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My thoughts exactly. When DID Mary Kay and Uncle Bens merge, anyway? :shades:
Actually, I think that "LSC" stood for "Lincoln Sports Car".
Of course, the problem then is that I would actually have to look at it (life size) for the 10 minutes it took me to drive it to the nearest crusher, and that would probably scar me (and anyone else unfortunate enough to see it) for life. :sick:
I think of all those big American cars (LSC included) as two door sedans.
Rear end $200
Bumpers are great - need rechroming $10
The steering column is a tilt telescoping and could possibly be salvagable. $.50
Pass side window crank $1249.50
What a crying crying shame
http://www.waukeganautoauction.com/inventory_show.asp?stknum=L7279&show=6
I mean, it is very nice for what it is, but come ON...that price is a bit silly. Still, I'd rather have it with that engine than the 450 (this is a 280SE, not a 380 as is stated once). They did also have a 380SE ('85), in pretty decent shape, with the all-126-made-in-the-early-80s silver with blue (or was it black?) leather, hardly any rust, straight, not messed with, really a bit nicer than most I see (which is less and less often). That one was $1750....hmmm.
Other cars they had on the lot:
*'83-ish pop-up headlight Toyota Celica GTS coupe (non-hatch with the Spectraman taillights, I actually like these better than the hatch), kinda ratty but only $1000-1100, IIRC.
*the saddest Maserati BiTurbo coupe I've ever seen, red with tan and black painted rockers, probably not factory (and probably to hide the rust, which had attacked the trunk), and to match....
*the nastiest BMW 633CSi I've ever seen, with a big dent on the left front fender (really, no straight panels), faded red-orange paint (probably factory, though), strange add-on rear headrests (as if the sightlines on that thing weren't bad enough) and the added bonus make-people-think-it's-an-89 BMW alloys (from a 525i, kinda flat)....this car was probably an '81 or so (couldn't tell), I think they wanted like $1150 for it
*a VERY nice looking mustard-colored FJ Land Cruiser (I think a '75), no price (wondering what these go for).
When I was in school a local lot had a Euro model 116 280SE, with cloth interior and a 5-speed! It was red with an odd checked cloth upholstery pattern, and it looked quite nice. They wanted something like 3K for it, and it was gone relatively fast.
1980 isn't exactly a stellar year for Mercedes Benz as we are still in the era of loony climate controls and fairly thirsty engines. Out my way, this is a $2,000 car all day long.
The engine in that car is also the old 60s clattery design that needs revving. Many people won't like that.
As I recall it had a strange 2-spd, semi-automatic transmission (lift off the throttle to shift) and, yes Shifty, very heavy steering.
By the time that I got my driver's license, it had been replaced by a 1957 Fireflight 4-dr, which I thought was WAY cooler.
james
Would it be any worse than, say, a 1968 Dart V-8 with a broken power steering pump? The tighter ratio, coupled with the drag of the non-functioning power stuff, ensured that I had some pretty toned arm muscles...until I got it fixed. And until I stopped going to the gym regularly, and got a desk job.
As for that semi-automatic transmission, my Granddad's '53 Firedome had it. The way he explained it to me, it actually had 4 forward gears. When you started off you depressed the clutch and could put it into either low or high. In Low, it would use either first or second, and would shift as needed between the two. If you wanted to go into High you had to press the clutch and then shift. Then it would shift as needed, between third and fourth. If you wanted, you could start off in High, but acceleration was tedious. Now I dunno if that's how it worked or not. Granddad got rid of that car 20 years ago, and he passed away 16 years ago, so my memory could be fuzzy!
In a twisted sort of way, I kinda like it from the front. Has a post-apocalyptic look to it that would make Mel Gibson wet his pants. But what were they thinking out back?! Oh, the humanity! :surprise:
As for the Desoto, I've admired the pics you've posted of your red/white two-door... a very handsome example of extreme mopar styling. Ours was not so pretty, as it wore a monotone navy-blue, Earl Schibe paint job. I'll check to see if my mom has any pictures next time I see her. She lives out-of-state, so it could be a while.
