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What Classic/Collectible car couldn't someone GIVE to you?

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#13 of 52 Re: What Classic/Collectible car couldn't I GIVE to you? [andre1969] by omarman

Apr 11, 2011 (9:11 am)

Replying to: andre1969 (Apr 11, 2011 7:23 am)
Andre I'm not nit-picking about the VW Eos typo but you managed to use chick, Eros, and pink all in one sentence. Well done.
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#14 of 52 Re: What Classic/Collectible car couldn't I GIVE to you? [lemko] by andre1969

Apr 11, 2011 (10:11 am)

Replying to: lemko (Apr 11, 2011 8:16 am)
Ruling out obvious misfits like Pintos, Vegas, Gremlins, etc.
 
I think the one little misfit from that era I might be willing to put up with is the Pacer, if it has a 304 at least, and not the 6-cyl. And, in later years, those little Spirits weren't bad looking cars...much nicer than the Gremlin, at least!
 
I'd flat out reject any old Jaguar XJ or 1970s-80s Rolls-Royce. Those cars are the automotive equivalent of a "white elephant." I'd also flat out reject any Diesel or HT4100 Cadillac.
 
I'd even be willing to put up with one of those, if it were in half-way decent condition, and free. Just make sure to junk it the second something major goes wrong with it.

#15 of 52 Re: What Classic/Collectible car couldn't I GIVE to you? [oldbearcat] by isellhondas

Apr 11, 2011 (10:18 am)

Replying to: oldbearcat (Apr 10, 2011 8:17 pm)
I think if you drove a '65 Chevy II with a 300 horse 327 in it you might take that one off your list!

#16 of 52 Re: What Classic/Collectible car couldn't I GIVE to you? [andre1969] by fintail

Apr 11, 2011 (10:26 am)

Replying to: andre1969 (Apr 11, 2011 10:11 am)
I think condition is a big part of it. If it was a beater, I really wouldn't want a Pinto, Pacer, etc. But if it was a pristine loaded car, yes, I would take one of those. A mint loaded Pacer or Pinto Cruisin Wagon etc would be cool in its own way, and they are showable today. And something like a spotless diesel Seville bustleback would be funny too, for the noise and looks.
 
Some of those Euros would be financial suicide, but if someone else could eat any big bills, I'd take one too. Mint condition Rolls Silver Spur in blue like in Cannonball Run II? I've always loved that exact car, so yes.

#17 of 52 Re: What Classic/Collectible car couldn't I GIVE to you? [fintail] by andre1969

Apr 11, 2011 (10:31 am)

Replying to: fintail (Apr 11, 2011 10:26 am)
Oh, I totally forgot about the Pinto Cruisin Wagon...now that's one Pinto I think would be kinda cool.

#18 of 52 Re: What Classic/Collectible car couldn't I GIVE to you? [andre1969] by fintail

Apr 11, 2011 (10:39 am)

Replying to: andre1969 (Apr 11, 2011 10:31 am)
Back in the late 80s my dad twice wanted to buy a Cruisin Wagon as a hobby car, he found 2 mint examples for sale locally - I think they were around 1500-2K apiece. My mother loudly put her foot down. Can't be many left now, I think it would be welcomed at a Ford event.

#19 of 52 Re: What Classic/Collectible car couldn't I GIVE to you? [fintail] by Mr_Shiftright HOST

Apr 11, 2011 (11:09 am)

Replying to: fintail (Apr 11, 2011 10:26 am)
Nope, part of this "game" is that you have to accept the car and all its ills, including repair bills.
 
All you get initially is an offer for a free, good-running, decent looking car.
 
So do you want an old 70s era Rolls Royce or don't you.

#20 of 52 Re: What Classic/Collectible car couldn't I GIVE to you? [Mr_Shiftright] by fintail

Apr 11, 2011 (11:14 am)

Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Apr 11, 2011 11:09 am)
How nice is it, what are its pressing needs, what color is it, and how long do I have to keep it?
 
If it truly has been kept up and doesn't need a brake overhaul, interior, isn't rusty etc, and it is nice colors...I could risk it.

#21 of 52 Re: What Classic/Collectible car couldn't I GIVE to you? [fintail] by isellhondas

Apr 11, 2011 (11:14 am)

Replying to: fintail (Apr 11, 2011 10:26 am)
Ah, the last Cadilac Diesel went to the crusher in 1997.

#22 of 52 Re: What Classic/Collectible car couldn't I GIVE to you? [isellhondas] by andre1969

Apr 11, 2011 (11:32 am)

Replying to: isellhondas (Apr 11, 2011 11:14 am)
I know someone who has a Seville Diesel, and he swears by the thing! (as opposed to swearing AT it!) He took it to someplace called "Diesel Doctor" or something like that, and evidently they sorted out a lot of its problems. I saw it at a car show in October, and it was actually moving under its own power. Not sounding all that great, but then it probably never did, even when new!
 
I like those bustleback Sevilles, but I think the only one I'd want would be a 1980, which had the Caddy 368. I might chance an '81 with the V-8-6-4, as I hear it's easy to disable the cylinder deactivation.

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