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Classic Cars Project Cars--You Get to Vote on "Hold 'em or Fold 'em"
19437 messages, Last post on Dec 08, 2009 at 8:22 PM
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Replying to: gsemike (Feb 01, 2009 9:28 pm) I never thought the last gen firebirds/camaros were necessarily ugly. But I don't believe I'm in the majority on that one. Yes, that Benz is WAY too much, IMHO. The seller of the blazer states "only 160k miles on the dash." I wonder what the rest of the car has on it. ;b As for the RX7 ... I gotta wonder at some of these statements: is my Daily Driver i am only selling because i need money for school: and how will you GET to school?? yes it holds 4 people: you have a funny view of "people" if you think 4 can fit in there. upgrades are true full exhaust: ummm... uhhh... what is a false full exhaust? or a partial exhaust? shaved back no emblems: I don't believe he has a clue what "shaved" means. just undercoated the whole car so not one spec of rust... that has not been covered with undercoat, at least. |
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Replying to: gsemike (Feb 01, 2009 9:28 pm) Like the white Impala Early GTOs did have a 326 |
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Probably only good for parts. Kinda sad... 1967 Alfa Romeo Guilia Super 1600 Another Alfa. Definitely NOT a parts car. 1958 Alfa Romeo Guilietta Spider
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Replying to: oregonboy (Feb 02, 2009 9:08 am) |
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Replying to: gsemike (Feb 01, 2009 9:28 pm) 87 Mazda --- shoot, ANY car that runs, drives and is fun and doesn't look like a wreck is wroth $2,300 but I'm wondering if this one is going to be obnoxious to drive. 67 Chevy Impala --- hmmm....interior looks beat, paint job in door jambs looks careless at best, probably wrong engine, wrong transmission, body looks okay but who knows. Right now I'm thinking $5000 is all the money. Inspection required, we could go lower. 1995 Firebird -- if you want to actually see and feel the adjective "cheesy", this is your car. Built with the quality of an Italian TV dinner tray. 74 Corvette Convert --- interior looks tired--not a bad asking price but given what I see, maybe $12K is about right here. Could be fixed up, might be some profit in the car. Condition of the fiberglass is paramount. Not a "hot" year for a Vette, but still, a car one could drive and enjoy. '65 GTO -- no, it's a Tempest Clone. 59 Pontiac Cataline -- asking price is ridiculous. Pebble Beach quality is worth $20,000K or so, and that leaves us.....with not much to offer the man. It's a Catalina (base model), it's ugly, and it needs a LOT of work. Try $4000 and be happy. 1991 Mercedes SL -- well, they are asking top dollar and then some, but if the car is truly spectacular, and if you truly want one of these, this may be the way to go. No sense buying one cheaper and then putting $$$ into a longterm depreciating asset. I'd lowball the car in this market and if I got the car, I'd just drive the crap out of it until it's all used up in ten years. Can't beat $1300 a year investment for ten years of top-down Mercedes driving. But don't think it's going to be "collectible". Remember, unloved when new, unloved when old.
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Feb 02, 2009 10:16 am) |
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I think these pics make the car look much nicer So far I'm pleased with my $1100 purchase. Now, granted, I just loaded up my shopping cart at AllOEMautoparts to the tune of $240, but I guess it is alot of stuff (t-belt, tensioner, water pump, thermostat, cam seals, crank seal, plugs, rotor, and cap). There are a few small items I'll have to special order at a dealer, however, before diving into the t-belt change. |
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Replying to: qbrozen (Feb 02, 2009 10:45 am)  Actually my philosophy is that if you can "build up" a car you bought cheap to equal the value of one you could have bought used at retail, then you are actually better off that way. The only snag in project cars is trying to make the car new again. Once you start ordering replacement door panels at $300 a pop, you know you've gone off the deep end. |
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Replying to: qbrozen (Feb 02, 2009 10:45 am)
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Replying to: qbrozen (Feb 01, 2009 6:25 pm)
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