The Fireflight was a real rocket though. I could start my own thread: "Crazy things I did in Mom's car"... some of them even involved driving.
james
That's how my Dart was. Not bad once you got it moving, but parallel parking was, umm, interesting. One of my buddies took his driver's test in it. First time he failed immediately and the cop who went out with him had to drive it all the way back. My buddy said the cop was griping up a storm about my car! He did finally pass with it, though.
It was one of those cars though where you really had to keep it moving while you turned the wheels. If you were completely stopped and tried to turn them, it would give you a workout. My Granddad taught me at a young age though, to coordinate it so I was turning the wheels and moving at the same time, because he hated the holes I was drilling in the gravel driveway!
WVK
The turbo T-types were mechanically identical to the Grand Nationals. These cars hit their stride in 86, but the "before I banged it up" picture looks good and the body parts to fix shouldn't cost too much. I wish that there was more info like miles on the car and any work done, but this could be a good opportunty to finally own one for about 4 grand???
How are you going to commute in this when the front bumper is half sitting on the ground?
Call the junkyard. Even Hondas die sometime
Have fun next summer
This looks pretty damn good in the pics for 4 grand. Any chance of it being reliable or a decent all season driver?
67 Mustang
Can I throw a 289 or 302 right in here? I know it's rare to see an original 6 but no fun. For the price, it looks good in the pics.
Kind of a beater
Could do worse for the money. Here in the NE anything early 70s/late 60s that is not embarassing is going for alot
One man's beating is another man's opportunity?
This cars scream mullet, but he claims to have done alot. You have to wonder why he hasn't put the interior back together.
Monster trucks are good investments
944 Turbo
Sure looks good in the pics. What's the upside and downside?
I like the T-Type but I have no idea how much I would pay for it.
This one is a true project. The car looks to be largely intact and has buckets and console and factory rallys. Since it's not a GS, the ceiling ins't that high on it. I think that it would be good for a do it yourselfer for half the price. It's probaby destined to be a high school hot rod.
Smokey & the Bandit TA
He doesn't really want to sell it, but if you don't look at it too close and promise not to negotiate anything, he'll do you the favor. Instead of carrying on, how about mentioning the mileage, if there's any rust not shown in the pics and how the door pins are (most likely bad)
Has a "scratch" on the door
Again, monster trucks are good investments
Porsche 944 Turbo -- car looks great, price is good, and he's done the 3 Tortures for a 944---the transmission/clutch, water pump and timing belt...so you're good to go for many K miles now. I'd definitely grab that car, it's a good deal sounds like.
72 Skylark -- it's not a GS, so it's a nothing car. Certainly not worth a restoration.
67 Mustang---sure, you can put a V-8 in easily. Just order up a crate engine and PLOP. Not a problem. Most people do this, especially with a 6 cylinder automatic, where the whole thing is a lot easier than installing a 4 speed. However, this car has rust, and so the price is not justified at all.
70 Skylark--beware the vinyl roof; check for rust under the "peeling". These roofs like to trap water.
Looking again at the T-type, the before body damage pics have some sort of ugly 80s period rim on it, and the after has an old Buick rally. While the body damage isn't severe, let's assume that front wheel got cracked and take a close close look at the suspension and frame.
I didn't notice the rust on the Mustang. I think that what we've got here is a collection of beaters that can be fun but not anything to dump alot of dough in to.
Yeah I suppose you could put some Flowmasters on an old Skylark and get Miracle to take a broom to it and paint it, why not? Harmless cheap fun.
BEATERS: What we are witnessing here today is the winnowing or culling process by which certain old cars live or die over a certain period of time. Those deemed worthy will be saved, and the rest get driven into the dirt and then mostly scrapped or picked over by the scavengers of the Automotive Serengti....
Thus most '70 plain-jane Skylarks will die, while all '70 Chevelle 2-doors will be saved if they can be. Why that is the way it is, hard to say. Part myth, part styling, part the buyers voting with their wallets.
Crackhead
When clones go bad ...
Talk about your kit cars!