snow if you had studded tires on them, which is why we owned them (Think living in the countryside around Buffalo New York). We had one with the Monte Carlo Package - 3 carbs - one for each cylinder! That was a fun car. If you're not doing any thing exciting, here's a few minutes of old SAABs in their rally glory days. http://www.saabhistory.com/2007/03/06/saab-96-rally-footage-rac-safari-monte-car- - - lo/ Having said all that, getting a 68 Plymouth Valiant with the 225 Slant 6 and an automatic was a big step up! American Luxury, Man! And 8K for one today? Uhm, not from ME, thank you. And the 28 Hudson? You might as well restore one of those from an old magazine ad about one. You'd get as many parts and more information
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