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HA!!! by ghulet
Jun 25, 2009 (12:19 am)
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I like that one.
 
I also like this one (well, not THIS one, but these). But, lessee here: just got it running after 14 years, needs 'upholstery, paint and TLC' (in other words, everything; at least it has no rust, allegedly), ergo the Buy It Now price is just....a joke....the old 'I can't even be bothered to uncover, wash, move outta the garage and take decent photos but I want over top dollar' deal. The very nicest of its ilk are only around $15k, and this one lacks the tilt/telescope and climate control:
 
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1966-Fleetwood-60-Special_W0QQitemZ110404311559QQ- - - cmdZViewItemQQptZUS_Cars_Trucks?hash=item19b49c1a07&_trksid=p4506.c0.m245&_trkpa- - - rms=65%3A-1%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318
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Re: HA!!! [ghulet] by andre1969
Jun 25, 2009 (4:42 am)
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Replying to: ghulet (Jun 25, 2009 12:19 am)

I had a chance to buy one of those back when I was in college, oh, around 1992 I think. It was a black 66, and oddly, sitting at a dealer that specialized in foreign used cars! They were asking $2500 or $2995 or something like that. I test drove it. It was in great shape, and for as big as the thing was, didn't handle as badly as you might think. Maybe my DeSoto helped train me for it!
 
I thought the back seat was really neat, how it had the little foot rests and drop-down trays. And having 8 power window switches on the driver's door (4 windows and 4 vents) was way cool!
 
It would've been a neat car to have, but to a college student making around $7.50 per hour at best, who was already beginning to amass a small fleet, I just couldn't justify it.
 
I imagine not having a/c is going to be only one of many obstacles to selling for that eBay car.
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Re: HA!!! [andre1969] by Mr_Shiftright HOST
Jun 25, 2009 (6:34 am)
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Replying to: andre1969 (Jun 25, 2009 4:42 am)

crickets are chirping at THAT auction, aren't they? Actually his "starting bid" is about full retail, but no one even wanted to pay that for it.
 
The "problem" of course is that you can buy the Pebble Beach version for about $12,000.
 
To get from THERE to THERE is going to cost you way more than $9000 bucks.
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Re: HA!!! [andre1969] by lemko
Jun 25, 2009 (9:31 am)
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Replying to: andre1969 (Jun 25, 2009 4:42 am)

Remember that silver 1966 Fleetwood I was tempted to buy for $8K at Carlisle about a year or two ago until I realized that it wasn't going to fit into my garage? That one looked a lot better than the white one in that link.
 
By no A/C, does he mean the car never had A/C, (very odd for a Fleetwood) or that the A/C doesn't work? I love that brocade upholstery. Too bad it's so ratty. I like that car, but I don't have the time or money I'd like to devote to it. Even if I did, I'd never get a return on the money I invested into it.
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Re: HA!!! [lemko] by andre1969
Jun 25, 2009 (10:12 am)
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Replying to: lemko (Jun 25, 2009 9:31 am)

I don't think the car has a/c at all. At least, I'm not noticing any a/c vents on the dash.
 
I remember that '66 Fleetwood; that was a nice car. Did we see that at one of the GM shows, or was it one of the Spring or Fall meets? I tried to look back at my old pictures to see if I took a pic of it, but couldn't find it. I also remember that same day, seeing a later model Fleetwood, like a '67-68, that was a light greenish-blue that I really liked. It was pretty ratty compared to that '66 though.
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Re: HA!!! [lemko] by Mr_Shiftright HOST
Jun 25, 2009 (10:19 am)
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Replying to: lemko (Jun 25, 2009 9:31 am)

Yeah I'm afraid that cars of this type, in this condition, are going to suffer a grim fate.
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Re: HA!!! [andre1969] by lemko
Jun 25, 2009 (10:44 am)
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Replying to: andre1969 (Jun 25, 2009 10:12 am)

I think it was at one of the Fall Meets as I didn't have my '89 Brougham with me. I recall the seller of the '66 Fleetwood also had a white '89 Brougham for sale as well. We were comparing the sizes of the two cars, and no way could that '66 Fleetwood fit in my garage without knocking down the cement wall in front. My '89 Brougham just barely fits in there. I have maybe 4"-5" inches to spare.
 
My garage is integrated into my building. To enlarge it would require adding onto the outside of the building, which would be tricky as the driveway slopes down toward the garage door. The other alternative would be to knock down the cement wall in front which would eliminate my basement bathroom and cedar closet all for about 6 extra inches of Cadillac.
 
Now, the real trick would be for me to be skilled enough to back something as big as that Fleetwood out of my garage without hitting the flower boxes in the corner or the chainlink fence to the left. I'd need the experience of the USS Nimitz's captain to do so.
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Re: HA!!! [lemko] by andre1969
Jun 25, 2009 (10:55 am)
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Replying to: lemko (Jun 25, 2009 10:44 am)

Found it...it was fall 2007. Here's a link to it. I took the pics a little extra-big that time, so it's too big to post here.
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I've been feeling nostaligic for my first car by gsemike
Jun 25, 2009 (12:08 pm)
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72 Charger
 
I've seen worse for the money.... I think
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Re: I've been feeling nostaligic for my first car [gsemike] by Mr_Shiftright HOST
Jun 25, 2009 (12:49 pm)
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Replying to: gsemike (Jun 25, 2009 12:08 pm)

$6500 seems too high. It's a 1972 for one thing, which few people are crazy about and it's only a 318....you should be able to find an excellent version of this car for $15000. I'd say about $4500 is all the money in the world here. Really it's just a parts car.

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