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I spotted an (insert obscure car name here) classic car today! (Archived)
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https://www.hemmings.com/classifieds/dealer/chrysler/new-yorker/1904073.html
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http://streetsideclassics.com/vehicles/3481-atl/1979-chrysler-new-yorker
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And yeah, the underside does look kind of messy. Looks to me like they tried to spray some kind of rustproofing crap on it real quick, without really taking it apart...although to be fair, you can't pull a Unibody car apart like you can body-on-frame. My DeSoto got rust-proofed, but it also got pulled apart to do it.
On first-impression, exterior stuff, I'm wowed, but I don't know accuracy of small points like I would a Studebaker or Chevy, or even Pontiac of that era.
For value, I think it'd be hard to peg (although seems ridiculous at what they're asking; typical dealer). It's not like it's a two-door hardtop; what kind of history could there be on cars like this selling, AND in this condition?
Was that the year when GM had those special V8's that some salesmen sold to people that only had 6 sparkplug wires? IOW, they told people they were getting the V8 in a full-size Olds but it was a 6-cylinder instead. That along with the sharing of engines between divisions was another scandal of the era. The popularity of the Olds 350 in the Cutlass meant the supply was smaller for other cars.
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GM got caught shoving Chevy 350 engines in other vehicles - the old Chevymobile scandal. GM wasn't prepared for the rapid success of the Cutlass leading to an Olds 350 shortage. The Buick intermediate and full sized cars were also selling well, so they couldn't take them from there. Chevy had the most production capacity.
IIRC, Nance who was the head of Packard when it went down ended up over at Ford and was involved in the Edsel and that era Mercury. I also recall door latch mechanisms being a general problem area on many cars from the mid 50's as they aged.
http://www.barrett-jackson.com/Events/Event/Details/1957-STUDEBAKER-GOLDEN-HAWK-199547
Now we'll watch every beater Golden Hawk dragged out of the back 40 and brought to auction, with sellers shocked to only receive a $12K bid.
The ad for the Golden Hawk calls it a "frame up".
I remember the guy who restored my Lark Daytona said to me on the phone once, "It's only (fill in the blank) bolts away from a frame-off!". I reined him in on cost, as I had to. He was great to work with and did a great job within my money limitations at the time. He's still in business and has done several AACA Senior Firsts.
There's a '57 GH right now in Hemmings that needs a total restoration, for $8000. Probably pretty nasty.
https://t.co/CSymB7qkSn
I can only imagine how much this gets up to by the end of the auction.
Seller cannot be accused of not providing enough photo documentation. I find the "rear seat" to be comical.
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These aren't really sports cars--slow, heavy and kind of charming in a feminine way. BUT...a whole lot cheaper than Big Brother 300SL roadster, the latter being a car that can deliver on its looks.
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Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport-2020 C43-1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica
Wife's: 2021 Sahara 4xe
Son's: 2018 330i xDrive
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Way to make us all feel old!
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http://bringatrailer.com/listing/1968-amc-amx-2/
Not perfect by any means and the hood fit at the front would drive me nuts, but still nice. I would immediately install the original parts in place of the aftermarket stuff on the interior. Price seems good so far.
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I had a C43 for a couple years, maybe slightly less rare, but maybe crazier with the V8 shoehorned in. It felt like a go-kart coming from a W126. I traded it on the W210 E55 I had for many years - the C43 was a tad small inside, and occasionally had a cold engine tick that scared me, but it had no real issues otherwise.